Egypt to host 8th edition of Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) in September - Egypt Today
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Egypt will host the 8th edition of the Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF)...

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2,337 small and micro projects implemented with more than $1.46mln since July 2021: Egypt's Local Development Fund - Zawya
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Minister of Local Development Mahmoud Shaarawy revealed that the Local Development Fund has financed...

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The Baobab Network grows its portfolio to 25 as it invests in five new African start-ups - Techcabal
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The Baobab Network (TBN), a Nairobi-based accelerator that invests in early-stage technology...

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73% of all government contracts signed with micro, small businesses over past 41 months - Arham Online
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About 73 percent of all of the government’s contracts were signed with micro- and small-sized...

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Mashat: Egypt one of important markets for startups - Egypt Today
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International Cooperation Minister Rania el Mashat said Egypt is one of the important markets for...

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CBE includes doctors in initiative to finance small enterprises - Egypt Independent
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The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced, on Tuesday, a decision to include doctors in the small...

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First open-finance platform revolutionises MSMEs ecosystem in Egypt - Daily News Egypt
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Damen, CashCall, and AUR Fintech have launched the first open-finance platform, a social business...

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Egypt's startups raise $491m across 147 transactions hitting all-time-high volume of foreign investors - Egypt Today
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Following a four-year consecutive growth in VC funding, the Egyptian ecosystem observed a 168...

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Micro-enterprises' finance in Egypt rose to LE 27.1B during 2021 - Egypt Today
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Financing for small and micro enterprises grew by 40 percent by the end of 2021, to reach LE 27.1...

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Egypt focuses on MSMEs as they represent 98% of private sector: CBE - Daily News Egypt
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Sherif Lokman, Sub Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) for Financial Inclusion, said that...

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