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is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-94bc23d7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"f-graphik\" style=\"font-size:14px\">Together with<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/resources.inktankir.com\/internal\/27482.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27482\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio mb-0\"><audio controls preload=\"metadata\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/ent.news\/audio\/2025\/12\/.a507e4c8-2662-4df9-a177-32c17e02bef3.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure><p><b>Egypt greeted the death of Islamist former president Mohamed Morsi with a collective shrug<\/b>, but it remains this morning the defining story about our country in the outside world, driving the narrative from North America to Europe.<\/p><p><b>Where is the \u201c<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/m.youtube.com\/watch?v=qeBTyhN2Bu4\"><b>Shut Up Your Mouse<\/b><\/a><b>\u201d woman when you need her? <\/b>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-egypt-mursi-reactions-factbox\/factbox-calls-mount-for-inquiry-into-death-of-egypts-ex-president-mursi-idUSKCN1TJ270\">usual suspects are braying<\/a> (note the dateline if you\u2019re clicking on that last one), led by the nutter in Turkey, who \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2019-06-18\/erdogan-casts-doubt-on-egypt-s-explanation-of-mursi-s-death\">cast doubt on the official explanation<\/a>\u201d for Morsi\u2019s death. \u201cI don\u2019t believe this is a natural death,\u201d Erdogan said at symbolic funeral prayers for Morsi in Istanbul.<\/p><p><b>World leaders remain relatively mute on Morsi\u2019s <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2019\/06\/18\/former-president-mohamed-morsi-dies-at-67-prosecutor-orders-autopsy\/\"><b>death<\/b> on Monday after suffering a heart attack in a Cairo courtroom<\/a>, but the UN\u2019s human rights office (no fan of Egypt for some time now) joined Erdogan in calling for an independent investigation, spokesman Rupert Colville <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/EN\/NewsEvents\/Pages\/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=24708&amp;LangID=E\">said in a statement<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2019\/06\/17\/egypt-independently-investigate-morsys-death\">Human Rights Watch<\/a> wasn\u2019t far behind, and Iran <a href=\"http:\/\/en.mfa.ir\/index.aspx?siteid=3&amp;fkeyid=&amp;siteid=3&amp;pageid=36409&amp;newsview=576150\">issued a statement<\/a> offering condolences and wishing \u201csuccess for the great Egyptian nation.\u201d<\/p><hr class=\"grey-line\"><p><b>Meanwhile, in the world most of us inhabit:<\/b><\/p><p><b>Pharos\u2019 <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/enterprise.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019Annual-Investor-Conference_PRL_ENG_Final.pdf\"><b>annual investor conference (pdf)<\/b><\/a><b> will kick off today in Hurghada.<\/b> The two-day event will bring together investors, IPO prospects and more than 40 listed companies for meetings with institutional investors.<\/p><p><b>Meanwhile: <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/platforms-root-technologies.com\/ctw\/\">Cairo Technology Week<\/a> will wrap up tomorrow, marking the end of this week\u2019s series of tech-heavy events. The week also saw the <a href=\"https:\/\/idcciosummit.com\/cairo\/\">IDC CIO Summit 2019<\/a> for the Middle East, Africa and Turkey and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.terrapinn.com\/exhibition\/seamless-north-africa\/index.stm\">Seamless North Africa<\/a> fintech and ecommerce conference, at which CBE governor Tarek Amer made <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2019\/06\/18\/should-we-expect-a-bigger-offering-from-the-bdc-ipo\/\">public statements<\/a> about the sales of United Bank and Banque du Caire.<\/p><p class=\"web-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2023\/3\/Federal-Reserve-1600px.jpg?ssl=1\"><\/p><p><b>Is the Fed about to cut interest rates? Not this time, says El Erian: <\/b>The US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will announce today its decision on interest rates as it wraps its two-day meeting. Emerging market economies, some of which have begun cutting interest rates this year, are hoping for a rate cut, but markets sage and Allianz chief economic advisor Mohamed El Erian thinks they\u2019ll be left waiting another month: \u201cThe first cut will probably not take place this week but rather at the next FOMC meeting scheduled for 30-31 July,\u201d he writes in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/opinion\/articles\/2019-06-17\/what-federal-reserve-meeting-this-week-will-do-to-interest-rates\">a must-read piece for Bloomberg<\/a>. \u201cIt is likely to amount to a 25-basis-point reduction as part an open-ended cycle of rate cutting, with a smaller probability of a 50-basis-point \u2018one and done\u2019 approach,\u201d he says.<\/p><p><b>El Erian suggests that the Fed wants to stick to its \u201cdovish\u201d narrative on rates<\/b> signalled by Fed Chairman Jerome Powell at the beginning of the year, meaning a rate cut is coming. But at the same time, the Fed\u2019s own data on the FOMC\u2019s views about where interest rates should go could point to a rate hike, which is sending mixed signals to investors, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/fed-faces-unfamiliar-dilemma-with-rate-projections-11560763802\">according to the Wall Street Journal<\/a>. In the face of a turbulent maco climate and \u201ca fluidity\u201d in the US economy, \u201cthe Fed will wish to retain as many policy options as possible, even if there is some risk of disappointing markets that are pressing for upfront signals of very dovish Fed measures,\u201d El Erian says.