{"id":568696,"date":"2020-02-02T04:32:02","date_gmt":"2020-02-02T04:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?post_type=issue&#038;p=568696"},"modified":"2025-12-16T06:29:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T06:29:38","slug":"gerd-coronavirus-and-palestine-its-a-foreign-policy-kind-of-morning","status":"publish","type":"issue","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/issues\/gerd-coronavirus-and-palestine-its-a-foreign-policy-kind-of-morning\/","title":{"rendered":"GERD, coronavirus and Palestine: It\u2019s a foreign-policy kind of morning."},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"568698\" 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=\"568698\">\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\/2020\/02\/02\/what-were-tracking-on-2-february-2020-2\/\">\r\n                            What we\u2019re tracking on 2 February 2020                        <\/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\/2020\/02\/02\/what-were-tracking-on-2-february-2020-2\/\" 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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Bichara was an iconic startup founder who went on to become CEO of Orascom Development Holding and co-founder and CEO of tech-focused investment firm <a href=\"http:\/\/accelerocapital.com\/\">Accelero Capital<\/a>.<\/p><p><strong>Bichara, 48, kicked off a storied career when he founded internet service provider Link Company<\/strong> a few years after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aucegypt.edu\/news\/take-next-challenge-business-alum-khaled-bichara-finding-success\">graduating from AUC<\/a> with a BSc in computer science. The company launched MSN Arabia in partnership with Microsoft at a time when \u201cweb portals\u201d were cutting edge and went on the first tech-flavoured M&amp;A rollup in Egypt before later becoming Mobinil\u2019s ADSL arm.<\/p><p><strong>A fixture in the Orascom empire and close associate of Naguib Sawiris<\/strong>, Bichara went on to lead the fixed line and portal business unit at Italy\u2019s at <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wind_Telecomunicazioni\">Wind Telecomunicazioni<\/a>, a subsidiary company of Sawiris\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Weather_Investments\">Wind Telecom<\/a>, where he later served as COO. Bichara was later CEO of Orascom Telecom and helped lead the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-vimpelcom-orascom\/vimpelcom-in-6-6-billion-deal-to-buy-orascom-wind-idUSTRE6934N020101004\">USD 6.6 bn merger<\/a> of Wind and VimpelCom, which created what was at the time the world\u2019s fifth-largest mobile operator with some 174 mn subscribers.<\/p><p><strong>Bichara was an enthusiastic supporter of young entrepreneurs <\/strong>and <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2UnDEwp\">shared his experience<\/a> in interviews and social media posts on best practices for startups in Egypt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VMlmYnb9OIM\">and abroad<\/a>.<\/p><p><strong>Members of the community wishing to pay their respects<\/strong> may do so at a funeral service scheduled for tomorrow (Monday) at St. Mark\u2019s Cathedral, Heliopolis, at 12pm CLT. The family will receive condolences on the same day at the Virgin Mary Church, Zamalek, from 6pm CLT. He is survived by his wife Marianne and sons Sherif and Galal.<\/p><hr class=\"grey-line\"><p><strong>International stories dominate the headlines this morning<\/strong>, with news of a GERD agreement between Cairo and Addis Ababa, the global spread of a novel coronavirus and The Donald\u2019s latest on the Israel-Palestine conflict dominating headlines. We have the rundown on all three stories in this morning\u2019s Speed Round, below.<\/p><p><strong>Investors\u2019 federation to meet Maait this week to lobby for tax changes: <\/strong>Top representatives from the the Egyptian Federation of Investors Associations <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2toFuSy\">will be sitting down<\/a> with Finance Minister Mohamed Maait this week to air their grievances about the country\u2019s tax system, which is expected to be getting a face-lift soon with a <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2019\/10\/09\/finmin-federation-of-egyptian-industries-committee-finalize-new-income-tax-act\/\">new income tax law<\/a>. The federation is looking to abolish real estate taxes on industrial land, which businesses have <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2018\/07\/19\/business-associations-press-govt-on-lowering-taxes-fees-on-manufacturing\/\">for years<\/a> been lobbying for, as well as ending the practice of freezing investor bank accounts for late tax payments. The investors will also bring up the 0.25% levy on company toplines to fund the government\u2019s new universal healthcare system. Members of the association say the fee should only be paid by businesses operating in governorates where the system has been rolled out.