{"id":585650,"date":"2023-04-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?post_type=issue&#038;p=585650"},"modified":"2025-12-16T14:20:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T14:20:22","slug":"dpi-leads-usd-165-mn-investment-in-supermarket-chain-kazyon","status":"publish","type":"issue","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/issues\/dpi-leads-usd-165-mn-investment-in-supermarket-chain-kazyon\/","title":{"rendered":"DPI leads USD 165 mn investment in supermarket chain Kazyon"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"585652\" 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=\"585652\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">1<\/div>\r\n\r\n          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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\">\n<p class=\"f-graphik\" style=\"font-size:14px\">Together with<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/resources.inktankir.com\/internal\/27482.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27482\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio mb-0\"><audio controls preload=\"metadata\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/ent.news\/audio\/2023\/5\/.f380d217-eb64-4f01-806a-a061e59fae67.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Good morning, wonderful people, and a very happy THURSDAY. <\/span><span style=\"\">The weekend roll<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">s around fast when most of the week is a public holiday \u2014 and there\u2019s more where that came from, with a three-day weekend coming up to mark Labor Day next week. <\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">THE BIG STORY here at home is a nice, big foreign direct investment:<\/span><span style=\"\"> Our friends at <\/span><span>private equity firm DPI are leading a major investment in budget supermarket chain Kazyon. <\/span><span>There\u2019s also plenty of tourism news as the government extends its subsidized loan program to include companies in the sector amid signs that arrivals to Egypt are continuing to rise. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">The boom in tourism continues as Egypt welcomes a growing number of high-value Western European, North American, and Asian travelers. <\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">PSA #1- CFOs and IROs, rejoice: EGX-listed companies get more time to report <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">their 1Q results.<\/span><span> The <\/span><span>Financial Regulatory Authority has given listed companies an extension until Tuesday, 30 May to report and publish their financials for the period ending 31 March 2023, according to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3La5ipf\" style=\"\">a statement<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> yesterday. <\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span><a id=\"wwtt5\"><\/a> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">PSA #2- You will lose one hour of sleep tonight: <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/ff0e82be-1220-4474-976f-6c8f8e51b070\" style=\"\">Daylight<\/a><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/ff0e82be-1220-4474-976f-6c8f8e51b070\" style=\"\">saving time<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\"> will kick in at <\/span><span>12:01am Friday. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Remember: All EgyptAir flights out of Cairo will depart one hour later.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\"><a id=\"wwtt3\"><\/a> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">PSA #3- Have a nice thought for your finance team this morning \u2014 they may be in <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">for a busy weekend.<\/span><span> This coming <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Sunday, 30 April, is the deadline for:<\/span><\/p><ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">FY2022 tax returns \u2014 Mohamed Maait would very much like to be paid by Sunday, that being the filing deadline for this season\u2019s returns;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Companies and self-employed folks to register for e-invoicing. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">PSA #4- <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Vodafone\u2019s cash transfer and bill payment services will be una<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">vailable from 11pm today through 3am tomorrow<\/span><span>, with the company citing \u201ctechnical updates\u201d in a text message sent to its users last night. <\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">THE BIG STORY ABROAD-<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Tis the season for fraught negotiations over the US debt ceiling:<\/span><span style=\"\"> Republican <\/span><span>lawmakers <\/span><span style=\"\">in the House of Representatives<\/span><span> yesterday narrowly managed to pass a law that would re-extend the debt ceiling in return for steep budget cuts, in a bid to push US President Joe Biden to negotiate to avoid a damaging default. US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen earlier this week warned of \u201ceconomic and financial catastrophe\u201d if the country defaults on its debt (<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QJh8wU1W36o\" style=\"\">watch, runtime 0:26<\/a><\/span><span>). <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">The Republican bill stands little chance of passing in the Senate.<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/mccarthys-debt-ceiling-bill-tests-unity-us-house-republicans-2023-04-26\/\" style=\"\">Reuters<\/a><\/span><span>, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/speaker-mccarthy-debt-biden-republicans-d4995f10a26d6c8bfa89a2bbfd1de93c?utm_source=homepage&amp;utm_medium=TopNews&amp;utm_campaign=position_03\" style=\"\">AP News<\/a><\/span><span>, the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/republicans-make-changes-to-debt-ceiling-bill-to-try-to-win-over-gop-holdouts-b1f5df1?mod=hp_lead_pos3\" style=\"\">Wall Street Journal<\/a><\/span><span>, and the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2023\/04\/26\/house-gop-debt-limit-debate\/\" style=\"\">Washington Post<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> have more. <\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">IN THE GLOBAL BUSINESS PRESS- <\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">US tech earnings come in better than expected:<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/investor\/earnings\/fy-2023-q3\/press-release-webcast\" style=\"\">Microsoft<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\">, Google parent <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abc.xyz\/investor\/static\/pdf\/2023Q1_alphabet_earnings_release.pdf\" style=\"\">Alphabet (pdf)<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\">, <\/span><span>and Facebook parent <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/investor.fb.com\/investor-news\/press-release-details\/2023\/Meta-Reports-First-Quarter-2023-Results\/default.aspx\" style=\"\">Meta<\/a><\/span><span> have all reported stronger than expected earnings for the first quarter of the year, with the companies\u2019 core businesses topping forecasts. (<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/a5a5aa43-76e2-46ab-9ccc-13db99933349\" style=\"\">Financial Times<\/a><\/span><span> | <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/meta-platforms-q1-earnings-report-2023-aa820bcd?mod=hp_lead_pos1\" style=\"\">Wall Street Journal<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">)<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">AND- <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">The UK will block Microsoft\u2019s USD 69 bn acquisition of gaming firm Activision <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Blizzard <\/span><span>over <\/span><span>concerns it would hamper competition in cloud gaming, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/deals\/uk-blocks-microsoft-69-bln-activision-deal-over-cloud-gaming-concerns-2023-04-26\/\" style=\"\">Reuters<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> reports. Both companies said they would fight the decision, which triggered a 12% fall in Activision shares during trading yesterday.  <\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"><\/span><\/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 style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">MARKET WATCH-<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span><a id=\"wwtt2\"><\/a> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Is OPEC set to be vindicated on its oil production cuts? <\/span><span style=\"\">Oil prices fell below USD <\/span><span>80 per barrel yesterday \u2014 lending weight to the OPEC+ cartel\u2019s contention that weak demand would justify their <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/f74faf71-b787-416f-a5a6-c46420406dfb\" style=\"\">surprise move<\/a><\/span><span> to cut supply earlier this month. \u201cThere is no doubt in my mind that the reasoning behind the early April announcement about cuts in May was appropriate,\u201d Citigroup\u2019s commodities research head told <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-04-26\/opec-gains-validation-as-demand-woes-erase-price-gains-from-cut?srnd=premium-middle-east\" style=\"\">Bloomberg<\/a><\/span><span>. \u201cThose who were predicting over USD 100 oil did not understand how weak markets were looking.