{"id":560181,"date":"2021-02-18T03:55:11","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T03:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?post_type=issue&#038;p=560181"},"modified":"2025-12-16T02:47:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T02:47:49","slug":"smes-and-startups-are-getting-plenty-of-love-lots-of-natgas-news","status":"publish","type":"issue","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/issues\/smes-and-startups-are-getting-plenty-of-love-lots-of-natgas-news\/","title":{"rendered":"SMEs and startups are getting plenty of love + lots of natgas news"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"560183\" class=\"issue-section \">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                story-section            \"\r\n            id=\"560183\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">1<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">What We're Tracking Today<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/02\/18\/what-were-tracking-on-17-february-2021-2\/\">\r\n                            What we\u2019re tracking on 17 February 2021                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"cta\">\n    <div class=\"cta__btn share-dropdown-cta dropdown-toggle-btn\" style=\"position:relative\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/408834.svg\" alt=\"\">\n        Share Story\n        <!-- Dropdown Menu -->\n        <ul class=\"share-menu\">\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/02\/18\/what-were-tracking-on-17-february-2021-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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Healthcare, education and infrastructure? Absolutely. But we\u2019d add to that <strong>the quiet revolution in funding for SMEs and startups<\/strong>. Emad Barsoum tells us this morning that his <strong>Ezdehar is aiming for first close by mid-year on its next USD 180-200 mn SME fund<\/strong> \u2014 and is looking at raising an impact investing fund. Blue-chip limited partners are already on board. Meanwhile, <strong>last night\u2019s Columbia webinar on venture capital and entrepreneurism in Egypt<\/strong> points out that as fast as our VC industry has grown, we have plenty of room left to run \u2014 and in which to innovate. We have chapter and verse on both stories in this morning\u2019s news well.<\/p><p><a class=\"content-anchor\" id=\"tldr-story-07\"><\/a> <strong>*** CATCH UP QUICK-<\/strong> The top stories from yesterday\u2019s edition of EnterprisePM:<\/p><ul>\n<li><strong>There appears to be a <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/da0d6b7d-f168-4ce8-9ab7-fc3e80efa7d2\">bidding war<\/a><\/strong><strong> in the red-hot healthcare sector<\/strong>, with Tawasol Holdings seeking full ownership of Alexandria Medical Services, in which it already owns a 25.92% stake.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mitsubishi Motors is reportedly <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/5bc3747f-5f1c-449d-bcfb-821e5eaf70b8\">planning<\/a><\/strong><strong> to start assembling cars in Egypt<\/strong> using a Nissan-owned plant.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Orascom Investment Holding was overbought and Orascom Financial Holding <\/strong><strong>was oversold<\/strong> as their shares <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/d6cc533a-cef8-46b2-b641-378d272ea0dd\">resumed trading<\/a> after their horizontal demerger.<\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>NICE NEWS on which to end the week: <\/strong><strong>Egypt had the third-fastest rate of improvement in <\/strong><strong>digital inclusion last year<\/strong>, rising two spots to 50 (from 52 in 2017) in management consultancy Roland Berger\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2021\/2\/roland_berger_sea_digital_inclusion.pdf\">Digital Inclusion Index (pdf)<\/a>. Our score jumped eight points thanks to \u201csignificant infrastructure improvements in mobile data availability and coverage,\u201d the report says. The two top improvers were Myanmar and Vietnam.<\/p><p><strong>CLARIFICATION on a story we picked up on Tuesday afternoon: The former owners of <\/strong><strong>Adwia Pharma are getting into toll manufacturing<\/strong>, not fully re-entering the market, as we reported. A toll manufacturer typically takes in raw material or semi-finished goods from a third party and uses its facilities to make a product on contract. Toll manufacturers typically do not make own-brand products, engage in sales and marketing, or carry out research and development. An industry source tells us that Dawana is 18 months or more out from obtaining licenses and starting production. <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/9141dcc0-3f6c-42e2-9c70-a447784a3d6e\">The story has been updated on our website<\/a>.<\/p><p><strong>THE BIG STORY ABROAD this morning: <\/strong>\u201c<strong>Facebook has defied Australia\u2019s push to make <\/strong><strong>Big Tech pay for news by banning the sharing of content on its platform in the country<\/strong>, the most far-reaching restrictions it has ever placed on publishers in any part of the world,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/cec5d055-c2d1-4d5f-a392-a6343beb0b01\">Financial Times<\/a> reports. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-australia-media-facebook\/facebook-news-goes-dark-in-australia-as-content-spat-escalates-idUSKBN2AI02A\">Reuters is also leading with the story<\/a>, while the Wall Street Journal trumpets that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/us-economy-january-retail-sales-coronavirus-recovery-11613503145?mod=hp_lead_pos1\">economic recovery is broadening in the US<\/a> as retail spending rebounds. Meanwhile, mns are still without power as another winter storm sweeps into parts of the US. France\u2019s Figaro, meanwhile, notes that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lefigaro.fr\/international\/apres-trump-biden-poursuit-le-bras-de-fer-avec-la-chine-20210217\">Biden is pursuing \u201ciron fist\u201d diplomacy toward Beijing<\/a> in a clear break with his predecessor.<\/p><p><strong>PSA- The weather is looking much better today <\/strong>after heavy winds died down overnight. It\u2019s chilly out there right now and the most we can hope for is a daytime high of 15\u00b0C. With largely cloudy skies in the afternoon, it\u2019s going to feel a bit colder, our favorite weather app suggests.<\/p><div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 subscribe-box-panel\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"title\">\n<h4 class=\"fw-lighter mb-10\">\n          Get <b style=\"font-weight: 700\">Enterprise<\/b> daily<br>\n        <\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-10\">The roundup of news and trends that move your markets and shape corporate agendas delivered straight to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>      <a href=\"egypt\/en\/user\/NewsLetters\" type=\"button \" class=\"btn-green px-3 d-flex align-items-center\">Subscribe here<\/a>\n    <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><p><strong>WATCH THIS SPACE-<\/strong> <strong>Saudi Arabia could be getting in on GERD talks in the near<\/strong><strong> future with a special summit<\/strong> bringing together the eight nations of the Red Sea Council \u2014 of which Egypt and Sudan are members \u2014 to discuss the issue of the dam. The announcement came from African Affairs Minister (and Saudi\u2019s former ambassador to Egypt) Ahmed Abdul-Aziz Al-Qattan after a meeting with Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, although Al-Qattan did not specify when the summit might take place, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/26uo6uya\">Sky News Arabia<\/a>. Our trilateral talks with Sudan and Ethiopia <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/98bebd0a-eb7b-4865-9d83-52babfbe801a\">last month<\/a> failed to make any headway and ended without an agreement on how to proceed with discussions.<\/p><p><strong>CIRCLE YOUR CALENDAR-<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>HAPPENING TODAY- Join a discussion on how to get innovation out of labs and into the hands of businesses just like yours.