<\/p><p><strong>News triggers<\/strong> to keep your eye on over the coming weeks:<\/p><ul>\n<li><strong>The purchasing managers\u2019 index for Egypt,<\/strong> Saudi Arabia and the UAE is due out this Tuesday 4 February;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Foreign reserves figures for January<\/strong> will be released on Tuesday 4 February;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Inflation figures for January<\/strong> are out next Monday, 10 February;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Look for plenty of international interest <\/strong>at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.egyps.com\/\">Egypt Petroleum Show<\/a>, running 11-13 February;<\/li>\n<li><strong>The CBE will meet on Thursday, 20 February <\/strong>to discuss interest rates.<\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>DEBT WATCH- Yields on short-term bonds rise: <\/strong>Yields on short-term government debt rose slightly during an auction on Thursday, according to CBE data. A EGP 10 bn tranche of 6-month bonds generated an average yield of 14.496%, up from 14.335% earlier last week. A second EGP 10.5 bn issuance of 12-month bonds had an average yield of 14.28%, up from 13.737% during an auction on 21 January.<\/p><p><strong>Oh and \u2026 it\u2019s Groundhog Day<\/strong>, meaning we have lots more winter in store if some overgrown rat somewhere sees its shadow. Still, it\u2019s an excuse to direct our readers to the Bill Murray classic \u2014 thank us later if you haven\u2019t seen it (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GncQtURdcE4\">catch the trailer here, runtime: 2:39<\/a>).<\/p><hr class=\"grey-line\"><p class=\"web-image stand-out-borderless\"><a href=\"http:\/\/somabay.com\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2020\/2\/Catamaran-1600px.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"enterprise\"><\/a><\/p><p><a class=\"content-anchor\" id=\"tldr-story-07\"><\/a> <strong>The UK finally leaves the EU (sort of):<\/strong> The UK has officially separated from the European Union after 47 years of membership and more than three years since the Brexit referendum, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-politics-51333314\">the BBC reports<\/a>. The country will continue to follow EU rules while it negotiates a bilateral trade agreement, which the government claims could be finalized by the end of this year. Brexit would see the UK <a href=\"http:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/trade\/policy\/countries-and-regions\/countries\/egypt\/\">abandon a trade pact<\/a> that saw Egypt and the European Union ease trade barriers on agricultural and manufactured products.<\/p><p><strong>Egypt\u2019s trade councils are pushing trade officials to speed up talks with UK officials<\/strong> to ink a post-Brexit agreement to replace the EU-linked pact before the year is out, head of the Textile Export Council <a href=\"https:\/\/alborsaanews.com\/2020\/02\/01\/1291339\">Magdy Tolba said<\/a>. The officials <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2018\/11\/21\/egypt-and-uk-in-early-talks-of-post-brexit-freetrade-agreement\/\">began early talks<\/a> in late 2018 over a new agreement, at which time the UK was said to be looking to negotiate terms similar to those in the EU pact. Egypt has been angling for terms that would increase exports.<\/p><p class=\"web-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/f8a0a8f2-4373-11ea-abea-0c7a29cd66fe\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2020\/2\/Lebanon-eurobonds-2Feb20-1600px-1.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"enterprise\"><\/a><\/p><p><strong>Desperate for foreign currency, Lebanese banks are dumping gov\u2019t bonds:<\/strong> Lebanon\u2019s March Eurobond sank to record lows last week as local banks sold sovereign debt to overseas investors amid a race for foreign currency, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/f8a0a8f2-4373-11ea-abea-0c7a29cd66fe\">the Financial Times reports<\/a>. The USD 1.2 bn Eurobond due on 9 March has fallen 5 cents to 77 cents on the USD as fears grow that the government may default on its repayments. Analysts are now concerned that the government will face harsh restructuring terms imposed by the new foreign holders of Lebanese debt, and lose its ability to work with local banks to ease its debt burden.<\/p><hr class=\"grey-line\"><p>In international miscellany:<\/p><ul>\n<li><strong>Trump on verge of impeachment acquittal:<\/strong> Republicans look to have secured President Donald Trump a swift acquittal from his impeachment trial after the senate narrowly voted to block witness testimony, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/01\/31\/us\/politics\/trump-impeachment-trial.html\">the New York Times reports<\/a>. A final vote is scheduled to take place on Wednesday.