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Terror attacks in North Sinai’s Karam El Kawadis area yesterday resulted in the death of 24 terrorists and six soldiers, according to an Armed Forces statement. Daesh has claimed responsibility for the attack, which also left 20 members of the security forces injured. The attack has had the additional consequence of delaying a planned opening […]
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Ittihadiya’s Tech Entrepreneurs program receives top-up from El Sisi
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi increased funding to Ittihadiya’s Tech Entrepreneurs of the Future Initiative to EGP 400 mn on Sunday, Al Borsa reports. The program, which launched in 2015, would see the ICT Ministry provide training and mentorship to around 10,000 potential entrepreneurs over a three year period.
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On this day: 16 October
ON THIS DAY- On this day in 1978, cardinals at the Vatican picked Cardinal Karol Wojtyla, the Archbishop of Krakow, who became Pope John Paul II and the first non-Italian Pope for more than 400 years. In 1934, Mao Zedong and Chinese Communists began what was known as the Long March to escape encirclement during […]
Posted inThe Market Yesterday
Powered by EGP / USD CBE market average: Buy 17.5918 | Sell 17.6918 EGP / USD at CIB: Buy 17.58 | Sell 17.68 EGP / USD at NBE: Buy 17.60 | Sell 17.70 EGX30 (Sunday): 13,906 (+0.1%) Turnover: EGP 1.0 bn (9% above the 90-day average) EGX 30 year-to-date: +12.6% THE MARKET ON SUNDAY: The […]
Posted inCALENDAR
15-16 October (Sunday-Monday): The Marketing Kingdom Cairo 3 conference, Dusit Thani Lakeview Hotel, Cairo. 17 October (Tuesday): The Narrative PR Summit, Four Seasons Nile Plaza, Cairo. 18-19 October (Wednesday-Thursday): Middle East Info Security Summit, Sofitel El Gezirah, Cairo. 18-20 October (Wednesday-Friday): AfriLabs annual gathering with the theme “Future of Cities: Innovation, Spaces and Collaboration,” The […]
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What we’re tracking on 16 October 2017
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail is in good health and is maintaining a normal schedule, the Cabinet Information Decision Support Center said yesterday in a statement. Prompted by photos that showed the PM with a shaved head and appearing to have lost weight, rumors had emerged that Ismail was in poor health, an issue that the […]
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What we’re tracking this week
The House of Representatives’ Transport Committee is planning to review on Tuesday the Egyptian National Railway’s USD 575 mn agreement with GE for the purchase of 100 new locomotives, according to statements by committee member Mohamed Badawi. The committee is also waiting on the cabinet to send over legislative amendments that would allow the private […]
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On the horizon
Gadget freaks, Eighties fans and game aficionados, mark Friday, 27 October on your calendar. That’s the day that: The iPhone 8 and 8 plus will officially launch in Egypt, an Apple retailer announced; The iPhone X becomes available for pre-order in many markets; All episodes of season two of Stranger Things drop on Netflix; The […]
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World Bank Fall Meetings, new administrative capital, and a post-mortem of UNESCO elections
A number of topics kept our nation’s talking heads busy last night on the airwaves, including the Egyptian delegation in D.C, the new administrative capital, and the UNESCO elections. The government’s upcoming eurobond issuance will not be preceded by a roadshow like its predecessor, Finance Minister Amr El Garhy told Hona Al Asema’s Lamees Al […]