In this factsheet, we will highlight the recent performance indicators of Egypt’s tourism sector, identify the country’s regional position as a leading tourism destination, and shed light on the government’s targets for the sector.

Standard Chartered has launched its direct custody services in Egypt, further expanding its global post-trade offering across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).

Forbes Middle East and Beltone Holding announced the inaugural Top Advisors & Investors Summit, which is scheduled to take place in Cairo during the second half (H2) of 2025

Egypt has officially assumed the co-chairmanship of the MENA-OECD Initiative on Governance and Competitiveness for Development, Rania Al-Mashat, Minister of Planning, Economic Development, and International Cooperation, announced.

Egypt-based fintech Paymob has entered a strategic partnership with Woo, an open-source e-commerce platform, to support merchants in the MENA region with transformative digital tools

Mastercard and the Arab Regional Payment System, Buna, have joined forces to offer businesses and consumers faster, cheaper and more transparent cross-border payments into and out of the MENA region.

PROPTEX, the first proptech acceleration program in the MENA region focused on sustainability and smart cities, has partnered with Cityscape to host the Egypt PropTech Challenge 2024.

Beltone Venture Capital, a subsidiary of Egypt's Beltone Financial Holding, is set to launch two new startup investment funds with a total target of $50 million, CEO Ali Mokhtar told Asharq Business.

The World Bank expects remittance flows to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to see a moderate increase of 4.3% in 2024 to $58 billion.

The Egyptian Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Development Agency (MSMEDA) has joined forces with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to further support the small enterprises in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, as per a statement.

Amazon Payment Services has released a comprehensive report on the evolving landscape of the payments industry in the region, titled "Leading Trends in Digital Payments: Driving the Real-Time Economy in MENA".