{"id":600541,"date":"2019-02-03T04:01:03","date_gmt":"2019-02-03T04:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?post_type=issue&#038;p=600541"},"modified":"2025-12-16T21:41:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T21:41:26","slug":"mps-look-set-to-call-for-constitutional-amendments-today-plus-day-1-of-our-2019-enterprise-ceo-poll","status":"publish","type":"issue","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/issues\/mps-look-set-to-call-for-constitutional-amendments-today-plus-day-1-of-our-2019-enterprise-ceo-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"MPs look set to call for constitutional amendments today \r\n Plus: Day 1 of our 2019 Enterprise CEO Poll"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"600543\" 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=\"600543\">\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\/02\/03\/what-were-tracking-on-3-february-2019\/\">\r\n                            What we\u2019re tracking on 3 February 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\/02\/03\/what-were-tracking-on-3-february-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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We are running the interviews all week long in the place of our industry news section, which will return next week.<\/p><p><b>Egypt has been doing well in 2018 relative to its regional peers<\/b>, but much more needs to be done. CEOs are looking at the macro challenges in particular, paying considerable attention to inflation, interest rates and foreign direct investment. With many seeing further subsidy cuts this year and inflation remaining a challenge, many are not as optimistic for interest rate cuts this year. Nonetheless, the CEOs see a number of sectors growing, particularly food and consumer goods, while expressing optimism for the tourism sector. And yes, all are giving raises to their teams this year.<\/p><p><b>The format:<\/b> Each CEO answered roughly the same set of questions, tailored only for their industry. The Q&amp;A interviews have been condensed and edited for clarity and are presented in \u201cas told to\u201d format \u2014 that\u2019s journalism speak for \u201cin their own words.\u201d<\/p><p>Today\u2019s participants are:<\/p><ul>\n<li><b>Osama Bishai<\/b>, chief executive officer, Orascom Construction<\/li>\n<li><b>Hend El Sherbini<\/b>, chief executive officer, Integrated Diagnostics Holdings<\/li>\n<\/ul><p><b>The 2019 Enterprise CEO Poll begins after Egypt in the News<\/b>, below.<\/p><hr class=\"grey-line\"><p><b>Politics is going to drive the conversation on Egypt this week<\/b> as a group of MPs associated with the largest, pro-administration bloc in the House looks set to introduce legislation that could amend the constitution. Up for discussion: Extending presidential terms to six years and bringing back the old upper house of parliament. We have chapter and verse in this morning\u2019s Speed Round, below.<\/p><p><b>Next tranche of IMF loan coming soon?<\/b> The IMF\u2019s executive board <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imf.org\/external\/NP\/SEC\/bc\/eng\/index.aspx?sort=country&amp;year=\">will meet tomorrow<\/a> to decide on the fifth USD 2 bn tranche of Egypt\u2019s USD 12 bn extended fund facility.<\/p><p><b>The new EGX30 Capped Index debuts this morning <\/b>alongside the rebalanced EGX30. Again, we have more in this morning\u2019s Speed Round, including the list of who is off the index and who is on.<\/p><p><b>Stocks are starting February on a high note: <\/b>After <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2019\/01\/06\/egx30-falls-13-2-in-2018-amid-emerging-markets-sell-off\/\">plunging more than 13%<\/a> last year amid the Emerging Markets Zombie Apocalypse, the EGX30 gained nearly 8.4% last month.<\/p><p>Also this morning:<\/p><ul>\n<li><b>German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier is in town<\/b> and looks likely to meet with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. A heads-up from the wires suggests Altmaier will sign unspecified \u201ceconomic and energy policy agreements.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><b>Al Tayeb, Pope Francis to meet in Abu Dhabi: <\/b>Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed Al Tayeb is in Abu Dhabi today for an interfaith summit with Pope Francis, reports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.almasryalyoum.com\/news\/details\/1366438\">Al Masry Al Youm<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul><hr class=\"grey-line\"><p><b>Goldman Sachs is withholding mns due to be paid to former CEO Lloyd Blankfein<\/b> as the 1MDB scandal bites. The investment bank is holding off on paying three top executives pending investigations in Malaysia into Goldman\u2019s alleged involvement in corruption related to the state investment fund, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/1e4c028a-266b-11e9-8ce6-5db4543da632\">the Financial Times reports<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-goldman-sachs-pay\/goldman-sachs-says-1mdb-scandal-could-hit-pay-for-top-executives-idUSKCN1PQ5WU\">Reuters also had the story<\/a>.