<\/strong> The Zoom webinar runs today starting at 1pm and will include a dive into the incentives business needs to establish joint ventures with universities to commercialize research. The talk is being organized by the USAID-funded Sustainable Services Activity for MSMEs in collaboration with the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT) at the Higher Education Ministry. <a href=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tJEtdOmsqTouHdMJMjp4HUI4TSzcttAaGE6o\">Sign up here.<\/a><\/p><p><strong>ESG investing for Egyptian businesses:<\/strong> AmCham is hosting a webinar on investing for social and environmental impact next Monday, 22 February. Guest speakers include Qalaa Holdings\u2019 Chief Sustainability and Marketing Officer Ghada Hammouda, Catalyst Partners co-founder Abdelaziz Abdel Nabi, executive advisor to the chairman of Egyptian Arab Land Bank Hanaa Al Hilaly, and Investia Capital Group Chairman Samir Al Alayli.<\/p><p><strong>Madbouly to chat with the business community. <\/strong>AmCham and the Egypt-US Business Council will host a webinar headlined \"Egypt: 2021 and Beyond\" next Thursday, 25 February. The original date was today. Guest speaker Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly will talk about Egypt\u2019s strategy to mitigate the effects of the global downturn as well as the country\u2019s future plans to maintain economic growth.<\/p><p><strong>The second edition of the <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/sphx25gq\">Egypt International Art Fair<\/a><\/strong><strong> will be held from 26-28 February<\/strong>, and will showcase the work of 120 regional artists at Dusit Thani Lakeview.<\/p><p><strong>Check out our full calendar on the web<\/strong> for a comprehensive listing of upcoming news events, national holidays and news triggers.<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/berkshire-hathaway\/\">Berkshire Hathaway<\/a>\n                <!-- <span 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A second and final close of the fund \u2014 dubbed Ezdehar Egypt Mid-Cap Fund II \u2014 will come before the end of the year, raising USD 80-100 mn, he said. The company previously planned to reach first close on the midcap-focused fund <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/6aaf6191-3c75-47d3-9122-e8ac39f0256f\">in late 2020<\/a>, but like everything else in the world was delayed due to covid-19.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blue-chip investors are already in:<\/strong> Barsoum confirmed that the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the European Investment Bank, the Sawiris family\u2019s Gemini Holding, the UK's CDC and the Netherlands\u2019 FMO have all committed capital to the fund. Negotiations are ongoing with the International Finance Corporation and the Egyptian American Enterprise Fund.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What does Ezdehar <\/strong><strong>have appetite<\/strong><strong> for?<\/strong> The new fund will focus on manufacturing, pharma, healthcare, consumer goods, F&B and education, Barsoum told us. He told the local press last year that the new vehicle will mainly target Egypt-based companies with single-transaction ticket sizes of USD 10-30 mn.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A third fund in the pipeline? <\/strong>The firm is presently looking at the potential launch of an impact investing fund later this year or next, he told us. Impact investing is when the folks committing capital do so in the expectation that their investment will have a positive environmental and social impact at the same time as it generates a financial return. (Want more? Go have a look at <a href=\"https:\/\/thegiin.org\/impact-investing\/need-to-know\/\">the Global Impact Investing Network\u2019s page here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ezdehar will exit <\/strong><strong>two high-growth comp<\/strong><strong>a<\/strong><strong>nies<\/strong><strong> this year <\/strong>as it nears the end of its five-year holding period, Barsoum confirmed, without providing further details. The subsidiaries are delivering annual top line growth of 30-40% per year, <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/da0d6b7d-f168-4ce8-9ab7-fc3e80efa7d2\">the local press reported<\/a> yesterday. The company <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/7ea614e2-e930-4ec5-9253-854b3616a446\">said last October<\/a> that it was moving towards exiting from three investments and went on to sell its full 22.5% stake in loyalty services provider Dsquares to <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/664a5c28-a18e-4f15-a95f-0774b7fc08a5\">Lorax Capital Partners<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Background<\/strong>: The company launched its first USD 100 mn investment vehicle, Ezdehar Mid-Cap Fund I, in 2016 to invest in mid-cap companies. <a href=\"http:\/\/ezdehar.com\/our-portfolio\/\">Its portfolio is online here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>IN OTHER INVESTMENT NEWS-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Elsewed<\/strong><strong>y Electric is interested in investing in Pakistan<\/strong> and is sending a team there to kick the tires on potential transactions, CEO Ahmed El Sewedy told Pakistan\u2019s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi during a visit to Cairo earlier this week, according to <a href=\"http:\/\/mofa.gov.pk\/foreign-minister-meets-egyptian-businessmen-and-investors\/\">a statement<\/a>. Qureshi met with a group of Egyptian investors yesterday to discuss potential openings for Egyptian firms in the Pakistani energy, construction, pharma, tourism, IT and logistics sectors.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/ebrd\/\">EBRD<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/egyptian-american-enterprise-fund\/\">Egyptian American Enterprise Fund<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/emad-barsoum\/\">Emad Barsoum<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/european-investment-bank\/\">European Investment Bank<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/fmo\/\">FMO<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/investment-watch\/\">investment watch<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/private-equity\/\">private equity<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"560187\" class=\"issue-section \">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                story-section            \"\r\n            id=\"560187\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">3<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">Startup watch<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/02\/18\/egypts-startups-got-a-covid-boost\/\">\r\n                            Egypt\u2019s startups got a covid boost                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"cta\">\n    <div class=\"cta__btn share-dropdown-cta dropdown-toggle-btn\" style=\"position:relative\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/408834.svg\" alt=\"\">\n        Share Story\n        <!-- Dropdown Menu -->\n        <ul class=\"share-menu\">\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/02\/18\/egypts-startups-got-a-covid-boost\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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This innovation push helped young businesses to better position themselves for investment from the local and regional venture capital market, Sawiris said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The numbers don\u2019t lie:<\/strong> Our <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/0c3b99bc-dc50-48af-9f1b-d9ffbbc8bc71\">super-high-tech internal trackers<\/a> tell us that fintech and e-commerce startups accounted for the lion\u2019s share of VC investment landed by startups last year (by volume, at least), with 12 and 11 transactions apiece. And tech-related firms together accounted for another six investments, putting the tech space as a whole way ahead of other sectors. Overall, our data suggests that <strong>Egyptian startups raised substantially more in 2020 than they did the year before:<\/strong> USD 100 mn, compared to over USD 88 mn in 2019, with the average transaction being about 2x larger than the previous year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>And while we\u2019re on the topic of innovation, a word of advice for budding entrepreneurs:<\/strong> Don\u2019t blindly mirror a business that found success in a western market. Startups are most successful when they cater to specific local or regional needs and have a deep understanding of our neck of the woods, AUC Venture Lab founder and director Ayman Ismail said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>With a \u201chot venture capital market and strong talent,\u201d we have the market fundamentals. But there\u2019s a catch<\/strong>, says Global Ventures Managing Director Amal Enan: Startups need to navigate a maze of regulatory unknowns, which are challenging enough for more established businesses. \u201cYou need to get your hands dirty to do it right,\u201d she says. Reworking Egypt\u2019s legislative and regulatory landscape for startups and venture capital funding would go a long way in putting Egypt ahead of the rest of the region in terms of attracting investments, Sawiris says.