Abdel Latif Wahba

Egypt’s efforts to build up its economy and boost exports after a grueling crisis may be getting help from an unexpected industry: dietary supplements.

Egypt inaugurated a long-anticipated $1 billion museum that showcases the wonders of its ancient past and is poised to supercharge the North African nation’s crucial tourism sector.

Egypt will get $3.5 billion from Qatar by the end of the year, with the Mediterranean tourism investment potentially paving the way for Cairo to unlock billions of dollars from the International Monetary Fund.

Egypt’s new wheat-buying agency has booked about half a million tons of the grain from the Black Sea region for import in December and January, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The two North African countries attracted almost 20 million tourists apiece in 2025, soaring past pre-pandemic levels.

Egypt’s annual inflation rate rose to the highest level since last May, after the Iran war caused a surge in global energy prices and a weakening of the local currency.

Egyptian property developer Talaat Moustafa Group unveiled a plan for a 1.4 trillion Egyptian pound ($27 billion) new city on the outskirts of Cairo.

Egypt expects to attract as many as 20 million tourists this year — a new record — despite spillover effects from the Iran war that includes flight disruptions and more expensive travel.

Egypt’s inflation rate accelerated for the first time since March, disrupting an easing streak that had lasted for much of the ongoing US-Iran war.