{"id":630066,"date":"2018-04-11T04:22:23","date_gmt":"2018-04-11T04:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?post_type=issue&#038;p=630066"},"modified":"2025-12-17T11:17:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T11:17:08","slug":"mnhd-looking-to-acquire-or-merge-with-sodic","status":"publish","type":"issue","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/issues\/mnhd-looking-to-acquire-or-merge-with-sodic\/","title":{"rendered":"MNHD looking to acquire or merge with SODIC"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"630068\" 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=\"630068\">\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\/2018\/04\/11\/what-were-tracking-on-11-april-2018\/\">\r\n                            What we\u2019re tracking on 11 April 2018                        <\/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\/2018\/04\/11\/what-were-tracking-on-11-april-2018\/\" 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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Development\u2019s (MNHD) announcement that it is opening dialogue to either acquire or merge with SODIC<\/strong> \u2014 a transaction which could very well reshape the real estate sector and could potentially be among the biggest upcoming M&amp;As. So far, we\u2019re only hearing from MNHD, and we should be seeing a response to the announcement from SODIC sometime this week. Full details are in the Speed Round, below.<\/p><p><strong><a class=\"content-anchor\" id=\"tldr-story-05\"><\/a> Russian flights are finally here: <\/strong>The first direct flight between Russia and Egypt in over two years will take off from Moscow\u2019s Sheremetyevo International Airport tonight and will land at 12:25am in Cairo International Airport,according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aeroflot.ru\/sb\/app\/ru-en#\/search?adults=1&amp;cabin=econom&amp;children=0&amp;infants=0&amp;referrer=null&amp;routes=MOW.20180411.CAI-CAI.20180413.MOW&amp;_k=koi0f8\">Russian carrier Aeroflot<\/a>. EgyptAir\u2019s first flight will take off at 9:35am CLT to Moscow\u2019s Domodedovo Airport tomorrow morning.<\/p><p><strong>Not ones to simply let something good happen without a fuss, Russia has sent what we\u2019re hoping will be its final security team to do a sweep<\/strong> of security procedures yesterday, <a href=\"http:\/\/gate.ahram.org.eg\/News\/1893409.aspx\">according to Ahram Gate<\/a>. Egypt\u2019s national carrier will run three flights a week to Russia until the World Cup in June, where it has <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2018\/03\/20\/egyptair-to-increase-flights-to-russia-during-world-cup\/\">scheduled additional flights<\/a>.<\/p><p><strong>Russians are returning to a very different tourism market than when they left. <\/strong>Years of haggling on airport security coincided with tourism largely picking up, particularly from Germany, the Ukraine and China.<\/p><p><strong>This comes as the Russian ruble continues to drop, <\/strong>after the country was hit by fresh US sanctions on Friday over suspected involvement in the 2016 election that brought Donald Trump to power. That coupled with an escalation in the situation in Syria has also pressured Russian stocks, which \u201csuffered their worst session in four years,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/94358976-3cd3-11e8-b7e0-52972418fec4\">the FT says<\/a>.<\/p><p><strong>Are Saudi\u2019s oil production cuts going to hit us where it hurts \u2014 our budget deficit? <\/strong>Saudi Arabia apparently wants to see oil prices get as high as USD 80 per bbl, sources who met with Saudi officials over the past month <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2018-04-10\/saudi-arabia-is-said-to-signal-ambition-for-80-oil-price\">tell Bloomberg<\/a>. The move, which has some in OPEC worried, comes as the kingdom looks to finance expensive domestic reforms, keep its head above water in Yemen, and get a high valuation for an upcoming Aramco IPO. Egypt\u2019s FY2018-19 budget <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2018\/04\/01\/what-were-tracking-on-1-april-2018\/\">assumes an oil price of USD 67 per bbl<\/a> <strong>and is planning to slash fuel subsidies by 26% y-o-y to EGP 89.08 bn<\/strong> (more on that in the Speed Round). With crude oil futures already at USD 70.21 per bbl, these increases could make it harder for the government to hit its target of lowering the budget deficit to 8.4% of GDP next fiscal year.<\/p><p><strong>Will the Qatar beef play out in the international bond market?<\/strong> Right off the heels of Egypt\u2019s successful USD 2.46 bn eurobond issuance this week \u2014 the country\u2019s last one of the year (more on that in the Speed Round) \u2014 regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Qatar are heading to the international bond market with their respective issuances. It\u2019s looking like Saudi will beat Qatar to the punch, with orders for the USD 11 bn three-tranche offering topping USD 28 bn<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2018-04-10\/saudi-arabia-is-said-to-start-three-part-dollar-bond-offering\">, sources tell Bloomberg<\/a>. Saudi is marketing seven-, 12- and 31-year notes at a spread of 140 bps, 175 bps, and 210 bps respectively. \u201cIt is a clever move on the part of Saudi Arabia to come before Qatar,\u201d said Hakki Kalsen, a portfolio manager for emerging market debt at Union Investment Privatfonds in Frankfurt. \u201cIssuing now, Qatar will get a lower order book, which will put them in a less competitive place,\u201d meaning Qatar may have to offer generous pricing to attract large demand, a fund manager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-saudi-bonds\/saudi-arabia-beats-qatar-to-market-with-11-billion-triple-tranche-bond-idUSKBN1HH0R1\">told Reuters<\/a>.