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Good news on the economy front: The World Bank thinks we’re going to grow faster this year
The World Bank has revised upwards its prediction for Egypt’s GDP growth by 0.5 percentage points to 5.5% for FY2021-2022.…
THIS EVENING: More securitization and sukuk come our way + We’re waiting on updated World Bank projections + It’s day two of the World Youth Forum
It’s the debt and macro hump day, ladies and gentlemen, with local headlines dominated by securitization news. THE BIG STORIES…
THIS MORNING: Egypt’s Afcon 2021 journey begins tonight; Fed vice chair resigns amid scandal
Good morning, friends, and happy hump day. Two themes stand out in a very busy issue this morning: The crazy…
How are we faring when it comes to academic research in Egypt?
What does the current academic research landscape look like in Egypt? Over the past several years, academic and scientific research…
THIS MORNING: Mobile wallet use up 27% in Egypt in 2021; IMF delays outlook due to covid; Afcon starts today; The UAE has shifted to a Monday-Friday week
Good morning, friends, and welcome to your first full-length workweek of 2022. News flow this morning is dominated by the…
TONIGHT: Parliament had a busy day before the long weekend. Plus: IMF’s World Economic Outlook postponed to account for omicron
Mabrouk, ladies and gents. You made it through the first (albeit abridged) workweek of the year. Merry Christmas to everyone…
Egypt admitted as new member of NDB
Egypt is now part of the BRICS-led New Development Bank (NDB) after the bank admitted us as a member thanks…
UPDATED- ERC kicks off its debt restructuring plan
Qalaa Holdings subsidiary Egyptian Refining Company (ERC) is in talks for a debt restructuring agreement, ERC President Mohamed Saad said on…
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