{"id":587237,"date":"2023-05-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?post_type=issue&#038;p=587237"},"modified":"2025-12-16T14:54:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T14:54:52","slug":"african-development-bank-mobilizes-usd-2-2-bn-to-bolster-egypts-water-security","status":"publish","type":"issue","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/issues\/african-development-bank-mobilizes-usd-2-2-bn-to-bolster-egypts-water-security\/","title":{"rendered":"African Development Bank mobilizes USD 2.2 bn to bolster Egypt\u2019s water security"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"587239\" 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=\"587239\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n           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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\/.ee977ce3-b13d-4f52-a622-38517ae131f7.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><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\">Good morning, folks:<\/span><span> We have a fairly brisk issue for you this morning as we race towards the end of another 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;\">HAPPENING TODAY- <\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span><a id=\"wwtt1\"><\/a> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">It\u2019s day three of the AfDB annual meetings: <\/span><span style=\"\">The African Development Bank (AfDB) <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/am.afdb.org\/\" style=\"\">annual<\/a><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/am.afdb.org\/\" style=\"\">meetings<\/a><\/span><span> in Sharm El Sheikh continue today. We have more on yesterday\u2019s events in this morning\u2019s news well, below. The meetings run through to Friday. <\/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\">The Suez Canal Economic Zone continues its roadshow in China and Hong Kong:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">A delegation led by CEO Walid Gamal El Din has been meeting with business leaders and investors in the country since Monday, and yesterday announced that Energy China would sign a framework agreement for a proposed green hydrogen plant in the coming two months. More on this below.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span><a id=\"wwtt3\"><\/a> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">EFG Hermes sans Hermes?<\/span><span style=\"\"> EFG Hermes Holding <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/d2ee5761-7094-40ab-9544-885d03f42d29\" style=\"\">will hold an AGM today<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\"> where shareholders <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">will vote on several proposals, including changing the company\u2019s name and increasing its capital. If approved, the bank will change its name from EFG Hermes Holding to EFG Holding, and raise its issued and paid-in capital by 25% to EGP 7.3 bn.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Avior \u2014 HC Egypt Conference:<\/span><span style=\"\"> HC Brokerage and Avior Capital Markets\u2019 virtual conference <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">continues today. The four-day event brings representatives from 29 EGX-listed companies together with financial institutions from the US, Canada, Europe, South Africa, the UAE, and Egypt to discuss investment opportunities.<\/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\">Lawmakers to discuss tougher penalties for harassment: <\/span><span style=\"\">A House joint committee featuring <\/span><span>the Legislative Committee and Human Rights Office will discuss draft amendments to the penal code that would introduce harsher penalties for harassment and assault, especially in the workplace and public transportation, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youm7.com\/6190438\" style=\"\">Youm7<\/a><\/span><span>reports. The cabinet <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/6e7111e3-755b-4f7c-abd6-4bd511c2f72e\" style=\"\">approved the amendments<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> earlier this month.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-weight:700;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/am-edition\/#calendar\" style=\"\">Check out our full calendar on the web<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> for a comprehensive listing of upcoming news events, national holidays and news triggers.<\/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=\"\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Solving the investment \/ devaluation conundrum:<\/span><span style=\"\"> Egypt is facing an economic catch-22, <\/span><span>where foreign investors wait for the EGP to weaken further before biting on the state\u2019s asset sale program, but policymakers want to secure foreign investment before any further currency depreciation. There could be ways around it, though, according to Monica Malik, chief economist at Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, who tells <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-05-23\/egypt-races-to-solve-currency-dilemma-in-hunt-for-gulf-imf-cash?srnd=premium-middle-east\" style=\"\">Bloomberg<\/a><\/span><span> that the state should still be able to achieve some asset sales without first having to embark on a further devaluation.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">#1- Negotiating exchange rates on a case-by-case basis:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> The government could negotiate with Gulf investors to sell its locally-priced assets at different foreign-exchange rates, avoiding the need to float the currency before it has received vital FX inflows, she says. The caveat: \u201cWider investment would still need a further devaluation in the EGP.\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\">#2- Making them an offer they can\u2019t refuse:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> It could also ease up on the valuations, effectively providing compensation to investors ahead of a devaluation, she says.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Remember:<\/span><span> The government is aiming to raise USD 2 bn by privatizing state-owned assets by the end of June. This would give it more room to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/7c21c86c-40a9-40f1-8e97-0dc7f259a895\" style=\"\">meet the conditions of the IMF review<\/a><\/span><span> \u2014 partly by transitioning to a fully-flexible exchange rate \u2014 and unlock the second tranche of its <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/c374319e-e849-44f6-bf5a-8179fb41caf5\" style=\"\">USD 3 bn loan<\/a><\/span><span>. The government kicked off the privatization process with the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/053a8175-6db9-4185-ab3d-520dc017ac28\" style=\"\">sale of a 9.5% stake in Telecom Egypt<\/a><\/span><span> earlier this month, though with only <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/1e4c4fcd-97f0-4e30-b9c3-d7ca9c0a66d6\" style=\"\">9% of the shares<\/a><\/span><span> bought by foreigners the sale did little to bring in FX.