#Egypt

Suez Canal Economic Zone

UAE’s Masdar signs agreements to develop green hydrogen plants in Egypt

Egypt hosts abundant solar and wind resources that enable renewable power generation at competitive costs

UAE’s fintech startup FlexxPay expands into Egypt

The company estimates that around 20 million people across Egypt could benefit from early wage access

The Food Lab, Egypt’s cloud kitchen operator, raises pre-seed round of $4.5m

Nuwa Capital, Shorooq Partners, and 4DX Ventures co-led the round, which comprised investors from all across the world

Standard Chartered closes transition trade facility

StanChart plans to exit seven markets in Africa, Middle East

The markets it plans to exit made up about 1 per cent of total group income in 2021

First Abu Dhabi Bank

UAE lender First Abu Dhabi Bank pulls bid for Egypt’s EFG-Hermes

FAB had offered to buy a majority stake in EFG-Hermes in February

Interview: EFG Hermes’ Karim Awad shares the strategy driving the company’s success

The group CEO, chairman of the executive committee, and member of the board of EFG Hermes Holding, shares the company’s key milestones

Saudi Investment

Saudi Arabia makes $5bn deposit in Egypt Central Bank

It is part of the kingdom’s efforts to support Egypt’s economy

Container Ship

UAE’s AD Ports Group to manage operations at Egypt’s Ain Sokhna Port

A feasibility study will be conducted into the future development of Ain Sokhna Port to explore potential investment opportunities to enhance its capacity

Dubai attracts 57% of scaleup funding in MENA region – report

Scaleups in the UAE raised $5.4bn as of December 2021

Egypt’s EFG Hermes Holding reports EGP1.5bn in net profit in 2021

The group’s revenues crossed the EGP6 billion mark for the first time

Wheat soars to record, surpassing high during global food crisis

The elevated prices are triggering concerns about growing food insecurity

UAE’s Gulf Capital accelerates investment pace in Egypt and Africa

Gulf Capital has already invested over $300m in Egypt in sectors such as technology, infrastructure, manufacturing, petrochemicals and healthcare

National Petroleum Construction Company signs strategic MoUs at EGYPS

UAE-based National Petroleum Construction Company signed agreements with leading Egyptian companies to explore growth opportunities in the MENA region

Fertiglobe announces $340m dividend after Q4 2021 results

The company, a joint partnership between Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC and the Netherlands-based OCI, reported a revenue rise of 113 per cent to $3.31bn in 2021

Dragon Oil

Dubai’s Dragon Oil confirms first oil discovery in Egypt’s Gulf of Suez

The field could contain around 100 million barrels in reserves

Dubai Islamic Bank targets growth, scouts out deals

The lender reported its profit jumped 33 per cent in 2021 to Dhs4.4bn

Power Letters 2022: Mohammad A. Baker, deputy chairman and CEO, GMG

Whether it is acquiring new international brands or developing homegrown concepts, when an opportunity presents itself, we go after it

UAE retailer GMG to open more than 100 stores in Egypt by 2026

Sun & Sand Sports, a GMG brand and the Middle East’s sports retailer, is already slated to open at the City Centre Almaza as well as Mall of Egypt

Dana gas

Dana Gas reports 2021 collections from Egypt and Kurdistan of $377m

It marked a 107 per cent year-on-year rise over the $182m it received in 2020

UAE’s Dana Gas receives $39m from Egypt in December

Dana Gas has invested over $2bn since first entering Egypt in 2007

Egypt seeks to build affordable electric vehicles priced at around $20,000

Production is set to begin in 2023, with output increasing to an annual 20,000 units over three years

UAE retailer GMG gets Nike distribution rights for Egypt, Iraq

GMG will become the official distributor partner for Nike in Egypt by June 2022, covering everything from brand management to retail and distribution

Dubai’s DXB handled 20.7 million passengers in the first 10 months of 2021

Its passenger volumes in the third quarter totalled 6.7 million

UAE’s AD Ports to develop and operate terminal in Egypt’s Safaga Port

AD Ports signed an MoU with the Egyptian Group for Multipurpose Terminals, the commercial arm of the Egyptian Ministry of Transportation

Abu Dhabi’s Aldar-ADQ consortium offers to purchase up to 90% stake in Egypt’s SODIC

The consortium is offering a purchase price of EGP20 per share, valuing the company at $453m

Kuwait to resume flights with six countries including India, Pakistan and Egypt

The latest decision comes following a decline in the number of new Covid-19 cases in Kuwait

Agthia Group

Abu Dhabi’s Agthia seeks food deals in Egypt and Saudi Arabia

The group is pursuing a strategy to grow through acquisitions and investment in its food and beverage business

Egypt

HPE launches sales centre of excellence in Egypt

Demand for secure connection, remote work solutions, data analytics capabilities, and as-a-service solutions will be met by the sales hub

Wafsy HPE Egypt

HPE appoints Mohamed Wasfy as country manager for Egypt

Mohamed brings over 20 years of experience working in Egypt’s technology industry