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What we’re tracking on 27 January 2021
Good morning, wonderful people. We made it through another workweek together — and our reward is a three-day weekend. Banks,…
How regional infrastructure diplomacy is whetting the appetite of Egyptian contractors
How infrastructure diplomacy is whetting the regional appetite of Egyptian contractors: Back in late October, Egypt and Iraq signed a…
2020 was a surprisingly good year for our non-oil trade balance
A slowdown in imports during the pandemic helped narrow Egypt’s non-oil trade deficit by 17% y-o-y in 2020, falling to…
Also on our radar on 18 January 2021
TMG purchases 21 mn sqm of land for massive new capital development: Talaat Moustafa subsidiary the Arab Company for Projects…
AT Lease gears up for new securitization
AT Lease gets preliminary approval for 1Q2021 securitized bond sale: AT Lease is looking to issue securitized bonds before the…
Infrastructure YiR Recap
As 2020 draws to a close, we’re running a recap of our Hardhat Year in Review issues. In part 1,…
Tourism companies, airlines, hotels get another tax + debt breather
SMART POLICY- Airlines, hotels, and other tourism establishments are getting another breather on debt, taxes, and utility payments after the…
Sign of the times for cement
Suez Cement is going to go private after trying to buy out as many minority shareholders as possible. Shareholders sold…
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