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2023\/5\/1328.jpg?ssl=1\"><\/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 STORIES 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\">The US debt ceiling drama continues to drive the news agenda in the Western press this <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">morning<\/span><span> after a fresh round of talks between Democratic and Republican lawmakers ended with little progress made. Making things harder were a group of House Republicans who called into question the 1 June deadline, which is when the Treasury Department says the country could default on its debt if no agreement is reached. (<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/us\/biden-mccarthy-aides-hunt-bipartisan-debt-ceiling-deal-2023-05-23\/\" style=\"\">Reuters<\/a><\/span><span> | <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-05-23\/key-republican-says-progress-made-in-debt-talks-gaps-remains?srnd=premium\" style=\"\">Bloomberg<\/a><\/span><span> | <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/2ca1d2b9-e89c-4bcb-b5a1-b5d18b215d7e\" style=\"\">Financial Times<\/a><\/span><span>| <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/05\/23\/us\/politics\/mccarthy-democrats-republicans-debt-limit-deal.html\" style=\"\">New York Times<\/a><\/span><span> | <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/biden-cant-win-in-debt-ceiling-fight-1cec710\" style=\"\">Wall Street Journal<\/a><\/span><span> | <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2023\/05\/23\/debt-ceiling-negotiations-latest.html\" style=\"\">CNBC<\/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\">Markets are starting to get unnerved:<\/span><span style=\"\"> The continued impasse is finally starting to unnerve the <\/span><span>markets, with US equities and short-term bonds falling yesterday. <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-05-22\/stock-market-today-dow-s-p-live-updates\" style=\"\">Bloomberg<\/a><\/span><span> and <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/9c91cb71-cd32-4073-bc43-b328c3fd36b3\" style=\"\">the Financial Time<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">s 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\">The sell-off is continuing this morning in Asia<\/span><span style=\"\">, where equity markets across most of the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">region are in the red. European markets are expected to follow them later this morning while US equity futures are currently trading higher.<\/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\">The truce in Sudan is (sort of) holding:<\/span><span style=\"\"> A \u201crelative calm\u201d has fallen over the Sudanese capital <\/span><span>over the past 24 hours, with only sporadic airstrikes and artillery fire being reported since the Saudi- and US-mediated ceasefire came into effect last night, according to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/africa\/khartoum-relatively-calm-after-week-long-ceasefire-takes-effect-2023-05-23\/\" style=\"\">Reuters<\/a><\/span><span>. The two sides agreed during talks in Jeddah last week to begin observing a week-long truce to allow in humanitarian aid from Monday night. Preparations for sending aid into the country have now begun, Riyadh and Washington said in<\/span><span> a joint statement y<\/span><span>esterday.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">If the truce doesn\u2019t hold?<\/span><span style=\"\"> The US could place sanctions on the Sudanese army and the RSF if <\/span><span>they fail to see out the seven-day ceasefire, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2023\/05\/23\/blinken-sudan-ceasefire-rival-generals\/7fb03316-f94d-11ed-bafc-bf50205661da_story.html\" style=\"\">said<\/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 style=\"font-weight:700\">Microsoft Windows is going full-AI:<\/span><span style=\"\"> Microsoft has begun releasing a suite of AI upgrades to <\/span><span>its Windows 11 operating system and Bing search engine as the company continues in its bid to become the market leader in AI-led computing. Speaking on the opening day of the company\u2019s developer conference yesterday, CEO Satya Nadella said its ChatGPT generative AI model will now pull in search results from Bing for paid customers, and from June the company will start integrating its AI-driven Co-Pilot software (<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=y7wnoFUm8m8\" style=\"\">watch, runtime: 9:10<\/a><\/span><span>) into Windows 11 and Microsoft 365. Read up on everything <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.windows.com\/windowsdeveloper\/2023\/05\/23\/bringing-the-power-of-ai-to-windows-11-unlocking-a-new-era-of-productivity-for-customers-and-developers-with-windows-copilot-and-dev-home\/\" style=\"\">here<\/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\">CORRECTION- <\/span><span style=\"\">In an article published in yesterday\u2019s EnterpriseAM, we incorrectly wrote that <\/span><span>the Egyptian American Enterprise Fund invested EGP 3 mn in Dawi Clinics in 2018, rather than USD 3 mn. 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We <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/f974099a-ea96-43eb-980c-e4395a149853\" style=\"\">picked up the news<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> earlier this week from Al Borsa, which reported statements made by CEO Yasser Saleh during an interview.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/enterprise.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Web-view-01.jpg\"><\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">*** It\u2019s Hardhat day \u2014 your weekly briefing of all things infrastructure in Egypt:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> Enterprise\u2019s industry vertical focuses each Wednesday on infrastructure, covering everything from energy, water, transportation, and urban development, as well as social infrastructure such as health and education. <\/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 today\u2019s issue:<\/span><span style=\"\"> We take a look at the government\u2019s spending plans for the Hayah Karima <\/span><span>(Decent Life) initiative for the coming fiscal year.<\/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\/economy\/\">economy<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/foreign-exchange\/\">foreign exchange<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/what-were-tracking-today\/\">What We&#039;re Tracking Today<\/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=\"587241 advertiser\" class=\"issue-section enterprise-adv\">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                            \"\r\n            id=\"587241\">\r\n            \r\n            <div class=\"story__body\">\r\n\r\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/05\/24\/587241\/\">\r\n                    <div class=\"photo photo--above\">\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n\r\n                \n<article id=\"post-587241\" class=\"content-area-description single-story post-587241 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-advertiser wpautop entry\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/somabay.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2023\/5\/475.jpg?ssl=1\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"grouped-tags\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:700\">The TriFactory's Somabay Endurance Festival returns for the fifth time from 25-27 May<\/span><span>,<\/span><span>bringing together Egypt's multi-sport community for an amazing weekend filled with swimming, cycling, and running throughout the beautiful scenery of Somabay. 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The money will \u201csupport desalination and water treatment plants for agriculture,\u201d he said, speaking at the bank\u2019s annual meetings in Sharm El Sheikh <\/span><span>(<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GGfTbITvlcI\" style=\"\">watch, runtime: 3:31:35<\/a><\/span><span>). <\/span><span>The lender was <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moic.gov.eg\/news\/905\" style=\"\">tapped as the lead partner on NWFE\u2019s water pillar<\/a><\/span><span> last 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:700\">More to come: <\/span><span>The AfDB\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afdb.org\/en\/topics-and-sectors\/initiatives-partnerships\/climate-investment-funds-cif\/just-transition-initiative\" style=\"\">Just Green Transition initiative<\/a><\/span><span>, which utilizes financial and technical support from the Climate Investment Funds to help African nations transition to \u201clow-carbon and climate-resilient development,\u201d has over <\/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\/egyptian-leader-lauds-african-development-bank-supporting-continent-through-tough-times-60303\" style=\"\">USD 14.8 bn of projects<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> in the pipeline for the NWFE 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:700\">NWFE? <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">The International Cooperation Ministry\u2019s program seeks to raise blended finance for nine projects worth a combined USD 15 bn. These include a massive energy project, five projects in the field of agriculture and food security, and three in irrigation and water resources. The program was launched ahead of