{"id":650182,"date":"2017-03-19T04:01:10","date_gmt":"2017-03-19T04:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?post_type=issue&#038;p=650182"},"modified":"2025-12-17T22:39:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T22:39:50","slug":"trump-to-host-el-sisi-at-white-house-in-april-is-he-also-playing-counselor-between-cairo-and-riyadh","status":"publish","type":"issue","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/issues\/trump-to-host-el-sisi-at-white-house-in-april-is-he-also-playing-counselor-between-cairo-and-riyadh\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump to host El Sisi at White House in April. Is he also playing counselor between Cairo and Riyadh?"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"650184\" 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=\"650184\">\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\/2017\/03\/19\/what-were-tracking-on-19-march-2017\/\">\r\n                            What we\u2019re tracking on 19 March 2017                        <\/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\/2017\/03\/19\/what-were-tracking-on-19-march-2017\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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In parallel, speculation is mounting that US President Donald Trump may have played a role in the rapprochement between Cairo and Riyadh, where Aramco has already made its first deliveries under an until-now suspended supply contract. We have chapter and verse in Speed Round, below.<\/p><p>With so much attention on matters political, <strong>look for any one of \u201cEgypt\u2019s latest outrages\u201d<\/strong> (to borrow from the New York Times\u2019 editorial writers) <strong>to similarly dominate coverage of Omm El Donia<\/strong> in the Western press in the weeks ahead. It is, to quote James Hetfield, \u201cSad But True.\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=A8MO7fkZc5o\">Watch<\/a>, runtime: 5:27)<\/p><p><strong>World Bank-backed Upper Egypt development program to launch today: <\/strong>Investment and International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr and Trade Minister Tarek Kabil will hold a joint press conference today in Cairo with World Bank Group\u2019s Egypt Executive Director Mezra Hassan to officially launch the Upper Egypt development program in Sohag and Qena. The WB providing some USD 500 mn in funding for the program, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youm7.com\/story\/2017\/3\/19\/%D9%85%D8%A4%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%B1-%D8%B5%D8%AD%D9%81%D9%89-%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AB%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%AD%D8%AB-%D8%AA%D9%86%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%85\/3149760%5C\">Youm7 reports<\/a>.<\/p><p><strong>Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is arriving in Cairo today<\/strong> to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and other regional issues with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi ahead of the Arab Summit scheduled for 29 March, according to an emailed statement from Ittihadiya.<\/p><p><a class=\"content-anchor\" id=\"tldr-story-08\"><\/a> <strong>Goodnight, Johnny B. Goode: The real King of Rock \u2018n\u2019 Roll is dead at 90. <\/strong>Chuck Berry, groundbreaking rocker who more than Elvis Presley was the King of Rock and Roll and helped both popularize and define the genre, has died at age 90. As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/03\/18\/arts\/chuck-berry-dead.html\">New York Times<\/a> puts it in their obit of the great man: \u201cWhile Elvis Presley was rock\u2019s first pop star and teenage heartthrob, Mr. Berry was its master theorist and conceptual genius, the songwriter who understood what the kids wanted before they knew themselves. With songs like \u2018Johnny B. Goode\u2019 and \u2018Roll Over Beethoven,\u2019 he gave his listeners more than they knew they were getting from jukebox entertainment.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZFo8-JqzSCM\">Listen to Berry\u2019s Johnny B. Goode<\/a>, catch a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2zxoGFjFJlk\">cover by Judas Priest<\/a>, or watch the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=S1i5coU-0_Q\">tribute scene in the original Back to the Future<\/a>.<\/p><p><strong>** Weather warning:<\/strong> Picking up where we left off yesterday, look for high winds across much of mainland Egypt this morning accompanied by rain along parts of the North Coast as well as sand storms and blowing dust south of Cairo. 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href=\"http:\/\/www.almalnews.com\/Pages\/StoryDetails.aspx?ID=326554\"><strong>first formal <\/strong><strong>press conference<\/strong><\/a><strong> this week.