<\/p><p><b>Meanwhile, European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi signaled <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecb.europa.eu\/press\/key\/date\/2019\/html\/ecb.sp190618~ec4cd2443b.en.html\"><b>in a speech yesterday<\/b><\/a><b> that further rate cuts<\/b> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/ecb-signals-possible-rate-cut-bond-buying-extension-11560849634\">fresh stimulus<\/a> could be in the cards as soon as July. <b>The Donald wasn\u2019t happy about the idea of EU stimulus,<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1140935620291964928\">taking to Twitter<\/a> to accuse Brussels of \u201cunfairly\u201d manipulating the EUR, and warning that it had been \u201cgetting away with this for years, along with China and others.\u201d The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/ea28f876-91a1-11e9-b7ea-60e35ef678d2\">Financial Times<\/a> has more.<\/p><p><b>Dude, this isn\u2019t a reality TV show: <\/b>The Donald also said yesterday he would like to \u201cdemote\u201d Fed Chair Jay Powell, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2019\/06\/18\/trump-on-demoting-fed-chair-jerome-powell-lets-see-what-he-does.html\">CNBC<\/a> reports. A step below \u201cYou\u2019re fired,\u201d at least\u2026<\/p><p class=\"web-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.fb.com\/news\/2019\/06\/coming-in-2020-calibra\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2019\/6\/2938.jpg?ssl=1\"><\/a><\/p><p><b>Facebook has unveiled its latest plans for world domination:<\/b> The social media monolith plans to launch a <a href=\"https:\/\/libra.org\/en-US\/\">new global currency, Libra<\/a>, which <a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.fb.com\/news\/2019\/06\/coming-in-2020-calibra\/\">the company says<\/a> would allow bns of users to make purchases and low-cost money transfers around the world. Libra will launch as a standalone app and on WhatsApp and Messenger by 2020. It is the most significant move yet to bring blockchain technology into mainstream use, with Facebook claiming its primary goal is financial inclusion.<\/p><p><b>Zuckerberg apparently wants his currency to eventually challenge the USD,<\/b> extending the social media giant\u2019s power over not just our data and access to information, but a global means of exchange. To achieve this, the company is looking to apply the same processes used to introduce hard currencies in the past, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2019-06-18\/better-than-bitcoin-facebook-unveils-libra-cryptocurrency?srnd=premium-middle-east\">Bloomberg<\/a> writes.<\/p><p><b>Members of Congress have some minor reservations about the idea\u2026<\/b> Several US legislators have cast doubts on whether a company with such a troubled history of handling data and protecting privacy should be given the power to control a global currency, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/congress-members-express-concerns-facebooks-cryptocurrency-69f7fd71-0421-4a6e-8674-baeb851c65ec.html\">Axios<\/a> notes.<\/p><p><b>The move is being backed by 28 companies<\/b>, including Visa, Mastercard, Lyft and Spotify, but traditional banks and large tech groups are not yet on board. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/af6b1d48-90cc-11e9-aea1-2b1d33ac3271\">FT<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-facebook-crypto\/facebook-reveals-libra-cryptocurrency-with-lofty-goals-idUSKCN1TJ0TN\">Reuters<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2019\/jun\/18\/libra-facebook-cryptocurrency-new-digital-money-transactions\">Guardian<\/a> all have more.<\/p><hr class=\"grey-line\"><p><b>In miscellany this morning:<\/b><\/p><ul>\n<li><b>7.4 tons of Venezuela\u2019s gold landed in Uganda on a Russian charter in March \u2014 and promptly disappeared<\/b>, exposing what the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/how-7-4-tons-of-venezuelas-gold-landed-in-africaand-vanished-11560867792\">Wall Street Journal<\/a> calls an \u201cunderground economy many suspect is helping Nicolas Maduro cling to power.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><b>The Qatar Investment Authority is ramping up investment plans in emerging and developed markets<\/b> in what the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/2bbe7fb4-8c5b-11e9-a24d-b42f641eca37\">Financial Times<\/a> is calling a \u201creturn to form\u201d after it pulled USD 20 bn from overseas markets to shore up its accounts after Qatar opened its conflict with Egypt, the UAE and Saudi Arabia. <\/li>\n<li><b>Qatar is still dodging allegations that it bought the World Cup<\/b> after disgraced former UEFA President Michel Platini <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2019\/jun\/18\/michel-platini-arrested-over-award-of-2022-world-cup-to-qatar\">was taken into custody yesterday<\/a> as part of a French probe into allegations that FIFA officials took bribes from Qatar bid to host the World Cup in 2022. <\/li>\n<\/ul><p><b>On the topic of football:<\/b> We have just two days to go before t<b>he African Cup of Nations 2019 kicks off <\/b>in Cairo Stadium on Friday at 10 PM CLT. Look for a daytime high of 38\u00b0C when you\u2019re lining up to enter the stadium, cooling to 24\u00b0C overnight.