The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has extended a $20 million loan to Futurefert, Egypt’s first granular nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (NPK) fertilizer producer, to support the expansion of its operations.

Egypt Marine Ports (EMP), the commercial arm of the Ministry of Transport, inked agreements with the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) to establish, manage, and operate cargo handling terminals in Egyptian ports.

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly held a meeting with several ministers and officials to follow up on several projects within the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE), according to a statement.

Egypt and China mull ways to reinforce bilateral relations, including the existing currency swap agreement.

Egytrans NOSCO and Nafith International won a tender to implement a usufruct project at Sokhna Port within the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE).

The General Authority for Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) penned a cooperation protocol with Shaghalni, the fastest-growing recruitment platform for job seekers in Egypt.

The Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) has signed a contract for a new food and mining industries project by Al-Atta Group in Ain Sokhna Industrial Zone, with investments of $11 million (EGP 515 million).

The Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) has signed a contract for a new fertilizers, soil conditioners, and pesticides manufacturing project in the Ain Sokhna Industrial Zone.

Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Hassan El Khatib and the Parliamentary State Secretary at Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy Stefan Reinhold signed the protocol of the seventh session of the Egyptian-German Joint Economic Committee.

The fourth week of January was dominated by a mix of record-breaking, highlighting Egypt's economy and business landscape, topped by Egypt’s capital market, which closed 2025 with a historic trading value.

Waleid Gamal El-Dien, Chairman of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE), has met with Peter Mollema, the Netherlands' Ambassador to Egypt, to explore investment opportunities in the fields of renewable energy, green hydrogen, and sustainable development..

The Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) inked a contract with China National Chemical Engineering Company (CNCEC) to develop $34 million production lines for the Soda Ash project.

Indian group Jai Dadi signed a contract with the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) to establish a metal alloys manufacturing facility, with an investment of $16 million (EGP 757.25 million).

The past week delivered a cluster of positive signals for Egypt’s economy, as the IMF raised its real GDP growth forecast for fiscal year (FY) 2025/2026, while the CBE posted its balance of payments (BoP) reports for the first quarter of the FY.

Egypt?is at an energy tipping point. Landmark projects like the Benban solar park – one of the largest solar parks worldwide – and vast wind farms in Zafarana have rapidly expanded the country’s renewable energy generation capacity. Yet the prospect of clean energy is tempered by a profound challenge: solar and wind power are not available at all times in every location.

Waleid Gamal El-Dien, the Chairman of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE), signed a $175 million agreement with Türkiye's Eroglu Global Holding to establish a carton and packaging facility in the Qantara West Industrial Zone

The Ministerial Group for Industrial Development, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister of Industry and Transport Kamel El-Wazir, approved two projects submitted by the Suez Canal Economic Zone Authority (SCZONE).

Arab API has officially laid the foundation stone for its flagship pharmaceutical raw materials plant in the Sokhna Industrial Zone, with an investment totaling $165 million (EGP 7.7 billion).

The second week of January brought a series of developments shaping Egypt’s economic landscape, led by a major enforcement move as the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) imposed fines totaling EGP 1.143 billion on HSBC Egypt.

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly opened the new expansions of Kadmar International logistics center in Ain Sokhna Industrial Zone, with total investments of $24 million.

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