(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) collaborates with Meridiam and Hassan Allam Utilities (HAU) to establish HAU Energy BV, a platform aimed at investing in renewable energy projects primarily in Egypt and potentially across Africa. This … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Africa, Amr Allam, EBRD, EGYPT, Hassan Allam Utilities, Meridiam, Nandita Parshad, partnership, renewable energy, sustainability, Thierry Déau
(IN BRIEF) A research program led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) has quantified how climate change risks increase at a national scale with rising global temperatures. Focusing on six countries including Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, and India, … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Brazil, CHINA, Climate Change Risks, Climate Risk, Climatic Change, declines in crop yields, Dr Jeff Price, drought, EGYPT, ETHIOPIA, flooding, GHANA, global warming, INDIA, loss of biodiversity, Prof Rachel Warren, RESEARCH, UEA, University of East Anglia
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved a financing package of US$50 million (€46 million) for Banque du Caire (BDC), a prominent Egyptian bank, aimed at bolstering support for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Small Business, United Kingdom
Tagged Banque du Caire, EBRD, EGYPT, Jürgen Rigterink, MSMEs, partnership, sustainability, Tarek Fayed, women entrepreneurs
(IN BRIEF) Credit Suisse AG, UBS Switzerland AG, and other Swiss banks have collectively increased their financing commitment to the Cotton, Spinning, Weaving & Garment Holding Co in Cairo, Egypt, to EUR 375 million as part of the country’s textile … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) An international consortium of institutions is lending vital support to the development of a second container terminal at Damietta Port in Egypt, a project set to triple the port’s container capacity and enhance its competitiveness. The project is … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Hassan Allam Construction, a prominent engineering and investment group in Egypt and the MENA region, is entering into a strategic collaboration with Thales to accelerate the adoption of Thales’s Smart Digital Platform (SDP) in the region. Under this … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged EGYPT, Hassan Allam Construction, Makrem Dridi, MENA Region, partnership, Said Mohamed El Dahshoury, Smart Digital Platform, sustainability, Thales
(IN BRIEF) Alstom, a global leader in sustainable mobility solutions, is partnering with the Faculty of Fine Arts at Helwan University as part of its participation in the TransMEA Expo. This innovative collaboration merges artistry and public engagement to imagine … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Business, Education, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Media, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Alstom, art, artistry, EGYPT, Faculty of Fine Arts, Helwan University, mobility, partnership, Ramy Salah, sustainability, TransMEA Expo, transportation
(IN BRIEF) International technology group ANDRITZ is set to deliver a complete fiber preparation line for a groundbreaking greenfield plant in Egypt’s Toshka region. This pioneering facility, supported by ANDRITZ in partnership with WESER Industrie- und Anlagentechnik GmbH and DIEFFENBACHER … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is bolstering Egypt’s agribusiness sector with a $20 million loan to Afia International, a prominent manufacturer of edible vegetable oils and ghee in the country. This financing will primarily support … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Afia International, agribusiness, EBRD, EGYPT, ghee, partnership, Savola Group, sustainability, vegetable oils
(IN BRIEF) The Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) has chosen AFRY to conduct a crucial system study to facilitate the rapid expansion of Egypt’s national transmission grid. The study’s focus is on addressing challenges arising from the increased integration of … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Wintershall Dea, in partnership with the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS), has achieved zero routine flaring at the DISOUCO Joint Venture in Egypt, becoming the first company in the country to do so. This accomplishment is part … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved a US$100 million loan to Banque Misr in Egypt, aimed at supporting micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). The funding will enable Banque Misr to expand its operations … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Small Business, United Kingdom
Tagged Banque Misr, EBRD, economy, EGYPT, loan, partnership, small business, SMEs
(IN BRIEF) Talgo, a leading train manufacturer, has successfully delivered and put into service the last of six Intercity trains in Egypt, connecting Alexandria with Cairo and Aswan. The delivery was completed over five months ahead of schedule, and the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Management, News, Spain, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Alexandria, Aswan, Cairo, EGYPT, Intercity Trains, TALGO
