Egypt plans to offer between four and five state-owned companies on the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) before the end of 2026.

Egypt's trade deficit widened by 48.8% year-on-year (YoY) in March 2026, reaching $4.6 billion compared to $3.1 billion in the same month of 2025.

Egypt's non-oil private sector remained under pressure in May 2026 as rising inflation, higher fuel and electricity costs, and currency weakness weighed on demand, according to the latest S&P Global Egypt Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) survey.

Egypt's tax revenues increased by 29% during the period from July 2025 to March 2026, without imposing additional tax burdens due to stronger economic activity, a broader tax base, and ongoing efforts to simplify tax procedures.

Egypt aims to generate 45% of its electricity from renewable energy sources by 2028, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly told the House of Representatives, outlining the government’s strategy to strengthen energy security as a regional war continues to weigh on global markets.

Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Mohamed Farid presented the government’s economic reform agenda and developments on Egypt's initial public offering (IPO) program during a meeting with the global, full-service investment banking and capital markets firm Jefferies Group in Washington, D.C.

Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has issued a decree reconstituting the Ministerial Group for Entrepreneurship, to be chaired by Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Hussein Eissa.

S&P Global Ratings has affirmed Egypt’s sovereign credit rating at ‘B/B’ with a stable outlook, citing a balance between the country’s medium-term growth prospects and reform efforts against rising risks linked to a prolonged regional conflict.

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) Governor Hassan Abdalla to review developments in Egypt’s current economic performance.

The Iran war in the Middle East weighed on the non-oil private sector, with Egyptian companies reporting a decline in business activity in March, as weaker demand and higher costs.

Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has decided to introduce a remote work system for one day a week for employees across both the public and private sectors, as part of a broader effort to reduce energy consumption.

Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly reviewed an updated version of the State Ownership Policy Document during a high-level government meeting, as part of ongoing efforts to expand private sector participation in the national economy.

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly issued Decree No. 503 of 2026, expanding the range of industrial activities eligible for investment incentives and linking them to the geographical areas classified under sectors A and B.

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) expects real gross domestic product (GDP) growth to accelerate at a faster-than-previously estimated pace, with the economy forecast to expand by an average of 5.1% and 5.5% in fiscal years (FYs) 2025/2026 and 2026/2027, respectively, as per the Monetary Policy Report for Q4 2025.

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) said its net foreign assets rose to $15.013 billion, equivalent to EGP 705.083 billion, by the end of January 2026, up from $13.3 billion, or about EGP 634.856 billion, at the end of December 2025.

Egypt’s external position is showing growing resilience, supported by rising foreign reserves, improving foreign asset balances, and easing risk premiums, according to a research note by HC Securities.

Egypt’s annual headline inflation rate eased to 10.1% in January 2026, sharply down from 23.2% in the same month of 2025, according to data released by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS).

Allianz Trade Economic Research has upgraded Egypt’s short-term country risk rating to D3 in its 2025 Country Risk Atlas report, reversing a downgrade to D4 in last year’s report following the liquidity pressures seen in 2024.

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has issued EGP 5 billion in sovereign sukuk, with a fixed return and a tenor of three years.

The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) executive board will meet at the end of the month to consider approving the fifth and sixth reviews of Egypt’s $8 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program, as stated by IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva.