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DOCUMENTARY OF THE WEEK - Frontline’s Secrets of the Vatican: Pope Francis I is visiting Cairo on 28 April. His liberal views — including his humane approach to issues from refugees to backing off same gender relations — have made him a hero to many. He is an especially staunch critic of capitalism (he named […]
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Posted inTHE WEEK’S MOST-CLICKED STORIES
Among the most-clicked stories in Enterprise in the past week: What Enterprise readers expect of business and the economy (1Q2017 Enterprise Reader Poll) President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Fox News (Youtube) Amr Adib commenting on Youssef El Houssieny being assaulted by an alleged Ikhwani in Washington, DC (Youtube) America and Egypt need each other […]
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Tom Cruise and The Mummy
Tom Cruise is coming to Egypt. Or at least a sound stage made up to look like Omm El Donia. The Scientologist is apparently to take on the role originally held down by Brendan Fraser in a reboot of The Mummy, reports that bastion of journalism and good taste known as the Sun. The film […]
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New documentary film Kedi explores the changes in Istanbul’s landscape through the eyes of its cats
Istanbul through cat eyes: In her new documentary film Kedi (Turkish for cat), Istanbul-born director Ceyda Torun tries to tell the story of a fast-changing city through the eyes of one of its most important inhabitants: the street cats of Istanbul (watch the trailer,runtime 2:00). For thousands of years, the people of the city cared […]
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Mohamed Taymour, a godfather of Egypt’s second golden age of finance, dies at age 75
Mohamed Taymour (1942-2017). Egypt’s close-knit finance community mourns today the death of one of its founding fathers after Mohamed Taymour passed away at the age of 75. The nation’s finance industry has had two golden ages. The first was a 50 or so year run that began with the founding of the National Bank of […]
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On the horizon
Cleantech alert: The Trade and Industry Ministry's Egypt National Cleaner Production Center (ENCPC) are launching the “Leeha ‘Eema” program to finance, mentor and develop waste management startups. Some 45 startups from across Egypt will be taken through a seven-month training and networking program, with the 10 top companies in the running for prototyping grants. The […]
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More from DC
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s visit to DC was still the highlight of the night on the airwaves. El Sisi is expected by the local press to remain in DC until Friday, which would overlap with Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit. The Chinese leader’s visit kicks off today. AmCham Egypt President Anis Aclimandos expects […]
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Foreigners bought USD 1 bn worth of Egyptian debt since mid-March
Foreign holdings of Egyptian debt has grown by more than USD 1 bn since mid-March, Ahmed Feteha writes for Bloomberg. He says this is “a sign that investor confidence isn’t waning five months after authorities floated the pound and secured an IMF loan.” Foreign holdings of Egyptian government securities reached EGP 79 bn as of […]