last year\u2019s COP27 climate 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:700\">A lot of big names have already committed funds: <\/span><span>The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development \u2014  the lead partner on NWFE\u2019s energy pillar \u2014 has allocated <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/6de6e137-c444-4227-8153-71e7742f4808\" style=\"\">U<\/a><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/6de6e137-c444-4227-8153-71e7742f4808\" style=\"\">SD 200-300 mn<\/a><\/span><span> to the energy track of the program. The money will help Egypt to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/bb47fa0e-86be-4684-9bfb-ee1067524e29\" style=\"\">decommission 5 GW of gas-fired power plants<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> starting this year. The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is committing USD 200 mn to the food track, while a number of other organizations partnering with IFAD are providing another USD 775 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:700\">AfDB is no stranger to Egypt\u2019s water projects: <\/span><span>The bank has lent the Madbouly government some <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afdb.org\/en\/documents\/egypt-gabal-el-asfar-wastewater-treatment-plant-stage-ii-phase-ii-project-project-completion-report\" style=\"\">USD 57.5 mn<\/a><\/span><span> for wastewater treatment plant in Cairo\u2019s Gabal El Asfar and <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afdb.org\/en\/success-stories\/egypt-abu-rawash-wastewater-treatment-plant-model-sustainable-development-60110\" style=\"\">USD 150 mn<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> for the wastewater treatment plant in Abu Rawash.<\/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;\">SISI + MADBOULY IN SHARM-<\/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\">President Abdel Fattah El Sisi held meetings with a number of African leaders<\/span><span style=\"\"> \u2014 from <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Egy.Pres.Spokesman\/posts\/pfbid02CBKMQjAQFebtnWiTctNcKmm729DTeE9sDvTrgidhUA4SpfVYK5opU9YFGctB9T3sl\" style=\"\">Comoros<\/a><\/span><span>, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Egy.Pres.Spokesman\/posts\/pfbid0qXie936juwxeWpmSmDusvwyc9coong55sBpA2nRKPxJCFs15YgyGw9k6prw2suFdl\" style=\"\">Zimbabwe<\/a><\/span><span>, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Egy.Pres.Spokesman\/posts\/pfbid02Mjzgg5TjSg5vYzPdYmUhLQ8KEaazwNHTVab6jjRZndP3RHAzvSzUF9E4KhY4MeyWl\" style=\"\">Burundi<\/a><\/span><span> \u2014 on the sidelines of the meetings. He also held discussions with the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Egy.Pres.Spokesman\/posts\/pfbid0WGiap9frYugSD25YrXYACLHqQt1SbizcEMQhddETa1HaKwcwEi2AwLzF9E2Q2HBhl\" style=\"\">COMESA secretary general<\/a><\/span><span>, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Egy.Pres.Spokesman\/posts\/pfbid02Zd13MUSkgmhMBmQQegRehCkhLvhpug7TYBbny2Qz4oxH7CyNL74LuLqxK6Mz6hMil\" style=\"\">head of the African Union Development Agency<\/a><\/span><span>, and head of the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Egy.Pres.Spokesman\/posts\/pfbid0voHhE6r9VZwZ1euuzbAv5fKeNpEdKRuZatAnH9GAWdndyWrsD98n7aXkKMPeeiMtl\" style=\"\">African Union Commission<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> on all things trade and investment. <\/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\">It was a busy day for Madbouly too: <\/span><span>Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly discussed <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/pfbid035nYjKSwP1Mu4LKZqmiTfgJ8zSFKxpQdTYFEq9E4sU5b2crx5xvR3Afw3snnNnr5Rl\" style=\"\">healthcare cooperation<\/a><\/span><span> and <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/pfbid0uefs9i6j2NGjoxF1qrPMd6r7bidymGjbY6w6Qnpzd3re3TFZtdh1TyxNG6aaMaXNl\" style=\"\">livestock imports<\/a><\/span><span> with his Somali counterpart Hamza Abdi Barre. The PM also <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/pfbid02WzDWowa3tz28ucfxWSvn6Fp4LJiucNcAB2TGyRebeBSxk2ZkAAANAFEf89xhyhG7l\" style=\"\">held talks<\/a><\/span><span> with the Qatari Social Development Minister Maryam Al Misnad. The AfDB meetings run through to Friday. <\/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\/african-development-bank\/\">African Development Bank<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/development-finance\/\">development finance<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/nwfe\/\">NWFE<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/water-security\/\">water security<\/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=\"587244\" 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=\"587244\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">3<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">LEGISLATION WATCH<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/05\/24\/officials-call-for-legislative-overhaul-to-boost-industry\/\">\r\n                            Officials call for legislative overhaul to boost Egyptian industry                        <\/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\/05\/24\/officials-call-for-legislative-overhaul-to-boost-industry\/\" 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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Proposals for a \u2018unified industrial law\u2019 would merge the disparate legislation currently in effect and set up an authority tasked with eliminating bureaucratic hurdles and simplifying licensing rules for the sector.<\/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\">There are too many laws that aren\u2019t in alignment:<\/span><span style=\"\"> The industry is currently governed by seven <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">different laws, 15 legislative amendments and many presidential decrees, said the head of the House Industrial Committee, Moataz Mahmoud. \u201dSome of these are in conflict with each other and so now it is the right time to merge all of them into one unified industrial law that will help create an investor-friendly climate,\u201d he 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\">And too many governing bodies: <\/span><span style=\"\">\u201cWe have 17 ministries that deal with industrial <\/span><span>activities in Egypt and all of these have to be merged into one system and regulated by one law,\u201d Industrial Development Authority (IDA) chairman Mohamed Abdel Karim 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\">GAFI x IDA: <\/span><span style=\"\">Mahmoud called for merging the General Authority for Freezones and Investment<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> (GAFI) and the IDA into a single agency that would have sole regulatory authority for the industrial sector.<\/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\">Boosting investment is a top priority amid the current crisis: <\/span><span style=\"\">Prime Minister Moustafa <\/span><span>Madbouly last week <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/a3816fe9-2abf-4b6c-91ce-680ea72e2d1b\" style=\"\">unveiled 22 regulatory reforms<\/a><\/span><span>aimed at making the country more attractive to foreign investors and increasing exports. The government is aiming to attract <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/158188ff-65a9-4146-adc1-5f53c1a3f6e5\" style=\"\">USD 40 bn in private investment<\/a><\/span><span> by 2026 and <\/span><span>increase exports <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/158188ff-65a9-4146-adc1-5f53c1a3f6e5\" style=\"\">to USD 100 bn a year<\/a><\/span><span> by the middle of the decade by embarking on a series of structural reforms and <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/a94808c5-7a0c-4027-a786-804f2dc35954\" style=\"\">reducing its involvement<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> in the economy.