\u201d <\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Not everyone is convinced: <\/span><span>The cartel\u2019s efforts to boost oil prices risk harming emerging markets and a global economy already suffering from high inflation, International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Fatih Birol told <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-04-26\/opec-should-be-very-careful-about-boosting-oil-price-iea-warns?srnd=markets-vp&amp;leadSource=uverify%20wall\" style=\"\">Bloomberg<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> yesterday. \u201cTo see upward pressure on inflation from higher oil prices \u2014 that is the last thing that we want,\u201d Birol said, noting that \u201cthe global economy is in a very fragile stage.\u201d <\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">THE REALIGNMENT- <\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span><a id=\"wwtt4\"><\/a> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">The BRICS acronym could be about to get a lot longer:<\/span><span style=\"\"> Nineteen countries are <\/span><span>angling to join the bloc of emerging economies known as the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) as it gears up to hold its annual gathering in August, South Africa\u2019s ambassador to the group told <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-04-24\/brics-draws-membership-requests-from-19-nations-before-summit#xj4y7vzkg\" style=\"\">Bloomberg<\/a><\/span><span>. Thirteen nations have formally applied to join and another six have reached out informally, Anil <\/span><span>Sooklal <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">is quoted as saying by the business news outlet. \u201cWe are getting applications to join every day.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">We\u2019re interested: <\/span><span>Egypt has reportedly <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/21ab2964-2247-49c5-9382-21eb9d2a5620\" style=\"\">expressed interest<\/a><\/span><span> in joining the organization, as have Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Iran, Turkey, Bahrain, and Algeria. We recently <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/d7b8e96b-ec30-4ce0-9344-4f250f112875\" style=\"\">became a member<\/a><\/span><span> of the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndb.int\/\" style=\"\">New Development Bank<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> \u2014 the BRICS\u2019 USD 100 bn multilateral lender \u2014 allowing us to potentially lock-in funding for infrastructure projects.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">AND- Talks to bring Syria + Turkey together have been \u201cconstructive\u201d:<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/function.mil.ru\/news_page\/country\/more.htm?id=12465269@egNews\" style=\"\">Russia<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\"> and <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msb.gov.tr\/SlaytHaber\/1be76531396f4d9eae844e72e62dd9c5\" style=\"\">Turkey<\/a><\/span><span>have described this week\u2019s four-way discussions to normalize ties between Ankara and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Damascus as \u201cconstructive,\u201d though did not indicate when a next round of talks may take place. The defense ministers and heads of intelligence of Syria, Turkey, Russia, and Iran met in Moscow on Tuesday for the discussions, which aim to bring an end to years of hostilities between the two countries. <\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">This is part of a wider push for reconciliation in the region, <\/span><span>which <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/24b1f1fb-d6b6-4cc8-9069-45a3e38daa80\" style=\"\">includes<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> Qatar and the UAE mulling the restoration of diplomatic relations, Saudi Arabia and Iran normalizing relations, Egypt and Turkey reappointing ambassadors and Turkey\u2019s reconciliation with Gulf countries.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"><\/span><\/p><hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\"><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">CORRECTION-<\/span><span style=\"\"> We incorrectly wrote yesterday that EGP 23 bn worth of imports have been <\/span><span>released from the nation\u2019s ports since the beginning of the year, rather than USD 23 bn. The story has been<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/edition\/am\/5197c65b-6894-4760-a7a1-f236963a1aca\" style=\"\">updated on our website<\/a><\/span><span>.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/exportsfdi.enterprise.press\/registration.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2023\/4\/853.jpg?ssl=1\"><\/a><\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">The Enterprise Exports &amp; FDI Forum, our latest industry-specific conference, is taking <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">place on Monday, 15 May.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> The Enterprise Exports &amp; FDI Forum will give insiders and newcomers alike the chance to talk about how to develop an export-centered business and how their companies can help Egypt build an export-led economy that makes us a magnet for foreign direct investment (FDI).<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Why exports &amp; FDI?<\/span><span> In the wake of successive floats of EGP, exports and FDI have never been more important to our economy \u2014 or our businesses. We\u2019re gathering some of the CEOs, top execs from local companies and multinationals, investors, bankers and finance folks to speak on how businesses can adapt their strategies to be export-oriented and what Egypt as a country can do to draw foreign investment and much-needed FX. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Expect it to be heavy on lessons learned in Egypt and other global growth markets \u2014 and lots of success stories.<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/exportsfdi.enterprise.press\/index.html#aboutSection\" style=\"\">You can learn more on our conference website here<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">And what better place to discuss moving our goods than Egypt\u2019s original logistics zone \u2014 the Nile. <\/span><span>That\u2019s why we\u2019re looking forward to holding the event by the river\u2019s vistas <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">at the Four Seasons, Nile Plaza. <\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Some of the biggest names in business and finance are on board \u2014 are you?<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> The Enterprise Exports and FDI Forum is taking place with the generous support of our friends, including:<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Banking partners:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> Banque Misr | Al Baraka Bank | Emirates NBD | HSBC <\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Lead partners:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> DB Schenker | DP World | East Port Said Development | IDG | IFC | Madinat 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data-attachment-id=\"585655\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/04\/27\/dpi-led-group-to-invest-usd-165-mn-in-retailer-kazyon\/910-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2023\/4\/910.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image-title=\"910.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2023\/4\/910.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2023\/4\/910.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" \/>                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n\r\n                \n<article id=\"post-585654\" class=\"content-area-description single-story post-585654 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ma-watch tag-british-international-investment tag-dpi tag-enterpriseam tag-investment-watch tag-kazyon tag-ma-watch tag-private-equity tag-south-suez-capital wpautop entry\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-audio mb-0\"><audio controls preload=\"metadata\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/ent.news\/audio\/2023\/4\/.062791cf-c669-40b9-b793-c2776830d681.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">EXCLUSIVE- DPI is doubling down on Kazyon: <\/span><span style=\"\">A consortium led by our friends <\/span><span>at Africa-focus<\/span><span>ed <\/span><span>private equity firm <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dpi-llp.com\/\" style=\"\">Development Partners International<\/a><\/span><span> (DPI) will invest USD 165 mn in supermarket chain <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/store.kazyonplus.com\/store\/kazyon\/en\" style=\"\">Kazyon<\/a><\/span><span>, according to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2023\/4\/866.pdf\" style=\"\">a s<\/a><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2023\/4\/866.pdf\" style=\"\">tatement (<\/a><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2023\/4\/866.pdf\" style=\"\">pdf<\/a><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2023\/4\/866.pdf\" style=\"\">)<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">The details: <\/span><span>The tra<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">nsaction will see the investors acquire a \u201csignificant minority stake\u201d in the firm, DPI partner Ziad Abaza told Enterprise. DPI is writing the lion\u2019s share of the ticket; the transaction includes both primary and secondary sales of shares, Abaza told us. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">DPI k<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">nows Kazyon well:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> DPI has held a \u201csignificant minority stake\u201d in Kazyon since last year when it invested USD 75 mn in the company, Abaza told us. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Who else is on board? <\/span><span>UK development finance institution <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bii.co.uk\/en\/\" style=\"\">British International Investment<\/a><\/span><span> and Africa-focused PE outfit <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southsuez.com\/\" style=\"\">South Suez<\/a><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southsuez.com\/\" style=\"\">Capital<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> are among the institutional investors joining DPI in the transaction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Where the money\u2019s going:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> Kazyon will use the proceeds from the investment to expand its presence in Egypt by opening new stores, Abaza said. Kazyon is also planning to enter new markets outside the country\u2019s borders, he added, without going into details because the plans have not been finalized.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Kazyon is a discount grocery retailer:<\/span><span> Founded in 2014 by former EFG Hermes c<\/span><span>o-CEO Hassan Heika<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">l, Kazyon sells a range of food and household products at competitive price points. The company now has more than 600 stores across 18 governorates and operates one of the largest customer loyalty schemes in the Middle East and Africa.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">WHERE KAZYON FITS INTO DPI\u2019S EGYPT STRATEGY-<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">The investment comes amid significant economic headwinds in Egypt<\/span><span style=\"\">, <\/span><span style=\"\">where a foreign currency crunch continues and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">headline inflation is now running at its highest level in almost six years, squeezing household budgets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">But DPI likes Egypt\u2019s fundamentals:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">\u201cWe are long-term investors in Egypt and believe in the long-term fundamentals of the country,\u201d Abaza said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">The firm is confident that Kazyon is well insulated from the economic pressures:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> \u201cIf you think about what the company does, it essentially tries to sell grocery products at the cheapest price possible. If anything, there's more demand for this product than ever in Egypt given what's happening from a macro standpoint,\u201d Abaza tells us. Currency weakness is also unlikely to impact the company, he says: \u201cKazyon is not really a company that would be negatively affected by the devaluation because it doesn't import.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">This is DPI\u2019s second acquisition in Egypt this month:<\/span><span> The firm <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/7dcb2079-d73d-407e-ab3e-2042f30deb93\" style=\"\">acquired a minority stake<\/a><\/span><span> in local pharma player Marcyrl alongside Amethis earlier this month, and has been on the lookout for further opportunities in defensive sectors in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">ADVISORS-<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> Evercore Partners, Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy, PwC and Baker Tilly acted as advisors for Kazyon. DPI was advised by White & Case and Debevoise & Plimpton. <\/span><\/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\/british-international-investment\/\">British International Investment<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/dpi\/\">DPI<\/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\/kazyon\/\">Kazyon<\/a>\n                <!-- <span 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post-585656 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-economy tag-debt tag-economy tag-enterpriseam tag-hospitality tag-madbouly-cabinet tag-tourism wpautop entry\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-audio mb-0\"><audio controls preload=\"metadata\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/ent.news\/audio\/2023\/4\/.062791cf-c669-40b9-b793-c2776830d681.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Gov\u2019t expands subsidized loan program to include tourism: <\/span><span style=\"\">The Madbouly <\/span><span>government will offer EGP 10 bn worth of loans at a subsidized 11% interest rate to tourism players, pushing the total value of its subsidized loan program to EGP 160 bn, Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/pfbid02j3N7JBzgwAtLb261p9M3FxfFeU7M2EYQmbE2V1kDBjYeZka7FNaBMSqKczXE6TQol\" style=\"\">said<\/a><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/pfbid02j3N7JBzgwAtLb261p9M3FxfFeU7M2EYQmbE2V1kDBjYeZka7FNaBMSqKczXE6TQol\" style=\"\">yesterday<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">The loan program targets key sectors that bring in FX: <\/span><span>Introduced for agriculture and industry players at the start of the year, the Finance Ministry <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/802eb13a-b77b-4af6-ba0c-5f3f92c3e1ce\" style=\"\">has said<\/a><\/span><span> the subsidized loan <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/7764b17a-972c-4971-8d6d-0926e6b6c24e\" style=\"\">program<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> in part aims to help increase exports by providing businesses with the liquidity they need to up production. That could help narrow the country\u2019s external financing imbalance and supply much-needed hard currency amid an ongoing shortage that has helped fuel inflation. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">The importanc<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">e of the tourism sector has only grown over the past year<\/span><span> as the country suffers from a protracted shortage of FX on the back of the war in Ukraine. The Tourism Ministry wants to attract as many as <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/b252d5fc-e5e3-41f9-a8ca-8c9cf8c17127\" style=\"\">30 mn tourists<\/a><\/span><span> per year by 2028, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">and the mix of arrivals has tilted since April 2022 from lower-value Russian and Ukrainian all-inclusive Red Sea package tours to higher value European, North American, and Asian visitors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">This isn\u2019t the first time the sector has gotten financing support: <\/span><span>Tourism players <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/7556d5f4-f4be-40a0-b383-00d317400ee5\" style=\"\">had<\/a><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/7556d5f4-f4be-40a0-b383-00d317400ee5\" style=\"\">access to loans<\/a><\/span><span> with a tenor of two years and a six-month grace period at an interest rate of 8% as part of Central Bank of Egypt\u2019s (CBE) <\/span><span>subsidized program<\/span><span> for the industry, agriculture, tourism, and construction sectors. The CBE <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/bc99d570-aa53-468e-b000-60de8fa427ff\" style=\"\">scrapped the program<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> in November and passed the responsibility on to government ministries as part of the IMF\u2019s conditions for our USD 3 bn bailout package. <\/span><\/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\/debt\/\">debt<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/economy\/\">economy<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                           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category-tourism tag-economy tag-enterpriseam tag-hospitality tag-tourism wpautop entry\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-audio mb-0\"><audio controls preload=\"metadata\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/ent.news\/audio\/2023\/4\/.062791cf-c669-40b9-b793-c2776830d681.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Hotel occupancy in Egypt increased 20-25% y-o-y in 1Q 2023<\/span><span style=\"\"> thanks to tou<\/span><span style=\"\">rist <\/span><span>inflows from<\/span><span> new markets<\/span><span> and the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/42c976b2-6e98-46dd-a524-fc92b0a83612\" style=\"\">depreciation of the EGP<\/a><\/span><span>, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3oMRTfa\" style=\"\">Asharq Business<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> reports, citing an unnamed tourism official. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">In detail:<\/span><span> Hotels in Cairo hit an 85% occupancy rate during the January-March quarter, followed by Luxor and Aswan (80%), Marsa Alam (70%), Hurghada (65%), and Sharm El Sheikh (55%), according to the source.