Happy hump day, wonderful people. The steady newsflow we’ve grown accustomed to over the past couple of weeks is still holding up as we hit the midweek mark. THE BIG STORY TODAY Safi + Wataniya are each seeing 10% stake sales: The Madbouly government is reportedly planning to sell a minimum of 10% in each […]
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All those unnecessary meetings are costing your company a lot of money + How to encourage innovation in the workplace
Your boss probably agrees: You and your team are spending way more time than is necessary in meetings. An average of 25 hours of executives’ work weeks are dedicated to meetings — around half of which end with no real outcome or benefit, Bloomberg reports, citing a study by research consortium Future Forum. Leaders tend […]
The Offer: The story behind the making of cinema’s most iconic masterpieces
? ON THE TUBE TONIGHT-(all times CLT) The mafia, a Puzo novel, and Coppolla directing sounds like an offer you can’t refuse. The Offer, streaming onOSN + and Apple TV, is a biopic series — narrated in a vividly colored homage to the 70s — telling the true story of producer Albert S. Ruddy, played […]
UEFA Champions League Round of 16 continues tonight
⚽ Today in the UEFA Champions League: Manchester City faces off against Leipzig in the return of the Round of 16 at 10pm. The away game ended in a tie, with each team scoring one goal. At the same time, Porto v Inter kicks off, with Inter entering the match with the advantage of coming […]
Gen X favorite Ahmed Ahmed is bringing a standup comedy show to AUC’s Tahrir campus
? OUT AND ABOUT-(all times CLT) Standup comedy from a Gen X favorite: Standup comedian Ahmed Ahmed will be here on Monday 20 March at 8pm for “Back to Om El Donia” at the American University in Cairo’s Tahrir Campus’ Ewart Memorial Hall. Also featured in the lineup: Brian Alyward, Hashem El Garhy, and Ola […]
Rules of Civility: The higher-than-expected price of appearances
? UNDER THE LAMPLIGHT- Amor Towles’ Rules of Civility takes us through the glitzy life of 1930s New York through the eyes of Katey Kontent, a hard-working, middle-class young woman whose life changes after a chance encounter on new year’s eve with charming Tinker Grey. From working long hours to make ends meet, Katey is […]
What the markets are doing on 14 March, 2023
The EGX30 fell 0.5% at today’s close on turnover of EGP 1.2 bn (41.7% below the 90-day average). Foreign investors were net sellers. The index is up 5.2% YTD. In the green: Heliopolis Housing and Development (+3.6%), Qalaa Holdings (+3.3%) and Credit Agricole Egypt (+2.8%). In the red: Cleopatra Hospitals Group (-2.8%), Telecom Egypt (-2.5%) […]