<\/p><hr class=\"grey-line\"><p><b>PSA- Are you a landlord with a rental property? The cops want you to register online \u2014 now. <\/b>Landlords can now use an <a href=\"https:\/\/moi.gov.eg\/account\/login?ReturnUrl=https:\/\/Academy.moi.gov.eg\/Eigar\/Captcha.aspx\">Interior Ministry portal<\/a> to register properties they rent out, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MoiEgy\/photos\/a.181676241876047\/2326812820695701\/?type=3&amp;theater\">the ministry said in a statement<\/a>. 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Whitson criticized the government for alleged \u201ccriminal negligence\u201d following Morsi\u2019s death, prompting the SIS to accuse her <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sis.gov.eg\/Story\/140332\/SISHuman-Rights-Watch%E2%80%99s-tweets-on-Morsi%E2%80%99s-passing.-amount-to-nothing-but-political-exploitation-in-the-name-of-Human-Rights?lang=en-us\">in a statement yesterday<\/a> of spreading lies.<\/p>\n<p><b>A meeting between President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and his Belarusian counterpart<\/b>, President Alexander Lukashenko, also earned some airtime last night on Al Hayah Al Youm (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SsmMY3a79Yo\">watch, runtime: 03:50<\/a>). El Sisi also met with a delegation of Belarusian businessmen. The two countries also signed three MoUs, including one to set up a joint business council to boost trade and investment, Hona Al Asema\u2019s Lama Gebriel said from Minsk (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gCmI8Dmme6Q\">watch, runtime: 08:12<\/a>). 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Another government source put the figure at USD 17.6 bn as of the end of May. Finance Minister Mohamed Maait had said that holding as of end of April stood at USD 16.8 bn.<\/p>\n<p><b>Is the carry trade being outstripped by long-term investors?<\/b> New inflows have been biased toward medium and long-term bonds that have maturities between three and seven years, the officials told us. The Finance Ministry is working to <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2019\/02\/21\/egypt-closes-usd-4-bn-eurobond-issuance-offering-5x-oversubscribed\/\">drum up appetite<\/a> for longer-term debt in a bid to ease its reliance on short-term issuances and reduce its need to refinance. It hopes to increase the average maturity of Egypt\u2019s debt to five years by 2022, Deputy FM Ahmed Kouchouk said in February. Inflows from short-term carry traders have been instrumental in <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2019\/06\/11\/the-question-on-everyones-lips-where-is-the-egp-heading\/\">the EGP\u2019s appreciation this year.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Look for confirmation on this later this month <\/b>when more detailed figures on inflows are released as part of the central bank\u2019s regular balance of payments report.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/debt\/\">debt<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/speed-round\/\">SPEED ROUND<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"599144\" class=\"issue-section \">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"599145\" 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=\"599145\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">4<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">EGYPT IN THE NEWS<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/06\/19\/morsis-death-continues-to-hold-the-attention-of-the-foreign-press\/\">\r\n                            Morsi\u2019s death continues to hold the attention of the foreign press                        <\/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\/2019\/06\/19\/morsis-death-continues-to-hold-the-attention-of-the-foreign-press\/\" 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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In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/06\/18\/opinion\/morsi-death-egypt.html?searchResultPosition=2\">NYT<\/a> Mona Eltahawy remembers Morsi as someone who \u201crarely wore [power] comfortably\u2026 looking like a man caught up in something much bigger than him,\u201d while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/9ad5e81a-91c9-11e9-b7ea-60e35ef678d2\">the FT<\/a>\u2019s Heba Saleh writes that the Ikhwani\u2019s \u201cswift rise and crashing fall exposed the faultlines in Egyptian society.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>\u201cMorsi played his part in wrecking Egypt\u2019s hopes,\u201d <\/b>reads <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2019\/jun\/18\/the-guardian-view-on-morsis-death-in-egypt-shocking-because-foreseen\">an editorial in the Guardian<\/a>, adding that the predictability of his death makes it a \u201ctruly shocking\u201d event. Bobby Ghosh says in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/opinion\/articles\/2019-06-18\/mohamed-mursi-a-footnote-in-egypt-s-history\">Bloomberg<\/a> that Morsi\u2019s incompetence in office will mean that he is relegated to \u201ca footnote in Egypt\u2019s history.\u201d Jared Malsin meanwhile warns in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/morsis-death-in-egypt-puts-muslim-brotherhood-back-in-focus-11560879621\">WSJ<\/a> that his death may provoke renewed activism within the banned Islamist group.