{"id":599573,"date":"2019-01-03T04:45:57","date_gmt":"2019-01-03T04:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?post_type=issue&#038;p=599573"},"modified":"2025-12-16T21:06:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T21:06:36","slug":"is-rural-poverty-in-upper-egypt-now-in-decline","status":"publish","type":"issue","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/issues\/is-rural-poverty-in-upper-egypt-now-in-decline\/","title":{"rendered":"Is rural poverty in Upper Egypt now in decline?"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"599575\" 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=\"599575\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">1<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">What We're Tracking Today<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/01\/03\/what-were-tracking-on-03-january-2019\/\">\r\n                            What we\u2019re tracking on 03 January 2019                        <\/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\/01\/03\/what-were-tracking-on-03-january-2019\/\" 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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That makes Apple\u2019s rare warning that it will fall short of its sales forecast the story of the day. And as we suggested yesterday, what news there is dominated by the government.<\/p>\n<p><b>Apple shocked Wall Street late yesterday <\/b>with an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-apple-forecast\/apple-cuts-forecast-citing-weak-china-sales-amid-trade-tensions-idUSKCN1OW1O6\">extremely rare revenue warning<\/a>, saying revenue in this first quarter of its fiscal year would fall as much as 10% short of guidance. Why? The company blamed weakness in the Chinese economy and a slower-than-expected pace of iPhone upgrades in advanced economies. The news has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/9f851882-0eec-11e9-a3aa-118c761d2745\">rattled Asia-Pacific forex markets<\/a> and the speculation now is whether this means the \u201ciPhone is losing its lustre,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/794a165e-0ef1-11e9-a3aa-118c761d2745\">Financial Times<\/a> says. The news leads the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/433fd028-0ed6-11e9-a3aa-118c761d2745\">FT<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/apple-revises-guidance-sees-lower-revenue-in-fiscal-1st-quarter-11546465050\">Wall Street Journal<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2019\/01\/02\/apple-warns-on-q1-results.html\">CNBC<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2019-01-02\/apple-cut-first-quarter-sales-forecast-on-weak-iphone-sales?srnd=premium-middle-east\">Bloomberg<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-apple-forecast\/apple-cuts-forecast-citing-weak-china-sales-amid-trade-tensions-idUSKCN1OW1O6\">Reuters<\/a> this morning.<\/p>\n<p><b>It\u2019s looking a bit ugly as we wait for the opening bell this morning: <\/b>Apple shares are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/tech-stocks-slide-apple-misses-holiday-mark-2019-1\">down 7%<\/a> in after-hours trading and Dow futures are off more than 300 points as tech shares take it on the chin, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2019\/01\/02\/tech-shares-dive-after-hours-after-apple-warning-nasdaq-etf-loses-nearly-2-percent.html\">CNBC warns<\/a>. Expect that Apple\u2019s sales warning will stoke the \u201cslowdown fears\u201d that are \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/0e3984d8-0e5d-11e9-acdc-4d9976f1533b\">stalking global markets<\/a>,\u201d with Reuters flat-out saying that the warning is a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-usa-stocks-apple\/apples-warning-a-bad-omen-for-wall-street-bulls-idUSKCN1OX01P\">bad omen for Wall Street bulls<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>EM shares didn\u2019t exactly start the new year on the best note<\/b>, with the closely watched MSCI EM index falling around 1.8% yesterday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/67363204-0e97-11e9-a3aa-118c761d2745\">according to the Financial Times<\/a>. The slump was driven mostly by weak trading in \u201ca closely watched gauge of Chinese manufacturing,\u201d indicating that the US-China trade war is taking a toll on the latter\u2019s economy. Most EM currencies also weakened against the USD, save for the Brazilian real, which has been bolstered by \u201coptimism over newly sworn in president Jair Bolsonaro\u2019s reform plans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Across the pond, the Dow Jones Industrial Average made up just 19 points yesterday of its 400-point loss last month<\/b>, says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/the-battered-bull-market-is-limping-into-2019-11546425000\">the Wall Street Journal<\/a>. The index is still reeling from significant volatility in the market, which investors expect to persist for a while longer. US President Donald Trump seems unfazed, calling the US stock market\u2019s performance last month \u2014 its worst December since the Great Depression \u2014 a \u201clittle glitch\u201d that will be glossed over once trade agreements with China and other countries are sealed, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2019-01-02\/trump-says-u-s-stock-market-will-go-up-following-trade-deals?srnd=premium-middle-east\">according to Bloomberg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>The EGX30 rose 1.3% yesterday,<\/b> supported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cibeg.com\/English\/InvestorRelations\/Pages\/StockInformation.aspx\">a 1.9% jump<\/a> in the shares of index heavyweight CIB.