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Even though it is picking up steam in Egypt, we don\u2019t have a \u201csophisticated\u201d venture capital market<\/strong>, says AAF Management General Partner and CFO Omar Darwazah. In a more advanced VC market, we would see more corporate venture capital (<a href=\"http:\/\/cventureseg.com\/\">outfits like CIB\u2019s CVentures<\/a>), angel investors, pre-IPO investors, and fewer seed accelerators or incubators. 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The source confirms the timeline <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/5d2a5e22-46e2-4780-b4b3-129431e0e694\">laid out last month<\/a> from Oil Minister Tarek El Molla, who had said that the plant will process some 4.5 mn tonnes of natural gas per year once it goes live. The plant\u2019s first test shipment was scheduled to go out earlier this week, S&P Global <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/90dcf1c1-f527-4f05-bc96-4115365b98d5\">had said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The shipment going out next week will be the plant\u2019s first commercial-scale delivery <\/strong><strong>since late <\/strong><strong>2012<\/strong>, when it was idled after the government redirected its gas supply to the local market. Operator Eni last year <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/a2b2645b-2a0e-47c8-bcf7-c3bc35d5d40a\">reached an agreement<\/a> with the government and its former partner Naturgy to settle the eight-year dispute, paving the way for the reopening of the facility.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It comes at a good time: Global demand for natural gas is beginning to pick up<\/strong> following a collapse in prices year caused the covid-19 pandemic, driven by rising demand as the world transitions from oil and coal to cleaner energy including solar, wind and natural gas. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-02-17\/biggest-lng-maker-aims-to-keep-its-throne-for-another-20-years?srnd=premium-middle-east&sref=mmeFTDW1\">Qatar got ink on this subject yesterday<\/a>, with Bloomberg reporting that the country is committing to an ambitious investment program to make sure that it remains \u201cthe world\u2019s biggest producer of liquefied natural gas for at least the next two decades.\u201d Egypt only exported a <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/9c0ac814-b962-4593-8678-a9c81beca39c\">couple of shipments<\/a> between March and October as lockdowns around the world caused demand to tank.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO FROM THE WORLD OF ENERGY-<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Siemens Energy<\/strong> and <strong>Turboden<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2021\/2\/GASCO-Dahsour-Press-Release-EN.pdf\">have begun (pdf)<\/a> constructing a \u201cfirst-of-its-kind\u201d high-efficiency gas compressor station at a facility belonging to state-owned natural gas operator GASCO in Dahshour.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technipfmc.com\/\">TechnipFMC<\/a><\/strong> will carry out work on four subsea wells and install a subsea tie-back to a processing plant for Energean \/ EGPC\u2019s Abu Qir joint venture, Energean said in <a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2021\/2\/Energean-Latest-PR.pdf\">a press release (pdf)<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/damietta-lng-plant\/\">Damietta LNG plant<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/energy\/\">energy<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/eni\/\">Eni<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/oil-ministry\/\">Oil Ministry<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/tarek-el-molla\/\">Tarek El Molla<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"560190\" class=\"issue-section \">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                story-section            \"\r\n            id=\"560190\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">5<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">Green economy<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/02\/18\/more-natgas-buses-are-a-comin\/\">\r\n                            More natgas buses are a-comin\u2019                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"cta\">\n    <div class=\"cta__btn share-dropdown-cta dropdown-toggle-btn\" style=\"position:relative\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/408834.svg\" alt=\"\">\n        Share Story\n        <!-- Dropdown Menu -->\n        <ul class=\"share-menu\">\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/02\/18\/more-natgas-buses-are-a-comin\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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The companies appear to be planning to set up a joint venture with the government, in which the government would hold a 60% stake, Samir said without providing further details.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is the mystery company Brilliance Auto?<\/strong> The Chinese company was reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/1b19d7ab-45a9-4b12-89c5-aeef5c1d01c0\">in talks<\/a> about participating in Egypt\u2019s natural gas conversion scheme late last year. Other candidates include China\u2019s Foton and Jinbei, who are also expected to begin locally assembling natgas vehicles in 2021, Khaled Saad, the secretary-general of the Egyptian Association of Automobile Manufacturers, told Enterprise <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/a946047f-ec53-4300-942f-165509dbcc68\">in December<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Background: <\/strong>The government is <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/2b32a76e-edee-488e-bb81-5700f30f1229\">in talks<\/a> with nine companies to locally produce 12 models of natgas cars, microbuses, and taxis, Trade Minister Nevine Gamea <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3naIpUN\">said<\/a> last month. Toyota struck an agreement with the Arab Organization for Industrialization in 2019 to <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2019\/12\/19\/aoi-agrees-with-japans-toyota-tsusho-to-manufacture-240k-nat-gas-minibuses-8781\/\">manufacture 240k nat-gas minibuses<\/a>, and agreed this year to <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/da5bb2cd-0224-416f-9fe8-500520a1d2a8\">convert its entire 100k microbus fleet<\/a> in Egypt to nat-gas in the coming four to six years. The government has been rolling out an ambitious <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/hardhats\/feasible-plan-convert-vehicles-natgas-gasoline-national-scale\/\">multi-year natural gas transition plan<\/a>, which kicked off at the start of the year.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/china\/\">China<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/green-economy\/\">Green Economy<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/transport\/\">transport<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"560192\" class=\"issue-section \">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                story-section            \"\r\n            id=\"560192\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">6<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">Mining<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/02\/18\/signed-sealed-and-delivered\/\">\r\n                            Signed, sealed, and delivered                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"cta\">\n    <div class=\"cta__btn share-dropdown-cta dropdown-toggle-btn\" style=\"position:relative\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/408834.svg\" alt=\"\">\n        Share Story\n        <!