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GAFI could ban forex payments between shipping + cargo handling firms
No more USD payments on cargo handling? The Finance Ministry has directed the General Authority for Investments and Freezones to…
Egypt wants VCs to invest here directly — and is looking at regulatory changes to make it possible
A cooperation protocol signed yesterday could be a first step toward making it more attractive for VC firms to directly…
PIF could invest in Al Wataniya, Siemens power plants + ADQ could buy stakes in unlisted Egyptian firms -Soliman
Wataniya + Siemens power plants on the table for Saudi PIF: Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund could take stakes in…
THIS EVENING: ADQ eyes listed + unlisted stake purchases; Saudi’s PIF could snag Al Wataniya + Siemens power plant stakes. Plus: Shoukry joins Arab League diplomacy push in Russia
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. We thought we were doing well during Ramadan without incessant caffeinating, but we also just…
A strong start to the year for sukuk + investors sentiment tanks on high-growth firms
Surging oil prices gave sukuk transactions their best ever start to a year in 2022, Bloomberg reports. Sales of new…
Contact + Nawy sign EGP 1 bn financing agreement + Med wealth funds launch a colab
Contact + Nawy sign EGP 1 bn financing agreement: Contact Financial’s real estate finance subsidiary will lend EGP 1 bn…
B Investments exits Giza Systems to STC subsidiary
B Investments is selling its entire 44.7% stake in engineering subsidiary GizaSystems to Saudi Telecom’s internet subsidiary, the Egyptian private…
Global dealmaking plunges + sukuk surge in 1Q 2022
Global M&A has fallen to its lowest level since 2020 as soaring inflation, the conflict in Ukraine and tighter regulations…
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