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Egypt

Cairo's first cybersecurity fair to provide open market for civil defence firms

The Cybersecurity and Defense Intelligence Systems conference will be held in Egypt in May. Several firms with ties to local armed forces are organising the event, funded by the ministry of communications and information technology.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 20.02.2023

North Africa demands better representation at African Union

The 42nd Ordinary Session of the African Union's Executive Council opened on 15 February with behind-the-scenes negotiations on the distribution of Peace and Security Council seats.

Subscribers only Diplomacy Running story - Battle for African Union 17.02.2023

Sisi's grand plans for commercial gateway to Europe

Having focused on attracting Gulf state investments around the Suez Canal, Cairo is now envisaging a gateway to the Old Continent at the Gargoub naval base on the Mediterranean, which is already enticing several would-be investors, especially in the energy domain.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 16.02.2023

Spotlight
Grand Tortue, hydrogen and Angola: BP's exceptions to Africa pull-out

Bernard Looney, BP Chief Executive, in Cairo, Egypt, on 14 February 2022. © Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters

Free access Energy 15.02.2023

Sisi plans fresh green bond issue to finance his infrastructure projects

Gates near the Central Business District (CBD), in the New Administrative Capital (NAC) east of Cairo, Egypt, on 15 January 2023. © Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters

Subscribers only Finance 15.02.2023

Cairo throws hat into ring to chair African Union in 2024

For several weeks the North Africa region has been unable to choose between Morocco and Algeria for the first vice presidency of the African Union. Cairo has now thrown its hat into the ring in the hope of resolving the impasse.

Subscribers only Diplomacy Running story - Battle for African Union 10.02.2023

Russia-Arab League ministerial summit to go ahead in Cairo in April

Postponed by several months, the gathering between Russia and the Arab League will finally take place in Cairo in April, but not all member states of the pan-Arab organisation are necessarily in favour of it.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 09.02.2023

EU seeks Egypt open-sky deal for European airlines

Talks have resumed on getting Egypt to open up its airspace to European airlines. Meanwhile, Cairo is looking to develop its own low-cost carrier, a subsidiary of national flag-carrier EgyptAir, to cash in on an expected flood of tourists.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 07.02.2023

Tourists at Cairo International Airport in October 2019.

French firm Mazars to audit East Mediterranean Gas Forum

The East Mediterranean Gas Forum has picked French firm Mazars to audit its 2022 accounts.

Subscribers only Energy 07.02.2023

Government struggles to produce its green hydrogen development strategy

Several ministries are due to publish a joint strategy document that will serve as a framework for green hydrogen production in Egypt. Work is still in progress on the strategy, however, even though it is needed urgently to enable the many agreements already signed with foreign companies to be brought into effect.

Subscribers only Energy 06.02.2023

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (L) with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at COP 27, 8 November 2022.

Tunisia fears losing pipeline revenues as its neighbours strike gas deals with Italy

The recent North African tour of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, which concentrated on securing Italy's gas supplies from Algeria and Libya, left Italy's traditional partner, Tunisia, on the sidelines. The authorities in Tunis now fear that they could find themselves isolated on the regional energy map.

Subscribers only Energy 01.02.2023

The Tunisian segment of the Trans-Mediterranean (Transmed) pipeline, through which natural gas flows from Algeria to Italy.

Paris orders Naguib Sawiris' holding company to settle subsidiary's debts

The Egyptian tycoon's La Mancha has been enjoined to pay sums owed by Cominor, whose bid to mine gold in France came to nought.

Subscribers only Mining 01.02.2023

Departments try to renegotiate on the quiet public contracts awarded in foreign currency

Several government departments are struggling to honour contracts made in dollars or euros. The scarcity of foreign currency is likely to have a serious impact on future investments in the country.

Subscribers only Business 31.01.2023

Stringent IMF loan terms put Sisi in the hot seat

The demands made by the International Monetary Fund in exchange for a $3bn loan have put the Egyptian leader in a tight spot. The reforms he has to carry out in return for the money will hurt the general population, the business community and the military.

Subscribers only Finance 25.01.2023

Competition from India and China for Colas on major Alexandria metro project

The €1.7bn construction project for Egypt's second-largest city is making al-Sisi's ally countries' mouths water. The contract should be awarded in the next six months.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 24.01.2023

French senate to help train Sisi's reformed upper house

The senates of France and Egypt have begun designing a training programme as the Egyptian upper house, which began sitting again in 2020 after many years of interruption, seeks to modernise.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 19.01.2023

The president of the French senate, Gérard Larcher.

Inner circle
National Authority for Tunnels plays key role in Sisi's pharaonic projects

The body in charge of Egypt's train lines and metros has acquired considerable stature thanks to huge transport projects launched by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. The National Authority for Tunnels, which is headed by a general, is also at the heart of the country's relations with foreign investors.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 13.01.2023

The construction site of Maspero station of the Cairo Metro's line 3, in November 2020.

Arms and green hydrogen top the agenda for Sisi's visit to India

The Egyptian president is due to visit New Delhi at the end of January. The visit, which comes after the signing of a series of new partnerships between Egypt and India, could produce more new announcements.