<\/p>\n<p><b>Oil fared better on the first day of trading in 2019<\/b>, with Brent crude closing up 2.1%, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2019-01-01\/oil-gains-on-optimism-for-deal-to-end-u-s-government-shutdown?srnd=premium-middle-east\">Bloomberg reports<\/a>. The price recovery comes after \u201cskepticism about OPEC\u2019s ability to prevent a surplus this year had helped drive prices to an almost 40 percent decline to end 2018.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Lower oil prices have been a godsend for Egypt, but they spell disaster for Iraq\u2019s postwar recovery<\/b>, particularly as the country relies on oil exports for around 95% of its revenues, the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/02c54d82d11e43a58ab0b27825fb7e2a\">Associated Press notes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>So what should you expect of oil prices in 2019? <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2019-01-03\/turbulent-or-steady-opec-or-shale-the-state-of-oil-in-2019\">Bloomberg put the question<\/a> to the CEO of ConoccoPhillips, a portfolio manager at Pimco, strategist at JPMorgan and the head of oil markets at the International Energy Agency.<\/p>\n<p><b>Also worth knowing this morning:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Saudi bank mega-merger: <\/b>The National Commercial Bank and Riyad Bank are reportedly seeking advisors for a tie-up that would create the Gulf\u2019s third-largest lender. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2019-01-02\/saudis-said-to-seek-advisers-for-biggest-bank-merger-since-2016?srnd=premium-middle-east\">Bloomberg<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><b>Brexit clarity? <\/b>UK Prime Minister Theresa May will press European Union leaders this week as she looks for any advantage ahead of a vote in parliament next week on her Brexit agreement. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/e3da765c-0eac-11e9-a3aa-118c761d2745\">Financial Times<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><b>Survey says: Fed\u2019s gonna go slow: <\/b>\u201cInvestors increasingly believe the Federal Reserve won\u2019t raise interest rates in 2019, a sign of fading confidence that the U.S. economic expansion will continue at the stable pace the central bank foresaw just two weeks ago.\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/investors-are-betting-that-the-fed-hits-pause-on-rate-hikes-11546449520?mod=hp_lead_pos2\">Wall Street Journal<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><b>Mifid what? <\/b>The FT looks at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/6644989a-02b2-11e9-99df-6183d3002ee1\">how Mifid II has changed the relationship<\/a> between fund managers and analysts a year on. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n     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The president called on state bodies and civil society to come together to implement projects under the initiative this year (see tweets <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlsisiOfficial\/status\/1080414957328568320\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlsisiOfficial\/status\/1080414959467667457\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlsisiOfficial\/status\/1080414961816485889\">here<\/a>). The story dominated the airwaves last night, leaving the talking heads with little else to talk about.<\/p>\n<p><b>The concept behind A Decent Life is to create a healthy environment to live in, a solid education system, and job prospects<\/b>, among others, Social Solidarity Minister Ghada Wali told Yahduth fi Masr\u2019s Sherif Amer. Wali said she is set to hold her first meeting with civil society organizations today to pool their ideas and resources. The ministry already has a database of the country\u2019s poorest villages, which will be prioritized, she noted (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZWnUvUHR8bw\">watch, runtime: 06:38<\/a>). Wali also had a similar chat with Masaa DMC\u2019s Osama Kamal (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wlyyV_heIeQ\">watch, runtime: 11:56<\/a>). Kamal lauded the initiative, but said that El Sisi\u2019s involvement seems to always be necessary to get these ideas off the ground (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2osvxu9s0jY\">watch, runtime: 07:48<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><b>The initiative is proof that the state is not clamping down on civil society<\/b>, and instead wants to work side-by-side with NGOs, Cabinet spokesman Nader Saad said on Al Hayah Al Youm (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OYrQQecmJ8g\">watch, runtime: 