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Tourism revenues are on the rise:<\/span><span> Revenues climbed m<\/span><span>ore than 50%<\/span><span> y-o-y to <\/span><span>USD 9 bn <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">during the first nine months of 2022, according to central bank figures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">And they\u2019re expected to grow further this year:<\/span><span> The Tourism Ministry is expecting to receive a <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/17592ef1-2055-49cb-94c1-4ab525d57ba5\" style=\"\">record 15 mn tourists<\/a><\/span><span> this year, up 28% from last year. 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The violence in Sudan has now entered its thirteenth day, forcing residents to flee to neighboring countries including Egypt. The fighting has so far killed at least 512 people and injured more than 4.2k others. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">A truce on the horizon? <\/span><span>Despite apparently not respecting the ongoing ceasefire, Sudanese Armed Forces General Abdel Fattah Al Burhan has approved a plan to extend it for an additional 72 hours, according to a <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sudanese.armed.forces\/posts\/pfbid0SZtQ3WMjuKZpHTMsgk6BhkaVMm9CaPtQg1zgyK57MyMLskMR6zHCtA34i4DvZ98yl\" style=\"\">statement<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. He also agreed to partake in peace talks proposed by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD). The RSF is yet to respond to the proposal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Things could get much worse: <\/span><span>The World Health Organization (<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/africa\/who-fears-more-deaths-sudan-due-outbreaks-collapse-services-2023-04-26\/\" style=\"\">watch, runtime: 1:35<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">) is expecting \u201cmany more deaths\u201d in Sudan, citing the lack of access to food and water, and disease outbreaks. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">THE HOMETOWN ANGLE-<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Egyptian embassy in Khartoum relocates: <\/span><span>Officials working at the Egyptian embassy in Khartoum <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/pfbid02MC6DES3v8oSdxbGgpkwNEWvhPUJgoL6urBaWDpQEufUb7Zr8W8a9UkvLKCTKLvXRl\" style=\"\">have been relocated<\/a><\/span><span> to an undisclosed location in light of the ongoing violence in Khartoum, which <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/f99a8218-6d5a-4916-9f00-cd812ea2b02c\" style=\"\">earlier this week<\/a><\/span><span> killed Muhammad El Gharrawi, an assistant administrative attache at the embassy. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Another 1.1k Egyptians made it back from Sudan yesterday<\/span><span>, the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MFAEgypt\/posts\/pfbid02A5RWY5rHy9Fh2k3rvy85xpcm8qy18HjMoSZXrHjFctm8WQ2jEb9GLcUzQ7CSNHnPl\" style=\"\">Foreign Ministry said<\/a><\/span><span> yesterday. This brings the total number of Egyptians who have made it home safely to 2.7k. <\/span><span>Some 3.8k Egyptian citizens in total have so far registered with authorities to confirm their presence in Sudan, the Emigration Ministry said in a <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/pfbid02uWuBqdawTLYBLidxik2idWGmvAEXLt2JpxH9gmSYscMtRZz6xUigT2NUn7kkZiQBl\" style=\"\">statement<\/a><\/span><span>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">The Transport Ministry ran additional trains on the Aswan-Cairo line yesterday <\/span><span>and will run three extra trains today to help those coming from Sudan move between governorates, accordin<\/span><span>g to a Transport Ministry <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/pfbid02umyJfbjqZwpZwggdUFik4iAJxTQHyZBTigP2jeNjyJHEFwct8p4gRcPZeksCMjc8l\" style=\"\">statement<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">More diplomatic efforts from El Sisi:<\/span><span style=\"\"> The situation <\/span><span>in Sudan topped the agenda in a conversation between President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and European Council President Charles Michel yesterday, according to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Egy.Pres.Spokesman\/posts\/pfbid0j1wrE1it8u6RRWQFVUwfB6nSrvDneNXYRohfZBFvtrA2qKiSg22M82NaziQNDPYYl\" style=\"\">Ittihadiya<\/a><\/span><span>. <\/span><\/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\/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\/diplomacy\/\">DIPLOMACY<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/egypt-sudan-relations\/\">Egypt-Sudan relations<\/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=\"585663\" 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=\"585663\">\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\">Kudos<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/04\/27\/efg-hermes-e-finance-among-10-companies-recognized-in-2022-egx-excellence-awards\/\">\r\n                            10 companies recognized in 2022 EGX Excellence Awards. 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style=\"\">statement (pdf)<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Walking away with awards were:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">EFG Hermes (best financial securities trader)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>e-Finance (best investor relations)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Citibank (best bond primary dealer)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Egypt Post (best government institution investing on the EGX)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">CIB (best sustainability report)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Delta Sugar (best debut sustainability report)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Al Ahly Pharos (best investment research management)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Thndr and Mubasher (best creative financial securities trader)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Talaat Moustafa Group (best company utilizing money market instruments)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Madinet Masr for Housing and Construction (largest trading volume)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">University of London and the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (best financial literacy program)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Seven Egyptian startups are <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">among the 45 African companies longlisted for the second edition of the AfricaTech Awards<\/span><span>, launched by accelerator VivaTech in partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), according to an <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pressroom.ifc.org\/all\/pages\/PressDetail.aspx?ID=27504\" style=\"\">IFC press release<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. The program showcases startups in fintech, health tech, and climate tech. Three startups in each category will now be chosen by industry experts to attend the Viva Technology summit in Paris in June. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">The Egyptian startups longlisted are: <\/span><span>Fintech firms <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.valu.com.eg\/home\" style=\"\">ValU<\/a><\/span><span> (a unit of EFg Hermes) and <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/balad-me\/?trk=public_profile_experience-item_profile-section-card_subtitle-click&originalSubdomain=eg\" style=\"\">Balad<\/a><\/span><span>, healthtech startups <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/o7therapy.com\/\" style=\"\">O7 Therapy<\/a><\/span><span>, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pharmacymarts.com\/\" style=\"\">PharmacyMarts<\/a><\/span><span>, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rology.health\/?gclid=CjwKCAjwl6OiBhA2EiwAuUwWZTynCJBmF_0y0lbXcb4ZkPDVGdZLAf5bdCgVwO_2roA83xN-7oR3fBoCmWQQAvD_BwE\" style=\"\">Rology<\/a><\/span><span>, and <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shezlong.com\/en\/\" style=\"\">Shezlong<\/a><\/span><span>, and climate tech company <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/baramoda.org\/\" style=\"\">Baramoda<\/a><\/span><span>. <\/span><\/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 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DMC (<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZUC1kTe5QFI\" style=\"\">watch, runtime: 6:16<\/a><\/span><span>) and Al Hayah Al Youm (<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Gx_tzQ6UB6g\" style=\"\">watch, runtime: 1:50:20<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">) had coverage. We have the details in the news well, above.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">We\u2019re less than a week away from the kickoff of the National Dialogue<\/span><span> next Wednesday, 3 May. Defenders of the Homeland Party spokesperson Amr Soliman joined DMC\u2019s Al Youm (<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6zpkU9DRW2M\" style=\"\">watch, runtime: 5:49<\/a><\/span><span>) to <\/span><span>highlight the significance of the initiative.