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A big earnings week in the US
Earnings season is well and truly upon us, with major US firms including Amazon, Apple and Facebook parent Meta all…
ArabyAds acquires influencer marketing platform indaHash + Egypt comes in #3 for MENA M&A
The day in M&A: Egypt-born startup ArabyAds closed a major international acquisition, while Refinitiv data puts Egypt at #3 in…
Gouna’s Uri-Schule opens first building + HSBC’s advisory arm gets tub tubs
Swiss education lands in Gouna: Naguib and Samih Sawiris last week inaugurated the first building of the Uri-Schule El Gouna…
Trella secures USD 6 mn in venture debt backed by the US gov’t
The good people at B2B logistics marketplace Trella have secured USD 6 mn in debt financing from global debt platform…
valU acquires an undisclosed minority stake in payments app Kiwe
EFG Hermes’ BNPL platform, valU, has acquired an undisclosed minority stake in fintech Kiwe, Kiwe CEO Fatma Ibrahim confirmed to…
THIS EVENING: Qatar’s SWF snapping up USD 2.5 bn-worth of state-owned company stakes + MaxAB closes USD 40 mn pre-series B
Happy almost-THURSDAY, wonderful people. The weekend is (just) within reach, but the news cycle isn’t dying down just yet. THE…
Private tutoring could soon be regulated by the Education Ministry
Tutoring centers could go legit: Private tutoring centers will have to get licensed by the Education Ministry, Education Minister Reda…
Hilton gets a new Egypt country manager + CowPay appoints new CEO
Hilton has appointed Ahmed El Hady (LinkedIn) as its new country manager and senior director of operations for Egypt, it…
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