<\/p>\n<p><b>Obituaries and opinion pieces aside,<\/b> there was wide press coverage of the former president\u2019s burial yesterday: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-egypt-mursi\/egyptian-ex-president-mursi-buried-in-cairo-as-islamists-mourn-idUSKCN1TJ0CE\">Reuters<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/06\/18\/world\/middleeast\/egypt-morsi-burial-coverage.html?searchResultPosition=2\">NYT<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/\">Washington Post<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/5608883\/egypt-president-mohammed-morsi-buried-death\/\">Time<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-48672096\">BBC<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2019\/jun\/18\/mohamed-morsi-buried-as-detention-conditions-denounced-as-torture\">The Guardian<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Elsewhere, Deutsche Welle does a hatchet job on a Turkey-style migration pact between us and the EU: <\/b>Egypt is using the presence of Syrian refugees in the country to further its own political agenda with Europe, migration expert Ramona Lenz tells <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/is-egypt-using-syrian-refugees-as-a-bargaining-chip-with-europe\/a-49237428\">Deutsche Welle<\/a>. Egypt, she says, is capitalizing on the EU\u2019s willingness to do anything to prevent refugees and migrants from making it to European soil, while the EU looks the other way in the face of allegations of human rights violations. This is referring to a plan <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2018\/09\/20\/the-eu-is-courting-egypt-for-a-revived-incentives-for-immigrants-plan\/\">championed by European leaders<\/a> for a Turkey-style agreement that would see Egypt and other North African countries step up efforts to halt migration across the Mediterranean in return for aid.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/diplomacy\/\">DIPLOMACY<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/egypt-in-the-news\/\">Egypt in the News<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" 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The report has Egypt among the nine countries expected to show the largest population increase between now and the middle of the century. Data forecasts Egypt\u2019s population to rise to almost 121 mn people by 2030, and most alarmingly, for it to more than double in size to 225 mn by the end of the century.<\/p>\n<p><b>The global population will reach 9.7 bn by 2050: <\/b>India will see the largest growth, with Nigeria, Pakistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Indonesia also likely to increase significantly.<\/p>\n<p><b>And by the end of the century, the planet will likely need to sustain some 11 bn people.<\/b> Yes, 11 bn.<\/p>\n<p><b>President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has termed Egypt\u2019s population boom a \u201cchallenge as critical as terrorism.\u201d<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/blog\/future-development\/2018\/05\/22\/egypts-population-boom-then-bust\/\">We already face severe resource shortages<\/a>, with climate change and housing demands meaning a loss in arable land, and rising sea levels, water shortages and pollution all posing grave threats to health. Capmas has said that if we want a healthy, well-educated, competitive population, our population growth rate must be one-third that of economic growth. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2019\/05\/09\/egypts-gdp-growth-accelerated-to-5-6-in-3q2018-19\/\">current GDP growth rate of 5.6%<\/a> may be robust, but <a href=\"https:\/\/tradingeconomics.com\/egypt\/gdp-growth\">growth averaged 4.07% between 1992 and 2017<\/a>. The IMF has predicted a labor force of 80 mn by 2028, and neither our current education system or our economy are equipped to handle these new entrants to the market.<\/p>\n<p><b>What is being done to control it?<\/b> Although successful government family planning campaigns in the 1990s slowed the population growth rate from 3.5% in the 1970s to 1.7% in the mid-2000s, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indexmundi.com\/facts\/indicators\/SP.POP.GROW\/compare#country=eg\">it was back to 2.11% in 2011<\/a> and still hovering around the 2% mark in 2016. Last year, the government launched the five-year, USD 19 mn <a href=\"http:\/\/rdian.com\/gl\">\u201cTwo is Enough\u201d<\/a> campaign to raise awareness of the economic costs of having more than two children. However, some argue that it fails to address <a href=\"https:\/\/thearabweekly.com\/egypts-population-predicament\">the economic and cultural motivations<\/a> in Egypt for having large families.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/two-is-enough-campaign\/\">\u201ctwo is enough\u201d campaign<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/population-growth\/\">population growth<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/un\/\">UN<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/worth-reading\/\">worth reading<\/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=\"599149\" 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=\"599149\">\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\">Worth watching<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/06\/19\/check-out-the-very-first-mall-in-egypt\/\">\r\n                            Check out the very first mall in Egypt                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"cta\">\n    <div class=\"cta__btn share-dropdown-cta dropdown-toggle-btn\" style=\"position:relative\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/408834.svg\" alt=\"\">\n        Share Story\n        <!