<\/p><p><b>The US Fed\u2019s move to leave interest rates on hold is the beginning of a policy U-turn <\/b>that should direct our focus to market concerns, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/fb3b78ec-2607-11e9-b329-c7e6ceb5ffdf\">Michael Mackenzie writes for the Financial Times<\/a>. It is \u201chardly a shock\u201d that the Fed changed its direction from signaling more rate hikes to \u201clistening to markets\u201d as the world economy slows and the US economy shows signs of weakness, Mackenzie says, noting that \u201cdetecting signs of trouble before they hurt the broader economy is exactly what central banks should do.\u201d<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/egx\/\">EGX<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/enterprise-poll\/\">Enterprise Poll<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" 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03:37<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><b>The OECD\u2019s decision to raise Egypt\u2019s rating on the country risk index<\/b> is the fruit of Investment Minister Sahar Nasr\u2019s efforts to highlight the country\u2019s progress on its economic reform program, General Authority for Freezones and Investment head Mohsen Adel said on Hona Al Asema (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9scD6mDBcvU\">watch, runtime: 06:19<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${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\/enterprise-last-nights-talk-shows\/\">Enterprise+: Last Night\u2019s Talk Shows<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/house-of-representatives\/\">House of 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status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-speed-round tag-enterpriseam tag-politics tag-senate tag-speed-round wpautop entry\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p><a class=\"content-anchor\" id=\"tldr-story-01\"><\/a> <b>A group of MPs is expected to introduce legislation today that could see President Abdel Fattah El Sisi serve another two years in office. <\/b>The lengthening of presidential terms to six years from four is part of a package of amendments to the constitution that could be unveiled on the floor of the House as early as this morning, Rep. Mahmoud Badr said yesterday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorouknews.com\/news\/view.aspx?cdate=02022019&id=35d00056-ab3c-43de-8a59-76dc67cc83ec\">according to Al Shorouk<\/a>. Members of the pro-government Support Egypt Coalition and other MPs are looking to introduce amendments that would:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have presidents serve six-year terms, up from four years at present;<\/li>\n<li>Create positions for one or more vice presidents;<\/li>\n<li>Bring back the Shura Council, historically the upper house of parliament;<\/li>\n<li>Introduce a 25% quota for women in parliament. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-egypt-politics\/egypt-lawmakers-to-submit-motion-to-amend-constitution-agency-idUSKCN1PR0O1\"><b>Reuters<\/b><\/a><b> also has the story<\/b>, ensuring the debate will drive the conversation on Egypt in the international press this week.<\/p>\n<p><b>So, how will this work?<\/b> The introduction of legislation must be approved in principle by a majority of MPs in a general assembly session, after which the House Legislative and Constitutional Committee will formally draft the proposed amendments, constitutional expert Salah Fawzy said, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorouknews.com\/news\/view.aspx?cdate=02022019&id=3128dc7e-cd06-4a91-b83b-b9e6f54cefc2\">according to Al Shorouk<\/a>. The amendments will then be put up for discussion and a vote in the general assembly, where they must be approved by at least two-thirds of the House. Once parliament signs off, the president would be required to call a referendum.<\/p>\n<p><b>Will the House agree to debate the amendments? <\/b>Yes, argues <a href=\"http:\/\/english.ahram.org.eg\/NewsContent\/1\/64\/324897\/Egypt\/Politics-\/Egypts-MPs-call-for-constitution-to-be-amended-.aspx\">Ahram Online<\/a>, where parliamentary affairs reporter Gamal Essam El-Din notes that one-fifth of the House\u2019s 596 MPs will need to give a thumbs up to the motion for it to move forward. The House general assembly was due to take this week off, but Speaker Ali Abdel-Aal said last week that a session would be held today and that all MPs should attend because \u201cwe are expected to discuss important things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>The potential debate of constitutional changes dominated the airwaves last night. <\/b>The constitution as it currently stands needs \u201cdramatic changes,\u201d Rep. Mohamed Abu Hamed told El Hekaya\u2019s Amr Adib. The House of Representatives will initially discuss 17 articles to amend, with the possibility of further expanding the scope of amendments, he said (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FkQcwZbqmAA\">watch, runtime: 05:52<\/a>). Rep. Mahmoud Badr gave Adib a full rundown of the proposed amendments and the process necessary for their inclusion in the constitution (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iMgNf-EaGQo\">watch, runtime: 06:40<\/a>). 