<\/strong> Meanwhile, the bank is preparing a study that will provide technical guidance and assistance to the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) on its project to link the canal with Cairo, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shorouknews.com\/news\/view.aspx?cdate=16032017&id=080838ff-8235-404f-b077-65a266add2b6\">according to SCZone chief Ahmed Darwish<\/a>. This comes as a new study from the bank shows that crop and livestock waste in Egypt, mostly centered in Beheira, Sharkia, Dakahlia, and Kafr El Sheikh, \u201ccould unlock an energy potential of more than 750 MW, which is equivalent to 7 percent of [Egypt\u2019s renewable energy] target,\u201d according to <a href=\"http:\/\/biomassmagazine.com\/articles\/14258\/ebrd-study-biomass-could-aid-energy-challenges-in-turkey-egypt\/\">Biomass Magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Council of State is expected to complete its review of the executive regulations to <\/strong><strong>the Civil Service Act<\/strong> within days, Central Authority for Organization and Administration head Mohamed Gamil tells <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youm7.com\/story\/2017\/3\/18\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%B8%D9%8A%D9%85-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%AD%D8%A9-%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%AF%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A5%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%AE%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A3%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85\/3149897\">Youm7<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Al Hariri will be heading a business delegation <\/strong>of 40 companies visiting Cairo on Wednesday.<\/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-this-week\/\">What We\u2019re Tracking This Week<\/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=\"650187\" 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=\"650187\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">3<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">ON THE HORIZON<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/03\/19\/on-the-horizon-246\/\">\r\n                            On the horizon                        <\/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\/2017\/03\/19\/on-the-horizon-246\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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His remarks confirm those by IMF Mission Chief in Egypt Chris Jarvis, who had <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2017\/03\/01\/second-tranche-of-imf-loan-to-come-in-june-now-visit-has-been-pushed-to-april-jarvis\/\">previously noted<\/a> the payment is expected to come in June. An IMF team coming to assess progress on the reform agenda ahead of disbursing the second payments is due in Cairo on 8 May. The visit has been delayed to allow the Finance Ministry time to finish its 2017-18 budget.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <strong>the House of Representatives appears to have scheduled its plenary vote <\/strong><strong>on the IMF agreement for 26 March<\/strong>, according to statements by House Legislative Committee member Alaa Abdel Moneim which <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2017\/03\/16\/egpc-to-suspend-all-future-fuel-import-tenders-as-aramco-agreement-back-on-house-plenary-vote-on-imf-loan-agreement-26-march-sameh-shoukry-dmc-interview\/\">we noted<\/a> on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>El Garhy briefs president on new budget: <\/strong>Meanwhile, next year\u2019s budget will apparently be ready to present to the cabinet economic group within two weeks, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.almasryalyoum.com\/news\/details\/1104119\">Al Masry Al Youm<\/a> reports, citing an unnamed government official. President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met with El Garhy and Prime Minister Sherif Ismail yesterday to discuss the economy and the basic planks of the new budget, including the strategy to reduce the budget deficit, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Egy.Pres.Spokesman\/photos\/a.153526355166753.1073741828.153405978512124\/162547360931319\/?type=3&theater\">presidency statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On that front<strong>, the EGPC will be calculating its fuel subsidy costs for the FY2017-18 <\/strong><strong>budget using the average EGP-USD exchange rate since the pound was floated<\/strong> in November and the average price for international crude, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alborsanews.com\/2017\/03\/18\/995684\">Al Borsa reports<\/a>. The Petroleum Ministry\u2019s subsidy bill for the current fiscal year has nearly doubled after the float, according to Minister Tarek El Molla.<\/p>\n<p>Central Bank of Egypt\u2019s <strong>monetary policy committee (MPC) will <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbe.org.eg\/en\/MonetaryPolicy\/Pages\/MPCMeetingSchedule.aspx\"><strong>meet<\/strong><\/a><strong> on 30 March<\/strong> to review interest rates.