01:34<\/a>). NGOs that have promising project ideas but lack funding will now be able to get backup and financing from the government, allowing them to hit the ground running, Saad said (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Z6vSlCtL-fc\">watch, runtime: 01:35<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><b>The Housing Ministry is already planning on implementing wastewater and sewage projects in some 347 villages<\/b> across the country, ministry spokesman Hany Younes told Al Hayah Al Youm\u2019s Lobna Assal (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IkkWib-Uf8g\">watch, runtime: 03:50<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><b>Masaa DMC kept within the development theme with a wrap-up of the development projects the government undertook last year<\/b>. Host Osama Kamal had a chat with the Slum Development Fund\u2019s executive director, Khaled Seddik, who noted that the fund has completed two housing projects at a combined cost of around EGP 1.2 bn, and has more in the pipeline (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XdGSvAPIt8E\">watch, runtime: 11:15<\/a>). Fayoum Governor Essam Saad also updated Kamal on his governorate\u2019s development projects (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oJDx2Od8Vn8\">watch, runtime: 15:06<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><b>Elsewhere last night:<\/b> The country\u2019s upper class must bear the brunt of the economic reform program, since it is more financially comfortable, political commentator Mostafa El Fekky told Yahduth fi Masr\u2019s Sherif Amer (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=S46yodRq3q8\">watch, runtime: 02:03<\/a>).<\/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\/civil-society\/\">civil society<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/development\/\">development<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/enterprise-last-nights-talk-shows\/\">Enterprise+: Last Night\u2019s Talk Shows<\/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=\"599578\" 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=\"599578\">\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\">Speed Round<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/01\/03\/poverty-rate-in-rural-upper-egypt-drops-10\/\">\r\n                            Poverty rate in rural Upper Egypt drops 10%                        <\/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\/01\/03\/poverty-rate-in-rural-upper-egypt-drops-10\/\" 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 poverty rate in rural Upper Egypt could have fallen as much as 10 percentage points (or nearly 18%) to 47% in 2018 from 57% three years ago, according to an unnamed government source <a href=\"https:\/\/alborsaanews.com\/2019\/01\/02\/1166806\">speaking with the domestic press<\/a> about the preliminary results of a state-commissioned income and expenditure survey.<\/p>\n<p><b>The story leaves plenty unclear<\/b>, starting with the details of the reported study, the fact that the alleged results are preliminary. Heck, the report doesn\u2019t even make clear whose definition of poverty the survey is using. But if rural poverty in Upper Egypt \u2014 long one of the most stubborn indicators of progress in the war on poverty \u2014 is declining, the story bears watching.<\/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\/economy\/\">economy<\/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=\"599592\" class=\"issue-section \">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"599593\" 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=\"599593\">\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\">Up Next<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/01\/03\/what-were-tracking-this-week-and-beyond-2\/\">\r\n                            What we\u2019re tracking this week and beyond                        <\/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\/01\/03\/what-were-tracking-this-week-and-beyond-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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The FRA last month <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2018\/12\/24\/fra-rejects-beltones-appeal-of-its-six-month-suspension\/\">rejected Beltone\u2019s appeal<\/a> of the decision.<\/p>\n<p><b>Are we hosting the African Cup of Nations? <\/b>The football supremos at CAF will reveal this coming Wednesday whether <a href=\"https:\/\/menafn.com\/1097911497\/Qatar-Hosts-unknown-but-Cup-of-Nations-to-take-centre-stage-in-Africa\">Egypt or South Africa<\/a> will host this year\u2019s African Cup of Nation.<\/p>\n<p><b>Egypt, Sudan begin trial runs on electricity grid connection project in three weeks:<\/b> Egypt and Sudan will begin trial runs for the first phase of a USD 60-70 mn electricity interconnection project in three weeks at a capacity of 100 MW, <a href=\"https:\/\/alborsaanews.com\/2019\/01\/02\/1166336\">local news reported<\/a>. A government source said 95% of the project has been completed. The electricity minister <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2018\/12\/11\/first-phase-of-egypt-sudan-electricity-interconnection-project-to-go-live-next-month\/\">had previously said<\/a> the two countries would exchange 200-300 MW of power in the first phase, with the second phase expected to be completed in 1Q2020 bringing capacity to 600 MW.