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Enterprise Singapore visits Egypt to explore cooperation opportunities
Singaporean delegation visits BIGO Technology

Singapore negotiates a cultural agreement with Egypt
Boosting tourism relations requires additional promotion, says ambassador

Trade minister, Singapore ambassador discuss encouraging partnership between private sector in both countries
Trade exchange between both countries amounted to about $220m in 2017, says Nassar

Kim, Trump arrive in Singapore two days head of historic summit
Trump calls meeting ‘mission of peace’ before also arriving in city-state

Visa expands global transaction processing with facilities in Singapore and United Kingdom
New processing centres designed to meet the growing demand for digital payments around the world

Germany to deliver more submarines to Singapore

Samsung Electronics releases new products at MENA Forum 2017
Samsung presented breakthroughs in picture quality, design, smart features and premium audio

Singaporean ambassador, Minister of Investment discuss investing in Egypt
The Minister is to visit Singapore for promoting possible investment opportunities in Egypt

Royal for International Trade to enter 5 markets, including Malaysia, Singapore, Bangladesh
Royal for International Trade intends to export 20,000 tonnes of citrus fruits in 2017, up from 16,700 tonnes last year, a target growth of 20%. The chairperson of the company, Shady El Adawy, said that Royal exports its products to 20 companies worldwide, with plans to penetrate five new markets in 2017 as part of …

Egypt ranks 44 in HSBC Expat Explorer report, Singapore secures top spot for 2nd year
Emerging economies offer more opportunities to start or grow a business, according to 44% of expat entrepreneurs

Al-Sisi meets with Singaporean president in Cairo to enhance bilateral relations
The president praised Singapore’s multiracial and peaceful living model; his Singaporean counterpart seeks investment in Egypt

Hanjin bankruptcy sparks global shipping crisis
The bankruptcy of the Cho family-run South Korean shipping company Hanjin has left dozens of gigantic container ships stranded at sea, and merchants worried that the goods they ordered may not reach them.

Olympics: Phelps denied number 23 as Schooling wins Singapore’s first ever gold
Michael Phelps was expected to win the 23rd gold of his Olympic career, but the American suffered a shock defeat at the hands of 21-year-old Joseph Schooling.

Getting ‘bang for the buck’ in digital innovation
In a fresh report, World Economic Forum researchers have identified a group of seven nations, which are the most efficient globally in unleashing the power of digital innovation. Germany is not among them.

Singapore bank stops lending for London properties after Brexit
United Overseas Bank (UOB) has suspended loans to anyone wanting to buy property in London. Singapore’s third largest lender says uncertainty from Britain’s vote to leave the EU should make investors cautious.

Cash-U launches electronic payment services in Singapore
70% of Middle East and North Africa population do not have bank accounts: Suleiman

What to expect from the India-Singapore ‘strategic partnership’

Singapore still top place for doing business

Al-Sisi’s Singapore visit is start of more cooperation: Premjith
Singapore’s Ambassador in Cairo believes Egypt could be a hub for investments if it activates the new investment law

Parliamentary elections to occur in complete transparency: Al-Sisi
Egyptian president declines to comment on Al Jazeera trial in television interview, as part of Singapore trip

Al-Sisi discusses economic cooperation with Singapore
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi met on Monday with his Singaporean counterpart, Tony Tan, and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, and invited them to visit Egypt. Al-Sisi also discussed with Lee cooperation in the energy, water, technical education, investment and maritime ports sectors. During his meeting with Singaporean businessmen, Al-Sisi said that his visit expresses …

Egypt and China to sign business deals, loans: Abdel Nour
CDB to provide $100m loan to finance SMEs, further Chinese grant of $30m for remote satellite sensing, says minister

Al-Sisi starts first Egyptian state visit to Singapore
President’s three-day visit will discuss cooperation on port development, water resources management

Al-Sisi’s Singapore visit is historic: Singapore’s Ambassador in Cairo
Presidential visit will discuss bilateral maritime, education and water resource cooperation
First trial of ships crossing New Canal successful: Mamish
Military helicopters and private navy launches have secured ships’ crossings on Saturday

Egyptian Ambassador to China to attend AIIB agreement signing: Al-Ahwani
Egypt was confirmed to join the China-backed bank in April and became one of the 57 founding members
Investment minister promotes Egyptian economy to Asian diplomats
Korean delegation to visit Cairo in August will consider investment increases and invite Egypt to attend investment conference in Japan

World finance chiefs fall short on growth plan
Voicing concern that the Ukraine crisis could hurt the world economy
Qatar buys helicopters, missiles in $23bn arms deals
Reuters – Qatar announced contracts worth about $23bn on Thursday to buy attack helicopters, guided missiles, tankers and other weapons from Boeing Co, Airbus and other arms makers as the Gulf state accelerates its military build-up. The world’s top liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter announced deals with about 20 global companies, including firms from the …

Operations shut down at the Port of Sokhna on poor worker performance
Singapore shipping line to reroute its East Asian freight to Djibouti ports