Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Mohamed Farid Saleh met with French Ambassador to Egypt Eric Chevallier to explore opportunities for expanding French investment in Egypt and advance preparations for an upcoming Egyptian investment forum in France, as per a statement.

Beltone Asset Management has been named Egypt’s Best Islamic Fund Manager at the Euromoney Islamic Finance Awards 2026, according to an emailed press release.

A total of 5,022 foreign companies were established in Egypt during the first half (H1) of 2026, up 33.7% from 3,757 companies in the same period in 2025.

The General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) and UAE-based conglomerate Al Habtoor Group explored potential investments and expansion opportunities in Egypt across several sectors.

Egypt is expected to add around 2 gigawatts (GW) of solar capacity in 2026, making it Africa’s second-largest market for new installations after South Africa.

Egypt’s trade deficit rose 58.5% year on year (YoY) to $7.5 billion in June 2026, up from $4.7 billion in the same month of 2025.

Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly inaugurated White Stone Egypt Mining’s $5 million calcium carbonate plant in the Sokhna Integrated Industrial Zone, part of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE).

Egypt has implemented key reforms to improve its mining investment environment and attract more foreign investment, Petroleum Minister Karim Badawi said at the Africa Down Under (ADU) conference in Australia.

Egypt’s Accountability State Authority (ASA) and Qatar’s State Audit Bureau have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to expand cooperation in public-sector auditing, exchange expertise, and develop oversight methodologies and tools.

Egypt accounted for 48% of Africa’s outstanding sukuk as of August 2026, leading a continental market valued at more than $7 billion, according to a report by Fitch Ratings.

Norway-based energy company Scatec has reached Commercial Operations Date (COD) for the second phase of its 1.1 gigawatt (GW) Obelisk solar and 100 megawatt (MW)/200 megawatt-hour (MWh) battery storage project in Egypt

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has reviewed the latest developments in implementing the government’s strategy to expand renewable and new energy projects

Bilateral trade between Egypt and the UAE hit around $9.68 billion in 2025, with Egypt recording a trade surplus of nearly $4.3 billion, Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Mohamed Farid indicated.

The US Department of Commerce has finalized anti-dumping duties ranging from 34.2% to 52.73% on imports of steel reinforcing bars (rebar) from Egypt, while maintaining a 23.27% countervailing duty, according to the department's final determination.

General Motors Egypt welcomed the Egyptian government’s announcement that the country will accept U.S. Federal Motor Vehicle Standards (FMVSS)

The European Commission has approved the disbursement of €1.5 billion, the second payment of the second tranche of its Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) package to Egypt.

The Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI) has signed a contract with China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC) to manufacture telecommunications equipment in Egypt, to transfer technology and expand local production in the electronics sector.

Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Mohamed Farid met with Procter & Gamble (P&G) officials to review the company’s investments in Egypt as well as its plans to expand local manufacturing and increase exports to Gulf and African markets.

Egypt’s agricultural exports have surpassed 5.8 million tons so far this year amid rising global demand, Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Alaa Farouk announced.

Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Mohamed Farid met with UK Ambassador to Egypt Mark Bryson-Richardson to discuss expanding bilateral trade, supporting British investment, and strengthening economic cooperation between the two countries