As Egypt’s start-up scene continues to draw attention from global media, expect to hear more about FinTech (financial technology).
Ancient Egyptians are credited with pioneering technologies ranging from paper and the ox-drawn plow to door locks and eye makeup. Anyone walking through the streets of Cairo can see that…
Leaving Atlanta in 1997, using her last dollars before the long trip home, Mona Naim picked up a book called “Standard Handbook of Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal” — light…
A series of back-and-forth announcements by Egyptian authorities has roiled global wheat markets and, if left unresolved, could potentially threaten supplies of the country's most crucial food commodity. In the…
Reports of unpaid bills and friction with foreign oil and gas companies are once again dogging Egypt’s petroleum authorities. Privately owned Al Watan newspaper reported Wednesday that, according to an…
Egyptian Housing Minister Mostafa Madbuly announced on Sunday that the government will invest LE10 billion to “develop 248 slum areas across Egypt by 2018.” Priority will be given to “first-…
Net foreign currency reserves increased slightly to US$16.48 billion at the end of January, according to the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE)…
Egypt’s Supply Ministry distributed food to 4,000 outlets, to be sold at 20 percent below market value, in order to artificially combat…
Otlob, Egypt’s largest food-ordering website, has been bought by German e-commerce investor Rocket Internet. The sale, announced Monday, expands the German conglomerate’s…
