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The greenback edged closer to the EGP 50 mark on Monday for the first time in 10 months as geopolitical tensions set off a familiar pressure cycle. Foreign investors accelerated their exit from local debt while importers rushed to secure letters of credit for oil, wheat, and essential food supplies. The squeeze briefly rattled sentiment […]
Author Archives: enterpriseam admin
Posted inEnergy
A nasty mix of factors is putting pressure on the price of energy — and that’s bad for Egypt’s budget
Gulf producers only have 25 days before they run out of storage space
Posted inTourism
Investors dump regional travel stocks as images of burning hotels hit the front pages
Inflows have been hit by a lack of flights, not a lack of appetite
Posted inA MESSAGE FROM VISA
From biometric checkouts to cash’s exit: top 2026 payments trends, part 2
In 2026, manual guest checkout continues to decline as biometric authentication becomes more common. Typing 16-digit card numbers is increasingly replaced by fingerprint or facial verification. Guest checkout now represents 16% of Visa online transactions, down from nearly 50% in 2019. Cash usage continues to narrow as digital payments gain share. In 2026, half of […]
Posted inTech
Dubai’s data center outage exposes vulnerable region ecosystem
Data sovereignty issues and the cost of infrastructure make data centers a highly centralized risk for MENA businesses
Posted inAlso on our Radar
Oriental Weavers counts carbon to clear new green trade hurdles
Plus: Valmore Holding sees revenues rise 24% y-o-y in 2025
Posted inPLANET FINANCE
Global investors turn sour on EMs after record-setting rally amid regional war
A gauge of developing-nation FX fell 0.9% after touching all-time highs last week as the USD strengthened
Posted inCALENDAR
2026 MARCH 3 March (Tuesday): S&P Global to release PMI figures of February. 10 March (Tuesday): Capmas expected to release inflation data for February 15 March (Sunday): IMF to hold its seventh review of Egypt’s USD 8 bn EFF arrangement. 21 March: (Saturday): Eid El Fitr starts (TBC). 30 March - 1 April (Monday-Wednesday): Egypt […]