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Coronavirus hits economies, threatens countries’ financial stability: report
The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected various economic activities, which is evident through the slowdown in consumption of basic commodities, demand for oil, and spending in the tourism sector, which coincided with the official restrictions imposed on travel and movement.
Egypt’s economy to sustain growth at 5.2% in 2019: UN Report
External demand drove 2018’s economic growth, says report
Middle East IPOs stand at $2.1bn in 2017: Baker McKenzie report
Global IPO volume hit 10-year high last year, driven by financial sector
Inflation continues to represent challenge to economic stability: Oxford Business Group report
More funding on the way as Egypt’s economic reforms yield results: OBG’s “Egypt Economic Update”
Egypt replaces South Africa as top spot in “where to invest in Africa” report
Some African governments have had to implement deep and painful budget cuts, announce multiple currency devaluations, said RMB analyst
Inflation in Egypt likely to ease in Q4 FY 2017/18 to less than 15%: Mubasher report
“A hiking monthly inflation is alarming as it indicates how aggressive the inflationary wave could be,” the report indicated.
Egypt’s mobile users increase by 4.5% in February
The internet market loses 840,000 customers
CIB named best bank in Egypt this year, Ahli United Bank most efficient, NBE dominates customer satisfaction: Business News
EG Bank doubles its financial position, remains fastest growing bank for the second year in a row
Buyers and sellers tend to look for properties online: OLX Egypt
Top 5 locations searched for on OLX are Nasr City, Maadi, Sheikh Zayed, Heliopolis, and Fifth Settlement
Egypt’s growth opportunities in the wake of slow global economic prospects
Substantial progress on the reform measures is required to address structural weaknesses, says UN
Volkswagen executive arrested in US: report
ANHRI lists 63 journalists, media workers behind bars in Egypt
58 out of the 63 detained journalists were arrested following the ouster of Morsi, the other arrest dates of the other five are unknown
Egypt jumps 49 places to rank 64 in issuing construction permits in 2017: WBG
Egypt scored 12 out of 15 in building quality control index, compared to 11.3 in OECD high income
Forensics report in Hisham Barakat assassination case denies defendants were tortured
The defendants said in former sessions that they were subjected to ill treatment
Egypt’s growth opportunities in the wake of global financial instability
Increased financial links between emerging markets and advanced economies have resulted in increased risk of spill over effects
How to create a successful online marketing campaign?
A fear of online retailers is e-commerce customers abandoning their shopping cart if they change their mind during the purchasing process. It has become common for customers to visit a website, start browsing, add products to their carts, and then cancel their transaction at the last minute. Therefore, online retailers must have plans to recapture their …
Violations against freedoms reach highest levels under Al-Sisi rule: AFTE
Hostility between authorities, press has reached unprecedented levels so far in 2016, says report
Press Syndicate to send report to prosecution following corruption incident
Prosecution will investigate alleged corruption in syndicate
Amnesty report damns Syrian government on prison abuse
Over 17,000 detainees have died in Syrian government custody in the past five years from torture and disease, according to Amnesty International. Forced disappearances and horrific prisoner abuse are also widespread.
1,102 cases of state corruption from July 2015 to June 2016: PFT report
The Ministry of Supply topped the corruption chart with almost 20% of the cases
Egypt ‘surprised’ by claims it obstructed Security Council statement on Turkey
The Foreign Affairs Ministry said Egypt only suggested a ‘slight’ amendment that does not change the core meaning of the statement
NCHR calls on state authorities to respect Press Syndicate’s freedoms
The council held a meeting to review the Press Syndicate situation and its annual report
International purchase of treasury bills falls to lowest since 2011: CBE report
The CBE will institute a hedging mechanism with a unified dollar exchange rate to attract international purchase of government debt instruments in April, says analyst
46.3% decrease of number of tourists in Egypt in January 2016: CAPMAS
A total of 363,500 tourists visited Egypt from around the world in January 2016, a registered decrease of 46.3%, according to a press release by the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS) Wednesday
87% of females in Egypt aged 15 to 49 underwent FGM from 2004-2015: Unicef
On world FGM day, Egypt pledges to completely eradicate the practice by 2030
Cairo hotels to profit despite lack of tourists: Colliers
Sharm El-Sheikh and Hurghada revenues suffers losses
Around EGP 20bn spent on campaigning during parliamentary elections
Figures are approximate because candidates usually manipulate the actual figures spent on campaigns, the report states
Egypt economic recovery remains fragile: Report
Egypt’s low competitiveness is one of the structural weaknesses in its economy, which is said to be due to its fragile security situation and risks of political instability
Internet freedom in Egypt under scrutiny
The scope for criminalising activity on cyberspace has expanded, says AFTE lawyer
Deteriorating human rights situation in Arab region, governments hostile to reform: CIHRS
Increased extrajudicial killing, curtailment of human rights activities, use of the judiciary as tool to eliminate political opposition among major violations