<\/p>\n<p><b>A government committee mandated with defining Egypt\u2019s informal economy is set to meet for the first time this month<\/b>. Look at the committee\u2019s work in light of the Madbouly government\u2019s bid to <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2018\/12\/13\/egypt-seeks-world-bank-imf-support-to-include-informal-sector-in-gdp\/\">convince the World Bank and the IMF to agree to include the informal economy<\/a> in calculations of Egypt\u2019s GDP.<\/p>\n<p><b>Bond issuance plans to be made clear this month: <\/b>Finance Minister Mohamed Maait <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2018\/12\/18\/egypt-arranging-eurobond-roadshow-in-europe-soon\/\">said last month<\/a>that the government would unveil its international bond issuance plans for 1Q2019 in January.<\/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\/africa\/\">Africa<\/a>\n                <!-- 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format-standard hentry category-egypt-in-the-news tag-egypt-in-the-news tag-enterpriseam tag-mohamed-salah tag-sports wpautop entry\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p><b>Will the Spanish come running for the Egyptian King? <\/b>Mohamed Salah\u2019s central role in maintaining Liverpool\u2019s unbeaten league record so far this season has <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2019\/01\/02\/football\/mo-salah-mido-egypt-liverpool-manchester-city-premier-league-spt-intl-gbr\/index.html\">CNN wondering<\/a> if the Premier League club will be able to keep the star forward around for much longer. The likes of Real Madrid and Barcelona could soon come for Salah, who has proven he is more than a \u201cone-season wonder,\u201d retired Egyptian footballer Ahmed Hossam \u201cMido\u201d said.<\/p>\n<p>Other news worth noting:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>A 53-year-old American citizen who\u2019s currently on a hunger strike in an Egyptian prison<\/b> is in very dangerous conditions, his family told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/world\/la-fg-egypt-american-prison-20190102-story.html\">the Los Angeles Times<\/a>, urging the US government to take action. <\/li>\n<li><b>The forthcoming <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2018\/11\/19\/amendments-to-ngos-act-to-be-drafted-within-a-month\/\"><b>amendments to the NGOs Act<\/b><\/a> indicate that the government is either adopting a friendlier approach to civil society or putting on a show,Muhammed Magdy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.al-monitor.com\/pulse\/originals\/2018\/12\/egypt-court-acquittal-43-ngo-staff-law-amendment-sisi-trial.html\">writes for Al-Monitor<\/a>. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/egypt-in-the-news\/\">Egypt in the News<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/mohamed-salah\/\">Mohamed Salah<\/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                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"599597\" 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=\"599597\">\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\">ON THE FRONT PAGES<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/01\/03\/a-decent-life-initiative-launch-dominates-front-pages-of-egypts-newspapers\/\">\r\n                            \u201cA Decent Life\u201d initiative launch dominates front pages of Egypt\u2019s newspapers                        <\/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\/01\/03\/a-decent-life-initiative-launch-dominates-front-pages-of-egypts-newspapers\/\" 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 keeping with the theme of development, Al Akhbar\u2019s front page also features updates on the Tahya Misr Fund\u2019s spending on irrigation projects. Meanwhile, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ahram.org.eg\/News\/202881\/136\/689510\/%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AA\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%89-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%84%D8%A9-%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%84%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%AD%D8%AB-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85%D9%89-%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%A7.aspx\">Al Ahram<\/a> and Al Gomhuria are both carrying stories on El Sisi instructing Higher Education Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar to boost scientific research in the country.