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The US ramps up its travel ban:<\/strong> The Trump administration has added Nigeria, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Tanzania, and Sudan to its travel ban, preventing citizens from these countries from applying for immigration visas, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-usa-immigration-ban\/trumps-expanded-travel-ban-targets-nigeria-five-other-countries-idUSKBN1ZU2WD\">Reuters reports<\/a>. US security officials said the governments had failed to comply with US information-sharing and security requirements. Nationals from Nigeria, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar will still be able to apply for temporary visas for tourists, business travelers, students, and workers.<\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>PSA-<\/strong> <strong>WhatsApp is no longer working on smartphones using legacy operating systems,<\/strong> including Android 2.3.7, iPhone iOS 8, and all older systems, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/technology-51329882?ocid=socialflow_facebook&amp;ns_campaign=bbcnews&amp;ns_mchannel=social&amp;ns_source=facebook\">the BBC reports<\/a>. WhatsApp has said the move is necessary to ensure user security. <strong>Most users have no need to worry:<\/strong> Simply updating your operating system should mean you can continue using the service. 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We have chapter and verse on both in this morning\u2019s Speed Round, below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Adib talks peace plan with Kushner:<\/strong> By far the most notable coverage of the Middle East plan was from El Hekaya\u2019s Amr Adib, who sat down for a face-to-face interview with US President Donald Trump\u2019s Middle East advisor Jared Kushner, who is said to be the plan\u2019s chief architect. Kushner told Adib that he sees a \u201cvery high probability\u201d the Palestinian leadership will \u201cblow\u201d their chance at accepting the plan, which would end up hurting the Palestinian people and the region (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3kSvfyZghlA\">watch, runtime: 3:13<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SWn-eEh42Lc\">runtime: 3:10<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why should the Palestinians agree?<\/strong> Kushner says the plan would create a \u201cfully contiguous\u201d nation connected from top to bottom, double the amount of land Palestinian have available, and give them the right to pray in Al Aqsa mosque. You can watch several other snaps from the interview <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vdR6NTXgYdQ\">here<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NtNvyYDATmw\">here<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1SAHXqNA7jk\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>President Abdel Fattah El Sisi\u2019s sit-down with the Palestinian leader on the sidelines of an emergency Arab League meeting<\/strong> received plenty of airtime: Masaa DMC (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XJW4ZS3lV9A\">watch, runtime: 0:56<\/a>), Min Masr (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cvBFMeCAZsU\">runtime: 3:20<\/a>), and Al Hayah El Youm (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/YhO5gU_tq7I\">runtime: 5:40<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, <strong>political scientist Moataz Bellah Abdel Fattah suggested that Egypt likely got its way in the GERD talks<\/strong>, seeing as it was the only country to sign the preliminary agreement prepared after last week\u2019s negotiations in Washington, DC (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8J3bjCOMmzE&feature=youtu.be\">watch, runtime: 7:56<\/a>). 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The three countries\u2019 foreign and water resources ministers also saw eye-to-eye on the dam\u2019s filling and long-term operation during periods of drought and \u201cprolonged dry years,\u201d the US Treasury Department <a href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/news\/press-releases\/sm891?fbclid=IwAR1f2UJCrd8W0wZPa7CMPDokJ7KDRttK_9th7Coir-3VEB6IdNC-Q8bB2Ow\">said in a statement<\/a>. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and World Bank President David Malpass participated as \u201cobservers\u201d in the negotiations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Egypt was the only country of the three to sign an initial agreement drafted at the end of last week\u2019s talks<\/strong>, which outlined the points that were accepted during the meeting, the ministry statement notes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The details of the agreement reached between Cairo, Addis Ababa, and Khartoum remain unclear.