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">We should return to regularly scheduled programming soon: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Expect the nation\u2019s talking heads to make their return next week after over a month of absence. <\/span><\/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\" 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of longer-term financing than what is available in the market and promotes financing for MSMEs in Egypt,\u201d the EBRD said. If approved, this would mark the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/ed9dfc6e-cb0e-447f-b22e-44d2bdef5f58\" style=\"\">second EBRD on-lending loan<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> Banque Misr has received in as many years, after last year receiving USD 100 mn to finance local SMEs working on green projects. <\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">AUTOMOTIVE-<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">AAST to launch two models of light EVs over the coming six months: <\/span><span style=\"\">The <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/f534b97d-e913-458e-bfd0-7af5813d916a\" style=\"\">Arab<\/a><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/f534b97d-e913-458e-bfd0-7af5813d916a\" style=\"\">Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AAST)<\/a><\/span><span> is working to start rolling out its first locally-made electric cargo transport vehicle next month, Dean of Applied Research at the AAST Mohamed El Ghamry told the <\/span><span>state-run <\/span><span>MENA news agenc<\/span><span>y<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. The car aims to replace the widespread three wheeler used to transport various items from fruits and vegetables to furniture. 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mb-0\"><audio controls preload=\"metadata\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/ent.news\/audio\/2023\/4\/.062791cf-c669-40b9-b793-c2776830d681.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Ethmar International Holding is set to go to public next week:<\/span><span style=\"\"> Emirati holding <\/span><span>company <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ethmarholdings.com\/\" style=\"\">Ethmar International Holding<\/a><\/span><span> is looking to raise up to AED 700 mn (USD 191 mn) via a capital increase ahead of an IPO on the Abu Dhabi stock exchange on 1 May, according to an investor presentation seen by <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-04-25\/abu-dhabi-royal-led-firm-ethmar-to-list-after-capital-raise\" style=\"\">Bloomberg<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. The company will offer investors a 13-15% stake in a transaction that is expected to value it at more than AED 4 bn, the news outlet reports. <\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">FYI:<\/span><span>Chaired by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ethmar has more than 25 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">subsidiaries in a range of sectors including energy, real estate, tech, and healthcare. The firm is planning a number of acquisitions in the financial services, tourism, engineering, and pharma sectors, according to Bloomberg.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">The Abu Dhabi IPO boom:<\/span><span> A senior official <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/99b4fd35-9816-4239-a622-50cf6b80a381\" style=\"\">told Bloomberg in March<\/a><\/span><span> that another eight <\/span><span>companies will go public in the emirate in 2023. So far this year, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2023\/02\/28\/adnoc-ups-gas-unit-ipo-on-heavy-investor-demand-98162\/\" style=\"\">Adnoc Gas<\/a><\/span><span> and data analytics firm <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/f1ac37c6-29ed-4f5f-b444-60324c1e8244\" style=\"\">Presight AI<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> have joined the Abu Dhabi stock exchange.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"><\/span><\/p><hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\"><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">GCC economies to grow at a much slower rate in 2023:<\/span><span style=\"\"> Lower oil prices are <\/span><span>expected to weigh on GCC economies this year, according to a <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/gulf-economies-grow-much-slower-pace-2023-lower-oil-revenues-2023-04-26\/#:~:text=BENGALURU%2C%20April%2026%20(Reuters),revenues%2C%20a%20Reuters%20poll%20found.\" style=\"\">Reuters poll of analysts<\/a><\/span><span>, which forecasts economic growth to fall significantly from 2022. <\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">A snapshot:<\/span><\/p><ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Saudi Arabia\u2019s<\/span><span> GDP growth will <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">more than halve to 3.2%<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> this year from 2022 when its economy grew at its fastest clip in a decade due to the oil price shock.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:700\">The UAE<\/span><span> will see growth <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">slip to 3.7%<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> in 2023 from 7.6% last year.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Qatar<\/span><span>, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Bahrain<\/span><span>, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Kuwait<\/span><span> and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Oman<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> will all record weaker growth.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">What they said:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">\u201cOil output cuts will drive a sharp slowdown in GDP growth in Saudi Arabia this year...In the rest of the Gulf, the double whammy of lower oil production and oil prices will impact upon both oil and non-oil GDP,\u201d said James Swanston, EM economist at Capital Economics.<\/span><\/p><p><a id=\"t.76065e578694fba5ea582a36bcd26873779f508d\"><\/a><a id=\"t.0\"><\/a><\/p><div class=\"stock-ticker-panel\">\n<table class=\"table stock-ticker-table table-striped markets-table\">\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 colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">EGX30 <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">17,452<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">-0.4% (YTD: +19.6%)<\/span><\/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 colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">USD (CBE)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Buy 30.83<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Sell 30.96<\/span><\/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 colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">USD at CIB<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Buy 30.85<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Sell 30.95<\/span><\/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 colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">Interest rates CBE<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">18.25% deposit<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">19.25% lending<\/span><\/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 colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Tadawul<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">11,307<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">+0.4% (YTD: +7.9%)<\/span><\/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 colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">ADX<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">9,676<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">+0.3% (YTD: -5.2%)<\/span><\/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 colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">DFM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">3,490<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">-0.5% (YTD: +4.6%)<\/span><\/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 colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">S&amp;P 500<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">4,056<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">-0.4% (YTD: +5.6%)<\/span><\/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 colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">FTSE 100<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">7,853<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">-0.5% (YTD: +5.4%)<\/span><\/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 colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">Euro Stoxx 50<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">4,348<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">-0.7% (YTD: +14.6%)<\/span><\/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 colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Brent crude<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">USD 77.69<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">-3.8%<\/span><\/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 colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Natural gas <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">(Nymex)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">USD 2.12<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">-8.2%<\/span><\/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 colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">Gold<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">USD 1,999.60<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">+0.2%<\/span><\/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 colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">BTC<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">USD 28,448<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">+0.8% (YTD: +71.0%)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">THE CLOSING BELL-<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">The EGX30 fell 0.4% at yesterday\u2019s clos<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">e<\/span><span style=\"\">on turnover of EGP<\/span><span style=\"\"> 1.8 bn (about 4% above the trailing 90-day average)<\/span><span style=\"\">. Local investors were <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">net buyers. The index is up 19.6% YTD.