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Oil prices rise amid fears of widening Middle East conflict

Oil prices rose on Tuesday amid concerns about the expansion of the conflict in the Middle East and the possibility of a tropical storm later this week affecting production in the United States, the world’s largest crude producer.

Brent crude future…

ASEAN+3 trade reaches over USD 1 trln. in ’23

Laos’ Minister of Industry and Commerce, Malaythong Kommasith revealed Tuesday the trade between ASEAN and its key partners, China, Japan and South Korea, reached more than USD 1 trillion in 2023, representing 32.1 percent of ASEAN’s total trade valu…

France’s AFD offers pound 50m for women’s projects in Egypt

The French Development Agency has significantly advanced Egypt’s women’s economic empowerment efforts by providing a pound 50 million credit line for the Small Projects Support Programmes.

This initiative, launched in partnership with the Micro, Sma…

e-finance, Egypt Post launch ECOM Africa

e-finance for Digital and Financial Investments (e-finance) has announced the launch of ECOM Africa, a new e-commerce platform developed in partnership with its subsidiary eAswaaq and Post for Investment, a subsidiary of Egypt Post. The project will …

PM reaffirms govt. interest in boosting local industry

Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli reaffirmed the state’s interest in supporting the industrial sector, which contributes to achieving more sustainable development goals and reaching the desired economic growth rates. He also highlighted the role of mi…