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Also on our radar on 2 December 2020
Misr Ins. Holding Company is considering expanding its portfolio to include financial leasing, factoring, and microfinance by acquiring existing entities…
Who’s in the market for debt?
Banque du Caire is getting USD 30 mn in tier-two capital under a financing agreement with German development bank KfW’s…
Also on our radar on 1 December 2020
Who said that Egypt’s renewables sector is (temporarily) on hold? Al Nowais is pushing ahead with its plans to build…
Time’s up for illegal building settlements
If your home is in violation of the building code, your time to settle is officially up: The government has…
What we’re tracking on 1 December 2020
Welcome to the month of December, friends. Longtime readers know we get maudlin as year-end approaches, and little makes us…
2.3 mn jobs were lost during lockdown
Some 2.3 mn jobs were lost during the lockdown in 4Q2019-2020, according to statistics in the Finance Ministry report (pdf)…
Tourism Ministry tempts airlines back to Egypt with new charter flight incentives
Charter flights landing in Egypt are eligible for a fresh batch of incentives under the next phase of the Tourism…
Competition watchdog could be getting sharper teeth
A handful of legislative changes on antitrust, civil society, and investment received nods from the Madbouly cabinet during the weekly…
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