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) hosted an event in Cairo to launch the Alliance for Entrepreneurship in Africa. The aim of the Alliance is to promote cooperation between policymakers and stakeholders in the African start-up … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Investment, Management, Media, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Africa, Alliance for Entrepreneurship, Cairo, EBRD, EGYPT, event, Gautier Uchiyama, Heike Harmgart, Isadora Bigourdan, Jad El Boustani, Mohamad Okasha, MOROCCO, North African start-ups, Sérgio Pimenta, Tunisia, UK
(PRESS RELEASE) COURBEVOIE, 4-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — Saint-Gobain (EPA: SGO), a French multinational producer of construction, high-performance, and other materials, has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Matchem in Brazil and is in exclusive negotiations to acquire IDP … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Construction, France, Industrial, Management, News
Tagged acquisition, Brazil, building, concrete admixtures, Construction Chemicals, decarbonization, EGYPT, Floriana Michalowska, IDP Chemicals, infrastructure, Laure Bencheikh Alix Sicaud, Matchem, Patricia Marie, Saint-Gobain, Susanne Trabitzsch, Vivien Dardel
EBRD and Hyundai Rotem deliver training to 80 young Egyptians Certified training in maintenance of transport infrastructure and rolling stock Programme linked to the EBRD-financed €100 million Cairo Metro Line-II purchase of trains project (PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 12-Aug-2022 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Education, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Society, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Ahmed Maher Zaki, applied skills, Cairo Metro Line-II, certified training, EBRD, EGYPT, Hyundai Motor Group, Hyundai Rotem, rolling stock, Sarah Ahmed, training, trains, transport infrastructure
BERS e Hyundai Rotem offrono formazione a 80 giovani egiziani Formazione certificata in manutenzione di infrastrutture di trasporto e materiale rotabile Programma legato al progetto di acquisto di treni della linea II della metropolitana del Cairo, finanziato dalla BERS, da … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Education, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Society, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Ahmed Maher Zaki, applied skills, BERS, Cairo Metro Line-II, certified training, competenze applicate, EBRD, Egitto, EGYPT, formazione, formazione certificata, Hyundai Motor Group, Hyundai Rotem, infrastrutture di trasporto, materiale rotabile, rolling stock, Sarah Ahmed, training, trains, transport infrastructure, treni
(PRESS RELEASE) CAIRO, 29-Jul-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — TotalEnergies (EPA:TTE), a global multi-energy company with over 100,000 employees and presence in more than 130 countries as well as the world’s 3rd-largest low-carbon LNG company, has announced the sale of 50 percent … Read the full press release
(COMUNICATO STAMPA) CAIRO, 29-Jul-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — TotalEnergies (EPA:TTE), un’azienda multi-energy globale con oltre 100.000 dipendenti e presenza in oltre 130 paesi, nonché la terza azienda mondiale di GNL a basse emissioni di carbonio, ha annunciato la vendita del 50% … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Industrial, Investment
Tagged acquisition, ADNOC, Bader Saeed Al Lamki, EGYPT, Egyptian fuel, Emirati Arabi Uniti, fuel distribution, HHS Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Thierry Pflimlin, TotalEnergies, TotalEnergies Egypt, TotalEnergies Marketing Egypt LLC, United Arab Emirates
EBRD investment of up to US$ 100 million in a certified green bond issuance in favour of Scatec ASA US$ 30 million Credit Enhancement Facility First private green project bond issuance in Egypt and the SEMED region (PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News, Norway, United Kingdom
Tagged Benban Solar Park, CEF, Climate Bonds Standard, Credit Enhancement Facility, DEG, DFC, EBRD, EGYPT, FMO, green bond, MIGA, Mikkel Tørud, Nandita Parshad, renewable energy investors, Scatec ASA, solar power plants
EBWE-Investition von bis zu 100 Millionen US-Dollar in eine zertifizierte Green-Bond-Emission zugunsten von Scatec ASA Kreditverbesserungsfazilität in Höhe von 30 Millionen US-Dollar Emission der ersten privaten grünen Projektanleihe in Ägypten und der SEMED-Region (PRESSEMITTEILUNG) LONDON, 28-Apr-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Die … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News, Norway, United Kingdom
Tagged Benban Solar Park, CEF, Climate Bonds Standard, Credit Enhancement Facility, DEG, DFC, EBRD, EGYPT, FMO, green bond, MIGA, Mikkel Tørud, Nandita Parshad, renewable energy investors, Scatec ASA, solar power plants