<\/p><p><strong>The regional aggression surrounding Qatar is also playing into a potential agreement that could see Doha invest in Exxon Mobil\u2019s US gas resources<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/exxon-qatar-in-talks-on-u-s-shale-deal-1523358862?mod=searchresults&amp;page=1&amp;pos=3\">people close to the matter tell WSJ<\/a>. Although Qatar\u2019s financing would be of \u201csignificant strategic importance,\u201d Exxon is aware that it is walking across a regional political landmine, particularly as the company does not wish to alienate the Arab Quartet. The investment talks surfaced as US President Donald <strong>Trump took a softer tone with Qatar<\/strong>, praising Doha for its anti-terrorism efforts during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/trump-hosting-emir-of-qatar-despite-saying-it-funds-terror\/2018\/04\/10\/6d8baca2-3c78-11e8-955b-7d2e19b79966_story.html?noredirect=on&amp;utm_term=.3995d8dc5e6e\">meeting with Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani<\/a> yesterday, which the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/u-s-worries-qatar-rift-is-pushing-emirate-toward-iran-1523391182?mod=searchresults&amp;page=1&amp;pos=2\">WSJ reads as a reflection of concerns<\/a> that further alienating Qatar will push it into Iran\u2019s sphere of influence,<\/p><p><strong><a class=\"content-anchor\" id=\"tldr-story-07\"><\/a> China\u2019s President Xi Jinping sang all the right tunes for markets in his Tuesday speech, promising to open the country further and lower import tariffs<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-usa-trade-china\/chinas-xi-renews-vow-to-open-economy-cut-tariffs-as-u-s-trade-row-deepens-idUSKBN1HH084\">Reuters reports<\/a>. Xi said China will widen market access for foreign investors, addressing a key complaint of the US, which has ratcheted its rhetoric and threatened bns in tariffs, driving markets to fear an imminent trade war over the past week.<\/p><p><strong>US President <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/983774270886236161\"><strong>Donald Trump tweeted<\/strong><\/a><strong> that he was \u201cvery thankful for President Xi of China\u2019s kind words on tariffs and automobile barriers<\/strong>...also, his enlightenment on intellectual property and technology transfers. We will make great progress together!\u201d (Tap or click here for Martin Wolf\u2019s piece for the FT on how \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/5f796164-3be1-11e8-b9f9-de94fa33a81e\">US-China rivalry will shape the 21st century<\/a>\u201d).<\/p><p><strong>Global financial markets rose yesterday for the fifth consecutive day in response to the news, <\/strong>with fears of a full-blown trade war now dissipating, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-global-markets\/global-stocks-up-as-xi-calms-u-s-china-trade-fears-oil-rallies-idUSKBN1HH05I?il=0\">according to Reuters<\/a>. \u201cThe pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index rose 0.87%...Emerging market stocks rose 1.05%. MSCI\u2019s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan closed 1.24% higher.\u201d<\/p><p><strong>On Wall Street, the S&amp;P 500 gained 1.67%, while Nasdaq rose 2.07% at the end of yesterday\u2019s session. <\/strong>Tech stocks gave the S&amp;P 500 its \u201cbiggest boost,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-usa-stocks\/wall-street-rises-as-chinese-president-eases-trade-worries-idUSKBN1HH1O5?il=0\">the newswire also says<\/a>, adding that Facebook in particular \u201cadded the most gains to the S&amp;P 500, rising 4.5% after CEO Mark Zuckerberg <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-facebook-privacy-zuckerberg\/facebook-shares-rise-as-u-s-senators-question-zuckerberg-idUSKBN1HH1CU\">began his testimony<\/a> before Congress...in an attempt to blunt possible regulatory fallout from the <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2018\/03\/22\/what-were-tracking-on-22-march-2018\/\">privacy scandal<\/a> engulfing his social network.\u201d<\/p><p><strong>Meanwhile, shake ups in the Trump administration continue<\/strong> as homeland security adviser, Tom Bossert, will resign at the request of new National Security Adviser John Bolton, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2018-04-10\/trump-s-homeland-security-adviser-tom-bossert-said-to-resign\">Bloomberg reports<\/a>. The administration sent a list of five nominations for government positions to the Senate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/five-nominations-sent-senate-today-3\/\">on Monday<\/a>, which includes Washington Institute for Near East Policy director <strong>David Schenker, who is nominated to become Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs<\/strong> \u2014 a post held by former ambassador to Egypt Anne Patterson, who was much-maligned for harboring Ikhwani sympathies.