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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
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
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 […]
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
Oriental Weavers counts carbon to clear new green trade hurdles
Plus: Valmore Holding sees revenues rise 24% y-o-y in 2025
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
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 […]
EGP breaches the 50 per USD threshold as sell-off intensifies
Good afternoon, friends. Regional tensions show no signs of subsiding, and we’ve got the rundown of the latest happenings — and how Om El Donia is being impacted — below. THE BIG STORY TODAY- 📍 The EGP breached the EGP 50 per USD barrier in midday trading today, triggered by a US advisory urging citizens […]