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">In the green: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Ibnsina Pharma (+4.3%), Mopco (+3.4%) and Abu Qir Fertilizers (+3.2%).<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">In the red: <\/span><span>E-finance (-2.9%), CIRA Education (-2.8%) and Cleopatra Hospitals (-2.6%).<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Asian markets are mixed in early trading this morning<\/span><span style=\"\">. Futures suggest European<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> indices will largely open in the red, in contrast to Wall Street, which looks set to start in the green. <\/span><\/p>\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\/ethmar-international-holding\/\">Ethmar International Holding<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/financial-markets\/\">Financial Markets<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/planet-finance\/\">Planet Finance<\/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=\"585676\" 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=\"585676\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">11<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">AROUND THE WORLD<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/04\/27\/the-trade-war-between-russia-and-the-west-rumbles-on\/\">\r\n                            The US wants to ban all exports to Russia. 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style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">The US is pushing for a complete export ban on Russia:<\/span><span style=\"\"> G7 countries ar<\/span><span style=\"\">e <\/span><span>considering a US proposal for a blanket ban on exports to Russia as western nations look to tighten the screws on the Russian economy, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/ee8c2ade-4f94-426f-881b-d6f9621231b8\" style=\"\">the Financial Times<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> reports. EU and Japanese officials have distanced themselves from the idea, with one official telling the salmon-colored paper that \u201cit is simply not do-able.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Russia responds by seizing assets \u2014 and warns of more to come: <\/span><span style=\"\">Russian <\/span><span>President Vladimir Putin signed a <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.kremlin.ru\/acts\/news\/70986\" style=\"\">decree<\/a><\/span><span> to temporarily take control of the Russia-based assets of two European utility companies, according to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tass.com\/pressreview\/1609729\" style=\"\">Russian news agency TASS<\/a><\/span><span>. The Kremlin followed this up with a warning that it could take control of additional assets in response to Western sanctions on its economy, according to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/fortum-says-investigating-news-russian-asset-seizure-2023-04-26\/\" style=\"\">Reuters<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">ON A RELATED NOTE- Russia could start <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">closing its agreement allowing the safe export of Ukrainian grain <\/span><span>through the Black Sea as soon as next week, acc<\/span><span>ording to a letter sent from Moscow to the UN that was obtained by <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/black-sea-grain-deal-could-start-winding-down-next-week-ahead-expected-closure-2023-04-21\/\" style=\"\">Reuters<\/a><\/span><span>. Moscow has signaled that it will not look to extend the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/f1933af3-aebe-45a8-88cc-f95f09cc11fd\" style=\"\">agreement brokered by the UN and Turkey<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> last year, saying its own demands to facilitate Russian exports under the pact have not been met. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Not great news for us: <\/span><span style=\"\">The loss <\/span><span>of Ukrainian grain to global markets<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> could push up prices, potentially impacting the imports bill for Egypt \u2014 the world\u2019s largest importer of wheat \u2014 as it continues to grapple with an external financing gap. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">AND-<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Lebanese inflation surges after deval: <\/span><span style=\"\">Lebanon saw its inflation hit 264% y-o-y <\/span><span>in March after the country\u2019s first devaluation in 25 years, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-04-25\/lebanese-inflation-crisis-rages-anew-after-90-pound-devaluation?srnd=premium-middle-east&leadSource=uverify%20wall\" style=\"\">Bloomberg<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> reports citing official data. Food prices were up more than fourfold compared with a year before, after authorities allowed the currency to weaken by more than 90% against the USD. The price hikes will pile further pressure on Lebanese families, three-quarters of whom are already living in poverty amid a prolonged financial crisis. <\/span><\/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\/around-the-world\/\">Around the World<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/currencies\/\">currencies<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/inflation\/\">inflation<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/russia-ukraine-war\/\">Russia-Ukraine war<\/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=\"585678\" 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=\"585678\">\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\">My Morning Routine<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/04\/27\/osman-zarkani-executive-flights-director-at-zas-air\/\">\r\n                            Osman Zarkani, executive flights director at ZAS Air                        <\/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\/2023\/04\/27\/osman-zarkani-executive-flights-director-at-zas-air\/\" 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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Speaking to us this week is <\/span><span>Osman Zarkani. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Edited excerpts from our conversation:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">My name is Osman Zarkani, and I come from a family with a long history in aviation. <\/span><span style=\"\">My <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">father, Sherif Zarkani, was a true pioneer in the field. In the 1980s, he founded the first private airline in the Middle East, ZAS Airline of Egypt. It was his vision that inspired my brother and I to continue his legacy in aviation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">I'm currently the executive flights director at ZAS Air. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">The title reflects the main responsibility that I have within the ZAS group, which is overseeing operations for executive flights, from the chartering and ins. to management and maintenance. However, I could have gone by a number of different titles \u2014 chairman, VP, managing director, or general manager \u2014 as it is myself and my brother Omar Zarkani who run the company and are very much involved in all aspects of the business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">My job involves managing the influx of private aircraft that enter Egyptian airspace. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">This includes arranging land permits, fuel supply, security, transportation, and hotel accommodation for our clients. We are the agents for over 80% of the private aviation entering and flying over the country. We also handle commercial, cargo, and corporate aviation, ranging from military and embassy to commercial flights, which includes tourism and tour operators. We're proud to have introduced several aircraft to the region including two Bombardier Global 7500s \u2014 one of the world's largest and longest range business jets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">My brother and I work very well together. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">We're like yin and yang \u2014 we manage to combine our differences and make it work for the benefit of the organization. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">We\u2019re working on a major project for Egypt's private aviation sector. