It’s PMI week: The Emirates NBD / Markit purchasing managers’ index for Egypt, the UAE and Saudi Arabia will be out on Tuesday at about 6:15am.

Our friends at AmCham are hosting a conference tomorrow on the private sector and sustainable development. Keynote speakers include Investment Minister Sahar Nasr and Planning Minister Hala El Said. You can view the agenda here or tap here to register.

The Investment Ministry will unveil its map of some 600 projects at the unfortunately named Business for Africa and the World Forum in Sharm El Sheikh on 7-9 December. Some 1,500 national and regional business figures and politicians are expected to attend. Youm7 has the rundown on who’s who.