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Five int’l firms qualify for freight railway bypass tender. PLUS: ACUD, Beeah, wheat, Telecom Egypt
THE RACE IS ON FOR RAIL CONTRACT: Five international firms — including Chinese rail firms CRIG and CRRC, Siemens, Alstom,…
Cabinet greenlights stricter penalties for unauthorized groundwater drilling
Fines for illegal drilling can go up to EGP 500k
On internet outages, corruption, and misinformation
No one story dominated the airwaves last night, as the nation’s talking heads discussed the nationwide internet outage, the corruption…
Regional instability requires military strength, Zaki tells Egypt Defense Expo
Defense Minister Mohamed Zaki’s speech during the Egypt Defense Expo (EDEX) dominated the airwaves last night, as the nation’s talking…
FinMin looks to India for potential bond offering, could tap up to USD 1 bn in separate “sustainability bonds” next year
Egypt has been shut out of Western capital markets, forcing it to turn to to more unconventional sources of finance
Budget deficit almost doubles in 1Q FY 23-24
Public finances are being squeezed by rising borrowing costs, which has caused the government’s interest bill to spike 120% y-o-y
We’re in for more support from the AfDB. PLUS: News from EEHC, Techno Frame, Agriculture Ministry
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE- A new support package from the AfDB: The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed off on a USD…
Gaza war continues to push Egypt into the global news cycle
With Israel’s war on Gaza still dominating headlines the world over,the global press has been looking at how the conflict…
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