<\/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\">Industrial output is less than half of where it needs to be: <\/span><span style=\"\">There is a pressing need to raise <\/span><span>the industrial sector\u2019s contribution to the GDP to 40% from 16% currently, former <\/span><span>finance minister and the dialogue\u2019s economic rapporteur Ahmed Galal said. \u201cThe industrial sector in South Korea contributes 40% to GDP and we have to reach the same percent in Egypt in order to reduce imports and raise FX revenues \u2026 bureaucracy and conflicting laws are the only two reasons for the sector\u2019s minimal contribution to Egypt\u2019s GDP,\u201d he 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\">What\u2019s next? <\/span><span style=\"\">Just like all of the recommendations brought up during the Dialogue, the proposal 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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\/5\/.cdd6bbc7-5e1d-41cf-89aa-51a91eea5b36.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\">Egypt-Oman fund could make investments before the year is out: <\/span><span style=\"\">The joint fund being set <\/span><span>up by the Sovereign Fund of Egypt (SFE) and the Oman Investment Authority (OIA) plans to start making investments in 4Q <\/span><span>2023<\/span><span>, the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/pfbid02hTKFpa9Chnea23E7349zsgGa2Bi4DaNPJvqK9VPPqU5HXKc2ge5sJjoJmgjiMubVl\" style=\"\">Planning Ministry said<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> yesterday. The two sovereign wealth funds will finalize their plans for the joint fund next quarter, the statement 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\">Priority sectors:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> The two wealth funds will target companies and projects in the pharma, food, and renewables sectors, the ministry 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\">Background:<\/span><span> Speaking to the media this week during Omani Sultan Haitham bin Tarek\u2019s visit to Egypt, General Authority for Freezones and Investment (GAFI) head Hossam Heiba <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/7c92dec5-f2e9-4aa0-97a3-78c470e6e0fa\" style=\"\">announced<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> that the two sides would establish the fund, reviving a plan first floated almost four years ago. It will participate in the state privatization program, he said, declining to disclose its value.<\/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\/egypt-oman-relations\/\">Egypt-Oman relations<\/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\/oman-investment-authority\/\">Oman Investment Authority<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/planning-ministry\/\">Planning Ministry<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/sovereign-fund-of-egypt\/\">Sovereign Fund of Egypt<\/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=\"587248\" 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=\"587248\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">5<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">Energy<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/05\/24\/energy-china-to-ink-framework-agreement-for-green-hydrogen-plant-by-july\/\">\r\n                            Energy China to ink framework agreement for green hydrogen plant by July                        <\/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\/05\/24\/energy-china-to-ink-framework-agreement-for-green-hydrogen-plant-by-july\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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The plant is set to produce some 1.2 mn tons of green ammonia and 210k tons of green hydrogen annually, the statement reads. The company mentioned the plans in a meeting with SCZone CEO Walid Gamal El Din, who is <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/04dda22d-b376-4d76-bf9a-50f917a5ac39\" style=\"\">leading a delegation in China and Hong Kong<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> this week to promote investment in the zone.<\/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\">Changing costs:<\/span><span style=\"\"> The SCZone yesterday pegged the cost of the project at USD 7 bn, <\/span><span>significantly above the initial USD 5.1 bn figure<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/fa878ad1-53fa-486f-9f54-cd3f552f5e3c\" style=\"\">announced<\/a><\/span><span> by the Madbouly government i<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">n February.<\/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\">Background: <\/span><span style=\"\">Energy China <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/6fca6e16-feca-4c33-b94b-1147cb91ff4a\" style=\"\">signed<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\"> the initial MoU to conduct a feasibility study on the plant in <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">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:700\">That\u2019ll make 10:<\/span><span style=\"\"> The government <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/0f2251cd-82db-4ba9-9ef9-b1287b0bef1f\" style=\"\">signed framework agreements<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\"> for nine green hydrogen plants <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">on the sidelines of last year\u2019s COP27 climate summit. The projects would collectively require USD 83 bn of investment to complete, it said at the 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:700;\">ALSO FROM THE ROADSHOW- <\/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\">China-Africa Development Fund backing?<\/span><span style=\"\"> The SCZone delegation met with China-Africa <\/span><span>Development Fund Chairman Song Lei, who expressed the fund\u2019s readiness to fund Chinese projects wanting to invest in Egypt\u2019s economic zones especially those working in green hydrogen, the SCZone said in <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/pfbid02pK4PRvXVfgqUQ6GFaaJFZ7h7BhipX3CsVB5LmYoABHLSjhRwxU73K6ms2EfeC6GXl\" style=\"\">a statement<\/a><\/span><span>. The delegation also held talks with the head of the pharma group <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ganlee.com\/\" style=\"\">Gan & Lee<\/a><\/span><span> and a number of <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SCZONE.EG\/posts\/pfbid07TJwRTS2QTJmBQRBM4tsrmWQaDWFszFKVKnmkP3wbKCrC6syUNEgZZm1aWj3WK8sl\" style=\"\">manufacturers<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> working in readymade garments, textile exports, and pharma production.<\/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\/china-africa-development-fund\/\">China-Africa Development Fund<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/egypt-china-relations\/\">Egypt-China relations<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/energy\/\">energy<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/energy-china\/\">Energy China<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/green-ammonia\/\">green ammonia<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/green-hydrogen\/\">green hydrogen<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/renewables\/\">renewables<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/suez-canal-economic-zone\/\">Suez Canal Economic Zone<\/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=\"587250\" class=\"issue-section \">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"587251\" 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=\"587251\">\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\">Investment Watch<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/05\/24\/egypt-named-among-top-emerging-markets-for-foreign-investment\/\">\r\n                            Egypt named among top emerging markets for foreign investment                        <\/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\/05\/24\/egypt-named-among-top-emerging-markets-for-foreign-investment\/\" 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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Almost a third of respondents polled suggested they were optimistic about Egypt\u2019s investment outlook while 18% said they were pessimistic, according to global management consultancy Kearney\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kearney.com\/foreign-direct-investment-confidence-index\/2023-full-report\" style=\"\">FDI Confidence Index 2023<\/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\">About the study:<\/span><span style=\"\"> Countries are ranked based on the responses of business leaders from <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">across the world to questions about the likelihood of investing over the next three years.