<\/strong> Ethiopia had initially planned to fill the dam\u2019s reservoir in 12 years, beginning this July. The statements do not clarify whether this timeline has been changed. The agreement will also outline mechanisms for cooperation and dispute settlement over the dam, the statements say, without providing further information on what these mechanisms would entail.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s next?<\/strong> The technical and legal teams from the ministries have been mandated with preparing a final contract covering the aforementioned agreements. The ministers will then meet again in Washington on 12 and 13 February to review the final agreement, with an eye to sign it by the end of the month, according to the ministry statement. <a href=\"https:\/\/af.reuters.com\/article\/egyptNews\/idAFL1N2A01GO\">Reuters<\/a> and the<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/100954c0c22dfe6fbf9dbaa907d2f782\">Associated Press<\/a> also had the story.<\/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\/ethiopia\/\">Ethiopia<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/grand-renaissance-dam\/\">Grand Renaissance Dam<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/speed-round\/\">SPEED ROUND<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/sudan\/\">Sudan<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/world-bank\/\">World Bank<\/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=\"568727\" class=\"issue-section \">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"568728\" 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=\"568728\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">4<\/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\/2020\/02\/02\/egypt-in-the-news-on-2-february-2020\/\">\r\n                            Egypt in the news on 2 February 2020                        <\/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\/2020\/02\/02\/egypt-in-the-news-on-2-february-2020\/\" 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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Her parents and the doctor who performed the surgery have all been arrested and are awaiting sentencing. (<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/56de3a4a9307369ca132be579e73a24a\">The Associated Press<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/af.reuters.com\/article\/egyptNews\/idAFL8N2A06EY\">Reuters<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2020\/01\/31\/girl-12-dies-undergoing-female-genital-mutilation-egypt-12161820\/\">Metro<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/middle-east\/egypt-genital-mutilation-girl-dead-nada-abdul-maksoud-a9311441.html\">The Independent<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-7952185\/In-Egypt-12-year-old-girl-dies-genital-mutilation.html\">The Daily Mail<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Could the EastMed natgas reserves be the very reason our exports fail? <\/strong>A \u201cglobal gas glut\u201d may be emerging, threatening to continue driving down natural gas prices and challenging Cairo\u2019s ambitions to emerge as a regional energy hub, Cyril Widdershoven <a href=\"https:\/\/oilprice.com\/Energy\/Energy-General\/Is-Egypts-Energy-Hub-Dream-Falling-Apart.html\">writes for OilPrice.com<\/a>. If prices land below LNG production costs at our liquefaction plants, \u201cthe nation will have a real issue,\u201d says Widdershoven, who notes that the next few months will be decisive.<\/p>\n<p>Also getting attention in the foreign press:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Egypt will receive extra air defense units from the US<\/strong>, a US State Department official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.al-monitor.com\/pulse\/originals\/2020\/01\/us-boost-egypt-air-defenses-mustafa-kassem-sisi.html#ixzz6ChDYL566\">tells Al-Monitor<\/a>. The decision comes in spite of the recent political fallout from the <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/17d4ea6c-e0b0-4800-85ad-5c9fa09bf025\">death of US-Egyptian citizen Mostafa Kassem<\/a> in Egyptain custody.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Egypt\u2019s population will pass 100 mn next month.<\/strong> As we edge closer to the milestone, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-egypt-population\/egypts-population-nears-100-million-putting-pressure-on-resources-and-jobs-idUSKBN1ZU1Y9\">Reuters looks<\/a> at how the growing population is increasing pressure on ordinary people\u2019s need for housing and jobs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\/defense\/\">Defense<\/a>\n                <!