<\/p><p><strong>US producer prices beat economists\u2019 expectations on Tuesday<\/strong>, raising the expectation that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates three more times this year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-usa-economy\/healthcare-food-boost-u-s-producer-prices-in-march-idUSKBN1HH1XO\">Reuters reports<\/a>. Producer price index for final demand rose 0.3% last month, beating expectations of an increase of 0.1%.<\/p><p>In other miscellany worth noting this morning: <strong>The UAE took a big step on the region\u2019s behalf towards gender parity by approving legislation guaranteeing men and women equal pay<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2018-04-10\/u-a-e-cabinet-passes-equal-pay-legislation-to-close-gender-gap\">Bloomberg reports<\/a>. The move is the latest of the Emirates\u2019 efforts to establish gender equality, including appointing women to leadership positions in state bodies.<\/p><p>...<strong>Are gold-backed cryptocurrencies a way to calm anti-bitcoin Islamic sentiments?<\/strong> Dubai-based startup OneGram seems to think so, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-crypto-currencies-islamic-finance-ins\/cryptocurrency-traders-use-old-gold-in-drive-to-draw-islamic-investors-idUSKBN1HF076\">according to Reuters<\/a>. Cryptocurrencies do not sit well with Islamic scholars, who generally see it as speculative and not-commodity backed.<\/p><p><strong>The <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/eventtus.com\/event\/f8cdetifel3v07yhu3rppqm3cly44ggu\"><strong>Game Sports Industry Conference<\/strong><\/a>\u2014 Egypt\u2019s first-ever platform dedicated to the sports industry \u2014 kicks off in Cairo today.<\/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\/what-were-tracking-today\/\">What We&#039;re Tracking Today<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"630069\" class=\"issue-section 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Noting that the bonds carry the lowest yields Egypt has offered to date, El Garhy explained that the issuance should not be cause for concern as an added debt burden as long as the country is able to generate FX to meet its annual obligations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The minister briefly commented on the continued decline of inflation rates<\/strong> (we have the low-down in Speed Round, below), reiterating that the government is hoping to bring inflation down to 13% or lower, if possible. He also had to remind viewers for the 1,000,000,000th time that easing inflation rates are not going to result in a drop in prices (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_f8LMZ7F1eQ\">watch, runtime: 7:51<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>The magnitude of the impending fuel and electricity subsidy cuts remains under discussion within government<\/strong>, El Garhy said, refusing to dish out any details (we have more in Speed Round). An unsatisfied Lamees urged the minister for more transparency on subsidy cut plans to avoid leaving matters to the rumor mill\u2019s mercy (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=foh-gFK3FoQ\">watch, runtime: 2:13<\/a>). One thing that is certain, the minister stressed, is that the <strong>government will introduce social protection measures <\/strong>as is customary when slashing subsidies (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VfzMyKav87g\">watch, runtime: 6:23<\/a>). Yahduth fi Masr\u2019s Sherif Amer repeated El Garhy\u2019s statements and noted that the draft FY2018-19 state budget is not yet a fait accompli (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/YahdothFiMasr\/videos\/567474456964198\/\">watch, runtime: 1:25<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cabinet prepares its next move in GERD talks:<\/strong> Prime Minister Sherif Ismail met yesterday with the ministers of foreign affairs and irrigation to discuss the results of the latest round of negotiations over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Cabinet spokesman Ashraf Sultan told Masaa DMC. Sultan remained tight-lipped on the details, but noted that the ministers are prepping for another sit-down (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RZuc2tGIEv8\">watch, runtime: 5:44<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Egypt is willing to contribute laborers to participate in Libya\u2019s reconstruction process<\/strong>, Manpower Minister Mohamed Saafan said. Security apparatuses will be stringent about safeguarding the workers\u2019 wellbeing while on the job, Saafan told Amin (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3BRcF7aEBZ4\">watch, runtime: 4:01<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Egyptians abroad are now eligible to apply for the \u201cSecurity\u201d CDs<\/strong>, which carry a tenor of three years. Banque Misr Chairman Mohamed El Etreby phoned in to Masaa DMC to explain how Egyptian expats can apply for the CDs and the benefits they would receive (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=D-D52OEaIII\">watch, runtime: 6:29<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Meanwhile, <strong>drama brewed over Hani Sarie Eldin\u2019s appointment as the Wafd Party\u2019s new secretary general<\/strong>. The party\u2019s deputy secretary general Tarek Tohamy claimed the procedures leading up to the vote violated the party\u2019s bylaws, thereby nullifying