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Al Baraka Bank to set up two leasing and factoring companies
Al Baraka Bank wants in on Egypt’s sukuk and factoring markets, with plans to launch two separate companies to issue…
THIS MORNING: PMI bidding for a tobacco license should give comfort to investors + are traditional VCs being crowded out of the race for the next hot startup?
Good morning, friends, and welcome to a fairly typical August news day. This is the month when newsflow lurches from…
Zain to invest USD 10 mn in Swvl listing
Kuwaiti telecoms provider Zain will invest USD 10 mn in Swvl’s newly announced merger with US-based SPAC Queen’s Gambit, ahead…
TONIGHT: Israel points fingers at Iran over tanker attack. + Bezos got slightly less rich. ALSO: Work from bed?
It’s a slow start to the work week, ladies and gentlemen, with barely any news moving the needle today, which…
Egyptian startups raise 26% of MENA funding in 1H2021
Egyptian startups landed some USD 194 mn in venture capital finance in the first half of this year and accounted…
My Morning Routine: Hany Fekry, regional president and managing director for Network International Egypt
Hany Fekry, regional president and managing director for Network International Egypt: Each week, my Morning Routine looks at how a…
EM stocks give up 2021 gains on China fears
EM stocks give up 2021 gains on China fears: The MSCI Emerging Markets Index fell 2.4% on Monday, erasing 2021…
Swvl SPAC deal dominates the foreign press
Swvl is the talk of the international press this morning: The mass transportation app yesterday announced a USD 345 mn…
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