It was a mixed bag on last night’s talk shows, with several stories jostling for airtime: News from the central bank on our new plastic EGP 20 note and yesterday’s decline in gold prices both got coverage from the talking heads.

Queen Cleopatra and the Muhammad Ali Mosque adorn new EGP 20 notes: The Central Bank of Egypt revealed the design of the new plastic EGP 20 notes, with coverage from Amr Adeeb on El Hekaya (watch, runtime: 6:45), Lamees El Hadidi on Kelma Akhira (watch, runtime: 0:36) and Masa’a DMC (watch, runtime: 4:18).

The state of gold prices in the local market: Gold prices are expected to continue to decline this week after 21-carat gold yesterdayfell byEGP 55 to hit EGP 2,175 per gram, Nagy Farag, advisor to the Supply Ministry, told Kelma Akhira (watch, runtime: 3:55). Prices have slipped since the Ministry approved a decisionto allow Egyptian expats to import gold into the country without paying customs duties for a six-month period. The measure is aimed at stabilizing the market after prices more than doubled over the past year due to high demand, Hanni Milad, head of the Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce’s gold and jewelry division, adding that “gold maintains its value…it won’t disappoint anyone” (watch, runtime: 6:18).

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