EDUCATION- Teacher hiring drive: The Education Ministry is looking to hire 30k primary school assistant teachers for the first, second and third grades to start in the 2023-2024 academic year, according to a Central Agency for Organization and Administration statement. Applicants must be under the age of 40 and hold an education degree to apply. […]
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Is FAB still interested in StanChart?
FAB reportedly still has eyes for Standard Chartered: First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) is working under the radar on an all-cash bid of USD 30-35 bn for UK-headquartered bank Standard Chartered under the code name Silver-Foxtrot, after putting earlier takeover plans on hold. The bank denied the report in a statement picked by Asharq Business. […]
Egypt + Russia have yet to make a final decision on Mir
No decision yet on MIR: Egypt and Russia have completed much of the technical work to introduce Moscow’s MIR payments system in Egypt but no final decisions have been made, Russia’s ambassador to Egypt Georgy Borisenko told Russia's RIA Novosti. Russian authorities have been working with the Central Bank of Egypt to set up Mir […]
FEBRUARY 11 February (Saturday): Second semester of 2022-2023 academic year begins for public universities. 12 February (Sunday): The House reconvenes. 13-15 February (Monday-Wednesday): The Egypt Petroleum Show (Egyps), Egypt International Exhibition Center, Cairo. 13-15 (Monday-Wednesday): World Government Summit, Dubai. 19 February (Sunday): Senate reconvenes. 23-27 February (Thursday-Monday): Annual Business Women of Egypt’s Women for Success […]
Five Egyptian banks get ratings downgrade from Moody’s + Death toll from Turkey-Syria quakes rises above 28k
Good afternoon, wonderful people. It’s thus far a calmer-than-expected start to the news week, but we know better than to think this lull will last long. THE BIG STORY TODAY Five banks get ratings downgrade, outlook upgrade from Moody’s: Moody’s downgraded the long-term local currency deposit ratings for the National Bank of Egypt, Banque Misr, […]
ChatGPT craze reaches China + January transfer window breaks records
Chinese tech giants riding the ChatGPT trend: Tech giants Alibaba and Baidu have both banked on the buzz around Microsoft’s OpenAI ChatGPT and made announcements last week about their own AI models, Reutersreports. OpenAI is not available to users in China, Hong Kong, Iran, Russia, and parts of Africa including Egypt — though some people […]
A hilarious mockumentary highlights the absurdity of human existence in Cunk on Earth
? ON THE TUBE TONIGHT-(all times CLT) A satirical look at the history of human civilization: In the five-part mockumentary Cunk onEarth, Diane Morgan reprises her role as the perfectly clueless presenter Philomena Cunk, who asks hard hitting questions like: Which had a greater impact on society — the Renaissance or Beyoncé’s Single Ladies? Cunk […]