Good afternoon, wonderful people. This shortened workweek is bringing us a rather calm news cycle — we assume most people are mentally checked out ahead of our extended holiday.

IN CASE YOU NEEDED REMINDING- Public sector employees and banks will be off from Tuesday, 27 June through Monday, 3 July in observance of Eid El Adha and the anniversary of 30 June, while the Manpower Ministry says the private sector will be off from Tuesday, 27 June through Sunday, 2 July.

THE BIG STORY TODAY

El Sisi, Modi want to take our ties to the next level: President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi signed an agreement today to upgrade the two countries’ diplomatic relations to become “strategic,” according to an Ittihadiya statement.

THE BIG STORY ABROAD

Prigozhin’s turnaround and pardon from Putin continue to lead the conversation in the international press this afternoon. Yvegny Prigozhin’s Wagner Group mercenaries withdrew from an attack on the Russian capital after Prigozhin’s verbal attack on incompetent Russian military leaders who he feels are ruining his soldiers’ efforts in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Preghozin’s mutiny was short-lived as Russian President Vladimir Putin offered him a pardon and safe residence in Belarus. Reuters | Bloomberg | Associated Press | CNBC | BBC | Financial Times

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*** It’s Inside Industry day —your weekly briefing of all things industrial in Egypt. Inside Industry focuses each Sunday on what it takes to turn Egypt into a manufacturing and export powerhouse, ranging from initial investment and planning to product distribution, through to land allocation to industrial processes, supply chain management, labor, automation and technology, inputs and exports, regulation and policy.

In today’s issue: We look at the challenges facing the date production industry, and what’s holding us back from being a major exporter despite being the world’s biggest producer of dates.

MISSED THE ENTERPRISE EXPORTS AND FDI FORUM? Tune in to the Enterprise Podcast to hear what went down: The Enterprise Podcast is back, and with it comes our new Forum series, where we bring you audio recordings of what was said on stage at our events.

We’re kickstarting the series with the Enterprise Exports and FDI Forum, which took place last May at the Four Seasons Nile Plaza, and where we explored how we can make Egypt an export powerhouse that is a magnet for FDI.

IN TODAY’S EPISODE- We looked at the immediate need for businesses, and the country as a whole, to develop workable strategies on bolstering exports and FDI by looking at examples from around the world that have worked. We were joined on that panel by Yasmine Khamis, chair of the Orientals Group, and Yassir Zouaoui, partner at McKinsey, who flew in from the UAE to attend. The panel was co-moderated by our friend Helmy Ghazi, deputy CEO of HSBC Egypt.

Expect us to drop an episode every Sunday morning. You can listen to the Enterprise Podcast wherever you get your podcasts including: Apple Podcast | Spotify | Google Podcast | Anghami.

ENTERPRISE IS LOOKING FOR SMART, TALENTED PEOPLE of all backgrounds to help us build some very cool new things. Enterprise — the essential morning read on all the important news shaping business and the economy in Egypt and the region — is looking for writers, reporters and editors to help us build out new publications. Today, we run four daily Egypt and MENA-focused publications, five weekly industry verticals, and a weekend lifestyle edition designed to make our readers feel just a bit smarter.

We have tons more in the pipeline — come help us build new publications. We offer the chance to work in a fast-paced newsroom on a broad range of topics and in a variety of formats. Our goal is simple: To create value for our growing community of >250k daily readers by telling stories that matter.

Journalists looking to explore business, finance and economic stories are welcome. So are recent journalism school graduates.

That said, we're looking for gifted story-tellers from all walks of life and across all professions, as long as they show a keen interest in learning to write about the stories, topics, businesses, and figures moving markets. Egyptian and foreign nationals alike are welcome to apply. So are job-switchers: If you’re an equities analyst tired of the rat race, we’re a great place to come work.

NEVER WORKED IN A NEWSROOM BEFORE? We have the Enterprise Business Writing Development Program. Whether you are a recent graduate, an industry vet, or looking to switch careers, the Enterprise Business Writing Development Program will give you the tools you need to tell the most important stories to our audience of C-suite officials, government ministers, diplomats, financiers, investors and entrepreneurs.

During the program you will learn:

  • The key news stories and trends shaping business and the economy in Egypt and the region, across various sectors;
  • Business and finance for non-finance people: Whether it's industry jargon or key concepts or simply how to read a balance sheet;
  • How to construct an Enterprise story: From idea formulation down to the structure, style and tone of writing;
  • How to develop sources that will give you the key insights needed to tell a complete story;
  • How to communicate these stories with the confidence and language of an insider.

Not an internship program — a career: The three-month program will see full-time, paid participants take part in workshops and lectures from veteran business journalists, while also working on and filing stories that will run on any of our publications. Those who have successfully completed the program, will then be given long-term job offers.

Apply directly to jobs@enterprisemea.com and mention “writing development program” in your subject line.

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☀️ TOMORROW’S WEATHER- Temperatures will be on the rise tomorrow with sunny skies and a high of 37°C, dipping to a cooler 24°C in the evening, our favorite weather app tells us.

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