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16-Apr-20 Most entrepreneurs are decrying Egypt’s partial lockdown as detrimental to their businesses. However e-commerce platforms, emerging as the safest shopping method, are increasing in site traffic. E-commerce delivery services are exempted from lockdown restrictions. [image: Getty Images]
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25-Jul-19 Technology company Vivo is expanding and launching its smartphones into the Middle East and Africa. Vivo products are already available in the UAE and Morocco, with Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain to follow suit in the coming months. [image: IOL]
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16-May-19 Egypt’s petroleum sector is set to attract USD10 bn of investment this financial year, adding to the USD30 bn invested since 2016, according to Mohamed Saad, head of the oil chamber at the Federation of Egyptian Industries. [image: Reuters / Amr Abdallah Dalsh]
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28-Apr-19 Travel marketplace Wego ranks Egypt first for MENA travellers, followed by India, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and USA. "55 percent of travellers in 2019 booked a 12+ day flight compared to 39 percent in 2018," said Mamoun Hmedan, Director, Wego. [image: Alamy / Khaleej Times]
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22-Apr-19 Egypt will begin a rollout of its new comprehensive health insurance system in July 2019, to be rolled out over a 15-year period. the World Bank pledged USD530 million to a five-year initiative aimed at improving healthcare standards. [image: Reuters / Mohamed Abd El Ghany]
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