-- Dropdown Menu -->\n        <ul class=\"share-menu\">\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/02\/18\/signed-sealed-and-delivered\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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Yesterday\u2019s contracts bring the grand total to 15, after the ministry <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/eb4b0133-b988-4f7f-8c99-1bca7292f39b\">had previously signed<\/a> five agreements worth USD 13 mn.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who now has keys to their concessions?<\/strong> Naguib Sawiris-backed Akh Gold signed contracts to explore nine concessions worth USD 4.1 mn, Red Sea Resources was awarded five concessions worth USD 5.5 mn, the North Africa Mining and Petroleum Company (NAMC) landed two concessions worth USD 1 mn, and Al Abadi Mining received one concession worth USD 636k.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who\u2019s already inked a contract? <\/strong>Canadian miner Lotus Gold and local firms Mining and Manufacturing Company (MEDAF) and Ebdaa Gold Mining inked their agreements last month.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who\u2019s still left:<\/strong> Canada\u2019s Barrick Gold and B2Gold, British firm SRK, and Australian gold miner and Sukkari operator Centamin also received <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/72010319-5236-4436-851b-4b55455f42ff\">exploration awards<\/a> from the tender, but have yet to sign their contracts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>With the exploration sale now closed, Naguib was the latest to pile on praise for the amended Mineral Resources Act <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2019\/06\/11\/mineral-resources-act-amendments-set-for-parliamentary-approval-before-summer-recess\/\">passed in 2019<\/a><\/strong>, saying the changes gave local and international firms a significant push to participate in the latest bid round, the statement notes. Launched <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/6b6dc75f-f325-4023-ac97-64fff07b8999\">last year<\/a>, the tender was the first of its kind since the amendments became the law of the land. The new legislation \u2014 which met with praise from industry leaders \u2014 gives investors more favorable terms, including doing away with production sharing agreements and introducing a more attractive model. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-02-17\/billionaire-sawiris-joins-egypt-s-gold-rush-after-rules-relaxed?sref=mmeFTDW1\">Bloomberg<\/a> also took note of Naguib\u2019s nice words.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LOOKING AHEAD- Bidders in the second round of the gold exploration tender now have an extra two months to submit their paperwork<\/strong>, after the Egyptian Mineral Resources Authority extended the deadline to 15 May from 15 March previously. The extension is meant to allow investors more time to submit bids, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/uk-egypt-mining-idUSKBN2AH24L\">Reuters<\/a> reports. 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Rania El Gazayerli said (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3jwMGovWzB4\">watch, runtime: 6:09<\/a>). The MP didn\u2019t delve into the details of what the legislation would entail, but did note that religious institutions such as Al Azhar and Dar Al Iftaa would weigh in on the legislation to ensure it meshes with religious norms. We\u2019re guessing the legislation won\u2019t be met with much opposition from Dar Al Iftaa, which started a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EgyptDarAlIfta\/status\/1361969604931821568\">hashtag campaign<\/a> yesterday declaring family planning is permissible.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The legislative proposal comes after President Abdel Fattah El Sisi <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/79640631-424c-4beb-827d-73b5f16d6e76\">touched on the<\/a><\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/79640631-424c-4beb-827d-73b5f16d6e76\">importance of family planning<\/a><\/strong> and birth control twice this month, most recently during the inauguration of the Ismailia Integrated Healthcare Complex this week. The president had said <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/fdce7c18-dbc3-4fb9-9c87-c09c0227e41c\">earlier this month<\/a>, however, that the government isn\u2019t looking to introduce \u201caggressive\u201d measures to push family planning on the population. The Social Solidarity Ministry\u2019s \u201cTwo is Enough\u201d program \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2018\/05\/27\/social-solidarity-ministry-launches-two-is-enough-family-planning-program\/\">launched in 2018<\/a> \u2014 is hoped to bring down the birthrate to 2.4 children on average per woman by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/legislation-watch\/\">Legislation Watch<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/population-growth\/\">population growth<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"560196\" class=\"issue-section \">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                            \"\r\n            id=\"560196\">\r\n            \r\n            <div class=\"story__body\">\r\n\r\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/02\/18\/560196\/\">\r\n                    <div class=\"photo photo--above\">\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n\r\n                \n<article id=\"post-560196\" class=\"content-area-description single-story post-560196 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized wpautop entry\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class='web-image'><a href='https:\/\/www.sodic.com\/'><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2021\/1\/Sodic-Karmell2-1600px.jpg?ssl=1\" alt='enterprise'><\/a><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"560197\" class=\"issue-section \">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                story-section            \"\r\n            id=\"560197\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">8<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">Cabinet watch<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/02\/18\/of-peddlers-and-a-syndicate-for-tech-bros\/\">\r\n                            Of peddlers and a syndicate for tech bros\u2026                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"cta\">\n    <div class=\"cta__btn share-dropdown-cta dropdown-toggle-btn\" style=\"position:relative\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/408834.svg\" alt=\"\">\n        Share Story\n        <!-- Dropdown Menu -->\n        <ul class=\"share-menu\">\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/02\/18\/of-peddlers-and-a-syndicate-for-tech-bros\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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The bill will make its way to the House of Representatives for approval.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A new syndicate for tech bros: <\/strong>Cabinet separately greenlit a bill to set up a labor syndicate for ICT professionals, it said following the meeting. The body would take part in developing curricula and training programs to help keep university education up to pace with domestic and global labor market trends, cabinet noted.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also approved yesterday: A decision to place some healthcare facilities in Ismaila and Luxor under the supervision of the <\/strong><strong>General Authority for Healthcare<\/strong><strong> (GAH)<\/strong>, which was also put in charge of renovating state hospitals as Egypt gradually rolls out the <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/3dab55d4-7886-49a5-a096-e5db74f6f51c\">universal healthcare scheme<\/a>. Under the decision, GAH needs to overhaul the facilities within three years of <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/3dab55d4-7886-49a5-a096-e5db74f6f51c\">this week\u2019s rollout<\/a> of the scheme on a trial basis in both governorates. The universal healthcare scheme, first piloted <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2019\/07\/07\/egypts-new-health-care-system-debut-in-port-said-dominates-nations-airwaves-2\/\">in Port Said in July 2019<\/a>, will also see the state contract out the delivery of healthcare services to private sector hospitals.