Launched on 6 March 2007, originally as an idea part-funded by the UK Department for International Development in partnership with Vodafone, M-Pesa – Africa’s first mobile payments service – has been a major driver of financial inclusion, and now has … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, News, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged Democratic Republic of Congo, EGYPT, fintech, GHANA, Kenya, Lesotho, M-Pesa, M-Pesa Super App, mobile money service, money transfers, Mozambique, Nick Read, Safaricom, Tanzania, Vodacom, vodafone
(PRESS RELEASE) CAIRO, 24-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, has announced it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) for the development of a supporting hub to … Read the full press release
Bank agrees to invest US$ 10 million in bus-hailing company Swvl to support its expansion EBRD and Swvl to advance safety for women on public transport in Egypt Company expected to list on NASDAQ, with a valuation of around US$ … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Investment, News, Security & Safety, Small Business, Society, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged bus transportation, Dubai, EBRD, EGYPT, investment, Middle East, minibuses, NASDAQ, on-demand bus-hailing, Pivotal Holdings Corp, shared mobility, startup, Swvl, Swvl Inc, technology unicorn, transport for women, urban transport in Egypt, women’s safety
An 876 million euro[1] contract by National Authority for Tunnels, for Cairo Line 1 upgrades 55 Metropolis trains: brings state-of-the-art technology and 8-year maintenance programme (PRESS RELEASE) SAINT-OUEN, 8-Nov-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Alstom (EPA: ALO), a French multinational rolling stock manufacturer, … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Alstom, Andrew deLeone, Bruno Le Maire, Cairo Metro Line 1, EGYPT, Egyptian Company for Metros, El Marg, H.E. Kamel El-Wazir, Helwan, Henri Poupart-Lafarge, Le Creusot, maintenance, metro line in Egypt, Metropolis metro, Metropolis trains, NAT, National Authority for Tunnels, power supply, public transportation, railway infrastructure, Railways, signalling systems, TransMEA 2021, urban network, Valenciennes Petite-Forêt, Villeurbanne
Big Data and Artificial Intelligence help to significantly boost efficiency for Egyptian shipping company (PRESS RELEASE) CAIRO, Egypt / AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, 31-Mar-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — The ‘AI platform for logistics’, as Transmetrics is often referred to, is successfully streamlining operations … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Bulgaria, Industrial, Management, Netherlands, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Ahmed el Ahwal, AI, AI logistics, AI solution, AI-driven forecasts, artificial-intelligence, automated forecast, Big Data, cabotage management, carrier, containerized cargo, data, demand forecasting, EGYPT, Hossam Houta, IACC, IACC Holdings, IACC Logistics, International Associated Cargo Carrier, Jon Fath, logistics, Machine Learning, machine learning algorithms, Marc Meyer, marine services, Middle East, Mohamed El Ahwal, monitoring tools, Mostafa El Ahwal, Nada El Ahwal, port services, predictive analytics, predictive optimization platform, refrigerated containers, Safina Shipping Services, ship agencies, shipping industry, stevedoring, supply chain, TCI, Transcargo International, Transmar, Transmetrics
(PRESS RELEASE) NICOSIA, 26-Mar-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Young women from Cyprus, Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan came together in the online seminar “Building healthy relationships and enhancing gender equality” to discuss gender norms and explore tangible implications of human, gender, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Cyprus, Education, Government, Healthcare, News, Non Profit, Politics, Society
Tagged Anna Lindh Foundation, assertive communication, body positivity, Cyprus, Cyprus Family Planning Association, Eastern Mediterranean region, EGYPT, equality, Foreign Policy, gender dimension, gender equality, gender inequalities, gender stereotypes, health rights, human rights, JORDAN, Lebanon, Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus, Mr. Nikos Christodoulides, Mr. Samir Anouti, NGO Support Centre, non-formal education, online learning, online seminar, reproductive rights, respect, Rooftop Theatre Group, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), womanhood, WOMEN, women health, women rights
DHL will manage the end-to-end transport of the coaches, each weighing 48 tons and measuring 24.5 metres in length. DHL Industrial Projects supports Dunakeszi Járműjavító Kft, owned by TMH International AG and Magyar Vagon Zrt, with the transport of passenger … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Germany, Hungary, Industrial, News, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Alexandria, cargo, coaches, complex project logistics, deep sea chartering, DHL Global Forwarding, DHL Industrial Projects, Dunakeszi, Dunakeszi Járműjavító Kft, EGYPT, Egyptian National Railways, heavy-lift cargo, Hungary, logistics, Magyar Vagon Zrt, rolling stock, Ryan Foley, TMH International AG
