Bioenergy Association for Sustainable Development (BASD) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with National Bank of Kuwait – Egypt (NBK) to bolster the establishment of a central biogas plant in Assiut, according to a statement by the Ministry of Environment on January 31st.

Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture has released 150,000 tons of corn and soybeans fodders worth around $72 million during the first week of January, agriculture minister El-Sayed Al-Quseir said in a statement on January 11th .

International business leaders, top decision-makers, and key players in civil society are counting down the days to convene at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2023. Under the theme of ‘Cooperation in Fragmented World’, the Annual Meeting is scheduled to take place in Davos, Switzerland, from January 16th to 20th. Davos 2030 is expected to bring over 2,500 global leaders together to tackle the most critical challenges of our time, especially those emerged from the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the onset of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population has signed a cooperation protocol with a group of private sector’s healthcare providers, including Alameda, Alpha Cure, Cleopatra Hospitals Group, and Saudi German Health Centers, according to a statement by the ministry on January 15th.

Egyptian Ministries of Communications and Information Technology, Manpower, and Social Solidarity inked a cooperation protocol to activate Ta'heel, an electronic platform for the employment of people of determination, according to a statement by the cabinet on January 18th.

The Egyptian government penned memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with the Palestinian and Somalian governments to boost cooperation in the information and communications technology (ICT) and postal sectors, according to two statements by the Egyptian Cabinet on January 23rd.

Cairo International Airport received on Friday, January 20th, the first Chinese tourist group since the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic three years ago, according to a joint statement by the Egyptian ministries of civil aviation and tourism.

Egypt allocated a total of EGP 7.9 billion in the current fiscal year (FY) 2022/2023 budget to implement various projects in the Red Sea governorate, marking an 88% increase from the previous FY plan, according to a statement by the Planning Ministry on January 21st.

Ministry of Finance is set to launch EGP 3 million worth of coins of the EGP-note bearing the slogan of “Differently Abled” to appreciate the efforts of people of determination, Minister Mohamed Maait announced on Sunday.

Egypt will host the first edition of Cairo Food Summit next February to discuss the opportunities and challenges in the Agricultural sector and food industry, according to an emailed press release to Arab Finance on January 29th.

Egyptian Ministry of Planning and Economic Development will invest EGP 13.3 billion in Matrouh Governorate under the fiscal year (FY) 2022/2023 plan, minister Hala El-Said announced in a statement on January 28th.