Employees are back at the office, but crave the peace and quiet of WFH: Companies are changing up the setup of their offices, including equipping them with “quiet rooms” to accommodate employees returning to a hybrid work model after years of covid-induced WFH, the Financial Times writes. Office days, in a hybrid work setup, are […]
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Our friends at Etisalat by e& are joining us for the Enterprise Climate X Forum, taking place at the Grand Egyptian Museum. Are you? Our first-ever large-scale event, with more than 200 C-suite execs, bankers, investors, DFI folks wouldn’t have been possible without the support of good friends who are committed to the message of […]
Shahid’s Room 207: A thriller series about a haunted hotel room
? ON THE TUBE TONIGHT- (all times CLT) Supernatural occurrences unfold in Room 207 of a hotel in Marsa Matrouh in the 60s. The thriller series, which is based on Ahmed Khaled Tawfik’s novel of the same name, follows Gamal (Mohamed Farrag) as he starts a new gig as a hotel receptionist and begins hearing […]
We’re closing in on the knockout stage of the World Cup
⚽ The third round of the World Cup group stage kicks off today, with teams competing to earn a spot in the round of 16. This round has two fixed match times per day, 5pm and 9pm. Group A: The Netherlands and Qatar face off at 5pm, while Senegal plays Ecuador. Group B: Iran will […]
A night at the opera + Maroon 5 tribute jams
? OUT AND ABOUT- (all times CLT) Egyptian singers Medhat Saleh and Marwa Nagy take the stage at the Cairo Opera House tonight at 8pm. Hezb El Comedy makes its Cairo Jazz Club 610 debut tonight at 9pm. This lineup of hilarious comedians will be gracing the stage: Ahmed Hassan, Hashem El Garhy, Mina Selim, […]
The power of cultivating and maintaining your network
? UNDER THE LAMPLIGHT- Is invisibility a fate worse than failure? Pro networker Keith Ferrazzi thinks so. His book Never Eat Alone, first published 2005 highlights the importance of making connections and has some valuable lessons that still hold up, despite social media completely redefining the way we network (which is why he released an […]
What the markets are doing on 29 November, 2022
The EGX30 rose 2.1% at today’s close on turnover of EGP 1.98 bn (36.5% above the 90-day average). Local investors were net buyers. The index is up 10.3% YTD. In the green: QNB Alahli (+6.4%), Credit Agricole Egypt (+5.5%) and Housing and Development Bank (+4.7%). In the red: Juhayna (-1.5%), Mopco (-0.9%) and AMOC (-0.9%).
Meet our founder of the week: Untap Technologies’ Sabrine Assem
OUR FOUNDER OF THE WEEK- Every Tuesday, Founder of the Week looks at how a successful member of Egypt’s startup community got their big break, asks about their experiences running a business, and gets their advice for budding entrepreneurs. Speaking to us this week is Sabrine Assem (LinkedIn), founder of the all-in-on competition management platform […]