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/cabinet-watch\/\">cabinet watch<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/education\/\">Education<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" 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The law has been in the works since <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/9ee9b1bd-0250-4d4d-aa64-3ef9886fbfcd\">early 2020<\/a>, when former House Speaker Ali Abdel Aal hounded the government to better regulate the offices and expedite registry procedures.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Covid-19 vaccine distribution and shoring up healthcare infrastructure across Africa<\/strong> were key talking points during an African Union meeting President Abdel Fattah El Sisi attended alongside France\u2019s Emmanuel Macron, Al Hayah Al Youm\u2019s Mohamed Sherdy noted (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OkH1yLLJDMc\">watch, runtime: 2:00<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also on the airwaves last night:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The US State Department\u2019s<\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/49280b8f-cdd6-41be-8ccc-b1c2391cc661\">approval of an arms sale<\/a><\/strong><strong> to Egypt<\/strong> confirms our standing as a strategic ally in the Middle East, pundit Khaled Okasha said. (Mohamed Sherdy on Al Hayah Al Youm | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FfrM6ne05mQ\">watch, runtime: 4:24<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Arish Port is now up and running <\/strong>after undergoing upgrades as part of a plan to develop several ports in Egypt, Suez Canal Authority boss Yehia Zaki said. (Mohamed Sherdy on Al Hayah Al Youm | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NmL2jTa9zHg\">watch, runtime: 8:53<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/abdel-fattah-el-sisi\/\">Abdel Fattah El Sisi<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/african-union\/\">African Union<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/covid-19\/\">covid-19<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/diplomacy\/\">DIPLOMACY<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/last-nights-talk-shows\/\">LAST NIGHT\u2019S TALK SHOWS<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/legislation-watch\/\">Legislation Watch<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/real-estate-registry-act\/\">Real Estate Registry Act<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/suez-canal\/\">Suez Canal<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"560201\" class=\"issue-section \">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"560202\" class=\"issue-section \">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                story-section            \"\r\n            id=\"560202\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">10<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">EGYPT IN THE NEWS<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/02\/18\/egypt-in-the-news-on-18-february-2021\/\">\r\n                            Egypt in the News on 18 February 2021                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"cta\">\n    <div class=\"cta__btn share-dropdown-cta dropdown-toggle-btn\" style=\"position:relative\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/408834.svg\" alt=\"\">\n        Share Story\n        <!-- Dropdown Menu -->\n        <ul class=\"share-menu\">\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/02\/18\/egypt-in-the-news-on-18-february-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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A suspension of aid, targeted sanctions and visa restrictions are all on Jared Genser\u2019s list of ideas. The piece comes after relatives of Egyptian-American activist Mohamed Soltan, whose father was a senior Ikhwan official, were reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/a7e9b06c-0601-45c3-b01f-8792f73b7924\">detained this week by authorities<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Middle East is still (mostly) getting the \u201csilent treatment\u201d from Biden:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/6cc43a18-ea1f-4742-a805-2272201847af\">The FT<\/a>\u2019s David Gardner points out that we\u2019re with Saudi Arabia on the list of Mideast countries that have yet to get calls from the Biden White House. Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu only received his call yesterday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-israel-usa\/biden-and-israels-netanyahu-hold-long-awaited-first-call-idUSKBN2AH2PY?il=0\">Reuters<\/a>reports, after much speculation that the delay could point to Israel\u2019s fall from grace following the end of the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also making the international press: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Regional diplomacy:<\/strong> Egypt will likely reach across the aisle and attempt to mend ties to forces in western Libya after its preferred candidates Aguila Saleh and Fathi Bashagha weren\u2019t appointed to the country\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/3ef996d7-7670-4900-a18b-ba1c755b6b28\">newly-formed transitional authority<\/a>. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thearabweekly.com\/egypt-pushes-diplomacy-contain-losses-libya\">Arab Weekly<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>FGM:<\/strong> An Egyptian woman who survived FGM and a plastic surgeon dedicated to helping victims talk about the outlawed practice. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tv-shows\/middle-east-matters\/20210217-the-fight-against-female-genital-mutilation-in-egypt\">France24<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ancient Egypt:<\/strong> Ancient Egyptian ruler Seqenenre Taa II may have been killed in a ritual execution ceremony after being captured in battle, a new study relying on CT scans and x-ray imaging of his mummified corpse suggests. 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<a href=\"http:\/\/wam.ae\/en\/details\/1395302910860\">will launch<\/a> two weekly flights between Sharjah and Luxor starting 23 February.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Elsewedy Electric <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2021\/2\/elsewedy-170221.pdf\">h<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2021\/2\/elsewedy-170221.pdf\">as signed (pdf<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2021\/2\/elsewedy-170221.pdf\">)<\/a> a KWD 16.1 mn agreement with <strong>Kuwait<\/strong> to supply and install 400 kV overhead lines at the Gulf country\u2019s Boubyan electric transmission station.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Emirates NBD Egypt<\/strong> yesterday <a href=\"https:\/\/emiratesnbd.com.eg\/egypt-en\/about-us\/news\/media-centre-info\/?mcid_en=911\">launched<\/a> its online <strong>SMARTtrade <\/strong>platform which allows companies to submit trade finance requests, file accompanying documents, and complete trade finance transactions.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Egyptian Exporters Association<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/alborsaanews.com\/2021\/02\/17\/1419574\">will run<\/a> four new rounds of its export incubation program along with the Trade Ministry\u2019s <strong>Foreign Trade Training Center<\/strong> from March to November.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/also-on-our-radar\/\">ALSO ON OUR RADAR<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/digitization\/\">digitization<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/electricity\/\">electricity<\/a>\n                <!-- <span 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<\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2NCccJX\">reported<\/a><\/strong><strong> 618 new covid-19 infections yesterday<\/strong>, down from 633 the day before. The ministry also reported 49 new deaths, bringing the country\u2019s total death toll to 10,150. Egypt has now disclosed a total of 175,677 confirmed cases of covid-19.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kuwait\u2019s central bank has reportedly decided to extend its virus relief program<\/strong><strong> until June 2021<\/strong>, after originally scheduling the program to end in 2020, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-02-17\/kuwait-s-central-bank-is-said-to-extend-virus-relief-until-june?srnd=premium-middle-east&sref=mmeFTDW1\">Bloomberg<\/a> reports. Kuwait follows Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and the UAE in extending its stimulus measures following the combined economic pressures of covid-19 and lower oil prices that have left Gulf economies reeling.