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Last Night’s Talk Shows: More privatization talk + the SVB fallout
Two topics dominated the airwaves last night: The state’s privatization plans + the local angle of SVB’s collapse. The Madbouly government yesterday said it will start on Wednesday preparing to offer two military-owned companies — bottled drinks firm Safi and fuel retailer Wataniya — to strategic investors. The news got coverage from Kelma Akhira (watch, […]
Amazon to triple warehouse space in Egypt this year. PLUS: Expat plans to invest USD 400 mn in local healthcare firms
The e-commerce giant will also expand its delivery network.
Corporates in EM are having a hard time in the debt markets
EM corporate bonds struggle on high cost of debt: Emerging-market companies have sold only USD 60 bn worth of bonds since the beginning of the year — an 18% drop from the same period last year — as higher interest rates and high-profile troubles at EM firms including India’s Adani group and Brazil’s Americanas weigh […]
MARCH March: 4Q2022 earnings season. March: IMF to review USD 3 bn program. March: Gov’t to launch the National Governance Index. March: Palestine-Israel talks in Sharm El Sheikh. Beginning of March: Rice to be added to the EMX. 12-14 March (Sunday-Tuesday): Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen visits Egypt. 12-16 March (Sunday-Thursday): American University in Cairo’s […]
THIS EVENING: Hassan Allam Utilities, Agility are launching green logistics parks + HSBC scoops up UK arm of Silicon Valley Bank
Good afternoon, friends. It’s shaping up to be a relatively brisk Monday, both at home and abroad. THE BIG STORIES TODAY Hassan Allam Utilities launches green logistics parks with Agility: Our friends at Hassan Allam Utilities will build green logistics parks in a joint venture with Agility, according to a press release (pdf). Hassan Allam […]
After the Kanye burn, Adidas is being more selective with its celebrity partners + African designers are tackling the problem of secondhand clothing from the West
Adidas is rebuilding its brand and rethinking celebrity partners.