Latest news
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Did ISIS affect Egypt economically?
The MENA-region suffered a $35 billion loss due to the Syrian war and the emergence and spread of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
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Who was Egypt searching for in 2014?
As every year, Google announced its trending searches in different countries for the year 2014. So what interested Egyptians most in the past year?
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Egypt & Trade: Where does the problem lie?
Egypt ranked as the country with the highest business costs of terrorism and fourth before last for business costs of crime and violence.
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What did Egyptians watch in 2014?
Egypt's top 10 watched videos in 2014 - did politics or entertainment top the list?
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How corrupt is Egypt really?
Corruption exists in Egypt, but it is not the most corrupt country in the world, despite what the media might tell you.
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iPhone 6 launches in Egypt
Customers can pre-order beginning November 28th at authorized resellers, and phones will be available December 4th.
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Egypt’s Top 5 Universities
QS University Rankings assessed the world’s top 3,000 universities, five of which could be found in Egypt.
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Let’s talk Microfinance in Egypt
With the new microfinance law issued this week, Egypt Business Directory looks at the microfinance landscape in Egypt.
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MENA’s Unemployment: The Facts
In Egypt, getting married costs 11 times a single person’s household annual expenses – in other words, it is much cheaper to stay single and live alone.
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Ease of Doing Business in Egypt: Not that easy?
The World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Report evaluates how easy it is to do business in each country, and ranked Egypt at place 112.
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What will happen at Cairo ICT this week?
With 28 sessions, Cairo ICT is featuring a number of speakers and experts, who will discuss Egypt’s digital future and the Internet of Things.
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ITB to come to Egypt 2016: Tourism Minister
The international celebration of Tourism chose Egypt to be its gateway to Africa, according to statements by Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou.
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Egypt's Mobile users hit 100 million
In a recent TV-interview, Egypt’s CIT Minister stated that Egypt needs EGP45 million to establish high-speed internet infrastructure.
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Port Said first governorate to fully apply Smart-Card system
Port Said was chosen as a pilot governorate for the implementation of the Fuel Smart-Card system in Egypt.
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Cairo ICT to host IFICTA Conference
Minister Atef Helmy stated that Cairo ICT 2014 will host the IFICTA Conference to open up new investment horizons for Egyptian companies.
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Dear Internet in Egypt: How slow can you go?
Egypt ranks 175 out of 193 countries in terms of internet speed, making it the 18th slowest broadband internet in the world.
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Tecno Mobile boosts engagement rate by 6900% in one month
The “smartphone for everyone” increased its engagement rate by over 6900% and its fan base by 96.9% in July 2014.
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"Death on the Nile": 20% of Egyptians experience food insecurity
Food insecurity in Egypt is a result of “structural issues in the food supply system”, according to a report by Future Directions International.
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Egypt among top 20 countries for int'l students: UNESCO
According to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, Egypt ranked 19th in the list of top 20 countries for international students.
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Sawiris gains $625.5 million on Monday
Nassef Sawiris ranked second in Monday's Forbes list of “Today’s Winners and Losers”, following a rise in Lafarge’s net profit.