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Japan is trying to get the 2021 Olympic games back on track:<\/strong> Japan kicked off its covid-19 inoculation drive and administered the first shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to 40k Tokyo hospital workers, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=t9h2dfRIy0E&feature=emb_logo\">a presser<\/a> yesterday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Global vaccine roadblocks, thanks to supply chain issues:<\/strong> Russia\u2019s outsourcing of the production of its Sputnik V vaccine to countries like India, Brazil, and South Korea due to its limited manufacturing capacity means it is likely to face supply chain hurdles that could undermine its output, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/316b77c1-e640-4d53-8dec-547b1b5651d8\">Financial Times<\/a> reports. Meanwhile, vaccine rollouts could be significantly delayed as a result of a shortage of sterile bioreactor liners \u2014 effectively giant plastic bags \u2014 which are used to mix the ingredients to make covid-19 vaccines, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/b2f4f9cf-af80-428f-a198-2698ceb4c701\">salmon-colored newspaper<\/a> reports. 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class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<aside>\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"newspack-popup-container newspack-popup hidden  newspack-inline-popup  newspack-lightbox-no-border   \"\r\n\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\r\n\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#000\"\r\n\t\t\t\tid=\"id_408150\"\r\n\t\t\t\tdata-segments=\"\"\r\n\t\t\t\tdata-frequency=\"0,0,0,month\"\r\n\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-light-gray-background-color has-background\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ef38739e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-94bc23d7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/408151.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-408151\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p><a class=\"content-anchor\" id=\"tldr-story-09\"><\/a> <strong>Egypt to see a swell of inflows from eurobond traders?<\/strong> Emerging markets are becoming a \u201csweet spot\u201d for eurobond investors amid negative yields in Europe and concerns about incoming inflation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-02-16\/europe-falls-behind-emerging-markets-as-bond-market-stress-grows?sref=mmeFTDW1\">Bloomberg<\/a>reported. Inflows into EM bonds have pushed their yield to a 27-month low relative to Europe, suggesting that investors are turning to higher-yielding debt in anticipation of an uptick in inflation. Egypt is already setting the tone for the asset class, with the issuance of USD 3.75 bn of eurobonds in a sale that was c. 4x oversubscribed <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/94498ea7-0305-484a-9bac-6085ffdec1ca\">earlier this month<\/a>.<\/p><p><strong>And while we\u2019re on the topic of debt: Global debt reached a record USD 281 tn at<\/strong><strong> the end of 2020<\/strong> as governments and individuals around the world borrowed nearly USD 24 tn to offset the economic effects of covid-19. The borrowing spree has already pushed debt to almost 355% of global GDP, but shows no signs of abating as governments are set to continue borrowing a further USD 10 tn by the end of this year to support stimulus measures, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-02-17\/global-debt-hits-all-time-high-as-pandemic-boosts-spending-need?srnd=premium-middle-east&amp;sref=mmeFTDW1\">Bloomberg<\/a>.<\/p><p><strong>Emerging markets funds\u2019 focus on ESG is \u201cparamount\u201d<\/strong> in the upcoming five years, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.internationalinvestment.net\/news\/4027287\/emerging-markets-funds-vanguard-esg-investing\">International Investment<\/a> quoted John Malloy, co-head of emerging and frontier markets at RWC Partners.<\/p><p><strong>Saudi Arabia could reverse its oil output cuts as of April <\/strong>after agreeing to slash its daily output by 1 mn bbl in February and March in an attempt to buoy prices, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/saudi-arabia-set-to-raise-oil-output-amid-recovery-in-prices-11613570923?mod=hp_lead_pos2\">Wall Street Journal<\/a> reports. Oil prices dropped on the news ahead of the OPEC+ meeting next month, when the kingdom is expected to announce its plans, after staging a recovery in recent months on hopes of a successful vaccine rollout.<\/p><div class=\"stock-ticker-panel\">\n<table class=\"table stock-ticker-table table-striped markets-table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-down\">\n<td class=\"td-list-down\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets1\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets1\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>EGX30 <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>11,413<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>-1.1% (YTD: +5.2%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-up\">\n<td class=\"td-list-up\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets11\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets11\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>USD (CBE)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Buy 15.59<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Sell 15.69<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-up\">\n<td class=\"td-list-up\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets11\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets11\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>USD at CIB<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Buy 15.59<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Sell 15.69<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-none\">\n<td class=\"td-list-none\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Interest rates CBE<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>8.25% deposit<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>9.25% lending<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-down\">\n<td class=\"td-list-down\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets1\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets1\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Tadawul<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>9,084<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>-0.2% (YTD: +4.5%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-down\">\n<td class=\"td-list-down\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets1\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets1\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>ADX<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>5,636<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>-0.5% (YTD: +11.7%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-down\">\n<td class=\"td-list-down\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets1\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets1\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>DFM<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>2,595<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>-0.6% (YTD: +4.1%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-none\">\n<td class=\"td-list-none\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>S&amp;P 500<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>3,931<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>- (YTD: +4.7%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-down\">\n<td class=\"td-list-down\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets1\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets1\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>FTSE 100<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>6,711<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>-0.6% (YTD: +3.9%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-up\">\n<td class=\"td-list-up\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets11\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets11\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Brent crude<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>USD 