<\/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\/on-the-horizon\/\">ON THE HORIZON<\/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=\"650188\" 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=\"650188\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">4<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">Enterprise+: Last Night\u2019s Talk Shows<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/03\/19\/el-molla-on-the-resurrected-aramco-agreement-wael-fakharany-takes-his-case-against-careem-to-intl-arbitration\/\">\r\n                            El Molla on the resurrected Aramco agreement; 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El Molla also said that the return of Aramco\u2019s fuel shipments will not affect Egypt\u2019s agreement to import crude oil from Iraq (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=J7BccJeMVdk\">watch<\/a>, runtime 9:47).<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"content-anchor\" id=\"tldr-story-07\"><\/a> She then spoke to <strong>Careem\u2019s former managing director Wael Fakharany,<\/strong> who had threatened to sue the company last week after he was fired unexpectedly. Fakahrany told Lamees that a non-disclosure agreement prevents him from sharing the exact details of what happened, but confirmed that he was going to pursue <strong>international arbitration because he had been sabotaged and then fired \u201cwithout cause\u201d<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=D-Xgp7Ph8e8\">watch<\/a>, runtime 10:22).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Meanwhile on Masaa DMC, host Eman El Hosary spoke to Union Capital CEO Hany <\/strong><strong>Tawfik about his alliance with BPE Partners <\/strong>to establish a EGP 150 mn bailout fund for distressed factories. Tawifk said that the process would prioritize certain types of facilities, such as those where operations are suspended due to liquidity shortages, very labor-intensive, or facilities that don\u2019t rely much on imports or export (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6a6f-leIHNc\">watch<\/a>, runtime 6:55).<\/p>\n<p><strong>El Hosary also hosted the new head of the Press Syndicate<\/strong>,Al Ahram managing editor <strong>Abdel Mohsen Salama, <\/strong>who was elected by a high margin of 67% on Friday, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.almasryalyoum.com\/news\/details\/1103842\">according to AMAY<\/a>. He tells El Hosary that his first order of business will be to free jailed reporters and lobby for legislation that guarantees and protects the free flow of information (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=V_nNFvFeuCw\">watch<\/a>, runtime 3:07).<\/p>\n<p>Yahduth fi Masr\u2019s Sherif Amer was off last night.<\/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\/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=\"650189\" 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=\"650189\">\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\/2017\/03\/19\/aramco-shipments-officially-resume\/\">\r\n                            Aramco shipments officially resume                        <\/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\/2017\/03\/19\/aramco-shipments-officially-resume\/\" 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 next two shipments are scheduled to arrive on 25 and 26 March and will then return to a regular schedule from next month. Egypt is set to buy c. USD 320-340 mn each month at today\u2019s prices. El Molla had told <a href=\"http:\/\/ara.reuters.com\/article\/businessNews\/idARAKBN16N0O8\">Reuters<\/a>\u2019 Arabic service on Thursday that the shipments were expected to resume by the end of March or in early April. The resumption of shipments \u2014 part of a USD 23 bn, five-year supply agreement halted last year amid rising tensions between Cairo and Riyadh \u2014 was announced last <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2017\/03\/16\/aramco-to-restart-fuel-shipments-to-egypt\/\">Wednesday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Commitments to other fuel import agreements putting financial strain on the EGPC:<\/strong>The <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2017\/02\/23\/egypt-receives-paperwork-for-oil-import-agreement-with-iraq-ambassador-in-cairo-says\/\">agreement<\/a> to import 1 mn barrels of crude oil per month from Iraq is still on and was not a replacement for Saudi oil, El Molla added. Sources from the Oil Ministry said the Iraq contract will go into effect by mid-April at the latest, according to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iraqtradelinknews.com\/2017\/03\/iraqi-egyptian-oil-agreement-to-start.html\">Iraq Tradelink News Agency<\/a>. The Oil Ministry had confirmed <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2017\/03\/16\/egpc-to-suspend-all-future-fuel-import-tenders-as-aramco-agreement-back-on-house-plenary-vote-on-imf-loan-agreement-26-march-sameh-shoukry-dmc-interview\/\">last week<\/a> that Egypt remains committed to oil import agreements signed during the spat with Saudi, prompting a cash squeeze at the Egyptian General Petroleum Company (EGPC), according to its CEO Tarek Al-Hadidi. The EGPC issued international tenders and sought deals \u201cwith more than 50 international suppliers\u201d after Aramco suspended shipments in October, he told <a href=\"http:\/\/weekly.ahram.org.eg\/News\/19908.aspx\">Ahram Weekly<\/a>. The international tenders required the EGPC to pay for shipments within one month of delivery, whereas the Aramco agreement allows Egypt to pay for the shipments in instalments over 15 years.