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The program aims to set the standards for and raise awareness on the safe disposal of waste.<\/p>\n<p><b>Egypt-Sudan electricity linkage trials delayed to March:<\/b> Trial operations on the first 100 MW phase of the USD 60-70 Egypt-Sudan power interconnection project have been delayed to March due to delays from India\u2019s Larsen & Toubro in completing construction, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alborsaanews.com\/2019\/02\/02\/1174433\">Electricity Ministry sources said<\/a>. Trial operations were scheduled to begin this month.<\/p>\n<p><b>Egypt will assume the presidency of the African Union on 10 February<\/b>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Egy.Pres.Spokesman\/photos\/a.153526355166753\/551673138685404\/?type=3&theater\">according to an Ittihadiya statement<\/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\/african-union\/\">African Union<\/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\/health\/\">health<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/up-next\/\">Up Next<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/waste-management\/\">waste management<\/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=\"600565\" 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=\"600565\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">5<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">Image of the Day<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/02\/03\/king-tuts-tomb-gets-facelift-in-10-year-restoration\/\">\r\n                            King Tut\u2019s tomb gets facelift in 10-year restoration                        <\/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\/02\/03\/king-tuts-tomb-gets-facelift-in-10-year-restoration\/\" 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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King Tut\u2019s belongings \u2014 jewelry chests, weapons, disassembled chariots, and his gold coffin and death mask \u2014 have been relocated to the Grand Egyptian Museum, and are no longer on site. But the tomb is still home to the Pharaoh\u2019s coffin, sarcophagus, and mummy and decorated frescoes covering the walls and ceiling \u2014 all of which were restored to their pre-damage conditions.<\/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\/ancient-egypt\/\">Ancient Egypt<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/archaeology\/\">archaeology<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/art\/\">art<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/history\/\">History<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/image-of-the-day\/\">IMAGE OF THE DAY<\/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=\"600567\" 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=\"600567\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">6<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">EGYPT IN THE NEWS<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/02\/03\/unveiling-of-ancient-burial-site-in-egypts-minya-tops-foreign-press-coverage\/\">\r\n                            Unveiling of ancient burial site in Egypt\u2019s Minya tops foreign press coverage                        <\/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\/02\/03\/unveiling-of-ancient-burial-site-in-egypts-minya-tops-foreign-press-coverage\/\" 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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He has led growth over the years in the company\u2019s cement, infrastructure and industrial businesses and led the development of OC\u2019s investments in the fertilizer industry in Egypt, Algeria and the United States. Today, he\u2019s spearheading the Group\u2019s expansion into more international projects, particularly in the United States, while creating a long-term concessions portfolio both at home and abroad. OC is a leading global engineering and construction contractor with operations spanning the Middle East, the United States and the Pacific Rim. The company\u2019s shares are listed on Nasdaq Dubai and the Egyptian Exchange.<\/p>\n<p><b>For Egypt, 2018 was a good year as far as volume of work and output.<\/b> Egypt still has the challenges of timely payments, inflation and associated concerns in that regard, but the big picture is fine. We would have hoped to see more foreign investors coming into the country. We haven\u2019t seen a lot of those. We had hoped to see certain investor-related decisions taken \u2014 we have not seen that either. We hope that next year the mindset will be to focus on bringing foreign investors to the country, not only through the stock market or financial instruments \u2014 we want to see direct investors that are coming in and investing and creating jobs.<\/p>\n<p><b>Egypt remains the region\u2019s top construction market.<\/b> As for the wider Middle East, nowhere else in the region had the same construction activity as Egypt, so we didn\u2019t see a very active Middle East market last year. But we still see opportunities in the region, particularly in the Gulf, Iraq, and Algeria.<\/p>\n<p><b>Construction companies plan at least a year ahead.