Sarie Eldin\u2019s appointment (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=c44iVbZ_xjM\">watch, runtime: 5:36<\/a>). Al Wafd\u2019s deputy head Hossam El Kholy defended the appointment, saying that while a few members abstained from the vote, the election did not violate any bylaws (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NoN_XuTQ7tU\">watch, runtime: 3:30<\/a>). Party leader Bahaa Abu Shuka brushed off the entire issue, instead choosing to chew Al Hayah Al Youm\u2019s Tamer Amin\u2019s ear off about his plans to revive Al Wafd\u2019s political activity (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xs9kAG8R-sE\">watch, runtime: 4:45<\/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                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"630073\" 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=\"630073\">\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\">Speed Round<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/04\/11\/mnhd-explores-possible-merger-or-acquisition-with-sodic\/\">\r\n                            MNHD explores possible merger or acquisition with SODIC                        <\/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\/2018\/04\/11\/mnhd-explores-possible-merger-or-acquisition-with-sodic\/\" 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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MNHD says the transaction would expand both firms\u2019 client base \u201cand expediting the monetization of the land bank through launches, sales, and execution.\u201d If the transaction goes through, it would to the create one of the largest players in the Egyptian real estate sector.<\/p>\n<p>MNHD has tapped <strong>EFG Hermes<\/strong> to advise on the transaction, while <strong>Zaki Hashem & Partners<\/strong> are serving as legal counsel, according to the statement.<\/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\/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=\"630085\" class=\"issue-section \">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"630086\" 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=\"630086\">\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\/2018\/04\/11\/uae-investors-have-their-eyes-on-egypt\/\">\r\n                            UAE investors have their eyes on Egypt                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"cta\">\n    <div class=\"cta__btn share-dropdown-cta dropdown-toggle-btn\" style=\"position:relative\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/408834.svg\" alt=\"\">\n        Share Story\n        <!-- Dropdown Menu -->\n        <ul class=\"share-menu\">\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/04\/11\/uae-investors-have-their-eyes-on-egypt\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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UAE investors have already invested USD 10 bn in India and USD 6.5 bn in Egypt and there will be much more investment going in these countries.\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\/egypt-in-the-news\/\">Egypt in the News<\/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=\"630088\" 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=\"630088\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">7<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">Worth reading<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/04\/11\/its-concern-for-our-pockets-rather-than-the-environment-that-will-instigate-the-switch-to-electric-cars\/\">\r\n                            It\u2019s concern for our pockets rather than the environment that will instigate the switch to electric cars                        <\/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\/2018\/04\/11\/its-concern-for-our-pockets-rather-than-the-environment-that-will-instigate-the-switch-to-electric-cars\/\" 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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Electric cars are proving more cost-effective, Landia says, arguing that they can be cheaper to operate than their diesel counterparts (especially for high-mileage drivers such as taxis) and are expected to <strong>have better resale value in the long run<\/strong>, especially with more car makers entering the game. \u201cManufacturers such as Volvo and Peugeot are committing to offering hybrid versions of all their models. Volkswagen and BMW are developing electric-only cars...As more electric vehicles are sold, residual values of diesel and petrol cars will slide even more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Emerging markets are leading the way in the switch to electric cars, <\/strong>with China\u2014 the world\u2019s largest market for electric cars since 2015 \u2014 spearheading the movement. Chinese manufacturers such as Geely \u201calready have electric vans and buses in the market,\u201d Landia says, because against popular expectation, \u201ccommuters in countries such as China will electrify more quickly. Small, low-powered electric vehicles, including two and three-wheelers, are ideal candidates for electrification because their light weight means they can run on comparatively cheap batteries.