<\/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\/education\/\">Education<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/on-the-front-pages\/\">On The Front Pages<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/social-welfare\/\">social welfare<\/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=\"599598\" 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=\"599598\">\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\">Worth reading<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/01\/03\/a-year-without-a-smartphone\/\">\r\n                            A year without a smartphone                        <\/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\/01\/03\/a-year-without-a-smartphone\/\" 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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His starting point? The smartphone is \u201cso integrated into our consciousness, can it even be hacked off?\u201d Despite clearer phone calls, and the initial rush of detox, Kehe struggled with the inconveniences of life without a smartphone. \u201cWithout a working GPS, I was forced to scribble rights and lefts on napkins and receipts and, when those pieces of paper inevitably disappeared, call up 21st-century Googlers from the road, sometimes multiple times per journey.\u201d<\/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\/technology\/\">technology<\/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=\"599600\" 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=\"599600\">\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\">Worth watching<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/01\/03\/freediving-is-the-closest-thing-to-meditation-says-freediver\/\">\r\n                            Freediving is the closest thing to meditation, says freediver                        <\/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\/01\/03\/freediving-is-the-closest-thing-to-meditation-says-freediver\/\" 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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Freedivers, who undergo training and take serious safety precautions, are judged by the depth of their dives as well as how long they can stay underwater. Red Sea sites like Ras Mohamed and Dahab are <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2017\/07\/20\/freediving-mecca\/\">freediving Meccas<\/a> for novices and experts. At their Red Sea workshops, Ezzeldin and her fellow freediver Alia Hassan teach enthusiasts everything from how to get suited up to the crucial skill of relaxing in the water. And while freedivers chase their own depth and time records, the real reward is the sense of peace, Hassan said.<\/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\/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=\"599602\" 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=\"599602\">\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\">Energy<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/01\/03\/shells-idku-plant-increases-lng-exports-to-520-mcf-d\/\">\r\n                            Shell\u2019s Idku plant increases LNG exports to 520 mcf\/d                        <\/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\/01\/03\/shells-idku-plant-increases-lng-exports-to-520-mcf-d\/\" 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 gas is being exported via Malaysia\u2019s Petronas, Royal Dutch Shell and two state companies, the newswire noted. We <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2018\/12\/12\/shells-idku-plant-steps-up-lng-exports-as-winter-curbs-local-consumption\/\">reported last month<\/a> that exports had gone up to 500 mcf\/d as winter curbed local consumption. Shell and the Oil Ministry had agreed in 2016 to gradually ramp up production at the Idku LNG plant.<\/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\/energy\/\">energy<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/oil-and-gas\/\">oil and gas<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/royal-dutch-shell\/\">Royal Dutch Shell<\/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=\"599603\" 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=\"599603\">\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\">Basic Materials + Commodities<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/01\/03\/beheira-to-launch-agricultural-commodities-wholesale-market-in-april\/\">\r\n                            Beheira to launch agricultural commodities wholesale market in April                        <\/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\/01\/03\/beheira-to-launch-agricultural-commodities-wholesale-market-in-april\/\" 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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Work on the market, which was <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2018\/03\/15\/beheira-to-launch-agricultural-commodities-exchange-in-september\/\">initially expected<\/a> to be launched last September, is currently around 75% complete, Morsy said. President Abdel Fattah El Sisi had <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2017\/07\/26\/president-el-sisi-issues-directives-to-spur-development-of-western-regions\/\">ordered the establishment<\/a> of the market in 2017 as part of his strategy to spur development in the Western regions of Egypt.