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Middle East

Gulf Investors Build Sectoral Clusters Across Syria’s Reconstruction

UAE capital is clustering around ports and urban development, Saudi investment across transport, technology, telecoms and finance, while Qatar...

Egypt–Turkey Defence Reset Shifts from Exercises to Joint Production

Egypt and Turkey are pushing their rapidly rebuilt defence relationship towards joint manufacturing, with a new agreement covering co-production...

Egypt Is Building a Second Digital Corridor Through Sinai

Telecom Egypt’s 5-Pbps Sharm El-Sheikh–Taba cable is turning Sinai into an eastern gateway linking Gulf and Levant networks to...

Telecom Egypt Adds Sinai Route to Its Global Data-Corridor Network

Telecom Egypt has signed an agreement with Greek marine-engineering group Power Sub Link S.A. to build a high-capacity subsea...

Egypt Raises Visa-Linked Levy 25% to $15 From 2027

Egypt will raise a statutory levy applied to entry and transit visas and overseas consular services to $15 from...

Egypt’s Food Export Growth Shifts From Volume to Value as Europe Gains Ground

Processed-food exports rose 10.7% to a record $4.47bn in January-July, with Europe and higher-value manufactured products contributing more to...

EGX Ends Week Higher as Smaller Stocks Rebound

Egyptian stocks ended the shortened week higher as smaller shares rebounded on Wednesday, easing concerns over narrowing market breadth...

The Missing Middle: Why Egypt’s Capital Markets Still Struggle to Fund Its Unicorns

Egypt has built one of Africa’s most active fintech ecosystems. What it has not yet built is a reliable...

Egypt Builds Smartphone Scale — Now It Must Build the Supply Chain

Egypt expects to manufacture more than 15 million mobile phones in 2026, roughly five times its 2024 output. Yet much...

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