<\/b> We see enough work in the pipeline \u2014 not only in Egypt, but in the region, and in the US, where we also have operations, so we\u2019re quite comfortable. That\u2019s not to say we aren\u2019t a little anxious about what may or what may not happen.<\/p>\n<p><b>I think funding will become one of the biggest challenges of 2019.<\/b> There are projects we would decide not to pursue \u2014 or contracts we wouldn\u2019t sign \u2014 if there was a question mark on the funding. As for resources, we\u2019re always working to attract and maintain the best people. If we talk about the macro picture, 2019 has a lot of challenges. Egypt gets a share of what happens as a result of the international mood; we\u2019re not isolated from the global economy, so investment in general could be slightly slower as a result of current market conditions. We want foreign investors and the industrial world to look at Egypt as a market with potential. We have 100 mn consumers and we have a lot to do in terms of infrastructure and developing the country\u2019s output in general, so there\u2019s still so much to do.<\/p>\n<p><b>Then there is inflation. <\/b>All the new contracts that we signed over the past 12-18 months have provisions to account for inflation, whether as escalation formulas or direct compensation for particular increases in fuel, for example, or we make our own assumptions to give us breathing room.<\/p>\n<p><b>If we\u2019re able to innovatively work on creating funding tools, we\u2019ll be able to create opportunities for ourselves.<\/b> This is something we\u2019ve done before on several occasions, and it\u2019s something we can do again and again across the region. We have a very a strong team that makes us able to put together packages to fund certain projects, but obviously these projects have to be bankable.<\/p>\n<p><b>With a large youth population that is constantly growing, infrastructure is an endless exercise in Egypt.<\/b> There is a continuous need for infrastructure \u2014 not only in terms of electricity and roads, but also water, sewage, and pipelines. These things are important for investors to see that they\u2019re putting their money somewhere that is well-served in terms of utilities and infrastructure. It\u2019s also quite important to improve the quality of life for the population.<\/p>\n<p><b>As a company, we have a lot of tools when it comes to employee compensation.<\/b> We try to match or compensate for the impact of inflation on an annual basis. We\u2019re operating to produce value for shareholders, so the profitability of the company also reflects directly on people\u2019s compensation, whether that\u2019s bonuses, salary adjustments, or retention tools. And our compensation policy definitely takes into consideration each employee\u2019s performance. <b>So yes, we are giving raises for 2018 performance. <\/b>We have to.<\/p>\n<p><b>Interest rates are the biggest challenge we face.<\/b> We don\u2019t see investors looking at aggressive expansion because interest rates are quite high. It also affects business because sometimes there are clients who don\u2019t pay their dues immediately, meaning we have to borrow until we get paid, which creates a burden on the project\u2019s results. So obviously, we would like to see a change in rates.<\/p>\n<p><b>I\u2019m not an expert to speculate when rates will come down<\/b>, particularly because there are factors like the strengthening USD and higher US interest rates that the CBE has to take into account.<\/p>\n<p><b>As a construction group, our investments are targeted. <\/b>At the end of 2017, we invested in a wind farm and are waiting to see if we can finish the necessary studies and government paperwork. If we do that this year, that will probably be one of our investments in 2019. We\u2019ll continue to invest in concessions, which have certain criteria and returns, as well as in infrastructure, obviously. We\u2019ll look at those markets \u2014 not just in Egypt, but also in the region and in Africa \u2014 if we have something that will give us the required returns. But when it comes to investment in terms of expansion as a contractor \u2014 buying equipment and otherwise getting additional resources \u2014 we do that everyday.<\/p>\n<p><b>The consumer industry is always performing. The Egyptian consumer will outperform in 2019. <\/b>Inflation may have affected consumption of big ticket items, but not food. At the end of the day, people have to spend money to eat, so consumption is good. <b>Contractors and construction firms should be making reasonable returns<\/b> as well with all of the ongoing construction projects in the country.<\/p>\n<p><b>Healthcare and pharma will also probably continue to perform well<\/b>. Health ins. coverage is increasing as far as numbers go, so we hope to see more hospitals being built. As for pharma, it\u2019s an area of potential growth because, with a population of 100 mn people, a lot of SKUs are being imported now that could be manufactured locally.