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Foreign Buying Persists Despite Tax and Classification Uncertainty

Egypt Mona Alameddine -
Cairo — Overseas investors continued to accumulate Egyptian equities on Wednesday despite ongoing debate over proposed tax reforms and the...

Gold Holds Near Record Highs as Inflation Fears Outweigh Ceasefire Optimism

Market Updates & Finance Middle East Observer Staff -
Gold remained near record levels during the week ending 4 June, highlighting investors' growing focus on inflation and monetary-policy...

Egypt Courts Japanese Manufacturers as Tokyo Broadens Africa Supply-Chain Strategy

Economy Middle East Observer Staff -
Egypt and Japan have moved to deepen their strategic partnership, signing a preliminary framework in Tokyo as Cairo seeks...

Insurance, Not Oil, Is Becoming the Iran War’s Biggest Trade Shock

Economy MEO Research Team -
For much of the conflict between Iran, the United States and Israel, global markets have focused on oil. Every...

Europe Wants More Than Regulation. It Wants Its Own Tech Ecosystem.

Europe Samer Amir -
For much of the past two decades, Europe's influence in the global technology industry has stemmed less from the...

Visibility Over Destruction: What the Kuwait Strike Reveals About Tehran’s Strategy

Gulf Mohamed Salem -
Kuwait suspended flights and activated emergency procedures after an Iranian missile and drone attack struck Kuwait International Airport, damaging...

Egypt Is Undergoing a Structural Transformation in How It Generates Foreign Exchange

Economy Mahmoud Fouda -
Cairo — Egypt is undergoing a structural transformation in how it generates foreign exchange, with a growing mix of remittances,...

EGX Rises, but Tax Reform and S&P Review Cast a Shadow

Market Updates & Finance Mona Alameddine -
Cairo — Egypt’s capital markets are facing two potentially significant tests after the government moved to restore a stamp tax...

Shell Starts Drilling $180 Million Deepwater Gas Well in Egypt’s Mediterranean Waters

Energy Middle East Observer Staff -
Shell has launched drilling operations at the Velox exploration well in Egypt’s offshore Herodotus Basin, committing more than $180...
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