\u201d Egypt has already caught the scent, with Revolta now building electric vehicle charging stations around the country and introducing the first batch of Tesla cars to the market this month. Trade and Industry Minister Tarek Kabil also issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2018\/04\/01\/egypt-is-going-to-have-electric-cars-soon\/\">decision last month<\/a> that allows imports of used electric cars that are less than three years old.<\/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-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=\"630090\" 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=\"630090\">\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 watching<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/04\/11\/how-egypts-filmmakers-struggle-with-censorship-boundaries-today\/\">\r\n                            How Egypt\u2019s filmmakers struggle with censorship boundaries today                        <\/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\/2018\/04\/11\/how-egypts-filmmakers-struggle-with-censorship-boundaries-today\/\" 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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Director Hala Khalil says she has had to cut parts of her films for not passing the watchful eyes of censors. She attributes the tougher restrictions on racy scenes to the influence of the more conservative GCC on Egyptian filmmakers during the 1970s. \u201cDealing with the audience started to be on ethical and religious grounds, not on an artistic one,\u201d says Khalil (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/video_and_audio\/must_see\/43572260\/egypt-s-problem-with-sexy-cinema\">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\/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=\"630092\" 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=\"630092\">\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\">Diplomacy + Foreign Trade<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/04\/11\/el-sisi-al-nahyan-talk-regional-developments-and-anti-terror-cooperation\/\">\r\n                            El Sisi, Al Nahyan talk regional developments and anti-terror cooperation                        <\/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\/2018\/04\/11\/el-sisi-al-nahyan-talk-regional-developments-and-anti-terror-cooperation\/\" 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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Al Nahyan\u2019s two-day visit to Egypt, which wraps up today, coincided with the launch of the \u201cKhalifa-3\u201d joint maritime drills in the Red Sea, the Armed Forces <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyArmySpox\/posts\/1272174702913509\">said yesterday<\/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\/diplomacy-foreign-trade\/\">Diplomacy + Foreign Trade<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"630094\" 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=\"630094\">\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\/2018\/04\/11\/electricity-ministry-holds-talks-to-finance-usd-500-mn-electricity-grid-connection-project-with-sudan\/\">\r\n                            Electricity Ministry holds talks to finance USD 500 mn electricity grid connection project with Sudan                        <\/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\/2018\/04\/11\/electricity-ministry-holds-talks-to-finance-usd-500-mn-electricity-grid-connection-project-with-sudan\/\" 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 organizations the ministry is eyeing include the International Finance Corporation, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the African Development Bank, the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development, and HSBC. Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker and his Sudanese counterpart Moataz Moussa <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2018\/04\/10\/egypt-sudan-ethiopia-fail-to-reach-agreement-in-gerd-talks\/\">agreed earlier this week<\/a> to hold more meetings and complete the necessary arrangements to launch the project in the coming period. Egypt is currently working on an interconnection project with Saudi Arabia and is looking to set up another with Cyprus and Greece.<\/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                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"630096\" 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=\"630096\">\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\/2018\/04\/11\/romania-destroys-contaminated-potatoes-from-egypt\/\">\r\n                            Romania Destroys Contaminated Potatoes from Egypt                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"cta\">\n    <div class=\"cta__btn share-dropdown-cta dropdown-toggle-btn\" style=\"position:relative\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/408834.svg\" alt=\"\">\n        Share Story\n        <!-- Dropdown Menu -->\n        <ul class=\"share-menu\">\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/04\/11\/romania-destroys-contaminated-potatoes-from-egypt\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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The affected potatoes, which can contaminate water and soil, could have had an \u201cextremely severe\u201d economic impact if they infested water supplies, according to Romania\u2019s agriculture ministry. This is the second Egyptian potato shipment to test positive for brown rot, after Russia\u2019s agricultural quarantine authorities <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2018\/03\/18\/russian-authorities-ban-two-shipments-of-egyptian-potatoes-claiming-contamination\/\">flagged two shipments<\/a> last month, claiming they were contaminated. The Agriculture Ministry came out with a statement saying it would investigate the farms where the shipments came from and warned it may ban those exporters from selling goods abroad.