Subscribers only Defence, Energy 12.01.2023

Three consortia on shortlist for rail freight privatisation

Three consortia are in the race for the contract to manage freight transport on the Egyptian rail network. The government is proceeding apace with the privatisation of its vast public sector, particularly in the transport domain.

Free access Infrastructure 05.01.2023

French-speaking nations club OIF helps firms set up in Cairo and Casablanca

The French-speaking nations club OIF is organising business prospection trips to Cairo and Casablanca to attract entrepreneurs and investors from French-speaking regions to the two cities. The OIF is targeting the agri-food, renewable energy and digital sectors.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 04.01.2023

Egypt bids for regional leadership without the Nile Basin Initiative

Egypt is using a major inland waterway project to try to take on the role of leader on regional cooperation. At the same time, it has withdrawn from the Nile Basin Initiative, where Ethiopia is promoting a new agreement on members' respective rights to the waters of the Nile.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 21.12.2022

Import-export firms turn to black market for US dollars

A foreign exchange shortage in Egypt is badly affecting companies engaged in foreign trade. As the country braces for a new devaluation of the pound, the dollar has reached new heights on the black market.

Subscribers only Finance 20.12.2022

Electricity ministry fears Dabaa nuclear plant delays

The $30bn Dabaa project is at the core of the special relationship between Egypt and Russia. But Cairo fears that the conflict in Ukraine will play havoc with Rosatom's schedule.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 15.12.2022

River Nile ports set to be handed over to the private sector

The Egyptian state is in the process of withdrawing from the management of commercial ports on the River Nile. The United Arab Emirates is ready to take advantage of the new market this will create.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 14.12.2022

In Focus
Army and intelligence generals reign over Sisi's museum projects

Egypt's head of state, Abdelfattah al-Sisi, has entrusted his major museum projects to a handful of army and intelligence generals. Among those projects is the world's largest museum dedicated to Ancient Egypt, the Grand Egyptian Museum, where the Mukhabarat lays out its own financial conditions for foreign contractors.

Subscribers only Politics 12.12.2022

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Egypt

Cairo's first cybersecurity fair to provide open market for civil defence firms

North Africa demands better representation at African Union

Sisi's grand plans for commercial gateway to Europe

Spotlight
Grand Tortue, hydrogen and Angola: BP's exceptions to Africa pull-out

Sisi plans fresh green bond issue to finance his infrastructure projects

Cairo throws hat into ring to chair African Union in 2024

Russia-Arab League ministerial summit to go ahead in Cairo in April

EU seeks Egypt open-sky deal for European airlines

French firm Mazars to audit East Mediterranean Gas Forum

Government struggles to produce its green hydrogen development strategy

Tunisia fears losing pipeline revenues as its neighbours strike gas deals with Italy

Paris orders Naguib Sawiris' holding company to settle subsidiary's debts

Departments try to renegotiate on the quiet public contracts awarded in foreign currency

Stringent IMF loan terms put Sisi in the hot seat

Competition from India and China for Colas on major Alexandria metro project

French senate to help train Sisi's reformed upper house

Inner circle
National Authority for Tunnels plays key role in Sisi's pharaonic projects

Arms and green hydrogen top the agenda for Sisi's visit to India

Three consortia on shortlist for rail freight privatisation

French-speaking nations club OIF helps firms set up in Cairo and Casablanca

Egypt bids for regional leadership without the Nile Basin Initiative

Import-export firms turn to black market for US dollars

Electricity ministry fears Dabaa nuclear plant delays

River Nile ports set to be handed over to the private sector

In Focus
Army and intelligence generals reign over Sisi's museum projects

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Egypt

Cairo's first cybersecurity fair to provide open market for civil defence firms

North Africa demands better representation at African Union

Sisi's grand plans for commercial gateway to Europe

Spotlight Grand Tortue, hydrogen and Angola: BP's exceptions to Africa pull-out

Sisi plans fresh green bond issue to finance his infrastructure projects

Cairo throws hat into ring to chair African Union in 2024

Russia-Arab League ministerial summit to go ahead in Cairo in April

EU seeks Egypt open-sky deal for European airlines

French firm Mazars to audit East Mediterranean Gas Forum

Government struggles to produce its green hydrogen development strategy

Tunisia fears losing pipeline revenues as its neighbours strike gas deals with Italy

Paris orders Naguib Sawiris' holding company to settle subsidiary's debts

Departments try to renegotiate on the quiet public contracts awarded in foreign currency

Stringent IMF loan terms put Sisi in the hot seat

Competition from India and China for Colas on major Alexandria metro project

French senate to help train Sisi's reformed upper house

Inner circle National Authority for Tunnels plays key role in Sisi's pharaonic projects

Arms and green hydrogen top the agenda for Sisi's visit to India

Three consortia on shortlist for rail freight privatisation

French-speaking nations club OIF helps firms set up in Cairo and Casablanca

Egypt bids for regional leadership without the Nile Basin Initiative

Import-export firms turn to black market for US dollars

Electricity ministry fears Dabaa nuclear plant delays

River Nile ports set to be handed over to the private sector

In Focus Army and intelligence generals reign over Sisi's museum projects

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Spotlight
Grand Tortue, hydrogen and Angola: BP's exceptions to Africa pull-out

Inner circle
National Authority for Tunnels plays key role in Sisi's pharaonic projects

In Focus
Army and intelligence generals reign over Sisi's museum projects