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">With the New Administrative Capital and New Alamein City, we believe that we are in the right place at the right time to build something transformative. Our aim is to grow the local private aviation industry and provide a platform for foreign business and high-end individuals to invest and engage with the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">My ideal morning routine would be to be part of the 5am club. However, my job in aviation is 24\/7, which means that my routine is constantly changing. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">A typical workday for me starts with identifying my responsibilities and allocating my time accordingly. I always incorporate some physical activity in my day to stay in good form \u2014 as they say, a strong body makes the mind strong.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">In addition to my work in aviation, I'm also involved in other companies<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> that specialize in entertainment and IT. I like to invest and take small shares in startups to expand my horizons. If I need to be involved in these other businesses, I'll allocate my time accordingly to see how I can participate and help my partners.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">The one constant in my day is my family, who mean the world to me. <\/span><span>We are a tight knit group thanks to the upbringing we had from our parents, who instilled a strong sense of family values in us. We don't have this independent, individualistic life; We are ve<\/span><span>ry connected.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">When it comes to work-life balance, I've found that there's no such thing. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Instead, it's about discipline, respect, risk-taking, and leaps of faith. Every industry is different, so it's important to find what works for you. As someone who doesn't work for anyone else, leaving work at the end of the day it never feels like my job is done. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">When it's time to relax and switch off, I enjoy spending time with the people in my life who bring me joy.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> I have a great love for music, sports, and staying positive \u2014 positivity breeds positivity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">I enjoy indulging in self-help books. I\u2019m not much of a fiction buff.<\/span><span> My recommendation is to tune into something that personally benefits you, whether it's an artistic mission, a political ambition, or simple personal healing. This could be religion, meditation, sports, or anything else that you can work on for least 20 minutes a day for yourself<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">My father referred to me as a \"jack of all trades and master of none,\" and that has actually been one of the best pieces of advice he ever gave me. <\/span><span>It made me realize that I tend to have the kind of personality where I desire to do everything and strive for perfection, but ultimately end up being overwhelmed by my ambition. The lesson I learned from this is the importance of self-awareness, self-acceptance, and self-love. 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has-background is-style-wide\">\n\n\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mt-0 has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-normal-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">\n\t\t\t<strong> CALENDAR<\/strong>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">APRIL <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">April: SCZone roadshow in China.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>April: SCZone to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/pfbid02gVG1gSGUAVB6bTcCGwENBbd7zyVKvfKr4L4BFAuEki7mTzBzQmSMykZ4tDmx3ahfl\" style=\"\">begin providing<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> ship bunkering services in the Suez Canal\u2019s ports.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">26 April - 5 May (Wednesday-Friday): African Basketball Championship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">27 April (Thursday): Registration for this year\u2019s Hajj concludes. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">28 April (Friday): First day of daylight saving time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">30 April (Sunday) House of Representatives back in session. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>30 April (Sunday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2023\/01\/18\/tenth-of-ramadan-dry-port-tender-pushed-as-bidders-adapt-to-floating-egp-93853\/\" style=\"\">Tenth of Ramadan dry port<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> tender deadline.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">30 April (Sunday): Deadline for self-employed to register for e-invoicing. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">30 April (Sunday): Deadline for corporate tax returns.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">30 April (Sunday): End of Mediterranean, Nile Delta oil + gas exploration tender. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Late April \u2013 15 May: 1Q2023 earnings season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">MAY <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">1 May (Monday): Labor Day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>1 May (Monday): Deadline to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/form.typeform.com\/to\/QbFbUKfE\" style=\"\">apply<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> to VC funds program by GIZ Egypt, AfricaGrow and Dutch development bank FMO.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">1-5 May (Monday-Friday): African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association annual summit, Four Seasons Nile Plaza, Cairo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">2 May (Tuesday): National Paints Holding\u2019s and Eagle Chemicals\u2019 MTOs for Pachin ends.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">2-3 May (Tuesday-Wednesday): Federal Reserve interest rate meeting. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">3 May (Wednesday): National Dialogue begins.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">4 May (Thursday): National holiday in observance of Labor Day (TBC). <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>4 May (Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ief.org\/events\/8th-ief-igu-ministerial-gas-forum\" style=\"\">IEF-IGU Ministerial Gas Forum<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Cairo. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">7 May (Sunday): Senate back in session. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>9-11 May (Tuesday-Thursday): First edition of the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fintechrobos.com\/etn\/arab-actuarial-conference-2023\/\" style=\"\">Arab Actuarial Conference<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Cairo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">12-15 May (Friday-Monday): Egypt Fashion Week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">14 May (Sunday): Expat car import scheme ends.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>14 May (Sunday): EgyptAir to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/pfbid02oUmEzhqGdeFuGWdMo9HQXbVTNpLc5fcDmTUPrxnb6RUdTLcwjRi2nkjFPzxaKA88l\" style=\"\">launch<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> a new route to Dhaka, Bangladesh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">14 May (Sunday) Egytrans\u2019 shareholders to vote on NOSCO acquisition. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">15 May (Monday): Enterprise Exports & FDI Forum, Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>16-18 May (Tuesday-Thursday): Egypt will host <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/enterprise.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CDIS-Press-Release-EN.pdf\" style=\"\">its first conference<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">on cybersecurity and defense intelligence systems (CDIS-Egypt).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">18 May (Thursday): Central Bank of Egypt\u2019s Monetary Policy Committee meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">19 May (Friday): Arab League summit, Riyadh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">19-21 May (Friday-Sunday): G7 summit, Hiroshima, Japan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>20-21 May (Saturday-Sunday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eglobexpo.com\/\" style=\"\">eGlob Expo<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, St. Regis Almasa Hotel, Cairo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>22-26 May (Monday-Friday): Egypt <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afdb.org\/en\/news-and-events\/press-releases\/african-development-bank-group-concludes-annual-meetings-governors-endorse-banks-vision-next-10-years-51974#:~:text=The%20new%20Board%20of%20Governors,from%2022%2D26%20May%202023.\" style=\"\">will host<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> the African Development Bank (AfDB) annual meetings in Sharm El Sheikh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>30 May (Tuesday):<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> Listed companies have until this date to report and publish their 1Q results.