-- Dropdown Menu -->\n        <ul class=\"share-menu\">\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/06\/19\/check-out-the-very-first-mall-in-egypt\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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Founded in 1923, the Simon Arzt mall in Port Said was the place to go for fashionable imported clothes, people-watching, occasional summertime sunbathing for women on the roof, and emergency stocking purchases (employees could be woken up at any time of the night if a steamship arrived from overseas, one woman recalls). Taking its name from a Turkish-Jewish tobacco merchant, Simon Arzt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/egypt\/port-said\/attractions\/simon-arzt-department-store-building\/a\/poi-sig\/1436522\/355267\">remained a great historical attraction<\/a> even after closing in the early 90s. Now, developments are underway by a company that wants to restore it to its former glory.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/restoration\/\">restoration<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/worth-watching\/\">worth watching<\/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=\"599151\" 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=\"599151\">\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\">Diplomacy + Foreign Trade<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/06\/19\/sisi-discusses-boosting-trade-and-investments-with-belarus-pm\/\">\r\n                            Sisi discusses boosting trade and investments with Belarus PM                        <\/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\/2019\/06\/19\/sisi-discusses-boosting-trade-and-investments-with-belarus-pm\/\" 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 meeting comes as part of a European tour that will also see Sisi visit Romania later this week. Trade Minister Amr Nassar also met with his counterpart yesterday to discuss the possibility of building a Belarusian industrial zone in Egypt, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alborsaanews.com\/2019\/06\/18\/1215039\">local press reported<\/a>. The ministry signed three MoUs with the country, including one that will set up a joint business council to boost trade and investment that will meet once a year, <a href=\"https:\/\/hapijournal.com\/2019\/06\/18\/%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%82%D8%B9-3-%D9%85%D8%B0%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%85-%D9%85%D8%B9-%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%84\/\">Hapi Journal reported<\/a>. The other two memoranda focused on strengthening economic ties, and quality control and product standards.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/abdel-fattah-el-sisi\/\">Abdel Fattah El Sisi<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/diplomacy\/\">DIPLOMACY<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/diplomacy-foreign-trade\/\">Diplomacy + Foreign Trade<\/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=\"599152\" 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=\"599152\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">9<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">Energy<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/06\/19\/nppa-rosatom-to-hold-dabaa-forum-for-local-companies\/\">\r\n                            NPPA, Rosatom, to hold Dabaa forum for local companies                        <\/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\/2019\/06\/19\/nppa-rosatom-to-hold-dabaa-forum-for-local-companies\/\" 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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Over 600 companies involved or looking to be involved in the project will be invited. We <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2019\/04\/23\/egypts-nuclear-authority-compiles-list-of-local-companies-to-take-part-in-dabaa-project\/\">noted in April<\/a> that the NPPA compiled a draft list of 150 shortlisted local companies that could participate in Dabaa. A final list will be out after a further evaluation of the companies.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/construction\/\">construction<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/dabaa-nuclear-plant\/\">Dabaa nuclear plant<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/energy\/\">energy<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/nuclear-energy\/\">nuclear energy<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/rosatom\/\">Rosatom<\/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=\"599154\" 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=\"599154\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">10<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">Manufacturing<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/06\/19\/egas-refuses-again-to-cut-natural-gas-prices-for-heavy-consumption-factories\/\">\r\n                            EGAS refuses again to cut natural gas prices for heavy consumption factories                        <\/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\/2019\/06\/19\/egas-refuses-again-to-cut-natural-gas-prices-for-heavy-consumption-factories\/\" 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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EGAS said the current prices are appropriate for different industries. It said factories, who receive about 2.4 bcf\/day of natural gas, are working at almost full capacity. Parliamentary sources quoted by local press said the government will continue to turn down requests in the meantime until it finishes studying the issue. Industry<a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2017\/08\/27\/manufacturers-looking-to-press-govt-once-again-on-lowering-gas-prices\/\">has been pressuring<\/a> the government for years to cut natural gas prices saying that it is affecting their product prices and thus sales which is causing them to work under their full production capacity. The government had <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2016\/08\/04\/govt-to-reduce-gas-prices-to-steel-manufacturers-in-september-kabil\/\">promised<\/a> in 2016 to cut gas prices to USD 4.5 mmBtu from USD 7 mmBtu but didn\u2019t deliver on it, with EGAS describing the decision at the time as a <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2016\/07\/10\/egas-says-selling-gas-at-usd-4-5-per-mmbtu-is-a-waste\/\">\u201cwaste\u201d<\/a>. Trade and Industry Minister Amr Nassar has <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2019\/03\/21\/egypt-not-looking-to-reduce-gas-prices-for-steel-factories-at-present\/\">said in March<\/a> that it would currently be difficult to reduce gas prices for steel factories to USD 5 per MMBtu from USD 7.