Egypt Edition 
MENA+ Edition 
UAE Edition 
Saudi Edition 
AI + Innovation (MENA) 
Infrastructure 
More banks have stopped the use of EGP debit cards outside the country
The National Bank of Egypt, Banque Misr, Emirates NBD, and National Bank of Kuwait have joined the growing list of…
THIS EVENING: Local banks get CBE instructions to bar FX transactions on EGP debit cards
Good afternoon, ladies and gents. It’s by far a calmer day today than it was yesterday, although we’re running with…
Ethmar Holdings could expand to Egypt. PLUS: Valu x Beymen.
INVESTMENT- EIH mulls expanding into Egypt + Saudi Arabia: Emirati holding company Ethmar International Holding (EIH) is considering expanding into…
A deeper dive into the private sector minimum wage
The gov’t recently hiked private sector minimum wage by 11%
UAE non-oil business activity rises in September
UAE PMI rebounds: The UAE’s non-oil private sector activity accelerated in September on the back of surging demand and a…
The election, the economy and US military aid are dominating the conversation on Egypt in the foreign press
Our struggles with soaring inflation also got the attention of the international press
Current account surplus in 4Q as imports fall, tourism revenues rise
Egypt generated record revenues from tourism and the Suez Canal during the fiscal year
World Bank downgrades Egypt growth outlook + says MENA is on an “unacceptably low” growth path
Egypt growth to slow to 3.7% this fiscal year, MENA as a whole will slow to 1.9% in 2023
Something went wrong. Please refresh the page and/or try again.