<\/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\/basic-materials-commodities\/\">Basic Materials + Commodities<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/commodities\/\">commodities<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/egyptian-commodities-exchange\/\">Egyptian Commodities Exchange<\/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=\"599604\" 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=\"599604\">\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\">Manufacturing<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/01\/03\/five-companies-make-tender-offers-to-build-egyptalums-usd-600-mn-product-line\/\">\r\n                            Five companies make tender offers to build EgyptAlum\u2019s USD 600 mn product line                        <\/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\/01\/03\/five-companies-make-tender-offers-to-build-egyptalums-usd-600-mn-product-line\/\" 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 US\u2019 Bechtel, PROJECAS, Home International and Canadian companies HATCH and SNC-Lavalin have all submitted offers for the USD 600 mn project. EgyptAlum did not disclose a date for when the selected bid will be announced.<\/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\/bechtel\/\">Bechtel<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/egypt-aluminum\/\">Egypt Aluminum<\/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=\"599605\" 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=\"599605\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">13<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">Real Estate + Housing<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/01\/03\/nuca-to-hike-land-prices-by-15-20-in-2019\/\">\r\n                            NUCA to hike land prices by 15-20% in 2019                        <\/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\/01\/03\/nuca-to-hike-land-prices-by-15-20-in-2019\/\" 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 expected hikes will be gradual and based on how the real estate sector performs, the source said, adding that the authority has yet to set the final prices for 2019.<\/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\/new-urban-communities-authority\/\">New Urban Communities Authority<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/real-estate\/\">real estate<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/real-estate-housing\/\">Real Estate + Housing<\/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=\"599606\" 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=\"599606\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">14<\/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\/01\/03\/local-car-dealers-call-for-consumer-protection-authority-intervention\/\">\r\n                            Local car dealers call for Consumer Protection Authority intervention                        <\/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\/01\/03\/local-car-dealers-call-for-consumer-protection-authority-intervention\/\" 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 call comes two days after customs duties on fully assembled EU cars <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2019\/01\/02\/what-were-tracking-on-02-january-2019\/\">fell to 0%<\/a>. The CDA said it wants traders to be able to import cars directly without having to go through dealerships to prevent monopolies and above-market pricing.<\/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\/automotive-transportation\/\">Automotive + Transportation<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/consumer-protection-authority\/\">Consumer Protection Authority<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/customs\/\">customs<\/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=\"599608\" 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=\"599608\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">15<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">Other Business News of Note<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/01\/03\/eight-new-companies-join-qiz-program\/\">\r\n                            Eight new companies join QIZ program                        <\/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\/01\/03\/eight-new-companies-join-qiz-program\/\" 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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Egypt is trying to increase the number of exporting companies, said head of the Trade Ministry\u2019s QIZ unit Ashraf El Rabie. QIZ exports increased 16% y-o-y to USD 730 mn in 10M2018 from USD 629.3 mn during the same period last year. Participants in <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2018\/11\/07\/egypt-looking-to-export-usd-1-bn-under-qiz-program-in-2019\/\">the QIZ agreement<\/a> enjoy access to the US market without tariffs, provided they meet a minimum required amount of Israeli content.