Here are the stories driving the day, both at home and abroad. MNT-Halan’s planned EGP 4 bn post-IPO capital increase is now fully paid ...

Together, Miam Miam and The Matcha Mob make for an easy, laid-back outing with great food and even better drinks ...

Marakez’s District 5 has hundreds of local brands waiting to enter, Arkan runs 85% local tenants, and U-Venues has no Zara on site ...

Good afternoon, friends, and happy Hump Day. Two stories lead our Headlines section today: MNT-Halan’s EGP 4 bn post-IPO ...

The EGX30 rose 3.5% at today’s close on turnover of EGP 8.2 bn (27.1% below the 90-day average). International investors were the sole net ...

Consultancies are facing AI-driven pressure and a demand slowdown, with Cooper Fitch expecting only a partial consulting rebound in 2027 ...

Banque du Caire has upsized its IPO to 45% and signed the EBRD and the IFC into the private placement, the Egyptian state-owned bank said yesterday (pdf). Across the EGP 4.82-5.30 range that takes the ...

Saudi Arabia and Qatar are pushing more oil and gas around the Strait of Hormuz, but both are still far short of pre-war volumes. Saudi crude exports rose 7.9% m-o-m in August to 4.451 mn bbl / d, ...

Barclays is pressing ahead in Saudi Arabia and the wider region, Asia-Pacific CEO Jaideep Khanna told Bloomberg TV in Singapore. “We are a big believer” in the opportunity, he said, with the bank ...

The weather’s playing nice this weekend, and the events slate has a bit of heritage crafts, Arabic pop classics, and Friday-night stand-up to fill ...

This year’s El Gouna Film Festival wraps up tonight, but behind its red carpet sits an industry where a hit film at home can still lose money. A mid-budget Egyptian feature now costs an average of EGP ...

Abu Dhabi is turning its clinical and genomic data into a draw for global drugmakers, and Lulu is going big in one of India’s ...