Founded by Sadek and Kamal Ghabbour in the 1940s as a family business, GB Corp now operates through two main entities: GB Auto, managing automotive operations in Egypt, Iraq, and Jordan, and GB ...

Established in 1920, the Eastern Company is the only local manufacturer of cigarettes in Egypt. In October 2024, it renewed its manufacturing and joint cooperation agreement with Japan Tobacco ...

Fawry provides e-payments and digital finance solutions and serves 53.8 million customers, with a retail network reaching 395,700 POS terminals as of the end of March 2025. The company processed 240 ...

Established in 2001, Ibnsina Pharma distributes pharmaceutical products from 350 Egyptian and multinational pharmaceutical companies to more than 58,000 customers, including pharmacies, hospitals, ...

EGBANK was founded in 1981 to support developmental projects in Egypt and the Arab countries. It provided banking services through its head office and 62 branches and employed 2,399 people as of March ...

Established in 1959, real estate developer Madinet Masr has a land portfolio of 12.8 million square meters. Its mega projects include Taj City, a 3.6 million square meter mixed-use development, and ...

Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer has been leading DEWA since its inception in 1992. In June 2024, DEWA announced that it had achieved a 41.73% improvement in electricity and water production efficiency in 2023 ...

The United Bank debuted on the Egyptian Exchange in December 2024, marking the country’s first IPO of a bank since 1996. The bank divested 30% of its shares through a $90.5 million IPO, with 95% of ...

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Beltone Holding is a financial services provider that offers brokerage, investment banking, asset management, equity research, and private equity. It also offers end-to-end non-banking financial ...

F rom groundbreaking entrepreneurs to visionary corporate leaders, women in MENA are leaving their mark in every sector and industry. For example, Hana Al Rostamani, Group CEO of the First Abu Dhabi ...

Women in MENA are leading some of the largest local and global companies and leaving an immense impact across industries, from banking powerhouses to technology visionaries. Once again, Hana Al ...