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Finance Ministry targets freezone backdoors in major structural tax overhaul
Companies in freezones could soon face a 4-5% tax on products sold locally
Index or else
Active equity funds lost USD 1 tn in 2025 as 73% of managers trailed benchmarks in one of the narrowest…
Inflation is up and so should the tax-free bracket
Good afternoon, friends, and welcome to the start of a new workweek. Today’s issue brings you updates on the latest…
Emerging markets had a blast in 2025 — and the party doesn’t seem likely to end soon, pundits say
The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is up 28.2% for the year
The year our macro plumbing started to function again
While the IMF is satisfied, the wheels of production are still grinding against high (albeit falling) real interest rates
Look for strong appetite tomorrow as Finance Ministry tests debt market
The sovereign sukuk program that launched in November is looking to raise EGP 200 bn by the end of June
Monetary Policy Committee cuts interest rates by 100 basis points in final 2025 meeting
Good morning, friends, and a very Merry Christmas to all who celebrate. And as always, happy weekend — the last…
How off-balance-sheet financing is masking the true cost of the AI boom
Big Tech has pushed over USD 120 bn of AI data-center debt off its balance sheets via SPVs
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