-- <span 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href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/02\/02\/sdx-to-drill-three-wells-in-south-disouq-west-gharib-between-february-and-june\/\">\r\n                    <div class=\"photo photo--above\">\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n\r\n                \n<article id=\"post-568730\" class=\"content-area-description single-story post-568730 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-energy tag-energy tag-enterpriseam tag-oil-and-gas tag-sdx-energy tag-uk wpautop entry\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p>SDX Energy will drill three wells in its South Disouq and West Gharib concessions by the beginning of June, the company <a href=\"https:\/\/polaris.brighterir.com\/public\/sdx_energy\/news\/rns_widget\/story\/rmlz75x\">said in a statement<\/a>. It will begin drilling the first exploration well in South Disouq by the end of February and complete it in April, while the drilling of a second well will start in late April-early May and finish in June. SDX will also begin drilling an exploration well in West Gharib, which it estimates could add 200-300 bbl\/d of production.<\/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\/energy\/\">energy<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/oil-and-gas\/\">oil and gas<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/sdx-energy\/\">SDX Energy<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/uk\/\">UK<\/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=\"568731\" 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=\"568731\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">7<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">Infrastructure<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/02\/02\/polaris-to-invest-egp-300-mn-in-bosla-second-phase-this-year\/\">\r\n                            Polaris to invest EGP 300 mn in Bosla second phase this year                        <\/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\/2020\/02\/02\/polaris-to-invest-egp-300-mn-in-bosla-second-phase-this-year\/\" 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 second phase will be comprised of 62 units and is expected to be delivered next year.<\/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\/industry\/\">industry<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/infrastructure\/\">infrastructure<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/smes\/\">SMEs<\/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=\"568732\" 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=\"568732\">\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\">Health + Education<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/02\/02\/future-pharma-negotiating-with-banks-to-part-finance-new-egp-500-mn-factory\/\">\r\n                            Future Pharma negotiating with banks to part-finance new EGP 500 mn factory                        <\/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\/2020\/02\/02\/future-pharma-negotiating-with-banks-to-part-finance-new-egp-500-mn-factory\/\" 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 factory will produce ampoules and eye drops, and is expected to be operational by 2022.<\/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\/health-education\/\">Health + Education<\/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\/pharma\/\">pharma<\/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=\"568733\" 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=\"568733\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">9<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">Real Estate + Housing<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/02\/02\/jaz-hotels-to-invest-egp-2-5-bn-this-year-to-build-4-hotels\/\">\r\n                            Jaz hotels to invest EGP 2.5 bn this year to build 4 hotels                        <\/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\/2020\/02\/02\/jaz-hotels-to-invest-egp-2-5-bn-this-year-to-build-4-hotels\/\" 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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category-other-business-news-of-note tag-americana-egypt tag-enterpriseam tag-investment-watch tag-new-administrative-capital tag-other-business-news-of-note wpautop entry\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p>Americana Egypt plans to invest EGP 150 mn this year in new outlets and branch development, Managing Director Mohamed Hassan <a href=\"https:\/\/alborsaanews.com\/2020\/01\/29\/1290684\">said at a press conference last week<\/a>. The company will spend EGP 90 mn opening 23 new branches of its food outlets \u2014 which include Hardee\u2019s, KFC, Costa Coffee, and Pizza Hut \u2014 and a further EGP 60 mn on developing branches and upgrading management systems. The company plans to establish a branch in the new administrative capital by 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/36SF44F\">Hapi Journal quoted<\/a> Hassan as saying.