<\/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                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"630097\" 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=\"630097\">\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\">Health + Education<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/04\/11\/october-pharma-targets-exports-expansion-in-africa-turkey\/\">\r\n                            October Pharma targets exports expansion in Africa, Turkey                        <\/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\/2018\/04\/11\/october-pharma-targets-exports-expansion-in-africa-turkey\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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The company will work on growing sales in existing markets such as Russia, as well as entering new markets in Africa and Turkey.<\/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\/health-education\/\">Health + Education<\/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=\"630098\" 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=\"630098\">\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\/2018\/04\/11\/ode-announces-its-first-housing-project-in-cairo\/\">\r\n                            ODE announces its first housing project in Cairo                        <\/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\/2018\/04\/11\/ode-announces-its-first-housing-project-in-cairo\/\" 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 project will be developed in partnership with the New Urban Communities Authority (NUCA) on a revenue sharing basis. ODE will set up a company named Orascom Real Estate of which it will own 70%, with the remainder of the issue capital owned by Samih Sawiris. This comes as part of the provisions of the settlement agreement concluded between Orascom Housing Communities and NUCA. ODE says all agreements related to the partnership with NUCA should be finalized within a month as part of the settlement agreement.<\/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\/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=\"630100\" 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=\"630100\">\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\/2018\/04\/11\/transport-ministry-looking-to-borrow-eur-50-55-mn-for-abu-qir-alexandria-rail-line-upgrade\/\">\r\n                            Transport Ministry looking to borrow EUR 50-55 mn for Abu Qir-Alexandria rail line upgrade                        <\/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\/2018\/04\/11\/transport-ministry-looking-to-borrow-eur-50-55-mn-for-abu-qir-alexandria-rail-line-upgrade\/\" 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 European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is reportedly among the banks the ministry is speaking to. After the upgrades, the ministry will team up with the Housing Ministry to transform the Abu Qir-Alexandria line into an advanced electric train line, according to National Railway Authority head Sayed Salem.<\/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                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"630101\" 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=\"630101\">\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\">Banking + Finance<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/04\/11\/fra-approves-establishment-of-sme-focused-fund-of-funds\/\">\r\n                            FRA approves establishment of SME-focused Fund-of-funds                        <\/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\/2018\/04\/11\/fra-approves-establishment-of-sme-focused-fund-of-funds\/\" 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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Fund-of-funds typically invest in other funds or in entire portfolios as opposed to one particular asset. These vehicles <a href=\"http:\/\/tradearabia.com\/news\/BANK_331325.html\">are increasingly being used<\/a> channel funding to SMEs through venture capital and private equity funds. 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(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/films\/news\/omar-sharif-actor-doctor-zhivago-lawrence-of-arabia-gambler-google-doodle-a8297006.html#spark_wn=1\">watch, runtime: 00:35<\/a>). Doesn\u2019t surprise us considering he could give James Bond a run for his money in a tux.<\/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<section id=\"630105\" 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=\"630105\">\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\">The Market Yesterday<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/04\/11\/630105\/\">\r\n                                                    <\/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\/2018\/04\/11\/630105\/\" 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(); navigator.clipboard.writeText('https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/04\/11\/630105\/')\">\n                    Copy Link                <\/a>\n\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/04\/11\/630105\/\">\n                    Facebook                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/facebook-icon2.