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Commodity prices are set to rise 23% this year, and the World Bank sees relief for energy in 2027, but not for food
Energy leads with a 32% jump, food adds 10%, and metals go to a record. The Bank’s own numbers also…
Egypt’s mining compact still waiting on money and maps
Egypt wants mining at 6% of GDP, but it’s waiting on survey data on where to dig and clarification on…
Gov’t and World Bank commit to raise minerals’ contribution to GDP to 6% by 2030 and mineral exports to USD 9.8 bn by 2040
Plus: The state clears PPP tenders for two large desalination plants in Suez and Port Said
War puts regional growth on the path to a contraction
Regional growth is set to contract 2.1% this year after expanding 3.3% in 2025, with the war cutting export routes…
The Finance Ministry is studying catastrophe bonds as it builds shock absorbers into the budget through 2030
Egypt is weighing its first catastrophe bond issuance as part of a strategy to shift severe natural disaster risk onto…
Egypt’s infrastructure guarantee facility draws 10 development partners ahead of a December World Bank board vote
Ten development finance institutions have signed onto Egypt’s USD 520 mn IFGF, the broadest multilateral backing for the vehicle since…
Five years into RISE, safety metric frozen as World Bank ratchets up fiduciary risk on Egypt’s railway loan
Fiduciary risk on the World Bank’s c. USD 421 mn RISE loan has been raised to “high” — the only…
Egypt prepares to double Universal Health Ins. reach before Phase 1 results are in
A EUR 150 mn policy loan from AFD is helping bankroll the rollout
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