<\/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\">Egypt has been accelerating efforts to attract fresh FDI<\/span><span style=\"\"> as it looks to increase FX inflows <\/span><span style=\"\">and end the ongoing currency crisis. The Madbouly government last week unveiled a <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/a3816fe9-2abf-4b6c-91ce-680ea72e2d1b\" style=\"\">fresh package of pro-business regulatory reforms<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> aimed at boosting investments and improving the country\u2019s investment climate<\/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\">Fourth in the region:<\/span><span style=\"\"> Egypt ranked below the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, which all made <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">the list of the top 25 FDI destinations in the world. Among EMs, China, India and the UAE made up the top three.<\/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\">Confidence is global:<\/span><span style=\"\"> Some 82% of companies said they plan to increase FDI over the next <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">three years and 63% voiced optimism about the global economy, despite the ongoing headwinds caused by rising interest rates and the war in Ukraine.<\/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\">What are investors after? <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">When making an investment, investors look for transparency of government regulations, technological capabilities, and tax rates and ease of tax payments. Investors may also look at EMs instead of their developed counterparts due to their wide availability of raw materials, although political instability, an unfavorable regulatory environment, and poor infrastructure quality will keep the risk-averse away.<\/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\">Investors are expecting an increase in globalization: <\/span><span style=\"\">More than half of the surveyed investors said they expect an increase in globalization over the coming three years, suggesting that \u201cglobalization is and will remain a central force in foreign direct investment in the years ahead.\u201d<\/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\/economy\/\">economy<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/fdi\/\">FDI<\/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                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"587253\" 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=\"587253\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">7<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">EARNINGS WATCH<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/05\/24\/madinet-masr-profits-more-than-double-in-1q-2023\/\">\r\n                            Madinet Masr profits more than double in 1Q 2023                        <\/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\/05\/24\/madinet-masr-profits-more-than-double-in-1q-2023\/\" 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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Revenues climbed 24% y-o-y to EGP 1 bn during the period <\/span><span>on the back of higher gross contracted sales. <\/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\">Sales values were up even as unit volumes fell: <\/span><span style=\"\">Madinet Masr\u2019s gross contracted sales rose 13% <\/span><span>y-o-y to hit EGP 1.8 bn during 1Q 2023, marking a record for first-quarter sales. Nearly 70% of sales were at the company\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/madinetmasr.com\/taj-city\" style=\"\">Taj City<\/a><\/span><span> project, with the remainder at <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/madinetmasr.com\/sarai\" style=\"\">Sarai<\/a><\/span><span>. <\/span><span>The increase in sales value came even as the number of units sold dropped 41% y-o-y to 333. <\/span><span>Deliveries also fell by 24% to number 276 units during the quarter. <\/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\">Plus: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Madinet Masr\u2019s newly-acquired subsidiaries Minka and related special purpose vehicle EgyCan generated another EGP 544 mn in sales that didn\u2019t show up in the company\u2019s consolidated results for 1Q. <\/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\">What they said: <\/span><span>\u201cOur vision for the future is best exemplified through our <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/1dc7496f-1a51-408c-a5e9-ba59d3417de6\" style=\"\">rebranded identity<\/a><\/span><span>, which channels a new era of geographic expansion and strategic transformation as we look beyond Nasr City and East Cairo. We have ambitious projects in the pipeline as we continue our mission of transforming urban communities and shaping the real estate landscape,<\/span><span style=\"\">\u201d CEO Abdallah Sallam said. <\/span><span>Local media in April <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/54b9a68f-e0d8-44fe-9241-844cd66895bf\" style=\"\">reported<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> that the company plans to invest EGP 3 bn on expansions 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:700\">ICYMI-<\/span><span> Sallam talked about the company\u2019s expansion mindset <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/75fa1d28-ba80-4708-9b16-9c5cfbd7c7d3\" style=\"\">during a panel<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> at last week\u2019s Enterprise Exports & FDI Forum. <\/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\">SOUND SMART- In real estate, sales \u2260 revenues.<\/span><span> With off-plan sales dominating the industry, most real estate companies book a sale when you sign a contract to buy a home. But they only record (some or all) of the value of the unit it sold you when it (a) delivers the unit to you or (b) hits a percentage completion on a total project. In most cases, then, revenues are composed of sales from past periods, while sales in a given quarter will be recognized as revenues in the future when units are completed or delivered.<\/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\/abdallah-sallam\/\">Abdallah Sallam<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/earnings-watch\/\">earnings watch<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/madinet-masr\/\">Madinet Masr<\/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=\"587255\" 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=\"587255\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">8<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">Moves<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/05\/24\/swvl-closer-to-regaining-compliance-with-nasdaq-audit-regs\/\">\r\n                            Swvl closer to regaining compliance with Nasdaq audit regs                        <\/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\/05\/24\/swvl-closer-to-regaining-compliance-with-nasdaq-audit-regs\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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The company has had only one person on its audit committee since April when <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/6be72200-1ddf-4f64-ac58-c4a6e9209b30\" style=\"\">two of its members resigned<\/a><\/span><span>, putting it in breach of a Nasdaq rule that requires firms to have at least three people on the committee. The exchange <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/investors.swvl.com\/node\/8076\/html\" style=\"\">warned the firm<\/a><\/span><span> earlier this month<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> that it has until 15 June to appoint two new members to the committee.