<\/p>\n<p><b>Tourism has the potential to do well, but that depends on the mindset and direction of investors<\/b>. We\u2019re not yet seeing major investments in the tourism sector \u2014 there are hotels being expanded and renovated, but I\u2019m not aware of any major new hotels being built other than those owned by the government. It\u2019s important for Egypt to have growth in the number of available hotel rooms, whether high-, middle- or low-end for tourists. Tourism should be a sector with considerable potential for growth, considering how affordable Egypt is. The mindset there needs to change; investors and banks should be encouraged to focus their resources in this area.<\/p>\n<p><b>How we see Egypt versus other economies in which we invest is a hard question. <\/b>Egypt is quite unique, actually. You can look at somewhat similar countries like Mexico or Turkey, but really, they\u2019re completely different. Mexico has a more liberal economy, and Turkey\u2019s GDP per capita and industrial output are much higher than those of Egypt.<\/p>\n<p><b>If I were to start a new business today, it would be in renewable energy.<\/b> Waste management \u2014 whether getting rid of it or recovering something from it \u2014 is also very important in a country of Egypt\u2019s size. The problem with waste is that it\u2019s an expensive exercise. Recovering waste or creating energy from waste \u2014 you need technology and it\u2019s expensive. That\u2019s why you\u2019ll see\u00f7 waste management taking off in developed countries where government incentives make it more affordable.<\/p>\n<p><b>The biggest question I get from investors? They\u2019re worried about whether or not the government is supporting the private sector.<\/b> Quite honestly, we hear a lot of positive words from the government, but there are few associated actions. Foreigners in particular also talk to us about the repatriation of funds, which today is no longer a problem, but it was an issue two years ago. Another question is the availability of qualified manpower.<\/p>\n<p><b>Does Egypt have qualified manpower? <\/b>We say that Egypt has \u2018trainable\u2019 manpower \u2014 people who learn fast and, if they\u2019re well-compensated, they deliver. But finding high-quality qualified laborers, like technicians and engineers, that\u2019s not easy.<\/p>\n<p><b>But I would say the right question to ask is whether the environment welcomes private investors. <\/b>Every day, we hear something new that tells us the answer is \u201cno\u201d \u2014 like a new lawsuit being filed, or a report that the government wants to seize the assets of tax evaders. There needs to be more caution with these statements because the media takes the punch line and that\u2019s what reaches the rest of the world. Officials have to be more orchestrated and synchronized \u2014 if there\u2019s a certain action that will be taken, statements have to be measured. That applies to companies, too \u2014 as a publicly traded entity, I need to be careful with what I say and make sure that I don\u2019t overshoot or undershoot, but nobody does that.<\/p>\n<p><b>What question will we be asking at the end of this year?<\/b> Unfortunately, we\u2019ll probably be asking the same questions again that we are now. FDI will still be an issue, inflation will still be there, and I\u2019m not sure if interest rates will move. <b>Egypt\u2019s foreign debt levels will be a new topic this year<\/b>, but for the most part we will be looking at the same lineup of issues.<\/p>\n<p><b>What have you not asked me? <\/b>The only thing I would say is that the media should help the government understand that we\u2019re not alone in this part of the world. We\u2019re competing, seriously, against other countries, not only in Africa, but outside the region, in countries in Latin America. The foreign investors we\u2019re trying to attract can decide to invest today in Morocco or Egypt or Mexico or Turkey. Nobody should assume that people will think of Egypt as <i>the<\/i> place to invest. We should really start thinking how can we be more competitive? How can we be more appealing to investors? How can we create value to people working in this country? This is I think the most important thing that you should relay to your readers in the government or other stakeholders. 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CIB, the index heaviest constituent ended down 0.2%. Thursday\u2019s top performing constituents were SODIC up 4.8%, Palm Hills up 3.6%, and Ezz Steel up 3.3%. Thursday\u2019s worst performing stocks were Egypt Aluminum down 2.4%, Abu Qir Fertilizers down 1.5% and Global Telecom down 1.1%. The market turnover was EGP 1.9 mn, and foreign investors were the sole sellers.<\/p>\n<p><b>Foreigners<\/b>: Net Short | EGP -125.6 mn<\/p>\n<p> <b>Regional<\/b>: Net Long | EGP +13.2 mn<\/p>\n<p> <b>Domestic<\/b>: Net Long | EGP +112.3 mn<\/p>\n<p><b>Retail<\/b>: 50.6% of total trades | 50.2% of buyers | 51.0% of sellers<\/p>\n<p> <b>Institutions<\/b>: 49.4%of total trades | 49.8% of buyers | 49.0% of sellers<\/p>\n<p><b>WTI:<\/b> USD 55.26 (+2.73%)<\/p>\n<p> <b>Brent:<\/b> USD 62.75 (+3.14%)<\/p>\n<p><b>Natural Gas<\/b> (Nymex, futures prices) USD 2.73 MMBtu, (-2.84%, Mar 2019 contract)<\/p>\n<p> <b>Gold:<\/b> USD 1,322.10 \/ troy ounce (-0.23%)<br <br=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><b>TASI:<\/b> 8,559.95 (-0.28%) (YTD: +9.37%)<\/p>\n<p> <b>ADX:<\/b> 5,044.85 (+0.80%) (YTD: +2.64%)<\/p>\n<p> <b>DFM:<\/b> 2,567.59 (+1.14%) (YTD: +1.5%)<\/p>\n<p> <b>KSE Premier Market:<\/b> 5,430.10 (-0.15%)<\/p>\n<p> <b>QE:<\/b> 10,720.31 (+0.01%) (YTD: +4.09%)<\/p>\n<p> <b>MSM:<\/b> 4,166.47 (-1.17%) (YTD: 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January released.