<\/p>\n<p>In another sign of warming ties between Cairo and Riyadh, <strong>the Saudi-Egyptian business<\/strong><strong>council is preparing to hold an investment conference in Cairo this May,<\/strong> with 200 Saudi businessmen expected to attend, the council\u2019s vice president Abdallah bin Mahfouz tells <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alborsanews.com\/2017\/03\/16\/994966\">Al Borsa<\/a>. According to Mahfouz, none of the agreements signed between the Saudi and Egyptian governments during King Salman\u2019s visit to Cairo last year have been suspended. Bin Mahfouz says the Kingdom\u2019s private sector has continued to invest in Egypt despite \u201ceconomic hardships\u201d at home.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Has Trump been playing marriage counselor?<\/strong> Analysts speaking to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/9896514e-0a57-11e7-97d1-5e720a26771b\">Financial Times<\/a> say Donald Trump had focused Egyptian and Saudi minds on a rapprochement. \u201cBecause of the Trump factor and the new Saudi strategy to counter Iran, we are back into a \u2018forgive and forget policy,\u2019\u201d said Abdullah Alshammri, a former Saudi diplomat. \u201cRiyadh\u2019s policy towards Egypt can be described as emergency diplomacy \u2014 it is time to work only against Iran, and we need Cairo.\u201d Ziad Akl, an analyst at Cairo\u2019s Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies, said neither country could afford a prolonged rift.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saudi is also kicking up the rhetoric about the Muslim Brotherhood being the root of<\/strong><strong>all evil<\/strong>, playing music to Egypt\u2019s ears. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2017-03-15\/saudi-prince-sees-trump-as-true-friend-to-muslims-full-text\">A long statement<\/a> released by a senior advisor to Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman after the latter\u2019s meeting with Trump notes: \u201cOsama Bin Laden \u2026 was among Muslim Brotherhood since he was a college student, and Al-Zawahiri himself was a member of the Muslim Brotherhood as well.\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\/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=\"650199\" class=\"issue-section \">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"650200\" 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=\"650200\">\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\">THE MACRO PICTURE<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/03\/19\/msci-em-hits-20-month-high-on-thursday\/\">\r\n                            MSCI EM hits 20-month high on Thursday                        <\/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\/2017\/03\/19\/msci-em-hits-20-month-high-on-thursday\/\" 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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Be careful about unbridled optimism, though: \u201cEmerging market equities in particular have tended to struggle when the USD is strong, so another key test may face this asset class if the Fed keeps raising interest rates through 2017 and beyond,\u201d said Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell.<\/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\/the-macro-picture\/\">THE MACRO PICTURE<\/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=\"650201\" 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=\"650201\">\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\">Image of the Day<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/03\/19\/khamaseen-winds-wreak-havoc-in-upper-egypt\/\">\r\n                            Khamaseen winds wreak havoc in Upper 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\/2017\/03\/19\/khamaseen-winds-wreak-havoc-in-upper-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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More like the worst.<\/strong> The pesky spring storm that\u2019s been keeping our nostrils clogged and eyes perpetually is among the worst we\u2019ve experienced in years, particularly outside the capital city area. The further south you are, the worse it is, with reports of more than 250 citizens in Upper Egypt needing hospitalization and medical attention due to breathing problems and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.almasryalyoum.com\/news\/details\/1104162\">traffic accidents<\/a> caused by the weather in cities including <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youm7.com\/story\/2017\/3\/18\/\u0625\u0635\u0627\u0628\u0629-150-\u0634\u062e\u0635\u0627-\u0628\u062d\u0627\u0644\u0627\u062a-\u0627\u062e\u062a\u0646\u0627\u0642-\u0628\u0633\u0628\u0628-\u0633\u0648\u0621-\u0627\u0644\u0623\u062d\u0648\u0627\u0644-\u0627\u0644\u062c\u0648\u064a\u0629-\u0641\u0649\/3149173\">Minya<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.almasryalyoum.com\/news\/details\/1104144\">Qena<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.almasryalyoum.com\/news\/details\/1104139\">Asyut<\/a>. Most roads to Upper Egypt have also been shut down, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ahram.org.eg\/News\/202208\/38\/584198\/\u062d\u0648\u0627\u062f\u062b\/\u0628\u0633\u0628\u0628-\u0633\u0648\u0621-\u0627\u0644\u0623\u062d\u0648\u0627\u0644-\u0627\u0644\u062c\u0648\u064a\u0629\u0645\u0635\u0631\u0639-\u0634\u062e\u0635\u064a\u0646-\u0648\u0625\u0635\u0627\u0628\u0629--\u0641\u0649-\u062d\u0648\u0627\u062f\u062b.aspx\">Al Ahram<\/a> reports. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alarabiya.net\/ar\/arab-and-world\/egypt\/2017\/03\/18\/%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%81%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%B6%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1-%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%BA%D9%84%D9%82-%D8%B7%D8%B1%D9%82%D8%A7-%D9%88-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A6-.html\">Al Arabiya<\/a> has images of the storm that can only be described as apocalyptic.<\/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 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thawing relations with Al Azhar.<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/egypt-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=\"650210\" 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=\"650210\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div 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category-diplomacy-foreign-trade tag-diplomacy-foreign-trade tag-enterpriseam wpautop entry\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p><strong>President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met yesterday with delegates from the UK Conservative <\/strong><strong>Party <\/strong>for talks about terrorism and investment, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Egy.Pres.Spokesman\/photos\/a.153526355166753.1073741828.153405978512124\/162564910929564\/?type=3&theater\">statement from Ittihadiya<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aid from Kuwait: <\/strong>Investment and International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr two cooperation agreements worth a combined USD 65 mn with the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development, according to the <a href=\"http:\/\/sis.gov.eg\/Story\/135304?lang=ar\">State Information Service<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Arman Issagaliyev has been appointed as Kazakhstan\u2019s Ambassador to Egypt, <\/strong>the Kazakh president's press service said in a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.inform.kz\/en\/kazakh-ambassador-to-egypt-named_a3008633\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sudan trade rift continues: <\/strong>The Trade and Industry Ministry is in talks with its Sudanese counterpart over Khartoum\u2019s decision to ban imports of Egyptian ketchup, jam, tomato sauce and canned fish, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alborsanews.com\/2017\/03\/17\/995261\">Al Borsa<\/a> reports. Sudan\u2019s Foreign Trade Ministry issued the ban on Thursday, citing health concerns, according to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alborsanews.com\/2017\/03\/17\/995261\">the newspaper<\/a>. The move is the latest in a string of trade-related incidents between the two countries, including Sudan\u2019s decision to <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2016\/09\/25\/egypt-pushes-moscow-to-lift-ban-on-import-of-egyptian-plant-products\/\">restrict imports of Egyptian agricultural goods in September<\/a>, when a number of countries boycotted Egypt\u2019s goods following the Hepatitis A strawberry scare.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Agriculture Ministry is looking into all meat and poultry products imported from <\/strong><strong>Brazil <\/strong>to ensure they are up to health standards after Brazilian authorities shut down and are investigating several factories accused of selling rotten meat, some of which export their products to Egypt, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.almasryalyoum.com\/news\/details\/1104234\">Al Masry Al Youm<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Egypt, Poland cozied-up at Egyptian-Polish Business Forum on Friday<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.almasryalyoum.com\/news\/details\/1103726\">AMAY reports<\/a>. Egyptian Trade Minister Tarek Kabil launched inaugurated the event, which saw over 200 Polish companies attend. Senior Polish government officials were also on hand, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.almalnews.com\/Pages\/StoryDetails.aspx?ID=326579\">Al Mal says<\/a>.