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/egyptian-natural-gas-holding-company\/\">Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/industry\/\">industry<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/manufacturing\/\">Manufacturing<\/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=\"599156\" 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=\"599156\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">11<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">Tourism<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/06\/19\/bahrain-suggests-linking-its-world-diving-park-with-sharm-el-sheikh\/\">\r\n                            Bahrain suggests linking its World Diving Park with Sharm El Sheikh                        <\/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\/2019\/06\/19\/bahrain-suggests-linking-its-world-diving-park-with-sharm-el-sheikh\/\" 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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Tourism Minister Rania El Mashat suggested including Hurghada and Marsa Alam as well.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/bahrain\/\">Bahrain<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/sports\/\">sports<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/tourism\/\">tourism<\/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=\"599157\" 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=\"599157\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">12<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">Automotive + Transportation<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/06\/19\/egyptians-abroad-investment-and-development-to-launch-logistics-investment-fund-in-2020\/\">\r\n                            Egyptians Abroad Investment and Development to launch logistics investment fund in 2020                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"cta\">\n    <div class=\"cta__btn share-dropdown-cta dropdown-toggle-btn\" style=\"position:relative\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/408834.svg\" alt=\"\">\n        Share Story\n        <!-- Dropdown Menu -->\n        <ul class=\"share-menu\">\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/06\/19\/egyptians-abroad-investment-and-development-to-launch-logistics-investment-fund-in-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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The fund will invest in dry ports as well as other logistics infrastructure. It will be owned by a subsidiary which is currently in the process of being established and licensed. 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CIB, the index heaviest constituent ended up 0.60%. EGX30\u2019s top performing constituents were Madinet Nasr Housing up 1.13%, GB Auto up 0.97%, and CIB up 0.60%. Yesterday\u2019s worst performing stocks were Arabia Investments Holdings down -9.90%, Juhayna down -4.38% and Pioneers Holding down -2.83%. The market turnover was EGP 569.21 mn, and local investors were the sole net sellers.<\/p>\n<p><b>Foreigners<\/b>: Net long | EGP +137.8 mn<\/p>\n<p> <b>Regional<\/b>: Net long | EGP +3.2 mn<\/p>\n<p> <b>Domestic<\/b>: Net short | EGP -141.0 mn<\/p>\n<p><b>Retail<\/b>: 36.2% of total trades | 38.2% of buyers | 34.2% of sellers<\/p>\n<p> <b>Institutions<\/b>: 63.8% of total trades | 61.8% of buyers | 65.8% of sellers<\/p>\n<p><b>WTI:<\/b> USD 54.08 (+4.14%)<\/p>\n<p> <b>Brent:<\/b> USD 62.27 (+2.18%)<\/p>\n<p><b>Natural Gas<\/b> (Nymex, futures prices) USD 2.33 MMBtu, (-2.51%, July 2019 contract)<\/p>\n<p> <b>Gold:<\/b> USD 1,349.80 \/ troy ounce (+0.51%)<\/p>\n<p><b>TASI:<\/b> 9,000.43 (+0.28%) (YTD: +15.00%)<\/p>\n<p> <b>ADX:<\/b> 4,912.33 (+0.23%) (YTD: -0.06%)<\/p>\n<p> <b>DFM:<\/b> 2,628.83 (+0.56%) (YTD: +3.92%)<\/p>\n<p> <b>KSE Premier Market:<\/b> 6,306.32 (-0.79%)<\/p>\n<p> <b>QE:<\/b> 10,420.14 (+0.29%) (YTD: +1.18%)<\/p>\n<p> <b>MSM:<\/b> 3,915.23 (-0.09%) (YTD: 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href=\"https:\/\/www.almalnews.com\/Story\/414224\/15\/-%D8%B3%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%83%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%83-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A9--%D9%88%D9%81%D8%AF-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1%D9%89-%D9%81%D9%89-%C2%AB%D9%85%D9%83%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%88-%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%89%C2%BB-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AA\">will head a delegation<\/a> of businessmen into Mexico City to explore cooperation avenues with the Latin American country.<\/p>\n<p>June: International Forum for small and medium enterprises (SMEs).<\/p>\n<p>June: Egypt will host the first economic forum for <a href=\"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/who-we-are\/\">Union for the Mediterranean<\/a> (UfM) countries to <a href=\"http:\/\/enterprise.