NFSA data shows Egypt moved 160,000 tons of food products in one August week to 184 countries, part of a deeper climb in value and...
Traders Hold School Uniform Prices Flat Despite Rising Costs
Amman Chamber of Commerce reports stable school supply prices and abundant stock as traders absorb cost hikes ahead of the August 23 student start.
Egypt’s $1.77 Billion IMF Tranche Buys Time Before December Deadline
IMF unlocks $1.77 billion for Egypt after seventh EFF review while flagging slow state selloffs as the program heads to its December close.
Egypt’s Apparel Exports Surge 15% as Foreign Capital Fuels the Boom
Egypt's apparel exports rose 15% to $1.775 billion in H1 2026, though new foreign-backed factories and a local-sourcing mandate reshape who actually benefits.
Egypt’s Record FDI Masks Africa’s Shrinking Global Share
Egypt led Africa with $15.5bn in 2025 FDI, though the continent's overall share of a booming $1.6 trillion global pool barely moved.
Egypt’s Economy Grows 5 Percent as Private Business Keeps Shrinking
Egypt's GDP grew 5 percent in early 2026, but a sixth month of PMI contraction shows the private sector isn't sharing in the rebound.
Middle East Crisis Threatens Up to 80,000 Arab Women’s Jobs
A UN Women and ESCWA brief finds Arab women risk quieter job losses in public payrolls that regionwide crisis estimates fail to capture.
Middle East Power Grids Advance as Red Sea Risk Escalates
Qatar is finishing a power line to Iran and Jordan just held its credit rating, both signs credibility now drives Middle East energy investment.
Saudi Tankers Vanish as London Insurers Price Out the Gulf
Satellite images show Saudi and Kuwaiti tanker berths emptying as a London insurance committee, not just Houthi missiles, prices ships out of the Gulf.
Egypt’s Oil Debt Payoff Fuels a $2.3 Billion Export Jump
Egypt erased a $6.1 billion debt to foreign oil partners in June, and weeks later crude output hit a two-year high with $19 billion in...
Israel’s Forced Labor Import Ban Doubles as a Tariff Bid
Israel's new ban on forced labor imports carries a second goal, qualifying for the lower 10% tariff bracket in Trump's forced-labor-linked trade order.
Egyptian Pound Firms as Expat Remittances Do the Heavy Lifting
Egypt's pound firmed against the dollar and euro as record remittances outpaced reserve growth, with the IIF and IMF split on next year's outlook.
Egypt’s Refining Boom Can’t Outpace Its Gas Import Bill
Egypt's crude output and refinery exports hit two-year highs in 2026, even as a natural gas shortfall pushes its energy import bill up faster than...
Egypt’s Hunt for a Multi-Year LNG Deal Repeats a Decade-Old Pattern
Egypt is negotiating its biggest LNG import deal yet as gas output keeps falling, echoing a boom-and-bust cycle it first faced in 2013.
Egypt’s Pound Slides Past EGP 51 Even as Reserves Hit a Record High
Egypt's pound broke past EGP 51 as a global gold rout, not policy, shrank its reserve mix, even as remittances hit a record $43.1 billion...
Egypt’s Plastic Recyclers Cash In While the Same War Drains Cairo
Cairo's plastic recyclers are cashing in on the Hormuz war, but Egypt's $10 billion Suez Canal losses and 17% fuel hikes show the bigger bill.