<\/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\/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=\"650211\" 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=\"650211\">\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\/2017\/03\/19\/new-natural-gas-regulator-to-fall-under-cabinets-jurisdiction-not-oil-ministry\/\">\r\n                            New natural gas regulator to fall under cabinet\u2019s jurisdiction, not Oil Ministry                        <\/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\/2017\/03\/19\/new-natural-gas-regulator-to-fall-under-cabinets-jurisdiction-not-oil-ministry\/\" 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 expects the committee to vote on the much-anticipated law \u2014 which deregulates the gas market and limiting the government\u2019s role to that of regulator \u2014 next week before sending it over to the House general assembly for a vote.<\/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\/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=\"650214\" 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=\"650214\">\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\/2017\/03\/19\/egypt-back-to-the-international-olive-council\/\">\r\n                            Egypt back to the International Olive Council                        <\/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\/2017\/03\/19\/egypt-back-to-the-international-olive-council\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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Egypt\u2019s membership was revoked last month after it did not sign an agreement on changes to standards of olive cultivation, production, or trading, according to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/arabic\/media-38873410\">BBC Arabic<\/a>. The International Olive Council is an intergovernmental organization that helps develop and coordinate policy on the olive industry among member countries.<\/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\/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=\"650215\" 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            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and establish a software development center in Egypt, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alborsanews.com\/2017\/03\/18\/995553\">Al Borsa<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/telecoms-ict\/\">Telecoms + ICT<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"650216\" class=\"issue-section \">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                story-section            \"\r\n            id=\"650216\">\r\n            \r\n                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The company expects its annual sales this year to reach EGP 600 mn, and is targeting boosting that figure to EGP 1.3 bn upon completing its expansion plans in 2020.<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${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\/other-business-news-of-note\/\">Other Business News of Note<\/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=\"650218\" 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=\"650218\">\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\">Egypt Politics + Economics<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/03\/19\/no-30-state-salary-increases-idsc\/\">\r\n                            No 30% state salary increases -IDSC                        <\/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\/2017\/03\/19\/no-30-state-salary-increases-idsc\/\" 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 Finance Ministry insists that the amount that will be earmarked for salaries has not yet been set but that the Civil Service Act allows for periodical raises that could mean that salaries would increase by more than 10-15%.<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/egypt-politics-economics\/\">Egypt Politics + Economics<\/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=\"650221\" 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=\"650221\">\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\">National Security<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/03\/19\/egypt-provides-military-training-to-libyas-national-army-national-security-council-secretary-general\/\">\r\n                            Egypt provides military training to Libya\u2019s national army -National Security Council Secretary-General                        <\/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\/2017\/03\/19\/egypt-provides-military-training-to-libyas-national-army-national-security-council-secretary-general\/\" 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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El Bakly also denied that Egypt launched airstrikes against Daesh in Libya, saying \u201cthe Libyan Air Forces are the ones doing that.\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\/national-security\/\">national security<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"650222\" 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=\"650222\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">16<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">Sports<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/03\/19\/madagascar-football-association-head-elected-caf-president\/\">\r\n                            Madagascar Football Association head elected CAF president                        <\/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\/2017\/03\/19\/madagascar-football-association-head-elected-caf-president\/\" 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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Ahmad replaces Issa Hayatou who is under <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2017\/03\/14\/prosecutor-general-refers-caf-president-secretary-general-to-criminal-trial-for-lagardere-sports-agreement\/\">investigation<\/a> by prosecutors in Egypt over allegations of bid-rigging related to broadcast rights. Hayatou had been running CAF since 1989.