<\/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\/americana-egypt\/\">Americana Egypt<\/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\/new-administrative-capital\/\">new administrative capital<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/other-business-news-of-note\/\">Other Business News of Note<\/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=\"568737\" 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=\"568737\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">12<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">Egypt Politics + Economics<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/02\/02\/hisham-ashmawy-receives-second-death-sentence\/\">\r\n                            Hisham Ashmawy receives second death sentence                        <\/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\/2020\/02\/02\/hisham-ashmawy-receives-second-death-sentence\/\" 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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Another 36 defendants were also sentenced to death.<\/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\/attacks\/\">attacks<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/egypt-politics-economics\/\">Egypt Politics + Economics<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/hisham\/\">Hisham<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/khalifa-haftar\/\">Khalifa Haftar<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/libya\/\">Libya<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/security\/\">security<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/terrorism\/\">terrorism<\/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=\"568738\" 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=\"568738\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">13<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">ON YOUR WAY OUT<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/02\/02\/environment-ministry-initiative-raises-awareness-about-recycling-in-egypt\/\">\r\n                            Environment Ministry initiative raises awareness about recycling in Egypt                        <\/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\/2020\/02\/02\/environment-ministry-initiative-raises-awareness-about-recycling-in-egypt\/\" 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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CIB, the index\u2019s heaviest constituent, ended up 0.3%. EGX30\u2019s top performing constituents were Telecom Egypt up 10.0%, Sidi Kerir Petrochemicals up 6.5%, and AMOC up 5.2%. Thursday\u2019s worst performing stocks were Orascom Construction down 1.2%, Cleopatra Hospital down 1.2% and Ibnsina Pharma down 1.0%. The market turnover was EGP 806 mn, and domestic investors were the sole net buyers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Foreigners<\/strong>: Net Short | EGP -22.9 mn<br \/>\n <strong>Regional<\/strong>: Net Short | EGP -5.1 mn<br \/>\n <strong>Domestic<\/strong>: Net Long | EGP +27.9 mn<\/p>\n<p><strong>Retail<\/strong>: 59.1% of total trades | 59.5% of buyers | 58.6% of sellers<br \/>\n <strong>Institutions<\/strong>: 40.9% of total trades | 40.5% of buyers | 41.4% of sellers<\/p>\n<p><strong>WTI:<\/strong> USD 51.56 (-1.11%)<br \/>\n <strong>Brent:<\/strong> USD 56.62 (-1.24%)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Natural Gas<\/strong> (Nymex, futures prices) USD 1.84 MMBtu, (+0.66%, March 2020 contract)<br \/>\n <strong>Gold:<\/strong> USD 1,587.90 \/ troy ounce (-0.08%)<\/p>\n<p><strong>TASI:<\/strong> 8,246.59 (+0.75%) (YTD: -1.70%)<br \/>\n <strong>ADX:<\/strong> 5,156.19 (-0.17%) (YTD: +1.58%)<br \/>\n <strong>DFM:<\/strong> 2,790.42 (-0.54%) (YTD: +0.92%)<br \/>\n <strong>KSE Premier Market:<\/strong> 7,033.48 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February: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cairobookfair\/\">Cairo International Book Fair 2020<\/a>, New Cairo International Exhibition and Convention Center, Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>February: An Italian business delegation <a href=\"https:\/\/almalnews.com\/%d9%88%d9%81%d8%af-%d8%a5%d9%8a%d8%b7%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%8a-%d9%8a%d8%b2%d9%88%d8%b1-%d9%85%d8%b5%d8%b1-%d9%81%d8%a8%d8%b1%d8%a7%d9%8a%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d9%82%d8%a8%d9%84-%d9%84%d9%84%d8%aa%d8%b9\/\">will visit Egypt<\/a> to discuss investments in the Port Said industrial zone.<\/p>\n<p>February: A delegation of Swiss businesses <a href=\"http:\/\/www.miic.gov.eg\/Arabic\/MediaCenter\/News\/Pages\/%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1-%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D8%AA%D9%81%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D8%AD%D8%AA%D9%89-2024.aspx\">will visit Egypt<\/a> to discuss investment.<\/p>\n<p>February: Higher Education Minister Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorouknews.com\/news\/view.aspx?cdate=19112019&id=2b9e9b1c-45ad-4af5-82a9-f8650319c562\">will visit<\/a> Minsk, Belarus.