<\/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\">Ismail has more than 30 years of leadership experience in international companies:<\/span><span style=\"\"> Ismail <\/span><span>spent 20 years at <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Procter &amp; Gamble before occupying senior positions at PepsiCo Egypt. He is currently board chairman at Endeavour Egypt and Mountain View, a member of the strategic advisory board at AUC and a board member at Kazyon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">Former assistant tourism minister <span style=\"font-weight:700\">Lamia Kamel<\/span> (<span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lamia-kamel-a8747a13\/\" style=\"\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/span>) has joined the<span style=\"font-weight:700\"> Orascom <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Development Egypt<\/span> board as a <span style=\"font-weight:700\">non executive member<\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/42TUh33\" style=\"\">Al Mal reported<\/a><\/span>. Kamel was assistant tourism minister between 2021 and 2022 and she also founded two local PR agencies, <span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/cc-plus-egypt\/\" style=\"\">CC Plus<\/a><\/span> and <span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/showcase\/narrativesummit\/\" style=\"\">Narrative PR<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. <\/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\/ayman-ismail\/\">Ayman Ismail<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" 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important role in helping struggling nations and providing them with financing solutions. \u201cI take this opportunity to call on multilateral lenders to reconsider the standards and rules that qualify countries for funding facilities,\u201d El Sisi said during his speech. Masa\u2019a DMC had coverage (<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eFiPjSg9NCo\" style=\"\">watch, runtime: 2:40<\/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 loans are not the answer, says Lamees:<\/span><span style=\"\"> \u201cThe truth is we don\u2019t want loans. We want <\/span><span>investment. Developing countries, low-income countries don\u2019t need loans with interest but rather investment,\u201d Lamees El Hadidi argued on Kelma Akhira (<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mg8hqAVygT0\" style=\"\">watch, runtime: 4:21<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">). We have more on the meetings in this morning\u2019s 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\">It\u2019s a mixed picture for food prices:<\/span><span style=\"\"> After dedicating <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/0722f6c7-ea85-45f0-a046-5274e34f2875\" style=\"\">significant airtime<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\"> to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/1ff91c30-6bbd-43c8-894a-e2760c1e27af\" style=\"\">pharma prices<\/a><\/span><span>earlier in the week, El Hadidi focused last night on food prices, noting that p<\/span><span>oultry and egg prices have fallen in recent days after the government <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youm7.com\/6183059\" style=\"\">released more chicken feed<\/a><\/span><span> into the market (<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QkGU-rQ-8gI\" style=\"\">watch, runtime: 2:45<\/a><\/span><span>). Rice prices are also sliding due to<\/span><span> recent imports from India<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, while oil and sugar prices remain stable and dairy products are expected to rise, she said. \u201cAll of this is related to the USD, port releases, and global food prices \u2014 some of which are dropping and some are rising,\u201d she 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\">Is there hope for the City of the Dead? <\/span><span style=\"\">The planned demolition of parts of the historic City of <\/span><span>the Dead may not happen after all, with Masa\u2019a DMC\u2019s Ramy Radwan (<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AnUGsjI2GkY\" style=\"\">watch, runtime: 4:44<\/a><\/span><span>) <\/span><span>quoting Cairo governor spokesperson Ibrahim Awad <\/span><span>as saying that a final decision about whether to demolish some of its tombs hasn\u2019t yet been taken. 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style=\"font-weight:700;\">INVESTMENT-<\/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 new state fertilizers project:<\/span><span style=\"\"> State-owned and EGX-listed Abu Qir Fertilizers, the Egyptian <\/span><span>General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC), and Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding Company (ECHEM) partnered to launch a joint fertilizers venture, the Oil Ministry <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptMOP\/posts\/pfbid02wkKzPKR6SN8XtbJ3DZRLMtKgAyDqLgPHk8RAJf28NNfGFjRfKVZMYr3QD5UmkPvbl\" style=\"\">said<\/a><\/span><span> Sunday<\/span><span>. North Abu Qir for Agricultural Nutrients has a paid-up capital of EGP 1 bn, with Abu Qir and EGPC each holding a 45% stake and ECHEM holding the remaining 10%. 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But where a PE firm would usually wait for a listed company\u2019s share price to appreciate before offloading more shares, some two-thirds of follow-ons went ahead at lower prices than when the companies debuted, the FT adds. That\u2019s a sign that PE firms want to make money for their investors now and have given up waiting for an improvement in the price of listed portfolio firms that are trading at lower valuations thanks to a tighter economy. On the upside, more follow-ons could also herald an eventual return of IPOs, bankers argue, since the less risky transactions would likely pick up before fresh listings return in force. <\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">UK to dodge recession: <\/span><span style=\"\">The IMF is no longer forecasting that the UK will fall into reces<\/span><span>sion this year and now expects growth to slow to 0.4%, a 0.7 percentage-point upgrade, on strong wage growth, improved business sentiment, and lower energy prices. (<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imf.org\/en\/News\/Articles\/2023\/05\/22\/mcs052323-united-kingdom-staff-concluding-statement-2023-article-iv-mission\" style=\"\">IMF statement<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">)<\/span><\/p><p><a id=\"t.e1ae3c5dbe02357bbeb77c26a7fb3840ceacb93d\"><\/a><a id=\"t.0\"><\/a><\/p><div class=\"stock-ticker-panel\">\n<table class=\"table stock-ticker-table table-striped markets-table\">\n<tbody>\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\">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;\">16,788<\/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;\">+0.1% (YTD: +15.0%)<\/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 (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-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\">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;\">11,276<\/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: +7.6%)<\/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\">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;\">9,490<\/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;\">-0.4% (YTD: -7.1%)<\/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;\">3,533<\/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: +5.9%)<\/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;\">4,146<\/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;\">-1.1% (YTD: +8.0%)<\/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;\">7,763<\/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;\">-0.1% (YTD: +4.2%)<\/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\">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;\">4,342<\/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;\">-1.0% (YTD: +14.5%)<\/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\">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 77.74<\/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;\">+2.3%<\/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 2.34<\/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;\">-2.4%<\/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;\">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 1,995.40        <\/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;\">0.0%<\/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 27,237<\/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;\">+1.3% (YTD: +64.6%)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\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 rose 0.1% at yesterday\u2019s close<\/span><span style=\"\"> on turnover of EGP 1.8 bn. Regional investors <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">were net buyers. The index is up 15.0% 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;\">Oriental Weavers (+4.7%), Ibnsina Pharma (+3.6%) and Taaleem Management Services (+2.8%).