Urban & Economy

Nasser Social Bank: Boosting profits or helping the poor?

Commercial loans like car financing boost Nasser Social Bank’s profits, but they also compete with its core mission: offering affordable credit to low-income Egyptians.

Eslam Aly_ 13-5-2025

Nasser Social Bank: Boosting profits or helping the poor?

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Is the state profiteering from social housing deposits?

Urban & Economy_

The state earns billions in interest from frozen applicant deposits for subsidized housing, while desperate citizens face years-long waits and rejection. Critics question fairness.

Menna Mohamed_ 12-5-2025

Is the state profiteering from social housing deposits?

Developing Cairo’s downtown à la Mohamed Abdel Wahab

Urban & Economy_

If boosting the real estate value of downtown requires organizing streets, restaurants, and hotels, then respecting the history and urban harmony of the space is no less essential.

Fayrouz Karawya_ 2-5-2025

Developing Cairo’s downtown à la Mohamed Abdel Wahab

A Dose too small for Egypt’s drug industry

Urban & Economy_

As Egypt seeks to localize cancer drug production, soaring import costs and a hesitant banking sector expose the limits of a financing plan already too small to matter.

Eslam Aly_ 2-5-2025

A Dose too small for Egypt’s drug industry

Egypt is no longer my mother!

Urban & Economy_

This isn't a call for despair but an invitation to rethink our approach. We need to adopt radical solutions like redefining our relationship with the global financial system

Mohamed Gad_ 26-4-2025

Egypt is no longer my mother!

Is Egypt about to hit the gas on EVs?

Urban & Economy_

Egypt’s electric car dream is charging ahead—but with rising obstacles and delayed timelines, will the country ever hit full speed on its EV ambitions?

Ahmed Albordeny_ 26-4-2025

Is Egypt about to hit the gas on EVs?