Interviews

Google Assistant has launched a new service which will respond to queries, in Arabic, about emotional wellbeing and coping mechanisms. Ahram Online probes into the new initiative. Injy Deif – Ahram Online The past year saw an increase in Google searches about mental health and emotional wellbeing. In response, the …

Doaa Moneim – Ahram Online Ahram Online discussed the role of the private sector in developing Egyptian education with Vincent Emery, President of the ‘University of Hertfordshire Egypt’ (UHE), hosted by the Global Academic Foundation in Egypt. In this interview, he tackled the reason behind choosing the New Administrative Capital …

Doaa Moneim – Ahram Online The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects a slower recovery from the pandemic in emerging markets and developing economies compared to advanced economies. The slow recovery is due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the delay in vaccines roll out. Paulo Mauro, the Deputy Director at the …

Samar Samir – Egypt Today The agriculture sector is a key livelihood for 55 million Egyptians (Farmers and their families), most of them are living in poor conditions. Believing in reducing rural poverty and enhancing food security, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), in partnership with the Egyptian government, …

Doaa Moneim – Ahram Online E-payment is one of the sectors which have witnessed a significant boom amid the COVID-19 crisis. It has benefited from the associated lockdown measures taken by governments to contain the spread of the virus, including working from home and the closure of many facilities. In …

Doaa Moneim – Ahram Online On 5 December, Egypt and the UK inked an agreement to strengthen their political and trade ties. “The agreement, taking effect on January, will allow British businesses and consumers to benefit from continued preferential access to the market after the end of the transitional period …

Doaa Moneim – Ahram Online Egypt and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reached a staff-level agreement on the first review of Egypt’s economic programme supported by the IMF’s $5.2 Billion stand-by arrangement (SBA) loan. The first review, which took place in November, is subjected for approval by the fund’s Executive …

Doaa Moneim – Ahram Online In its annual meeting held in October, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) approved its next five-year strategy, putting Egypt as the bank’s biggest investment priority country until 2025. During her visit to Egypt in November, the Managing Director for the EBRD’s Southern …

Doaa Moneim – Ahram Online On 5 October, the UK-based Egyptian-British Chamber of Commerce (EBCC) launched the online B2B platform Trade Accelerator, which aims at bringing the professional community of both countries together in one digital space to make it easier for companies in the UK and Egypt to access …

Doaa Moneim – Ahram Online In an exclusive interview with Ahram Online, director of the Middle East and Central Asia (MCD) at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Jihad Azour shared the IMF’s expectations for the Egyptian economy in 2020 and 2021, and the new updates concerning the stand-by agreement (SBA) …