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Alcazar Energy to pay a premium for Gabal El Zeit as state exit program gains steam
Gabal El Zeit ticked off the divestment to-do list? | Cabinet shuffle in the works | Crypto winter fears | Startup Charter deep dive
Monday, 9 February 2026
Making moves
Today’s issue is a bit of a marathon, from an “extensive” cabinet shake-up on its way to why our dream of a 25% drop in apartment prices might remain just that — a dream.
Today at a Glance
Podcasts
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Investment Watch
Explore EnterpriseAM for your industry
A close look at key activities driving headlines across industries
Privatization Watch
Gov’t to end privatisation hiatus with two companies set to debut on EGX next month
Good afternoon, folks, and happy hump day. Today’s issue brings…
Privatization to pick up steam in 1Q 2026 as stock market incentive package nears completion
The exact dates are still being finalized, taking into account the year-end close and the rollout of the new stock market incentive…
Newsmakers
Sokna CEO Ahmed Gaballah on the startup’s cemetery project
Over seven years, we estimate we’ve helped around 1 mn people inside and outside Egypt
My Morning Routine
The race for local AI talent moves to the math department
Initiatives like these mark a “strategic step in building a sustainable pipeline of data science and AI talent,”…
Spotlight
Regulation
Legislation Watch
House approves in principle cabinet’s bill seeking to amend Education Law
The Education Committee previously approved amendments to the Education Law…
Regulation Watch
El Sisi shuffles central bank board, appointing three new subject-matter experts
Sherif Kamel, Ali Faramawy retain seats for another year
Cabinet Watch
Garghoub is now a Special Economic Zone — here is what that means for investors
Plus: A major overhaul at GOEIC to slash customs times
Ittihadiya
El Sisi, Trump meet up on the sidelines of Davos
Egypt accepted an invitation from the US to join the…
Startup Watch
The Egypt Startup Charter introduces USD 1 bn unified financing push to catalyze venture capital inflows
The roadmap aims to enable 5k startups and cultivate five homegrown unicorns over the next five years
Meet our founders of the week: Knot Technologies’ Ahmed Abdalla and Hussein ElBendak
Knot is building its AI-native ticketing and access control infrastructure out of Egypt for…
Meet Tribe founder Roba El Gindy
“Tribe is the village that it takes to raise a child”
Industries
Banking
Rate cuts spark lending jump, but margins come under pressure -S&P Global
Government and public sector borrowing will remain the primary engine…
Finance
Crypto winter fears return as Trump-fueled rally unravels
BTC dropped 13% in a single session, its sharpest fall…
Capital Markets
EGX30 hits record high in January
Local institutions were the primary exiters from listed stocks (excluding…
Fintech
CBE greenlights full rollout of soft POS, turning smartphones into payment terminals
Following a two-year pilot phase that had restricted contactless payment…
Climate
Egypt signals an end to fire sales with USD 420 mn Gabal El Zeit exit
The government is set to announce the completion of the…
Automotive
Local assembly grew in 2025, but still lagged behind imported vehicle sales
Sales of vehicles imported whole rose 12.1 percentage points faster…
Commodities
Gov’t opens sugar export taps for first time in three years to drain 1 mn ton glut
The current abundance “negates any feasibility of continuing the export…
Infrastructure
Gov’t to relaunch stalled water desalination PPPs in December
The tender’s first batch will include two to four water…
Manufacturing
EEC looks to solve freezone incentive gap to help hit USD 13 bn export target
To get there, the council is betting on a 15%…
Mining
USD rebound sends gold crashing
The gold and silver rout raised concerns over momentum-driven markets
Sunday, 8 February 2026
Good afternoon, friends, and welcome to the start of a fresh new workweek.
As the weather begins to heat up, it seems the news cycle is cooling down. It’s a quiet day on the home front, and abroad, the Washington Post layoffs and BTC’s crash are still dominating headlines. Also in today’s issue: we look at how you can foster a better work-life balance and break down the latest season of Bridgerton.
Today at a Glance
Friday, 6 February 2026
Good morning, folks, and happy weekend.
With a number of holidays fast approaching, there will be plenty of moments we’ll want to immortalize — but how do we do that without sentencing our memories to solitary confinement in our phone galleries? In this week’s edition of The Enterprise Guide, we’re looking at ways you can safeguard your favorite memories, all while enjoying the moment.