<\/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\/sports\/\">sports<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"650223\" 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=\"650223\">\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\">ON YOUR WAY OUT<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/03\/19\/running-alexandrias-spitfire\/\">\r\n                            Running Alexandria\u2019s Spitfire                        <\/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\/2017\/03\/19\/running-alexandrias-spitfire\/\" 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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Gamal also says he \u201cmet guests from all nationalities, most of which came to Alexandria on business trips to visit companies or factories or on ships stopping at the port,\u201d according to <a href=\"http:\/\/cairobserver.com\/post\/158429924379\/gamal-the-pubs-child#.WMqWxW-GMuU\">Cairobserver<\/a>. He is in love with the pub, \u201cIts walls talk to me every day,\u201d he says. \u201cHe is equally in love with the sea of Alexandria for no particular reason and cannot imagine his life anywhere else.\u201d<\/p>\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=\"650227\" 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=\"650227\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">18<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">THE MARKETS YESTERDAY<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/03\/19\/by-the-numbers-94\/\">\r\n                            BY THE NUMBERS                        <\/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\/2017\/03\/19\/by-the-numbers-94\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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CIB, the index heaviest constituent rose by 2.8%. The EGX30\u2019s top performing constituents were: TMG Holding up 9.1%, Orascom Construction up 5.8%, and Ezz Steel up 4.3%. Thursday\u2019s worst performing stocks included Porto Group down 3.9%, Egyptian Resorts down 2.7%, and Egyptian Iron and Steel down 2.1%. The market turnover was EGP1.7 billion, which is the highest turnover MTD, and regional investors were the sole net buyers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Foreigners<\/strong>: Net Short | EGP - 12.5 mn<br \/>\n <strong>Regional<\/strong>: Net Long | EGP + 40.1 mn<br \/>\n <strong>Domestic<\/strong>: Net Short | EGP - 27.6 mn<\/p>\n<p><strong>Retail<\/strong>: 60.4% of total trades | 59.4% of buyers | 61.3% of sellers<br \/>\n <strong>Institutions<\/strong>: 39.6% of total trades | 40.6% of buyers | 38.7% of sellers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Foreign:<\/strong> 24.4% of total | 24.0% of buyers | 24.8% of sellers<br \/>\n <strong>Regional:<\/strong> 9.4% of total | 10.6% of buyers | 8.2% of sellers<br \/>\n <strong>Domestic:<\/strong> 66.2% of total | 65.4% of buyers | 67.0% of sellers<\/p>\n<p><strong>WTI:<\/strong> USD 48.78 (+0.06%)<br \/>\n <strong>Brent:<\/strong> USD 51.76 (+0.04%)<br \/>\n <strong>Natural Gas<\/strong> (Nymex, futures prices) USD 2.95 MMBtu, (+1.59%, April 2017 contract)<br \/>\n <strong>Gold:<\/strong> USD 1,230.20 \/ troy ounce (+0.25%)<br\n <strong>TASI:<\/strong> 6,921.6 (+1.3%) (YTD: -4.0%)<br \/>\n <strong>ADX:<\/strong> 4,424.9 (+1.1%) (YTD: -2.7%)<br \/>\n <strong>DFM:<\/strong> 3,521.3 (+1.2%) (YTD: -0.3%)<br \/>\n <strong>KSE Weighted Index:<\/strong> 422.3 (+0.3%) (YTD: +11.1%)<br \/>\n <strong>QE:<\/strong> 10,361.0 (+0.7%) (YTD: -0.7%)<br \/>\n <strong>MSM:<\/strong> 5,668.3 (+0.1%) (YTD: -2.0%)<br \/>\n <strong>BB: <\/strong>1,374.6 (+0.3%) (YTD: +12.6%)<\/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\/the-markets-yesterday\/\">The markets yesterday<\/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=\"650228\" 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=\"calendar\">\r\n            \r\n            <div class=\"story__body\">\r\n\r\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/03\/19\/650228\/\">\r\n                    <div class=\"photo photo--above\">\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n\r\n                \n<article id=\"post-650228\" class=\"content-area-description single-story post-650228 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-calendar wpautop entry\">\n\n\t\t\t<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-primary-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-primary-background-color has-background is-style-wide\">\n\n\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mt-0 has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-normal-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">\n\t\t\t<strong> CALENDAR<\/strong>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p>18-19 March (Saturday-Sunday): Delegation of Japanese food industries companies visits Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>20 March (Monday): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swift.com\/news-events\/events\/swift-business-forum-egypt-2017\">SWIFT Business Forum Egypt 2017<\/a>, Cairo.