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Post-covid business climate isn’t getting any better, but firms remain hopeful -business barometer index
The business climate in Egypt worsened for the second consecutive quarter as the emergence of new covid-19 variants globally led…
CIRA to set up new language school in New Rashid
Private education outfit CIRA is planning to set up a language school in New Rashid, and is close to wrapping…
Openner’s Ahmed Elsherif on venture building, what the newest VC firm has under its sleeve for Egypt, and what makes a startup “venture-backable”
How US-based Openner is making venture-building a thing in Egypt: Openner, a VC firm with an eye for the region…
More help is on the way for SMEs, courtesy of Afreximbank
Afreximbank will loan United Bank USD 600 mn for on-lending to SMEs and to support trade finance, Masrawy reports, citing…
More green lending, courtesy of the EBRD
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will lend the National Bank of Egypt (NBE) USD 100 mn to…
My WFH Routine: Naila El Shishiny, co-founder of Markaz
Naila El Shishiny, co-founder of Markaz: Each week, my Morning / WFH Routine looks at how a successful member of…
Flat6Labs’ Egypt fund more than quadruples to EGP 207 mn
Flat6Labs has completed the second close of its Egypt-focused Flat6Labs Accelerator Company (FAC), raising the fund size to EGP 207…
CBE to issue regulatory framework for specialized banks by July?
Specialized banks could have a regulatory framework by July under proposed amendments to the newly passed Banking Act which would…
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