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/MIIT-PR-Egypt-med-union-forum.pdf\">promote trade and investment<\/a> in the 43 member states.<\/p>\n<p>June: The Egyptian Businessmen\u2019s Association <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alborsaanews.com\/2019\/05\/21\/1206311\">will host a delegation<\/a> of 20 Saudi real estate companies to explore investment prospects.<\/p>\n<p>Mid-June: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youm7.com\/story\/2019\/6\/10\/%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%AB%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%83%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%81-%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%82-%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AC-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AB%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1\/4280151\">A delegation of Egyptian businessmen<\/a> will head to Estonia and Latvia to explore investment prospects in the two eastern European nations.<\/p>\n<p>17-19 June (Monday-Wednesday): <a href=\"http:\/\/platforms-root-technologies.com\/ctw\/\">Cairo Technology Week<\/a>, Hilton Heliopolis, Cairo.<\/p>\n<p>18-21 June (Tuesday-Friday): President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to attend <a href=\"https:\/\/cca.eventbank.com\/event\/u-s-africa-business-summit-2019-11813\/\">US-Africa Business summit<\/a> in Mozambique.<\/p>\n<p>18 June (Tuesday): <a href=\"https:\/\/idcciosummit.com\/cairo\/\">IDC CIO Summit<\/a>, Marriott Hotel Zamalek, Cairo.<\/p>\n<p>18-19 June (Tuesday-Wednesday): US Federal Open Market Committee will hold its two-day policy meeting to review the interest rate.<\/p>\n<p>19-20 June (Wednesday-Thursday): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pharosholding.com\/pharosinvestorconference2019\/#About_the_Conference\">Pharos Holding Annual Investor Conference<\/a>, El Gouna, Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>23 June (Sunday): <a href=\"http:\/\/www.almalnews.com\/Story\/413580\/11\/%D8%AA%D8%A3%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%84-%D9%86%D8%B8%D8%B1-%D8%AF%D8%B9%D9%88%D9%89-%D8%B6%D8%AF-%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%AA%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%88-%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B1-%D8%AC%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A8-%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%89-23-%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86%D9%8A\">Cairo Arbitration Court hearing<\/a> for Amer Group vs. Antaradous for Touristic Development.<\/p>\n<p>25-26 June (Tuesday-Wednesday): US-backed conference on the \u2018economic dimension\u2019 of Trump\u2019s Mideast peace plan, Manama, Bahrain.<\/p>\n<p>25-26 June (Tuesday-Wednesday): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opec.org\/opec_web\/en\/311.htm\">OPEC conference, OPEC and non-OPEC ministerial meeting<\/a>, Vienna, Austria.<\/p>\n<p>28-29 June (Friday-Saturday): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.japan.go.jp\/g20japan\/\">G20 Global Economic Summit<\/a>, Osaka, Japan.<\/p>\n<p>30 June (Sunday): June 2013 protests anniversary, national holiday.<\/p>\n<p>July: Customs officials from Egypt and the US will sit down to discuss \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorouknews.com\/news\/view.aspx?cdate=13042019&id=cfde9b1a-02c8-4a68-9157-558560dedc3a\">procedural and administrative matters<\/a>\u201d as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/ustr.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/U.S.%20-%20Egypt%20TIFA.pdf\">Trade and Investment Framework Agreements (TIFA)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>7 July (Wednesday) The <a href=\"https:\/\/almalnews.com\/7-%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88-%D9%86%D8%B8%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D8%B8%D9%84%D9%85-%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%85%D9%8A-%D8%A3%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7-%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%AD\/\">FRA will hear an appeal<\/a> filed by Adeptio AD Investments, the lead shareholder of Egyptian International Tourism Projects Company\u2019s (Americana Egypt), against an order to submit an <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2019\/03\/17\/adeptio-challenges-egypts-fras-rejection-of-americana-mto-decision-appeal\/\">MTO for Americana<\/a><\/p>\n<p>11 July (Thursday): Central Bank of Egypt\u2019s monetary policy committee will meet to review interest rates.<\/p>\n<p>19-21 July (Friday-Sunday): <a href=\"http:\/\/ledmiddleeast-expo.com\/\">LED Middle East Expo<\/a>, Egypt International Exhibition Center, Nasr City, Cairo.<\/p>\n<p>23 July (Tuesday): 23 July revolution anniversary, national holiday.<\/p>\n<p>28 July-02 August (Sunday-Friday): <a href=\"https:\/\/fab15.fabevent.org\/index.html\">Fab15 Conference and Graduation Ceremony<\/a>, TU Berlin, El Gouna, Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>30-31 July (Tuesday-Wednesday): US Federal Open Market Committee will hold its two-day policy meeting to review the interest rate.<\/p>\n<p>03-04 August (Saturday-Sunday): <a href=\"https:\/\/fab15.fabevent.org\/index.html\">Fab15 Festival, Tours, and Conference Closing<\/a>, GrEEk Campus, Cairo.<\/p>\n<p>7-11 August (Wednesday-Sunday) Eid El Adha (TBC).<\/p>\n<p>22 August (Thursday): Central Bank of Egypt\u2019s monetary policy committee will meet to review interest rates.<\/p>\n<p>29 August (Thursday): Islamic New Year (TBC), national holiday.