<\/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>Sidi Kerir Petrochemicals (-1.7%), Cleopatra Hospitals (-1.4%) and Mopco (-1.4%).<\/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\/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                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/private-equity\/\">private equity<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"alignfull hardhat vertical-section wide-section wp-block-group issue-section\" id=\"587265\">\r\n    <div class=\"issue-section__content\">\r\n        <div class=\"alignwide wp-block-columns\">\r\n            <div class=\"wp-block-column sidebar-vertical-info\" style=\"flex-basis:22.8%\">\r\n                <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\r\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/resources.inktankir.com\/internal\/27467.svg\" style=\"width:80%\" alt=\"\" >\r\n                                    <\/figure>\r\n                <p>\r\n                    Our weekly deep-dive into infrastructure in Egypt.                <\/p>\r\n                <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full mt-0 mb-0 img-white-bg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/resources.inktankir.com\/internal\/27479.svg\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\r\n                <p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color\">\r\n                    Published every Wednesday in EnterpriseAM.                <\/p>\r\n                <div class=\"wp-block-buttons mt-0\">\r\n                    <div class=\"wp-block-button\">\r\n                        <a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/hardhat\/\">\r\n                            Read Hardhat                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"wp-block-column issue-section\">\r\n                <div class=\"story-section\">\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\">HARDHAT<\/p>\r\n                        <h3 class=\"story-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/hardhats\/a-look-at-the-governments-spending-plans-for-the-hayah-karima-initiative-in-fy-2023-24\/\"> \r\n                            A look at Egypt\u2019s spending plans for the Hayah Karima initiative in FY 2023-24<\/a>\r\n                        <\/h3>\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\/hardhats\/a-look-at-the-governments-spending-plans-for-the-hayah-karima-initiative-in-fy-2023-24\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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The government\u2019s proposed <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2023\/5\/1292.pdf\" style=\"\">sustainable development plan (pdf)<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> \u2014 which the ministry issues every year to work towards Egypt Vision 2030 \u2014 covers planned government spending on several key sectors, including education, infrastructure, the green economy, and manufacturing. <\/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\">ICYMI<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">-<\/span><span style=\"\"> We\u2019ve recapped the spending and development plans for <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/66257b37-3cfd-40a3-beed-47924bf6f795\" style=\"\">transformative industries<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\">,<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/bb3efe5a-ac5f-4746-b6f7-a60377ea66d7\" style=\"\">education<\/a><\/span><span>, the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/d58c1f3a-9d25-4243-a78f-8294bafc8aef\" style=\"\">green economy<\/a><\/span><span>, and <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/9292ccb0-ccb4-451b-892e-1b694c0799bc\" style=\"\">nationwide infrastructure<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"border-right-style:solid;border-top-width:0pt;border-left-style:solid;orphans:2;text-align:left;padding:0;margin:0;border-right-width:0pt;line-height:1.15;border-left-width:0pt;border-top-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0pt;border-bottom-style:solid;widows:2\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">The sustainable development plan sees the government spending a total of EGP 180 bn<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> on the Hayah Karima (Decent Life) initiative<\/span><span> in the upcoming fiscal year, according to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MPEDEGYPT\/posts\/pfbid08H8sFzVVvSnvo26JHfJbukGaiN6Dv5kq8UD4eXu3kqRefUWpf3njAhyBLUg1GMnBl\" style=\"\">El Said\u2019s statement<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> to the House of Representatives. This figure covers the spending needed to complete the first phase of the initiative and launch its second phase to provide over 1.6k villages with essential services and infrastructure, as well as create jobs and ways to improve household incomes in rural areas. <\/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\">What is Hayah Karima?<\/span><span style=\"\"> Launched in 2019, the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/hardhats\/past-present-future-decent-life-initiative\/\" style=\"\">Hayah Karima Initiative<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\"> is a<\/span><span> far-reaching, multi-year infrastructure investment plan designed to develop the country\u2019s rural areas. Running through to 2023, the five-year program aims to alleviate poverty in rural communities by revamping infrastructure, improving access to basic services such as education and healthcare, and creating jobs. The government has earmarked around USD 45-50 bn (c.EGP 700-790 bn) for the full program, El Said previously said (<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=f_4yH9-p50Y&ab_channel=ON\" style=\"\">watch, runtime: 2:25<\/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\">Finishing the first phase is the top priority for spending on the initiative in FY 2023-24<\/span><span style=\"\">,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> with the government earmarking EGP 150 bn to complete projects under the first phase. The government had planned to spend EGP 200 bn on developing almost 1.1k villages around the country in FY 2021-22, with c.90% of the first phase projects completed in early 2022, Planning Ministry media advisor Mohamed El Okby told Enterprise at the time. The spending plan also earmarks an additional EGP 30 bn to kick off the second phase 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\">Water and sewage projects in the first phase of the initiative are the largest recipient of<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> investment<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> in the upcoming fiscal year\u2019s plan, with total investment of EGP 71.6 bn. Out of that sum, EGP 52.5 bn will cover building and upgrading 167 water treatment stations, 1,441 pumping stations, and developing 21.3k km of sewage networks. Also, EGP 19.1 bn will go to building 323 water purification plants, and upgrading water networks.<\/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\">Electricity and irrigation projects come in second, with about EGP 40.8 bn<\/span><span style=\"\"> going to<\/span><span> electricity coverage and irrigation projects under the first and second phases of the initiative.<\/span><span>Some EGP 28.4 bn is going to electricity projects to set up electricity networks for 1,446 villages, while roughly EGP 12.4 bn will be used to line and rehabilitate <\/span><span>water canals <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">spanning about 6.3k km, and set up 608 irrigation bridges.<\/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\">Healthcare, telecommunications, roads and railways are also getting a big chunk in the<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> upcoming fiscal year\u2019s allocations for Hayah Karima<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, with some EGP 8.9 bn earmarked for the first phase healthcare projects, such as upgrading 24 central hospitals, 1.1k health units, and purchasing 367 ambulances. The upcoming fiscal year\u2019s telecommunications investment budget for the initiative has earmarked EGP 5.6 to extend the fiber optics cable network to cover 1,468 villages. The plan also includes EGP 4.2 bn that will go to finish building 164 main roads and 166 railway stations, plus another EGP 2.6 bn for road pavement in 1,446 villages.