Egypt
Sisi's economic ambiguity fuels Gamal Mubarak's presidential ambition

Egypt
Military companies set to keep their tax breaks

The law recently approved by the Egyptian parliament to end tax exemptions for public and military companies should spare a large swathe of the armed forces' business activities. The new legislation is part of reforms demanded by the IMF.

The New Guard
South Africa, Egypt, Togo

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

South AfricaZanele Mbuyisa, the #MeToo lawyer who might shake up the entire continent

EgyptSeif Thabet, the businessman who stands up to the military

TogoEstelle Komlan, first woman to head a trading room in WAEMU zone

The New Guard
Ivory Coast, Tanzania, Egypt, Nigeria

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

Ivory Coast Régis Bamba, the e-banking whizzkid with big plans

Tanzania Bravious Kahyoza, outspoken rising economist star

Egypt Ahmed Tantawi's bold but implausible presidential bid

Nigeria Rabiu Olowo, finance guru

Egypt
Army company privatisations plan meets resistance

The process of privatising 32 Egyptian public sector companies, two of them owned by the defence ministry, should have got under way in late April. Its very slow pace has raised doubts among foreign investors about the economic reforms planned by Moustafa Madbouli and his government.

Egypt
Cairo picks unknown Grainflower to supply Russian wheat

The winner of an Egyptian government call for tenders to supply 240,000 tonnes of wheat is a previously unknown Dubai cereals trader with ties to Trading House RIF, the biggest exporter of Russian wheat.