65.25<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>+1.4%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-up\">\n<td class=\"td-list-up\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets11\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets11\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Natural gas <\/strong>(Nymex)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>USD 3.27<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>+1.7%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-up\">\n<td class=\"td-list-up\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets11\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets11\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Gold<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>USD 1,777.30<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>+0.3%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-up\">\n<td class=\"td-list-up\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets11\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets11\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>BTC<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>USD 52,179.97<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>+5.8%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><p><strong>The EGX30 fell 1.1% yesterday<\/strong> on turnover of EGP 1.4 bn (3% below the 90-day average). Foreign investors were net buyers. The index is up 5.24% YTD.<\/p><p><strong>In the green:<\/strong> Orascom Investment Holding (+51.5%), CI Capital (+0.9%) and Sodic (+0.6%).<\/p><p><strong>In the red:<\/strong> Orascom Financial Holding (-15.5%), Pioneers Holding (-3.3%) and MM Group (-2.5%).<\/p><p><strong>Asian markets are mixed this morning<\/strong>, with the Nikkei and Shanghai in the green and the Kospi and Hong Kong\u2019s Hang Seng in the red. Futures suggest the Down and S&amp;P will open in the green, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq is trending toward red at dispatch time. 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Speaking to us this week is Catesby Langer-Paget (<a href=\"https:\/\/eg.linkedin.com\/in\/catesby-langer-paget-3710b823\">LinkedIn<\/a>). Edited excerpts from our conversation:<\/p>\n<p><strong>I\u2019m Catesby Langer-Paget and I head up the Egypt office of Savills.<\/strong> I first started working for the company in 2007. I started in the UK, and then moved to the UAE in October 2008 \u2014 just in time to watch the recession taking hold and see property prices in Dubai nosedive by 30-40% in the space of a few weeks. After the UAE, I followed my previous boss to Bahrain, where I met my wife \u2014 who is half Bahraini, half American \u2014 and spent the better part of seven years there before moving back to the UK.<\/p>\n<p><strong>My wife and I missed the Middle East, so we moved back to Bahrain<\/strong>, which is when the chance came up for me to start up the Egypt office of Savills. So, Egypt is now the fourth country I\u2019ve lived in while working for the company, and since moving here, we have never looked back.<\/p>\n<p><strong>That was two years ago.<\/strong> There was one employee here when I started, and now we\u2019re just past the 50 mark, and should be up to about 70 by mid-year. We started with a small office in Maadi and now we\u2019ve moved into a new office in Sheikh Zayed and are planning to open another office in New Cairo this year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Savills is one of the five largest real estate consultancies in the world, with 600 offices globally.<\/strong> As head of the Egypt office, I oversee all of our service lines, including property and facilities management, strategic consultancy, marketing, sales, and leasing. That's on both commercial and residential, and also project management, which is overseeing construction work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I've got three young kids aged between one and six and, and they're early risers.<\/strong> So I'm lucky if I'm not up before 6am, to be honest. My wife's quite a keen runner, so she generally leaves me in the morning and goes for a long run, while I'm in charge of getting the kids ready and making breakfast.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Then it\u2019s a quick check at emails, which obviously includes reading Enterprise to see what\u2019s going on in Egypt.<\/strong> Then we put the kids on the bus at around 7:40am and I head straight to the office. If I\u2019m working from Maadi \u2014 which is usually twice a week \u2014 I\u2019ll be in the office by 8am since it\u2019s a five-minute walk from my house. The drive to Sheikh Zayed is longer, so I\u2019ll usually be in by 8:45.<\/p>\n<p><strong>My days at the office don\u2019t follow a set schedule, but there are a lot of meetings \u2014 online and in-person<\/strong> \u2014 with clients, prospective clients and typically an interview or two since we are on a hiring spree at the moment. I normally finish work around 5pm and can usually catch my kids before they go to bed if I\u2019m in the Maadi office, but probably not if I\u2019ve been working from Sheikh Zayed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our job is generally difficult to do from home, so we\u2019ve been working from the office<\/strong> but we\u2019re lucky to have moved to a new office and a lot of us are often on site, so our staff is dotted around in a few different locations. We obviously have precautions in place and we make concessions for employees who are, or live with, high-risk individuals. That being said, I have a lot more online meetings with clients, which has really cut down on the amount of time I\u2019ve wasted travelling to in-person meetings. Before covid, I typically had three meetings outside the office every single day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We have big ambitions to grow the business<\/strong> but when covid struck we just paused for a little bit before really going for it again after last summer. The team actually did amazingly well. We have a great leadership team in place with lots of people stepping up. All the Savills offices globally are also a lot more joined up now and we are all learning from each other\u2019s experiences.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The most difficult part of WFH is employing and onboarding people, and imparting the company culture on them.<\/strong> It was a little bit challenging bringing on new employees, teaching them what they need to know, and getting the teams to properly cross-sell and collaborate if they\u2019ve never even met in person.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I don\u2019t know how people manage to wake up at the crack of dawn and fit in all that exercise before they go about their day.<\/strong> I\u2019ll blame it on my kids being really young, because if I worked all day and ran all morning, I think my wife would kill me. The morning run is her chance to spend a little bit of time on the road by herself. Check in with me in 10 years\u2019 time \u2014 I\u2019ll let you know then if my kids getting older allowed me to become a triathlete.<\/p>\n<p><strong>My evenings aren\u2019t hugely exciting:<\/strong> It\u2019s usually dinner with my wife, followed by more emails, a book, or TV. At the moment, I\u2019m reading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/26631716-crisis\">Crisis<\/a> by Frank Gardner, a BBC correspondent who lived in the Middle East, including Cairo, for a long time. I just finished Game of Thrones season eight. The ending was a big disappointment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When things go back to normal, I\u2019m most looking forward to traveling with ease.<\/strong> My wife\u2019s family is spread between the US and Bahrain and most of my family is in the UK. My youngest son, who was born here in Cairo, is just over a year old \u2014 and nobody from my wife\u2019s family has even met him.<\/p>\n<p><strong>But I\u2019m still pretty happy to be where I am at the moment.<\/strong> I\u2019m thankful that we have plenty of domestic travel options, and we\u2019ve been able to visit Sharm El Sheikh, El Gouna, Somabay, and the North Coast. I wouldn\u2019t wish to be anywhere else.