<\/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\">Also covered in the government\u2019s plan for the initiative: <\/span><span style=\"\">Agriculture projects, building or<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> developing government complexes and fire and police stations, supplying households with gas, and providing educational, youth, and sports services are getting a total investment of around EGP 8.1 bn. That\u2019s in addition to EGP 5 bn for local development services, such as road services, lighting, security, and traffic projects.<\/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\">Phase 2 cometh:<\/span><span style=\"\"> For the second phase of the initiative, the allocated EGP 30 bn will fund <\/span><span style=\"\">620<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> water and sewage projects, including lining and rehabilitating water canals spanning 1,740 km, upgrading 66 hospitals, and adding and upgrading up to 3k classrooms across 1.6k villages.<\/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;\"><\/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;\">Your top infrastructure stories for the week:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:700\">State infrastructure spending for the year ahead:<\/span><span style=\"\"> The government is proposing to <\/span><span>invest a <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/9292ccb0-ccb4-451b-892e-1b694c0799bc\" style=\"\">total of EGP 1.05 tn<\/a><\/span><span> over the<\/span><span> coming fiscal year, including EGP 587 bn of spending outlined in the FY 2023-2024 budget.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Privatizing power:<\/span><span style=\"\"> Egypt has requested permission from German banks to sell <\/span><span>shares in the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/11cbc1b8-2f94-4e36-ba9b-336207272b2f\" style=\"\">three 4.8 GW Siemens-built power<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> stations to investors.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Boosting green hydrogen:<\/span><span style=\"\"> Ministers have approved a <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/a10abfdb-9dc8-4c91-ab5d-8513537de698\" style=\"\">package of incentives<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\"> aimed at<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> stimulating Egypt\u2019s nascent green hydrogen industry and increasing FX inflows.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:700\">New renewables partnership could be in the works:<\/span><span style=\"\"> Infinity Power and Greek <\/span><span>infrastructure investor Coupelouzos could jointly <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/8ccd61bd-6141-4081-89b7-aea81f211048\" style=\"\">produce renewable energy in Egypt<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> that would be sent to Europe via a planned electricity link.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:700\">New Alameda hospital:<\/span><span style=\"\"> Alameda Healthcare will establish a branch of the Al Salam <\/span><span>International Hospital in New Assiut as part of the company\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/f974099a-ea96-43eb-980c-e4395a149853\" style=\"\">EGP 5 bn expansion plans<\/a><\/span><span>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/electricity\/\">electricity<\/a>\n                <!-- <span 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style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">17-31 May (Wednesday - Wednesday): Second round of applications for sixth phase of export subsidy program.<\/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 style=\"font-weight:400;\">22-25 May (Monday-Thursday): HC Brokerage and Avior Capital Markets conference, virtual.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>24 May (Wednesday): EFG Hermes <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2023\/5\/840.pdf\" style=\"\">will host<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> its extraordinary general 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;\">25 May (Thursday): National Dialogue session.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>25 May (Thursday): Deadline for Telecom Egypt employees to subscribe to share offering.<\/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 May (Sunday): House to reconvene.<\/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 May (Sunday): Turkish election run-off vote.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>29 May (Monday): <\/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=\"\">29 May (Monday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eaba-com.com\/ar\/egyptian-rwandan-day\/\" style=\"\">Egyptian-Rwa<\/a><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eaba-com.com\/ar\/egyptian-rwandan-day\/\" style=\"\">ndan Investment and Trade Day<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Helnan Landmark Hotel, 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;\">30 May (Tuesday): 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;\">June: Egyptian-Saudi business forum.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>1-3 June (Thursday-Saturday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elre7la.com\/fintech-industry-retreat-2023?fbclid=IwAR1xpkJlYVp-Zyt4pKn-_CvVtbsSZGd8QDaZKW1YVGvceJANF95dN5dniqw\" style=\"\">Fintech Industry retreat<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Hurghada.<\/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;\">3-4 June (Saturday-Sunday): OPEC+ meeting, Vienna.<\/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 June (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 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>19-20 June (Monday-Tuesday): The <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/pfbid02CGDhTGDSXLWXh385bFqBYLAz3Ls4XPgr2ULByxjv4rZiAJCdh7s7UfsKH7c1FwLil\" style=\"\">forum<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> for insolvency reforms and corporate restructuring in the Middle East and North Africa.<\/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): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.egyptinfrastructureexpo.com\/\" style=\"\">Egypt Infrastructure and Water Expo<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, 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>19-21 June (Monday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebig5constructegypt.com\/\" style=\"\">Big 5 Construct<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, 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;\">5 - 6 July (Monday - Tuesday): Gov\u2019t to pay out subsidies to first wave of applicants under its sixth export subsidy 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;\">15 July (Saturday): 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 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;\">19 - 20 July (Wednesday - Thursday): Gov\u2019t to pay out subsidies to second wave of applicants under its sixth export subsidy 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;\">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;\">2 - 3 August (Wednesday - Thursday): Gov\u2019t to pay out subsidies to second wave of applicants under its sixth export subsidy 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;\">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>10-11 December (Sunday-Monday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eglobexpo.com\/\" style=\"\">eGlobe Expo<\/a><\/span><span>, 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 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>3Q 2023: E-Finance <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3MhzDCI\" style=\"\">to launch in Saudi Arabia<\/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;\">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 style=\"font-weight:400;\">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        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