<\/p>\n<p>29-30 March (Wednesday-Thursday): <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cityscapeegypt.com\/conference-zone#overview\">Cityscape Egypt Conference<\/a>, Nile Ritz-Carlton, Cairo.<\/p>\n<p>29-31 March (Wednesday-Friday): <a href=\"http:\/\/mthc.alexu.edu.eg\/\">Balanced Development of Siwa Oasis International Tourism Conference<\/a>, Siwa Oasis.<\/p>\n<p>30 March (Thursday): Central Bank of Egypt\u2019s Monetary Policy Committee meeting.<\/p>\n<p>31 March - 03 April (Friday-Monday): <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cityscapeegypt.com\/\">Cityscape Egypt Exhibition<\/a>, Cairo International Convention Center, Cairo. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cityscapeegypt.com\/forms\/conference-delegate-bookings\">Register here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>03-06 April (Monday-Thursday): <a href=\"http:\/\/agrofood-africa.com\/\">Agri & Foodex Africa<\/a>, Khartoum International Fair Ground, Khartoum, Sudan.<\/p>\n<p>04 April (Tuesday): Emirates NBD Egypt PMI reading for March announced. The report will be available <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markiteconomics.com\/Public\/Release\/PressReleases?language=en\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>08-10 April (Saturday-Monday): <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pharmaconex-exhibition.com\/\">Pharmaconex<\/a>, Cairo International Convention Center, Cairo.<\/p>\n<p>16 April (Sunday): Coptic Easter Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>17 April (Monday): Sham El Nessim, national holiday.<\/p>\n<p>20 April (Thursday): Closing date for the <a href=\"http:\/\/emra.gov.eg\/UI\/Lang1\/TDIDataShow.aspx?ID=60\">Egyptian Mineral Resources Authority bid round number 1 for 2017<\/a> for gold and associated minerals.<\/p>\n<p>24-25 April (Monday-Tuesday): Renaissance Capital\u2019s Egypt Investor Conference, Cape Town, South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>25 April (Tuesday): Sinai Liberation Day, national holiday.<\/p>\n<p>25-26 April (Tuesday-Wednesday): <a href=\"http:\/\/events.newenergyupdate.com\/mena\/\">MENA New Energy<\/a> conference, Hyatt Regency, Dubai.<\/p>\n<p>30 April - 03 May (Sunday-Wednesday): <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cementconcrete-me.com\/\">Cement & Concrete 2017<\/a>, Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center, Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>01 May (Monday): Labor Day, national holiday.<\/p>\n<p>08 May (Monday): IMF delegation visit to Egypt to assess economic reforms.<\/p>\n<p>08-09 May (Monday-Tuesday): Third <a href=\"http:\/\/egyptcsrforum.com\/\">Egypt CSR Forum<\/a>, Intercontinental Citystars Hotel, Cairo.<\/p>\n<p>16 May (Tuesday): Official expiry date for the decision to suspend capital gains taxes on stock market transactions.<\/p>\n<p>22-23 May (Monday-Tuesday): <a href=\"https:\/\/northafricamno.iqpc.ae\/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=internalemail&utm_campaign=28261.001+-+EM.5+-+Content+Primary+-+The+Spread+of+4G+report&utm_term=Homepage&utm_content=TEXT&mac=1-29536932645&disc=\">North Africa Mobile Network Optimisation Conference<\/a>, Cairo.<\/p>\n<p>27 May (Saturday): First day of Ramadan (TBC).<\/p>\n<p>26-28 June (Monday-Wednesday): Eid Al-Fitr (TBC).<\/p>\n<p>30 June (Friday): 30 June, national holiday.<\/p>\n<p>23 July (Sunday): Revolution Day, national holiday.<\/p>\n<p>02-05 September (Saturday-Tuesday): Eid Al-Adha, national holiday (TBC).<\/p>\n<p>17-19 September (Sunday-Tuesday): Pipeline-Pipe-Sewer-Technology <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pipelinepipesewer.com\/\">Conference & Exhibition<\/a>, Intercontinental Citystars Hotel, Cairo.<\/p>\n<p>20-23 September (Wednesday-Saturday): 2017 Automech Formula car expo, Cairo International Convention Center, Nasr City, Cairo.<\/p>\n<p>22 September (Friday): Islamic New Year, national holiday (TBC).<\/p>\n<p>06 October (Friday): Armed Forces Day, national holiday.<\/p>\n<p>01 December (Friday): Prophet\u2019s Birthday, national holiday.<\/p>\n<p>08-10 December (Friday-Sunday): RiseUp Summit, Downtown Cairo.<\/p>\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":650183,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-650182","issue","type-issue","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","wpautop","entry"],"acf":{"mongo_id":"3eb3ef3a-b7b2-4ee6-a3fe-7bccb2a4da5e","teaser":"","photo_url":"https:\/\/ent.news\/2017\/3\/766.jpg"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Trump to host El Sisi at White House in April. 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