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Exchange rate volatility alone added approximately USD 2 bn to Egypt’s external debt in 2025
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The great audit: why AI has become the ultimate stress test for management
The common narrative around AI focuses on job displacement, yet for C-suite leaders, the greater risk lies in AI exposing weaknesses in management systems. As AI embeds deeply into business operations, it acts as a diagnostic tool, surfacing informal processes and implicit practices. Leaders can no longer depend on unwritten rules or ambiguous oversight. Global […]
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Egypt continues to issue LCs as usual
LCs continue to be processed — albeit after closer inspection to verify documentation
Posted inIndustry
Downstream industries push back as Egypt considers three-year extension for steel and billet anti-dumping duties
The government seeks to cut 1 mn tons in annual imports to foster local industrial expansion
Posted inIndustry
Egyptian engineering firms tap safety stocks as aluminum prices soar
Manufacturers face a turning point as low-cost aluminum inventories run dry, forcing them to purchase at new prices
Posted inMoves
Hisham Ezz Al Arab will lead CIB until March 2029
Hisham Ezz Al Arab (LinkedIn) is staying on as CEO of the country’s largest private lender CIB until March 2029, after the bank’s ordinary assembly approved the move, according to a disclosure (pdf) to EGX. The announcement reflects a vote of confidence in Ezz Al Arab, who took over the role back in September 2024.
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LVP Pharma becomes Rameda’s largest shareholder with 23.2% share
Plus: EU Commission earmarks EUR 8 mn in wartime relief, desalination plant PPPs
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Insuring the boom: The missing piece of the AI infrastructure puzzle
Possible disruptions, coupled with a lack of ins. coverage, is positioning funding data centers at a level of exposure that many investors are wary of taking on
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2026 MARCH 19-23 March: (Thursday-Monday): Eid El Fitr public holiday. 30 March - 1 April (Monday-Wednesday): Egypt International Energy Conference and Exhibition (EGYPES). APRIL 2 April (Thursday): Monetary Policy Committee’s second meeting of 2026. 12 April (Sunday): Coptic Easter. 25 April (Saturday): Sinai Liberation Day. MAY 1 May (Friday): Labor Day. 21 May (Thursday): Monetary […]