Good afternoon, friends, and happy THURSDAY-equivalent. We come to you as the news cycle has officially checked out and everyone is rounding out the last few hours of this abridged work week.

It’s vacation time: The EGX has confirmed that it will be off from tomorrow, 27 June through Monday, 3 July to mark Eid El Adha and the 30 June revolution, following the lead of the public sector and banks. Meanwhile, the Labor Ministry has declared a slightly shorter six-day holiday for the private sector, running from 27 June through to Sunday, 2 July.

Enterprise will be taking a publication holiday, too: We’ll be back to our regularly scheduled programming of Enterprise Climate, Enterprise Logistics, EnterpriseAM, and EnterprisePM on Tuesday, 4 July at the appointed hour. The next Enterprise Weekend Edition will be in your inbox on Friday, 7 July. We hope you all have an enjoyable, restful holiday with friends and family.

THE BIG STORY TODAY

A 14-storey building in Alexandria’s Sidi Bishr has collapsed, with multiple people believed to be under the rubble, according to an Alexandria governorate statement. It remains unclear whether there are any confirmed casualties from the collapse.

THE BIG STORY ABROAD

Russia’s efforts to show a sense of solidarity and unity against the Wagner mutiny has been dominating the international press today. After the 24-hour mutiny that began on Friday, with nearly no consequences to the Wagner group and their commander, Russia’s prime minister has called for the people to stand behind their president and the army. Russian Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu appeared inspecting Russian troops in an unknown location on Russian state TV, meanwhile, Prighozin’s whereabouts are unknown. BBC| Reuters| CNBC| Associated Press | Financial Times

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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 OUR FIRST 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.

☀️ TOMORROW’S WEATHER- We’re getting sunny skies tomorrow with temperatures rising to a rather warm 37°C before cooling to 24°C at night, our favorite weather app tells us.

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