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">JUNE <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">June: Indian representatives to discuss prospect investments in the Suez Canal. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">7-10 (Wednesday-Saturday): The second edition of Africa Health Excon. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>10 June (Saturday): Thanaweya Amma examinations <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moe.gov.eg\/what-s-on\/news\/dates-for-the-exams\/\" style=\"\">begin<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>12 June - 15 July (Monday-Saturday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/pfbid0MomhExv4yWhogyCoY77i4QPaocEt1zS2uR4BR6pjLQZ8rw8mG5AcPjKXZNfCbv5Rl\" style=\"\">Thanaweya Amma exams<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">13-14 June (Tuesday-Wednesday): Federal Reserve interest rate meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">15 June (Thursday): Deadline for bids in EGPC\u2019s mature oil fields tender.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>19-21 June (Monday-Wednesday): Egypt Infrastructure and Water Expo <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/enterprise.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Announcement__EGYPT_INFRASTRUCTURE_AND_WATER_EXPO_LAUNCHES_JUNE_2023.pdf\" style=\"\">debuts<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> at the Egypt International Exhibition Center. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">22 June (Thursday): Central Bank of Egypt\u2019s Monetary Policy Committee meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">28 June-2 July (Wednesday-Sunday): Eid El Adha (TBC).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">30 June (Friday): June 30 Revolution Day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">30 June (Friday): Egypt to exit Grains Trade Convention.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">JULY <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">1 July: House of Representatives deadline to approve the FY 2023-2024 budget.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">1 July: GAFI to launch the country\u2019s first integrated electronic platform to facilitate setting up a business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">18 July (Tuesday): Islamic New Year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">20 July (Thursday): National holiday in observance of Islamic New Year (TBC).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">23 July (Sunday): Revolution Day. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">25-26 July (Tuesday-Wednesday): Federal Reserve interest rate meeting. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">27 July (Thursday): National holiday in observance of Revolution Day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Late July-14 August: 2Q2023 earnings season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">AUGUST <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">August: Hassan Allam Utilities + Agility to open Yanmu East logistics park.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">3 August (Thursday): Central Bank of Egypt\u2019s Monetary Policy Committee meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">10 August (Thursday): Shalateen Mineral Resources gold mining tender closes. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">22-24 August (Tuesday-Thursday): BRICS summit, Johannesburg, South Africa.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">SEPTEMBER <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">September: Susta<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">inable Debt Coalition Initiative agreed at COP27 to launch. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">9-10 September (Saturday-Sunday): G20 summit, New Delhi, India.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">15 September (Friday): IMF to review USD 3 bn program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">19-20 September (Tuesday-Wednesday): Federal Reserve interest rate meeting. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">21 September (Thursday): Central Bank of Egypt\u2019s Monetary Policy Committee meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">21-23 September (Thursday-Saturday): Narrative PR Summit, Somabay.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">25 September (Monday): Nasdaq <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">deadline for Swvl Holdings Corp to increase its market value of publicly held shares to a minimum of USD 15 mn.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">26 September (Tuesday): Prophet Muhammad\u2019s birthday (TBC).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">28 September (Thursday): National holiday in observance of Prophet Muhammad\u2019s birthday (TBC).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">OCTOBER <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">October: <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fra.gov.eg\/fra_news\/%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b1%d9%82%d8%a7%d8%a8%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%aa%d8%b5%d8%af%d8%b1-%d9%82%d8%b1%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%a7%d9%8b-%d8%a8%d8%b4%d8%a3%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%aa%d8%b2\/\" style=\"\">Deadline<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\"> for ins<\/span><span>. providers to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/edition\/am\/e4d8d8da-b406-4776-ab2a-fa796e247eab\" style=\"\">link their databases<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> with the FRA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>2-5 October (Monday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adipec.com\/\" style=\"\">ADIPEC 2023<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">6 October (Friday): Armed Forces Day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">13 October- 20 October (Friday-Friday): The sixth edition of El Gouna Film Festival (GFF). <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Late October-14 November: 3Q2023 earnings season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">26 October (Thursday): Daylight saving time ends.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">31 October - 1 November (Tuesday-Wednesday): Federal Reserve interest rate meeting. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">NOVEMBER <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>November: Cairo to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/pfbid02Dnbtioh4JQwUzjkYVQR1hYxFmBP6BCmxrNEZVWU3XJDZFYfHLKC8pCPWjvWvdEel\" style=\"\">host<\/a><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrafricantradefair.com\/en\" style=\"\">Intra-African Trade Fair<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">2 November (Thursday): Central Bank of Egypt\u2019s Monetary Policy Committee meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">15-24 November (Wednesday-Friday): Cairo International Film Festival, Cairo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">DECEMBER <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">12-13 December (Tuesday-Wednesday): Federal Reserve interest rate meeting. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">21 December (Thursday): Central Bank of Egypt\u2019s Monetary Policy Committee meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">EVENTS WITH NO SET DATE <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">2023: The inauguration of the Grand Egyptian Museum.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>2023: Egypt <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/380561820780911\" style=\"\">will host<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank\u2019s Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors in 2023. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Summer 2023: EGX to launch a shariah-compliant index.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">1H 2023: GAFI roadshow set to launch to drum up foreign investment for golden licenses <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>1H 2023: Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank intends to launch a digital consumer finance company<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">2H 2023: Egyptian government expected to sign agreements with a consultant for the EuroAfrica electricity interconnector.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">2H 2023: President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expected to hold a summit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">4Q 2023: EGX to launch its new futures exchange.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">End of 2023: A Developments\u2019 first phase of the Lazoghly development completed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>November 2024: <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/pfbid0LLPJRjsu6SZLwtRHuLmCQxoAZB3xaXVXH8aYkMSEH3ae4aW6JCZaPe5h5u9nKmcRl\" style=\"\">Egypt to host<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> the 12th session of the World Urban Forum (WUF12).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>2Q 2025: Safaga Terminal 2 to initiate operations.<\/span><\/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":"<p>PLUS: Good news for 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