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THIS MORNING: The Fed taper is here; COP26 continues with new Africa lending initiative; Republicans deal blow to Biden.
Well, friends, we’ve just about made it through another workweek together. The big story here at home this morning as…
Let’s skip the formalities and just SPAC
Two companies are already eyeing setting up SPACs in Egypt to acquire and list fintech players, Zulficar & Partners founding…
House okays lowering e-bike driving age
Teenagers aged 16 years-old will soon be able to get a license to drive e-bikes after lawmakers yesterday approved amendments…
Post-election horsetrading in Germany begins
The German vote count is in. Now for the horsetrading: The center-left SDP won the most votes in the German…
There was a bunch of news on the non-bank lending front yesterday
A lot of news related to non-bank lending landed yesterday. Here’s a snapshot: The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) and…
Companies + governments are rushing to issue debt before the Fed taper
Companies + governments are rushing to issue debt before the Fed taper: The past week saw a spike in USD-…
Investors flock to ETFs to mitigate China risk + BTC headed for 50k?
Wary of Beijing’s tech smackdown, some EM investors are trying to avoid China: Equity investors who prefer emerging markets yet…
And Egypt’s first microleasing license goes to...
Tasaheel acquires Egypt’s first microleasing license: Micro lender Tasaheel was today granted the first license for microfinance leasing in the…
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