Weekly Rundown of Top 10 Trending Headlines

Updated 8/15/2025 9:00:00 AM

Arab Finance: The second week of August witnessed key economic stories, including Standard Chartered Bank’s positive outlook regarding the Egyptian economy during the second half (H2) of 2025. This is in addition to an announcement of government-private sector initiatives to reduce commodity prices.

So, here’s the full list of top 10 news to check this week:

1- FRA-supervised financing hit EGP 640.1B by June 2025

The Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) reported that total financing granted by entities under its supervision reached EGP 640.1 billion at the end of June 2025.

2- Madbouly announces price reduction initiatives

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced a series of government-private sector initiatives to reduce commodity prices, the cabinet stated on August 13th.

3- Egyptian economy shows resilience amid global pressures: Standard Chartered

Standard Chartered Bank expects the Egyptian economy to maintain resilience and macroeconomic stability in the face of global challenges, according to its latest report, 'Global Market Outlook H2 2025'.

4- Egypt’s agricultural exports hit 6.5M tons YTD

Egypt’s agricultural exports have reached a record 6.5 million tons so far this year, marking an increase of more than 600,000 tons compared to the same period in 2024, Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Alaa Farouk announced.

5-Egypt’s annual headline inflation records 13.1% in July: CAPMAS

Egypt’s annual headline inflation slowed to 13.1% in July from 14.4% in June, as reported by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS).

6-Egypt, Jordan sign 10 cooperation agreements to boost ties

Egypt and Jordan signed 10 documents to strengthen bilateral cooperation at the conclusion of the 33rd session of the Egyptian-Jordanian Joint Higher Committee, held in Amman.

7-FRA grants new licenses for 6 companies in securities, investment, factoring

The Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has issued decisions for six companies, granting new licenses for company establishment, investment fund activities, and the formation of a factoring company.

8-MSMEDA, Banque du Caire sign EGP 500M contracts to finance microenterprises

The Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise Development Agency (MSMEDA) has signed two contracts worth a total of EGP 500 million with Banque du Caire to finance microenterprises across Egypt.

9-EGPC detects major fuel smuggling, safety violations in nationwide inspections

The Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) has uncovered a series of violations during extensive monitoring campaigns aimed at controlling the distribution of petroleum products and preventing market manipulation.

10-China's Sailun Group to build $1B tire factory in SCZone

Egypt has signed a contract with China’s Sailun Group to establish a tire manufacturing plant in the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone), with total investments of about $1 billion over three phases.