Egypt Launches New Tax Incentives to Boost Investment and Support Small Businesses

Egypt Launches New Tax Incentives to Boost Investment and Support Small Businesses

At a high-level policy forum on 25 May, Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk declared that Egypt is beginning to reap the rewards of its structural reform program, pointing to ten months of strong macroeconomic and financial indicators. Speaking at the 2025 U.S.-Egypt Policy Leaders Forum, hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce and chaired by Tarek Tawfik, Kouchouk emphasized that broad alignment across government and the private sector is drivin…

How MNT-Halan became one of Egypt’s biggest lenders

Cairo-based startup Mobile app banking success $1.3 bn loan book Egypt’s population is well over 100 million and, while famously entrepreneurial, is often unbanked or financially excluded. For investors, the loans market has long been seen as the Middle East’s financial holy grail – alluring, but ultimately unattainable. App-based lender MNT-Halan, though, may be the first to be able to say it has cracked the code. In Egypt alone, MNT-Halan now …

Ministerial Group for Entrepreneurship: Egyptian Startups Attract $228M in Funding from January to May 2025

The Ministerial Group for Entrepreneurship announced that Egypt's startup structure witnessed significant development in attracting venture capital investments and debt financing during the first five months of this year, reaching $228 million, based on deals monitored since the beginning of the year

Egyptian Startups Secure $228 Million in Funding, Bolstering Entrepreneurial Ecosystem - Top 50 Women Forum

Egypt’s burgeoning startup ecosystem has taken a significant leap forward in early 2025, attracting $228 million in venture capital and debt financing from January through May, according to a new report by the Ministerial Group for Entrepreneurship.