As of yesterday, none of the presidential candidates who announced their intention to run have submitted their nomination paperwork to the National Elections Commission (NEC), Ahram Online reports. President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, former Armed Forces chief of staff Sami Anan, and activist Khaled Ali have all formally announced their intention to run. Candidates have […]
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EMPC to issue filming permits for foreign filmmakers
The Egyptian Media Production City Co. has received the government’s green light to begin issuing filming permits to foreign companies looking to film in Egypt, EMPC said in a statement to EGX yesterday.
EGP / USD CBE market average: Buy 17.6569 | Sell 17.7569EGP / USD at CIB: Buy 17.65 | Sell 17.75EGP / USD at NBE: Buy 17.65 | Sell 17.75 EGX30 (Sunday): 15,340 (-0.5%) Turnover: EGP 1.2 bn (8% ABOVE the 90-day average) EGX 30 year-to-date: +2.1% THE MARKET ON SUNDAY: The EGX30 ended Sunday’s session […]
22-23 January (Monday-Tuesday): Arqaam Capital Egypt Investors Conference 2018, The Vineyard Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa. 25 January (Thursday): 25 January revolution / Police Day, national holiday. 29-30 January (Monday-Tuesday): Seamless North Africa, The Nile Ritz-Carlton, Cairo. 30 January-01 February (Tuesday-Thursday): CI Capital’s MENA Investor Conference, Four Seasons Nile Plaza, Cairo. 05 February (Monday): Egypt’s […]
What we’re tracking on 21 January 2018
It’s a politics-heavy issue to start the week, ladies and gentlemen. President Abdel Fattah El Sisi announced this weekend that he will seek a second term in office. We have the full rundown in today’s Speed Round, below. US Vice President Mike Pence was in town yesterday on the first leg of his Middle East […]
What we’re tracking this week
Are you headed to the Arqaam Capital Egypt Investors Conference in Cape Town, South Africa, tomorrow? If so, you may find it interesting to know that Cape Town could soon become one of the first major cities in the world “to shut down entirely the supply of running water to all of its homes,” the […]
On the horizon
CI Capital is holding its MENA Investor Conference on 30 January. The 49th Cairo International Book Fair will run from 26 January until 10 February, featuring 848 publishers from 27 countries. President Abdel Fattah El Sisi is expected to inaugurate the combined-cycle mega-power plant at Beni Suef sometime in mid-February. The plant will operate at […]
The airwaves were all about the Sami Anan and the presidential elections
Chatter on the airwaves last night was almost exclusively about the presidential elections, particularly after President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and former Armed Forces chief of staff Sami Anan officially said they would run. Anan campaign spokesperson Hazem Hosny told Hona Al Asema’s Lamees Al Hadidi that the announcement has been well received, particularly as […]
El Sisi, Anan officially announce presidential bids
El Sisi, Anan announce presidential bids: President Abdel Fattah El Sisi formally announced on Friday that he will seek a second term in the March 2018 election. Speaking on the final day of the Story of the Nation conference, El Sisi vowed to push ahead with planned reforms if he were re-elected for another four-year […]