<\/p>\n<p>2 February (Sunday): Cairo Economic Court will issue its verdict on <a href=\"https:\/\/almalnews.com\/%d8%aa%d8%a3%d8%ac%d9%8a%d9%84-%d9%86%d8%b8%d8%b1-%d8%aa%d8%b8%d9%84%d9%85%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%a3%d8%b2%d9%85%d8%a9-%d8%b4%d8%b1%d8%a7%d8%a1-%d8%a3%d8%b3%d9%87%d9%85-%d8%a3%d9%85%d8%b1%d9%8a%d9%83\/\">two Americana Egypt lawsuit<\/a>s, one looking into minority shareholder's lawsuit against Fincorp Investment Holding as Adeptio AD Investments' financial advisor for its mandatory tender offer (MTO) for Americana Egypt and the other is concerned with an appeal by Adeptio AD Investments against a Financial Regulatory Authority to submit a mandatory tender offer (MTO) for Americana Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>3-5 February: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/aaif2020\">The Arab-African International Forum<\/a>, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>4 February (Tuesday): Court hearing for PTT Energy Resources\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2019\/05\/06\/thailands-ptt-energy-resources-files-usd-1-bn-lawsuit-against-govt-over-emg\/\">USD 1 bn lawsuit against Egyptian government<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>8 February (Saturday): Midterm break ends. Traffic in Cairo stinks once more.<\/p>\n<p>9-10 February (Sunday-Monday): The the 33rd ordinary African Union (AU) Summit where Egypt will <a href=\"https:\/\/aawsat.com\/english\/home\/article\/2058256\/egypt-hand-african-union-presidency-south-africa-february\">hand over<\/a> the African Union presidency to South Africa<\/p>\n<p>11-13 February (Tuesday-Thursday): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.egyps.com\/\">Egypt Petroleum Show<\/a>, Egypt International Exhibition Center, Nasr City, Cairo.<\/p>\n<p>12-13 February (Wednesday-Thursday) (TBC): Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to meet in Washington, DC, to review final GERD agreement.<\/p>\n<p>14-16 February (Friday-Sunday): A Euro-Mediterranean Organization for Economic and Development Cooperation delegation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorouknews.com\/news\/view.aspx?cdate=22012020&id=b3a1f3df-a1cf-4b6e-853e-05c1e9e43111\">will visit Egypt<\/a> to discuss cooperating in the field of organic cotton and home textiles<\/p>\n<p>23 February (Sunday): Court session for Arabia Investments Holdings\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/almalnews.com\/%d8%aa%d8%a3%d8%ac%d9%8a%d9%84-%d8%af%d8%b9%d9%88%d9%89-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d8%b1%d8%a8%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%84%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%b3%d8%aa%d8%ab%d9%85%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%b6%d8%af-%d8%a8%d9%8a%d8%ac-6\/\">lawsuit against Peugeot<\/a>. It was previously postponed to 24 November 2019 and then to 5 January 2020, and now 23 February.<\/p>\n<p>23 February (Sunday): Court session for Amer Group, Porto Group compensation claim against Antaradous<\/p>\n<p>20 February (Thursday): The CBE\u2019s Monetary Policy Committee will meet to review interest rates.<\/p>\n<p>March: <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2RMVwyZ\">S<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2RMVwyZ\">outh Korean business delegation to visit Egypt<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>March: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.menafatf.org\/about\">The Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force<\/a> (MENAFATF) <a href=\"https:\/\/almalnews.com\/%d9%85%d8%ac%d9%85%d9%88%d8%b9%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d9%85%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%8a-%d8%aa%d8%b2%d9%88%d8%b1-%d9%85%d8%b5%d8%b1-%d9%85%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%b3-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d9%82\/\">will visit<\/a> Egypt to assess the progress of actions taken to combat money laundering and terrorist sponsoring activities.<\/p>\n<p>1 March: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youm7.com\/story\/2019\/11\/28\/%D8%B1%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%B3-%D8%BA%D8%B1%D9%81%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B3%D9%83%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B6%D9%8A%D9%81-%D9%85%D8%A4%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D8%B9%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%88%D8%AC%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA\/4516709\">A conference<\/a> on \u201clogistics and its impact on the movement of goods and industry,\u201d venue TBD, Alexandria.<\/p>\n<p>3 March (Tuesday): Business Today\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2020\/1\/BT100_Announcement-converted.pdf\">bt100 awards ceremony<\/a>, Cairo.