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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.
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Egypt's innovation ascends 9 places in a year
Egypt ranks 99 out of 142 countries in the Global Innovation Index 2014, going up 9 places compared to last year’s rank of 108.
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Q&A: Ramez Mohamed from Flat6Labs
Flat6Labs' Managing Director talks about competition in the startup scene, the role of the gov’t and a tiny, but bright spot in Egypt's economy.
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UAE to establish space agency, send first Arab spaceship to Mars by 2021
The UAE has entered the space race with a project to send an unmanned probe to Mars by 2021 in the Arab world’s first mission to another planet.
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Who is the Egyptian online buyer?
Egypt’s online buyer is usually male, in his thirties or younger and from Cairo, the Delta, Upper Egypt or Alexandria – but that is not all.
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Tony Blair denies signing as economic adviser for Sisi
Blair denied the reports, stating that "the story is nonsense", and that he is seeking no business opportunities in Egypt.
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Sisi to give up half his salary and properties 'for Egypt'
Sisi vowed to waive half of his EGP42,000 salary, as well as 50% of his properties, and added that he could not override judicial decisions.
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Nile University announces NU100 winners
Nile University concluded its entrepreneurship competition NU100, with prizes worth almost EGP750,000.
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The economic minds of Sisi's Cabinet
PM Ibrahim Mehleb concluded his search for Egypt’s most recent Cabinet, replacing the Investment Minister and keeping the Finance Minister.
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Socialbakers' infograph on Egypt's latest Facebook stats
Socialbakers releases latest Facebook stats for Egyptian companies and brands, with Etisalat and Mobinil being the most socially devoted companies.