Crowdfunding and suitcases full of cash: How Gazans seeking to escape war are paying to flee to Egypt

For many Palestinians stuck in Rafah, crowdfunding has become a lifeline, the only way to meet the skyrocketing cost of crossing the border. Social media users overseas are flocking to help. Read More

Egypt’s Gas Shortage Brings New Risks After Massive Bailout

A $50 billion bailout has helped ward off a worsening of Egypt’s economic crisis. Now, a growing energy shortage risks draining the vital foreign currency reserves it needs to pull off a recovery. Read More

Gulf bourses end mixed; Egypt extends decline

Stock markets in the Gulf put in a mixed performance on Sunday amid rising oil prices and receding hopes of rapid interest rate cuts by the U.S. Federal Reserve after a series of inflation readings. Read More

Egypt's non-oil private sector under pressure in March amid currency volatility: PMI

Egypt’s non-oil private sector continued to face a downswing in operating conditions in March, with business activity and new order volumes falling at similar rates as those observed in February, ... Read More

Zimbabwe: Black market for new ZiG currency is thriving

The absence of an effective forex platform for businesses using the new currency, Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG), is fuelling the parallel market. Read More

Zimbabwe's new gold-backed currency sliding on black market

Zimbabwe’s recently introduced ... But on the black market it is around 20. Chamunorwa Musengi, a street vendor in Harare, is not optimistic about the new currency which for the moment is ... Read More

Egypt Pitches New Proposal for Hamas-Israel Cease-Fire

The proposed deal, put forth in a bid to stave off an invasion of Rafah, would see the release of 20 Israeli hostages over an initial three-week cease-fire. Read More

Here’s how much it will cost to travel to see total solar eclipses in Iceland, Spain, Egypt and Australia

For those who were left totally wanting more after last week’s eclipse ... travel site Priceline found that roundtrip flights could be had in the days around Aug.12 of this year from New ... Read More

Egypt Travel Guide

Needless to say, this land of mystery and sand in the northeastern corner of the African continent holds many secrets to humanity’s distant past ... those who love to travel with a sense of adventure. Read More

Zimbabwe’s Finance Chief Sees ZiG Currency Ending Market Volatility

The introduction of Zimbabwe’s new currency, known at the ZiG, is expected to bring an end to stock market volatility and help restore overall price stability, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube said. Read More

Egypt's Gas Shortage Brings New Risks After Massive Bailout

(Bloomberg) — A $50 billion bailout has helped ward off a worsening of Egypt’s economic crisis. Now, a growing energy shortage risks draining the vital foreign currency reserves ... Bloomberg News ... Read More