(PRESS RELEASE) MILAN, 28-Jul-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Italian multinational oil and gas company, Eni together with its partners bp and Total have successfully tested the well drilled on the prospect called Bashrush, in the North El Hammad concession, in the … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Italy, News
Tagged Bashrush, BP, Egas, EGYPT, Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company, Eni, gas, IEOC, Nile Delta, North El Hammad concession, Total
Egyptian Government approval for the sale of a 20% interest to Mubadala Petroleum and a 25% interest to BP out of Eni’s share in the Nour North Sinai Offshore exploratory concession has been granted. The approval follows the signing of … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Italy
Tagged BP, concession, EGYPT, Eni, Mubadala Petroleum, Nour North Sinai, oil
EBRD US$ 7 million for Obour Land’s new greenfield dairy farm Investment to increase dairy production and exports Implementation of latest technology for dairy milking operations LONDON, 20-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Fostering the Egyptian dairy sector, the EBRD is providing a US$ 7 … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Financial, Food & Beverage, Investment
Tagged dairy, dairy farm, dairy_farm, EBRD, EGYPT, farm, greenfield dairy farm, loan, Obour Land
Highly efficient gas-fired combined cycle plant project in Lomé, Togo Siemens collaborates with the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt on industrialization, education and training Siemens, Volkswagen (VW) and the German Development Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) collaborating on … Read the full press release
EUR 300 million provided to safeguard irrigation farming Project secures source of income for 5 million Egyptians Hydropower plant enables climate-friendly power generation Frankfurt am Main, 16-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (2018-08-13), Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi inaugurated a barrage across … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Financial, Germany, Investment
Tagged agriculture, Asyut, barrage, EGYPT, farming, irrigation, KfW, loan, loans, Nile, power, Professor Joachim Nagel
Eni granted new exploration license named “Nour” located in the prolific East Nile Delta Basin of the Mediterranean Sea in Egypt San Donato Milanese (Milan), 15-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Eni announces that a new Concession Agreement, aimed at governing an offshore … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Italy
Tagged concession, East Nile Delta Basin, EGYPT, Eni, exploration, gas, Mediterranean Sea, Nile, Nour, offshore exploration
A new Nile Delta Concession Agreement allowing a ten-year extension of the Abu Madi West Development Lease, where the Nooros field is located, and a five-year extension of the Ras Qattara Concession Agreement approved. San Donato Milanese (Milan), 15-Aug-2018 — … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Italy
Tagged concession, EGYPT, Eni, exploration, gas, Nile, Nooros
Plants add up to 14.4 GW capacity to Egypt’s national grid Enough power to meet the electricity needs of up to 40 million people Helping the country save over $1 billion annually on fuel costs CAIRO, Egypt, 26-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Industrial
Tagged EGYPT, Egypt Megaproject, electricity, grid, Megaproject, power, power_plant, Siemens
The discovery confirms the high potential of deep geological sequences of the Faghur Basin San Donato Milanese (Milan), 10-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Eni announces a second light oil discovery on the B1-X exploration prospect located in South West Meleiha license, … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Italy
Tagged EGYPT, Egyptian Western Desert, Eni, exploration, oil, oil discovery, oil_discovery
After a long process of evaluation and verification, strictly evaluated on the basis of the specifications of the MSI 20000 regulation, SGS has announced that the Egyptian company Auto-Group conforms to MSI 20000 standards. GENEVA, 29-Jun-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The official … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Industrial, Management, Switzerland
Tagged Auto-Group, automotive, certification, EGYPT, Financial, MSI 20000 standards, MSI ORGANIZATION, MSI20000, SGS, standards, verification
San Donato Milanese (Milan), 08-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Eni announces an oil discovery on the A-2X exploration prospect located in South West Meleiha license, in the Egyptian Western Desert, some 103 Km North of the oasis of Siwa. The well … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Italy
Tagged EGYPT, Egyptian Western Desert, Eni, oil #exploration, oil discovery, oil_discovery
SWINDON, 13-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Scientists have used neutron techniques at the UK’s ISIS Neutron and Muon Source to non-invasively investigate the contents of two containers from the tomb of a married couple who walked the streets of ancient Egypt … Read the full press release
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