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/post?text=&url=https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/04\/11\/630105\/\">\n                    X                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/twitter-icon.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/04\/11\/630105\/&title=\">\n                    LinkedIn                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/linkedin-icon.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/api.whatsapp.com\/send?text=+https%3A%2F%2Fenterpriseam.com%2Fegypt%2F2018%2F04%2F11%2F630105%2F\">\n                    WhatsApp                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/whatsapp-icon.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\r\n                    \r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n            \r\n            <div class=\"story__body\">\r\n\r\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/04\/11\/630105\/\">\r\n                    <div class=\"photo photo--above\">\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n\r\n                \n<article id=\"post-630105\" class=\"content-area-description single-story post-630105 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-the-market-yesterday tag-enterpriseam tag-the-market-yesterday wpautop entry\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<p><strong>EGP \/ USD CBE market average: <\/strong>Buy 17.6272 | Sell 17.7272<strong><br \/>\n EGP \/ USD at CIB:<\/strong> Buy 17.63 | Sell 17.73<br \/>\n <strong>EGP \/ USD at NBE: <\/strong>Buy 17.57 | Sell 17.67<\/p>\n<p><strong>EGX30<\/strong> (Tuesday): 17,697 (+1.7%)<br \/>\n <strong>Turnover:<\/strong> EGP 1.6 bn (39% ABOVE the 90-day average)<br \/>\n <strong>EGX 30 year-to-date<\/strong>: +17.8%<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE MARKET ON TUESDAY:<\/strong> The EGX30 ended Tuesday\u2019s session up 1.7%. CIB, the index heaviest constituent ended up 2.0%. EGX30\u2019s top performing constituents were GB Auto up 4.6%, AMOC up 4.6%, and Palm Hills up 3.9%. Yesterday\u2019s worst performing stocks were TMG Holding down 2.6%, Arab Cotton Ginning down 0.9%, and Global Telecom down 0.6%. The market turnover was EGP 1.6 bn, and foreign investors were the sole net buyers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Foreigners<\/strong>: Net Long | EGP +62.1 mn<br \/>\n <strong>Regional<\/strong>: Net Short | EGP -29.5 mn<br \/>\n <strong>Domestic<\/strong>: Net Short | EGP -32.6 mn<\/p>\n<p><strong>Retail<\/strong>: 56.4% of total trades | 52.8% of buyers | 59.9% of sellers<br \/>\n <strong>Institutions<\/strong>: 43.6% of total trades | 47.2% of buyers | 40.1% of sellers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Foreign:<\/strong> 28.4% of total | 30.4% of buyers | 26.4% of sellers<br \/>\n <strong>Regional:<\/strong> 14.3% of total | 13.4% of buyers | 15.2% of sellers<br \/>\n <strong>Domestic:<\/strong> 57.3% of total | 56.2% of buyers | 58.4% of sellers<\/p>\n<p><strong>WTI:<\/strong> USD 65.52 (+0.02%)<br \/>\n <strong>Brent:<\/strong> USD 70.94 (-0.14%)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Natural Gas<\/strong> (Nymex, futures prices) USD 2.67 MMBtu, (+0.34%, May 2018 contract)<br \/>\n <strong>Gold:<\/strong> USD 1,343.60 \/ troy ounce (-0.17%)<\/p>\n<p><strong>TASI:<\/strong> 7,951.42 (-0.30%) (YTD: +10.03%)<br \/>\n <strong>ADX:<\/strong> 4,711.38 (+1.00%) (YTD: +7.13%)<br \/>\n <strong>DFM:<\/strong> 3,089.80 (+0.25%) (YTD: -8.32%)<br \/>\n <strong>KSE Weighted Index:<\/strong> 415.78 (+1.52%) (YTD: +3.58%)<br \/>\n <strong>QE:<\/strong> 9,007.23 (+0.79%) (YTD: +5.68%)<br \/>\n <strong>MSM:<\/strong> 4,787.46 (-0.84%) (YTD: -6.11%)<br \/>\n <strong>BB: <\/strong>1,287.96 (+0.04%) (YTD: -3.29%)<\/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\/the-market-yesterday\/\">The Market Yesterday<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    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Cisco Connect Egypt 2018, Nile Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Cairo.<\/p>\n<p>03 May (Thursday): Egypt\u2019s Emirates NBD PMI reading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markiteconomics.com\/Public\/Release\/PressReleases?language=en\">for April released<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>4-6 May 2018 (Friday-Sunday): <a href=\"http:\/\/icnt.org\/index.html\">International Conference on Network Technology (ICNT 2018)<\/a>, venue TBD, Cairo.<\/p>\n<p>07 May (Monday): <a href=\"http:\/\/www.idcegyptciosummit2018.com\/\">International Data Corporation\u2019s CIO Summit<\/a>, The Nile Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Cairo.<\/p>\n<p>15 May (Tuesday): Expected date for the start of Ramadan (TBC).<\/p>\n<p>17 May (Thursday): CBE\u2019s Monetary Policy Committee meeting.<\/p>\n<p>15-17 June (Friday-Sunday): Eid Al Fitr (TBC), national holiday (Look for possible Monday off given the first day falls on a Friday).<\/p>\n<p>28 June (Thursday): CBE\u2019s Monetary Policy Committee meeting.<\/p>\n<p>16 August (Thursday): CBE\u2019s Monetary Policy 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