<\/p>\n<p>07 February (Thursday): <a href=\"http:\/\/www.egyptbuildmat.com\/\">Egypt Building Materials Summit<\/a>, Nile Ritz Carlton, Cairo, Egypt<\/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>14 February (Thursday): Central Bank of Egypt\u2019s monetary policy committee meets to review interest rate.<\/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>23 February (Saturday): The Supreme Administrative Court <a href=\"https:\/\/almalnews.com\/Story\/408525\/17\/%D8%AA%D8%A3%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%85-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%B7%D8%B9%D9%86-%D8%A3%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D9%88%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%85-%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%89-23-%D9%81%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1\">will rule<\/a> in an appeal <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2018\/03\/28\/uber-careem-appeal-administrative-court-ruling-ordering-their-closure\/\">by Uber and its competitor Careem<\/a> against a lower court ruling ordering the suspension of their operations.<\/p>\n<p>24-25 February (Sunday-Monday): EU-Arab League summit, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt<\/p>\n<p>26-28 February (Tuesday-Thursday): 22nd International Conference on Petroleum Mineral<\/p>\n<p>Resources and Development, Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>03-06 March (Sunday-Wednesday): EFG Hermes One-on-One Conference, Dubai.<\/p>\n<p>March (date TBD): <a href=\"https:\/\/egypt.tradersfair.com\/\">Traders Fair<\/a>, Nile Ritz Carlton, Cairo, Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>17-18 March (Sunday-Monday): OPEC Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee meeting, Baku (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2019-01-14\/opec-leaves-market-guessing-as-it-struggles-to-set-meeting-date\">Bloomberg<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>18-19 March (Monday-Tuesday): US Federal Open Market Committee holds two-day policy meeting to review the interest rate.<\/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>28 March (Thursday): Central Bank of Egypt\u2019s monetary policy committee meets to review interest rate.<\/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>17-18 April (Wednesday-Thursday): OPEC+ meeting, Vienna (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2019-01-14\/opec-leaves-market-guessing-as-it-struggles-to-set-meeting-date\">Bloomberg<\/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>30 April-1 March (Tuesday-Wednesday): US Federal Open Market Committee holds two-day policy meeting to review the interest rate.<\/p>\n<p>01 May (Wednesday): Labor Day, national holiday.<\/p>\n<p>06 May (Monday): First day of Ramadan (TBC).<\/p>\n<p>23 May (Thursday): Central Bank of Egypt\u2019s monetary policy committee meets to review interest rate.<\/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>18-19 June (Tuesday-Wednesday): US Federal Open Market Committee holds two-day policy meeting to review the interest rate.<\/p>\n<p>30 June (Sunday): June 2013 protests, national holiday.<\/p>\n<p>11 July (Thursday): Central Bank of Egypt\u2019s monetary policy committee meets to review interest rate.<\/p>\n<p>23 July (Tuesday): 23 July revolution, national holiday.<\/p>\n<p>30-31 July (Tuesday-Wednesday): US Federal Open Market Committee holds two-day policy meeting to review the interest rate.<\/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 meets to review interest rate.<\/p>\n<p>29 August (Thursday): Islamic New Year (TBC), national holiday.<\/p>\n<p>17-18 September (Tuesday-Wednesday): US Federal Open Market Committee holds two-day policy meeting to review the interest rate.<\/p>\n<p>26 September (Thursday): Central Bank of Egypt\u2019s monetary policy committee meets to review interest rate.<\/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, Cairo, Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>29-30 October (Tuesday-Wednesday): US Federal Open Market Committee holds two-day policy meeting to review the interest rate.<\/p>\n<p>9 November (Saturday): Prophet Mohammed's birthday, national holiday.<\/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>10-11 December (Tuesday-Wednesday): US Federal Open Market Committee holds two-day policy meeting to review the interest rate.<\/p>\n<p>26 December (Thursday): Central Bank of Egypt\u2019s monetary policy committee meets to review interest rate.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":600542,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-600541","issue","type-issue","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","wpautop","entry"],"acf":{"mongo_id":"c7ba6edf-d5be-45d0-9c65-a515d45da1c5","teaser":"","photo_url":"https:\/\/ent.news\/2019\/2\/2913.jpg"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - 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