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Exempting developing countries from climate change mitigation expectations would help them economically without significantly worsening the climate situation, Channing Ardt writes for the Financial Times. Developing countries currently seem to be stuck between a rock and a hard place when it comes to the environment: If no action is taken to curb emissions, they would […]
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Posted inSpotlight
Breaking down Egypt’s Data Protection Act
What exactly is the Data Protection Act and how is it going to affect business? Our friends at Sharkawy and Sarhan have outlined the main features of the draft legislation, which is currently on the House of Representatives’ docket for their fifth legislative session, and its repercussions for you and your business. The draft Data […]
Posted inEGYPT IN THE NEWS
Egypt in the News on 2 October 2019
The government’s response to last month’s protests is still getting coverage in the foreign press. Police have released dozens of people who had been arrested in response to protests that occurred in several Egyptian cities last month, officials said yesterday, according to the Associated Press. Authorities determined that they had no connection to the protests […]
Posted inWorth Listening
Can AI-produced art be genuinely creative?
Can AI-produced art be genuinely creative? AI-produced art has the potential to show us how we as humans frequently limit our own creativity in a very machine-like way, and could force us to rediscover the creative abilities that make us human, argues mathematician Marcus du Sautoy in this Financial Times podcast (listen, runtime: 19:56). He […]
Posted inDiplomacy + Foreign Trade
Brazilian beef exporters pressuring Egypt to take back halal meat certificate decision
Brazilian beef exporters pressuring Agriculture Ministry to scrap halal meat certificate decision: The recent Agriculture Ministry decision to limit the acceptance of halal meat certificates to only the Egyptian Islamic Company is being met with backlash from the Brazilian Beef Exporters Association (ABIEC), which expressed its refusal to the Brazilian embassy, according to a local […]
Posted inBasic Materials + Commodities
EGX to partner with Supply Ministry to operate commodities exchange
The EGX will partner with the Supply Ministry to operate the holding company that will be set up to manage the country’s first exchange market for industrial and agricultural commodities, ُEGX Chairman Mohamed Farid told reporters, according to Youm7.
Posted inManufacturing
Holland’s GEMCO to build EUR 18.7 mn foundry for Egypt’s Delta Steel
Dutch engineering and contracting firm GEMCO has been awarded a EUR 18.7 mn to build a steel and cast iron foundry for state-owned Delta Steel on a turnkey basis, Al Mal reports.
Posted inManufacturing
Egypt signs MoU with Chinese companies to produce EV charging stations
The National Authority for Military Production signed an MoU with China’s SSE International and Marathon International Technology to establish a facility to produce EV charging stations, according to Hapi Journal. The agreement comes as Egypt is working on setting up the infrastructure for electric vehicles in the country.
Posted inHealth + Education
GE signs agreement with Alpha Healthcare to distribute x-ray machines in Egypt
General Electric Healthcare signed a partnership agreement with Alfa Healthcare to provide x-ray machines that are currently unavailable in the market, according to the local press. The machines would be provided under a 12-month payment plan for healthcare providers.
Posted inReal Estate + Housing
IDA to launch website for industrial projects this month
The Industrial Development Authority (IDA) will this month launch an electronic platform for investors to buy industrial land, boss Magdy Ghazi said. The map has been completed and the government is now working to secure the website before it launches. The move was first announced by the government last month as part of efforts to […]