<\/p>\n<p>4-5 March (Wednesday-Thursday): <a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2019\/10\/Press-Release-26th-Annual-Women-Economic-Forum-March-2020-Cairo-Egypt.pdf\">Women Economic Forum<\/a>, Cairo.<\/p>\n<p>7 March (Saturday): International Conference for Investment organized by Suez Canal Economic Authority, Al Galala City, Egypt<\/p>\n<p>17-18 March (Tuesday-Wednesday): US Federal Open Market Committee will hold its two-day policy meeting to review the interest rate.<\/p>\n<p>25-26 March (Wednesday-Thursday): <a href=\"http:\/\/www.megaprojectsconf.com\/\">Mega Projects Conference<\/a>, Egypt International Exhibition Center, Nasr City, Cairo.<\/p>\n<p>26 March (Thursday): <a href=\"https:\/\/almalnews.com\/%d8%aa%d8%a3%d8%ac%d9%8a%d9%84-%d8%af%d8%b9%d9%88%d9%89-%d8%b4%d8%b1%d9%83%d8%a9-%d8%b3%d9%88%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%b6%d8%af-%d8%a8%d9%88%d8%b1%d8%aa%d9%88-%d8%ac%d8%b1%d9%88%d8%a8-%d8%a5%d9%84%d9%89\/\">Court session<\/a> for Amer Group, Porto Group lawsuit against Antaradous.<\/p>\n<p>7 April (Thursday): The CBE\u2019s Monetary Policy Committee will meet to review interest rates.<\/p>\n<p>12 April (Sunday): Easter Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>20 April (Monday): Sham El Nessim, national holiday.<\/p>\n<p>23 April (Thursday): First day of Ramadan (TBC).<\/p>\n<p>25 April (Saturday): Sinai Liberation Day, national holiday.<\/p>\n<p>28-29 April (Tuesday-Wednesday): US Federal Open Market Committee will hold its two-day policy meeting to review the interest rate.<\/p>\n<p>5-7 May (Tuesday-Thursday): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afsic.net\/\">AFSIC - Investing in Africa<\/a>, London, United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>14 May (Thursday): The CBE\u2019s Monetary Policy Committee will meet to review interest rates.<\/p>\n<p>23-26 May (Saturday-Tuesday): Eid El Fitr (TBC).<\/p>\n<p>9-10 June (Tuesday-Wednesday): US Federal Open Market Committee will hold its two-day policy meeting to review the interest rate.<\/p>\n<p>17-20 June (Wednesday-Saturday): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.automech-formula.com\/en\/home.html\">2019 Automech Formula car expo<\/a>, Egypt International Exhibition Center, Cairo.<\/p>\n<p>30 June (Sunday): June 2013 protests anniversary, national holiday.<\/p>\n<p>25 June (Thursday): The CBE\u2019s Monetary Policy Committee will meet to review interest rates.<\/p>\n<p>28-29 July (Tuesday-Wednesday): US Federal Open Market Committee will hold its two-day policy meeting to review the interest rate.<\/p>\n<p>30 July-3 August (Thursday-Monday): Eid El Adha (TBC), national holiday.<\/p>\n<p>13 August (Thursday): The CBE\u2019s Monetary Policy Committee will meet to review interest rates.<\/p>\n<p>20 August (Wednesday-Thursday): Islamic New Year (TBC), national holiday.<\/p>\n<p>15-16 September (Tuesday-Wednesday): US Federal Open Market Committee will hold its two-day policy meeting to review the interest rate.<\/p>\n<p>24 September (Thursday): The CBE\u2019s Monetary Policy Committee will meet to review interest rates.<\/p>\n<p>6 October (Tuesday): Armed Forces Day, national holiday.<\/p>\n<p>29 October (Thursday): Prophet Mohamed\u2019s birthday (TBC), national holiday.<\/p>\n<p>November: Egypt <a href=\"http:\/\/gate.ahram.org.eg\/News\/2284801.aspx\">will host simultaneously<\/a> the International Capital Market Association\u2019s emerging market, and Africa and Middle East meetings.<\/p>\n<p>4-5 November (Tuesday-Wednesday): US Federal Open Market Committee will hold its two-day policy meeting to review the interest rate.<\/p>\n<p>5 November (Thursday): The CBE\u2019s Monetary Policy Committee will meet to review interest rates.<\/p>\n<p>12 November (Thursday): The CBE\u2019s Monetary Policy Committee will meet to review interest rates.<\/p>\n<p>15-16 December (Tuesday-Wednesday): US Federal Open Market Committee will hold its two-day policy meeting to review the interest rate.<\/p>\n<p>17 December (Thursday): The CBE\u2019s Monetary Policy Committee will meet to review interest rates.<\/p>\n<p>24 December (Thursday): The CBE\u2019s Monetary Policy Committee will meet to review interest rates.<\/p>\n<p>25 December (Friday): Western Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>1 January 2021 (Friday): New Year\u2019s Day, national holiday.<\/p>\n<p>7 January 2021 (Thursday): Coptic Christmas, national holiday.<\/p>\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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":568697,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-568696","issue","type-issue","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","wpautop","entry"],"acf":{"mongo_id":"51449086-59e0-48ae-8b6f-e8fc6ab2b83b","teaser":"","photo_url":"https:\/\/ent.news\/2020\/2\/3.jpg"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - 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