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MOVES- The Egyptian Army has a new spokesman as Col. Tamer Mahmoud El-Refai replaces Brig. Gen. Mohamed Samir. El-Refai is 1994 graduate of the Military College and has served as an information analyst in military intelligence. The announcement was made on the official Egyptian Army Spokesperson Facebook page, with more on the official Twitter feed […]
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Posted inSpeed Round
A 2017 wish list for the Egyptian economy
Haven’t made your 2017 wish list yet? Go steal veteran finance writer Patrick Werr’s. At the top of his list: For the state to get out of the price-fixing business, to turn Egypt into a giant free-trade zone, and for the state to get out of the real estate business. We’d rank the free-trade-zone idea […]
Posted inTHE MACRO PICTURE
Top emerging EMEA picks for 2017 focus on Russia, Egyptian bonds, avoid Turkey
The top 2017 emerging EMEA picks are focused on Russia, as investors “seek bargains in politically stable countries.” Bloomberg’s Ahmed Namatalla and Selcuk Gokoluk say “almost everybody loves Russia and wants to get as far away as possible from Turkey.” 2017’s top calls are “centered on markets where the political climate is improving and assets […]
Posted inEGYPT IN THE NEWS
A quiet start to the new year for Egypt in the international press
It’s was a wonderfully quiet holiday long weekend for Egypt in the international press, with the top story this morning being the government’s decision to return the islands of Tiran and Sanafir to Saudi Arabia. You can check out coverage from the Reuters, or see how it is playing in the UK (the Guardian), Iran […]
Posted inOn Deadline
Develop education and manufacturing, and investments will follow
Egypt won’t attract investors until we show them what they want, namely an active and productive economy supported by an adequately educated population, Nashwa El Houfy says in a column penned for El Watan. The writer says she cares little for official visits and instead places emphasis on “getting the engine or production started” in […]
Posted inOn Deadline
2017 is the year to find Sisi’s potential successor, but where?
Constitutionally speaking, 2017 is the year to find whoever will have the fortitude to run against President Abdel Fattah El Sisi in the 2018 presidential elections, but the lack of active political parties and opposition figures suggests we’re looking forward to an election season reminiscent of the one-man show of the Mubarak era, Fatheya El […]
Posted inWorth reading
There are lessons for Egypt in how China built “iPhone City”
There are lessons for Egyptian policymakers in how China built “iPhone City.” Unless you’re an iSheep, you’ve probably never heard of Zhengzhou, home to a sprawling plant that can produce about 500k iPhones a day — or about half of Apple’s total iPhone production capacity. And it’s all because the local government stepped up to […]
Posted inImage of the Day
This shot of Egypt’s Lake Nasser is one of NASA’s 2016 photos of the year
Among NASA’s photos of the year: This image of Lake Nasser. This image of Lake Nasser is one of 16 gorgeous images selected by NASA’s Johnson Space Center as its “top photos of Earth from the International Space Station” in 2016. Click here or tap the image for the full photo gallery in the Washington […]
Posted inDiplomacy + Foreign Trade
Turkish businessmen delegation to visit Egypt on 30 January
Turkish business delegation to visit seeking investment opportunities: A delegation of business leaders from the Federation of Turkish Chambers of Commerce will be visiting Cairo on 30 January to explore investment opportunities in industries including automotive parts and components, readymade garments, and food and beverages, AMAY reports.
Posted inDiplomacy + Foreign Trade
Trade Ministry to sign MoUs with Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Portugal, and Morocco
The Trade and Industry Ministry is preparing to sign MoUs on economic cooperation with Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Portugal, and Morocco to bilateral trade, AMAY reported. The ministry is also preparing a study on 44 markets to better understand their dynamics and import needs.