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/my-morning-routine\/\">MY MORNING ROUTINE<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/savills\/\">Savills<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"560209\" class=\"issue-section \">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                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CALENDAR<\/strong>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p>February: France\u2019s finance minister, Bruno Le Maire, is set to visit Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>6-27 February (Saturday-Saturday): Mid-year school break (public schools \u2014 enjoy the break from bumper-to-bumper traffic).<\/p>\n<p>7-28 February (Sunday-Sunday): The Finance Ministry will receive applications from companies wishing to take part in the second phase of its program for the immediate payout of export subsidy arrears to exporters, minus a 15% fee.<\/p>\n<p>17 February (Wednesday): MENA x CEO MENA Entrepreneurship & VC Panel: <a href=\"https:\/\/groups.gsb.columbia.edu\/CEO\/rsvp_boot?id=7449\">Investor Perspectives from New York to North Africa<\/a> will be hosted by the Columbia Entrepreneurs Organization.<\/p>\n<p>20 February (Saturday): Final results of applications for private university places will be announced on the Higher Education Ministry\u2019s electronic university admissions site<\/p>\n<p>22-24 February (Monday-Wednesday): <a href=\"https:\/\/arabstates.gltn.net\/second-arab-land-conference\/\">Second Arab Land Conference<\/a> on land management, efficient land use, among other topics.<\/p>\n<p>22 February- 5 March (Monday-Friday) Egypt will host the World Shooting Championship in 6 October\u2019s Shooting Club, with 31 countries set to participate<\/p>\n<p>26 February (Thursday): The <a href=\"http:\/\/afrofuturesummit.com\/\">Afro Future Summit<\/a> will take place virtually.<\/p>\n<p>26-28 February (Thursday-Saturday): The second edition of the <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/sphx25gq\">Egypt International Art Fair<\/a>will be held at Dusit Thani Lakeview Cairo.<\/p>\n<p>28 February (Sunday) <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3r7mvE7\">Deadline<\/a> for businesses, sole traders, and those generating income from sources other than their day job to file wage tax returns through the electronic filing system.<\/p>\n<p>March: Potential visit to Cairo by Russian President Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n<p>1 March: Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum comes into effect.<\/p>\n<p>1-5 March (Monday-Friday): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aswanforum.org\/\">Aswan Forum for Peace and Development<\/a> will take place virtually.<\/p>\n<p>4-6 March (Thursday-Saturday): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cairofashiontex.com\/\">Cairo Fashion & Tex<\/a> trade show, Cairo International Convention Centre, Cairo, Egypt<\/p>\n<p>8 March (Monday): The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idc.com\/mea\/events\/67992-idc-future-of-work#category_10\">IDC Future of Work Egypt<\/a> conference will be held virtually featuring experts from Egypt and Jordan.<\/p>\n<p>9-11 March (Tuesday-Thursday): EduGate 2021 \u2013 Enter The Future conference, Kempinski Royal Maxim Hotel, Cairo, Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>18 March (Thursday): The CBE\u2019s Monetary Policy Committee will meet to review interest rates.<\/p>\n<p>23 March (Tuesday): The second edition of the <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/vf98kbgf\">Egypt Retail Summit<\/a> takes place at the Nile Ritz Carlton hotel.<\/p>\n<p>25-27 March (Thursday-Saturday): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.therealgate.com\/visit\/register-your-interest-to-visit\/\">The Real Gate real estate exhibition<\/a>, Egyptian International Exhibition Center, Cairo.<\/p>\n<p>31 March (Wednesday): Deadline to visit the moroor and get an RFID sticker affixed to your car\u2019s windshield \u2014 or run afoul of the Traffic Police.<\/p>\n<p>1-3 April (Thursday-Saturday): <a href=\"http:\/\/hvacregypt.com\/\">HVAC-R Egypt Expo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>8-10 April (Thursday-Saturday): The TriFactory\u2019s Endurance Festival at Somabay.<\/p>\n<p>13 April (Monday): First day of Ramadan (TBC).<\/p>\n<p>25 April (Sunday): Sinai Liberation Day.<\/p>\n<p>29 April (Thursday): National holiday in observance of Sinai Liberation Day (TBC),<\/p>\n<p>29 April (Thursday): The CBE\u2019s Monetary Policy Committee will meet to review interest rates.<\/p>\n<p>1 May (Saturday): Labor Day (national holiday).<\/p>\n<p>2 May (Sunday): Easter Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>3 May (Monday): Sham El Nessim.<\/p>\n<p>13-15 May (Thursday-Saturday): Eid El Fitr (TBC).<\/p>\n<p>25-28 May (Tuesday-Friday): The World Economic Forum annual meeting, Singapore.<\/p>\n<p>1 June (Tuesday): The IMF will conduct a second review of targets set under the USD 5.2 bn standby loan approved in June 2020 (proposed date).<\/p>\n<p>7 June-9 June (Monday-Wednesday): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.egyps.com\/\">Egypt Petroleum Show<\/a>, Egypt International Exhibition Center, New Cairo, Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>17 June (Thursday): The CBE\u2019s Monetary Policy Committee will meet to review interest rates.<\/p>\n<p>24 June (Thursday): End of the 2020-2021 academic year (public schools).<\/p>\n<p>26-29 June (Saturday-Tuesday): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebig5constructegypt.com\/?utm_source=Adestra&utm_medium=email&CID=003D000002UIHn4IAH&utm_campaign=Egyp%5Bt%20postponement%20generic%20exp%20visp&utm_term&utm_content=7014G000001cG3zQAE&CNAME=Enterprise\">The Big 5 Construct Egypt<\/a>, Cairo International Convention Center, Cairo, Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>30 June (Wednesday): 30 June Revolution Day.<\/p>\n<p>1 July: (Thursday): National holiday in observance of 30 June Revolution.<\/p>\n<p>30 June- 15 July: National Book Fair.<\/p>\n<p>1 July (Thursday): Large taxpayers that have not yet signed on on to the e-invoicing platform <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/61c78b1b-ec60-46e8-9760-c995c81f34b9\">will suffer a host of penalties<\/a>, including removal from large taxpayer classification, losing access to government services and business, and losing subsidies.<\/p>\n<p>19 July (Monday): Arafat Day (national holiday).<\/p>\n<p>20-23 July (Tuesday-Friday): Eid Al Adha (national holiday)<\/p>\n<p>23 July (Friday): Revolution Day (national holiday).<\/p>\n<p>5 August (Thursday): The CBE\u2019s Monetary Policy Committee will meet to review interest rates.<\/p>\n<p>9 August (Monday): Islamic New Year.<\/p>\n<p>12 August (Thursday): National holiday in observance of the Islamic New Year.<\/p>\n<p>16 September (Thursday): The CBE\u2019s Monetary Policy Committee will meet to review interest rates.<\/p>\n<p>30 September-2 October (Thursday-Saturday): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.egypt-projects.com\/\">Egypt Projects 2021<\/a> expo, Egypt International Exhibition Center, Cairo, Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>1 October (Friday): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expo2020dubai.com\">Expo 2020 Dubai<\/a> opens.<\/p>\n<p>6 October (Wednesday): Armed Forces Day.<\/p>\n<p>7 October (Thursday): National holiday in observance of Armed Forces Day.<\/p>\n<p>18 October (Monday): Prophet\u2019s Birthday.<\/p>\n<p>21 October (Thursday): National holiday in observance of the Prophet\u2019s Birthday.<\/p>\n<p>28 October (Thursday): The CBE\u2019s Monetary Policy Committee will meet to review interest rates.<\/p>\n<p>1-12 November (Monday-Friday): <a href=\"https:\/\/ukcop26.org\/\">2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference<\/a> (COP26), Glasgow, United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>13-17 December: <a href=\"http:\/\/english.ahram.org.eg\/NewsContent\/1\/64\/396604\/Egypt\/Politics-\/Egypt-to-host-UN-anticorruption-conference-in-.aspx\">United Nations Convention against Corruption<\/a>, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>16 December (Thursday): The CBE\u2019s Monetary Policy Committee will meet to review interest rates.<\/p>\n<p>27 June - 3 July 2022 (Monday-Sunday): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidethegames.biz\/articles\/1103867\/fisu-world-university-squash-new-giza\">World University Squash Championships<\/a>, New Giza.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note to readers: <\/strong>Some national holidays may appear twice above. 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