<\/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\/manufacturing\/\">Manufacturing<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/other-business-news-of-note\/\">Other Business News of Note<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/qiz\/\">QIZ<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/trade\/\">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=\"599609\" 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=\"599609\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">16<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">National Security<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/01\/03\/egypt-saudi-jordan-djibouti-yemen-sudan-conduct-naval-drills-in-red-sea\/\">\r\n                            Egypt, Saudi, Jordan, Djibouti, Yemen, Sudan conduct naval drills in Red Sea                        <\/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\/01\/03\/egypt-saudi-jordan-djibouti-yemen-sudan-conduct-naval-drills-in-red-sea\/\" 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 drills, which focused on naval warfare mobilization, are part of a strategy of cooperation between the participants to exchange expertise, the statement notes. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.xinhuanet.com\/english\/2019-01\/01\/c_137712881.htm\">Xinhua<\/a> also has the story.<\/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\/national-security\/\">national 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=\"599610\" 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=\"599610\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">17<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">Sports<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/01\/03\/egypts-karim-abdel-gawad-ranked-fifth-in-psa-mens-world-ranking\/\">\r\n                            Egypt\u2019s Karim Abdel Gawad ranked fifth in PSA men\u2019s world ranking                        <\/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\/01\/03\/egypts-karim-abdel-gawad-ranked-fifth-in-psa-mens-world-ranking\/\" 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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Abdel Gawad was ranked ninth prior to the championship. Egypt\u2019s Mohamed El Shorbagy remains at the top of the men\u2019s ranking, while the top three positions in the women\u2019s ranking are held by Egypt\u2019s Raneem El Welily, Nour El Sherbini, and Nour El Tayeb, respectively.<\/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\/sports\/\">sports<\/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=\"599611\" 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=\"599611\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">18<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">ON YOUR WAY OUT<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/01\/03\/smes-in-egypt-contribute-less-than-25-of-the-countrys-gdp\/\">\r\n                            SMEs in Egypt contribute less than 25% of the country\u2019s GDP                        <\/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\/01\/03\/smes-in-egypt-contribute-less-than-25-of-the-countrys-gdp\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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CIB, the index heaviest constituent ended up 2.5%. EGX30\u2019s top performing constituents were TMG Holding up 3.3%, CIB up 2.5%, and AMOC up 2.2%. Yesterday\u2019s worst performing stocks were Telecom Egypt down 1.0%, Global Telecom down 0.8% and Egypt Kuwait Holding down 0.2%. The market turnover was EGP 460 mn, and regional investors were the sole net sellers.<\/p>\n<p><b>Foreigners<\/b>: Net Long | EGP +24.2 mn<\/p>\n<p> <b>Regional<\/b>: Net Short | EGP -28.8 mn<\/p>\n<p><b>Domestic<\/b>: Net Long | EGP +4.5 mn<\/p>\n<p><b>Retail<\/b>: 69.7% of total trades | 67.8% of buyers | 71.6% of sellers<\/p>\n<p> <b>Institutions<\/b>: 30.3% of total trades | 32.2% of buyers | 28.4% of sellers<\/p>\n<p><b>WTI:<\/b> USD 46.40 (+2.18%)<\/p>\n<p> <b>Brent:<\/b> USD 54.85 (+1.95%)<\/p>\n<p><b>Natural Gas<\/b> (Nymex, futures prices) USD 2.96 MMBtu, (+0.61%, Feb 2019 contract)<\/p>\n<p> <b>Gold:<\/b> USD 1,282.10\/ troy ounce (+0.06%)<br <br=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><b>TASI:<\/b> 7,790.86 (-0.10%) (YTD: -0.46%)<\/p>\n<p> <b>ADX:<\/b> 4,866.64 (-0.99%) (YTD: -0.99%)<\/p>\n<p> <b>DFM:<\/b> 2,520.53 (-0.36%) (YTD: -0.36%)<\/p>\n<p> <b>KSE Premier Market:<\/b> 5,304.96 (+0.71%)<\/p>\n<p> <b>QE:<\/b> 10,280.34 (-0.18%) (YTD: -0.18%)<\/p>\n<p> <b>MSM:<\/b> 4,301.88 (-0.73%) (YTD: 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international bond issuance.<\/p>\n<p>Early January: The National Bank of Egypt will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.almalnews.com\/Story\/404121\/12\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%87%D9%84%D9%89-%D9%8A%D8%B7%D8%B1%D8%AD-%D8%A8%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%A9-%C2%AB%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B2%D8%A9%C2%BB-%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%84-%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1\">roll out<\/a> national \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2018\/09\/27\/national-debit-card-meeza-will-be-rolled-out-by-december\/\">Meeza<\/a>\u201d debit cards to both banked and unbanked customers.