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Happy almost-Thursday and Thanksgiving-eve
Good afternoon, wonderful people, and a very happy almost-THURSDAY. It’s shaping up to be a very gentle newsday today, putting…
Coffee With: Hatem Dowidar, group CEO of e&
Coffee With: Hatem Dowidar (LinkedIn), group CEO of e& (formerly Etisalat): Hatem Dowidar joined the UAE’s largest telecoms operator as…
MPs approve bills on telecoms, real estate, contractors
Four bills get final nod in the House of Representatives: MPs yesterday gave final approval to a number of legislative…
House gives preliminary approval to tighter controls on telecom equipment
MPs give early nod to tighter controls on telecom equipment: The House of Representatives approved in principle legislative amendments that…
Vodacom wants to launch its superapp with Alibaba in Egypt
Vodacom is already making plans for Egypt: Vodafone’s South African subsidiary plans to launch financial services products in Egypt through…
Turkish industrial giant eyes Egypt’s auto sector
M&A Watch: The Financial Regulatory Authority is examining a voluntary tender offer by Vodacom to acquire 0.05% of Vodafone Egypt…
YBG acquitted of corruption charges
A Cairo Criminal Court acquitted Mubarak-era finance minister Youssef Boutros Ghali of (frankly unjust) corruption charges in a retrial, according…
House committee approves EGP 300 bonus for public sector workers, pensioners
House committee approves public-sector, pensioner bonuses: The House Manpower Committee approved yesterday disbursing a EGP 300 bonus in November to…
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