Annual urban inflation recorded 24.0% in January 2025 compared with 24.1% in December 2024. 

Annual core inflation, computed by the CBE, recorded 22.6% in January 2025 compared with 23.2% in December 2024. 

Spanish hospitality group Barceló is in negotiations to acquire and participate in several projects in Egypt, CEO Raúl González said in a meeting with Investment Minister Hassan El Khatib during his time in Spain, according to a statement. 

Egypt’s foreign debt inched up 1.5% q-o-q to USD 155.2 bn during the first quarter of the current fiscal year, up from the USD 152.9 bn recorded at the end of FY 2023-24, according to data from the Central Bank of Egypt. 

Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the IMF, revealed that the Executive Board is expected to approve the disbursement of additional financing to Egypt worth USD 1.3 billion, within the Resilience and Sustainability Program, to enhance the Egyptian economy’s ability to confront shocks.

The Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives approved yesterday an agreement for a soft loan worth CNY 1.5 billion, to implement the third phase of the railway project - Tenth of Ramadan

Mitsubishi Corporation is looking into opportunities to produce its models in Egypt in the coming period. 

The Russian company Lukoil has agreed with the Ministry of Petroleum and the South Valley Holding Company to obtain the rights to exploit the “South Valley El-Sahl” petroleum concession west of the Gulf of Suez.

HRHO announces appointing Khaled Al-Suwailem as their new Chairman for its Saudi subsidiary. 

BTFH's subsidiary, Beltone Leasing and Factoring signed a EGP4 bn syndicated leasing term sheet with Al Qalaa Al Hamraa to fund the construction of Al Ahly Club's stadium and sports city in Sheikh Zayed. 

DCHC stated in an EGX release that it wants to raise its authorized capital to EGP 1.5 billion, up from EGP 400 million, and increase its issued and paid-up capital to EGP 1.1 billion, up from EGP 200 million.

Suez Canal Authority head Osama Rabie expects traffic in the suez canal to gradually normalize by late March and fully recover by mid-year, provided that the ceasefire in Gaza holds and the second phase of the truce goes through. 

NIPH submitted a request to the EGX for increasing its issued and paid-up capital from EGP101 million to EGP 300 million, with an increase of EGP198.75 million, to be distributed on 19.87 million shares with a par value of EGP10/share.