<\/p>\n<p>05 January (Saturday): An administrative court will hear Beltone Financial\u2019s appeal against a six-month suspension the FRA handed to its investment banking arm, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youm7.com\/story\/2018\/12\/15\/%D8%AA%D8%A3%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%AF%D8%B9%D9%88%D9%89-%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%B6%D8%AF-%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA-%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-%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A9-5-%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1\/4068863\">Youm7 reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>07 January (Monday): Coptic Christmas, national holiday.<\/p>\n<p>10-13 January (Thursday-Sunday): <a href=\"http:\/\/www.internationalpropertyshowegypt.com\/\">International Property Show<\/a> (IPS), Egypt International Exhibition Center.<\/p>\n<p>17 January (Thursday): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/2271679513051081\/\">Talent in the Digital Era<\/a>, Galleria40, Cairo, Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>19 January (Saturday): Cairo Criminal Court <a href=\"https:\/\/www.almalnews.com\/Story\/400643\/11\/19-%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1----%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%83%D9%85%D9%84-%D9%86%D8%B8%D8%B1-%D9%82%D8%B6%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A8-%D9%81%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B5%D8%A9\">scheduled hearing<\/a> of Gamal and Alaa Mubarak\u2019s stock market manipulation case.<\/p>\n<p>20 January (Sunday): Cairo Court of Urgent Matters to hear an amendment to the constitutional to extend the presidential term limits.<\/p>\n<p>21-22 January (Monday-Tuesday): EPEA and IFC\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/enterprise.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/EPEA_IFC_Workshop_January2019.png\">SME Governance Workshop<\/a> at the Fairmont Nile City Hotel.<\/p>\n<p>22-25 January (Tuesday-Friday): World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting, Davos-Klosters, Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p>23 January (Wednesday) 50th Cairo International Book Fair.<\/p>\n<p>25 January (Friday): Police Day, national holiday.<\/p>\n<p>26 January (Saturday): Supreme Administration Court\u2019s Uber \/ Careem appeal date, Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>28-29 January (Wednesday-Thursday): <a href=\"https:\/\/bankingtechnorthafrica.iqpc.ae\/\">Banking Technology North Africa<\/a>, Nile Ritz Carlton Hotel, Cairo, Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>3 February (Sunday): Cairo court to hear lawsuit against Peugeot Citroen.<\/p>\n<p>7 February (Thursday): <a href=\"http:\/\/www.egyptbuildmat.com\/\">Egypt Building Materials Summit<\/a>, Venue TBD, Cairo, Egypt<\/p>\n<p>10-12 February (Sunday-Tuesday): Third African Forum: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afdb.org\/en\/news-and-events\/events-calendar\/sti-forum-2018\/\">\u201cBuilding on Science, Technology and Innovation to Boost Private Sector and Socio-Economic Transformation in Africa\u201d<\/a>, Venue TBD, Cairo.<\/p>\n<p>11-13 February (Monday-Wednesday): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.egyps.com\/\">Egypt Petroleum Show<\/a>, Egyptian International Exhibition Center, Cairo.<\/p>\n<p>19 February (Tuesday) The Cairo Economic Court to deliver decision on pharma distributors appeal, Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>19-20 February (Tuesday-Wednesday): The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.terrapinn.com\/exhibition\/solar-show-mena\/index.stm\">Solar Show MENA 2019<\/a>, Nile Ritz Carlton Hotel, Cairo, Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>24-25 February (Sunday-Monday): The Arab-European Summit, Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>03-06 March (Sunday-Wednesday): EFG Hermes One-on-One Conference, Dubai.<\/p>\n<p>26-28 February (Tuesday-Thursday): 22nd International Conference on Petroleum Mineral Resources and Development, Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>27-30 March (Wednesday-Saturday): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityscapeegypt.com\/en\/Home.html\">Cityscape Egypt 2019<\/a>, Egypt International Exhibition Center, Nasr City Cairo.<\/p>\n<p>April: The African Tripartite Trade Area (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tripartite_Free_Trade_Area\">TFTA<\/a>) agreement is set to take effect in April after a majority from the participating governments ratified it, COMESA Secretary General Chileshe Kapwepwe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorouknews.com\/news\/view.aspx?cdate=12122018&id=fa6e13de-e3be-48fc-a76d-b65af91f3545\">according to Al Shorouk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>20-22 April (Friday-Sunday): Spring meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, Washington, DC.<\/p>\n<p>25 April (Thursday): Sinai Liberation day, national holiday.<\/p>\n<p>28 April (Sunday): Easter Sunday, national holiday.<\/p>\n<p>29 April (Monday): Easter Monday, national holiday.<\/p>\n<p>01 May (Wednesday): Labor Day, national holiday.<\/p>\n<p>06 May (Monday): First day of Ramadan (TBC).<\/p>\n<p>June: International Forum for small and medium enterprises (SMEs).<\/p>\n<p>05-06 June (Wednesday-Thursday): Eid El Fitr (TBC).<\/p>\n<p>10-13 October (Tuesday-Sunday) Big Industrial Week 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