<\/p>\n<p>September: Cairo will host an Egypt-Hungary business forum, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2019\/6\/390.pdf\">Trade Ministry statement (pdf)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2-4 September (Monday-Wednesday): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebig5constructegypt.com\/\">The Big 5 Construct Egypt<\/a>, Egypt International Exhibition Center, Nasr City, Cairo.<\/p>\n<p>03-04 September (Tuesday-Wednesday): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssonetwork.com\/events-sharedservicesegypt\">Shared Services and Outsourcing Forum Middle East<\/a>, Nile Ritz Carlton, Cairo.<\/p>\n<p>8-11 September (Sunday-Wednesday): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saharaexpo.com\/en\/home.html\">Sahara Expo<\/a>, Egypt International Exhibition Center, Nasr City, Cairo.<\/p>\n<p>9-12 September (Monday-Thursday): The<a href=\"https:\/\/9londonconference.efghermes.com\/pages\/home.aspx\">9th Annual EFG Hermes London Conference<\/a>, Arsenal Emirates Stadium, London.<\/p>\n<p>17-18 September (Tuesday-Wednesday): US Federal Open Market Committee will hold its two-day policy meeting to review the interest rate.<\/p>\n<p>21 September (Saturday): Cairo\u2019s streets get really, really crowded as students at the nation\u2019s public schools go back to class.<\/p>\n<p>26 September (Thursday): Central Bank of Egypt\u2019s monetary policy committee will meet to review interest rates.<\/p>\n<p>October: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.almasryalyoum.com\/news\/details\/1405897\">A forum<\/a> will be organized by Russia\u2019s Rosatom and the Nuclear Power Plants Authority to introduce local suppliers and contractors to the Dabaa nuclear plant.<\/p>\n<p>6 October (Sunday): Armed Forces Day, national holiday.<\/p>\n<p>10-13 October (Tuesday-Sunday): <a href=\"http:\/\/biwarabia.com\/en\/\">Big Industrial Week Arabia 2019<\/a>, Egypt International Exhibition Center, Nasr City, Cairo.<\/p>\n<p>23-24 October (Wednesday-Thursday): <a href=\"http:\/\/platforms-root-technologies.com\/icec-2019\/\">Intelligent Cities Exhibition & Conference<\/a>, Hilton Heliopolis, Cairo.<\/p>\n<p>23 October-1 November (Wednesday-Friday): CIB PSA Women\u2019s World Championship, Great Pyramid of Giza, Cairo.<\/p>\n<p>28 October-22 November (Monday-Friday): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/en\/ITU-R\/conferences\/wrc\/2019\/Pages\/default.aspx\">World Radiocommunication Conference 2019<\/a>, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>29-30 October (Tuesday-Wednesday): US Federal Open Market Committee will hold its two-day policy meeting to review the interest rate.<\/p>\n<p>3-5 November (Sunday-Tuesday): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.electricxegypt.com\/en\/Homepage.html\">Electrix 2019<\/a>, Egypt International Exhibition Center, Nasr City, Cairo.<\/p>\n<p>9 November (Saturday): Prophet Mohammed's birthday, national holiday.<\/p>\n<p>10-14 November (Sunday-Thursday): <a href=\"https:\/\/geomeast.org\/\">GeoMEast International Congress and Exhibition<\/a>, Marriott, Cairo.<\/p>\n<p>14-17 November (Thursday-Sunday): <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mactech.com.eg\/\">Machtech Expo<\/a>, Egypt International Exhibition Center, Nasr City, Cairo.<\/p>\n<p>14-17 November (Thursday-Sunday): <a href=\"http:\/\/www.transpotech-eg.com\/\">Transpotech Expo<\/a>, Egypt International Exhibition Center, Nasr City, Cairo.<\/p>\n<p>14-17 November (Thursday-Sunday): <a href=\"http:\/\/www.airtech-eg.com\/\">Airtech Expo<\/a>, Egypt International Exhibition Center, Nasr City, Cairo.<\/p>\n<p>November: Suez Canal Conference for Investment, organized in cooperation with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youm7.com\/story\/2019\/5\/21\/%D8%B3%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A8%D9%89-%D9%86%D9%86%D8%B8%D9%85-%D9%85%D8%B9-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%A4%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%B1-%D9%82%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B3-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AB%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1\/4251626\">European Union<\/a><\/p>\n<p>December: Egypt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.almalnews.com\/Story\/402348\/14\/-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B6%D9%8A%D9%81-%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%B6--%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%83-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B3--%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A8%D9%84-\">will host for the first time<\/a> the Pack Process trade expo for the Middle East and African region.<\/p>\n<p>3-6 December (Tuesday-Friday): <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cairowoodshow.com\/\">Cairo WoodShow<\/a>, Egypt International Exhibition Center, Nasr City, Cairo.<\/p>\n<p>9-11 December (Monday-Wednesday): <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pacprocess-mea.com\/\">Pacprocess Middle East Africa<\/a>, Egypt International Exhibition Center, Nasr City, Cairo.<\/p>\n<p>9-11 December (Monday-Wednesday): <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodafrica-expo.com\/\">Food Africa 2019 Expo<\/a>, Egypt International Exhibition Center, Nasr City, Cairo.<\/p>\n<p>10-11 December (Tuesday-Wednesday): US Federal Open Market Committee will hold its two-day policy 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Also known as: Two weeks of good commute.<\/p>\n<p>8 February (Saturday): Midterm break ends. 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