{"id":659320,"date":"2025-01-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?post_type=issue&#038;p=659320"},"modified":"2025-12-18T02:58:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T02:58:26","slug":"govt-taps-prominent-figures-for-new-private-sector-advisory-committees","status":"publish","type":"issue","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/issues\/govt-taps-prominent-figures-for-new-private-sector-advisory-committees\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov\u2019t taps prominent figures for new private sector advisory committees"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"659322\" 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=\"659322\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div 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style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Good morning, folks<\/strong>, and welcome to the last week of January. It\u2019s already been a pretty busy week for local business news, but it can always get busier \u2014 so let's jump in and see what the week brings.<\/p><p class=\"tag-border-left\">PSA-<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>WEATHER- It\u2019s another overcast day in Cairo today<\/strong>, with a high of 20\u00b0C, a low of 11\u00b0C, and a chance of light rain in the evening, according to our favorite weather app.<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>It\u2019s likely to be a whole lot wetter in Alexandria<\/strong>, with a high of 18\u00b0C, a low of 11\u00b0C, along with moderate and sometimes thundery rain. It\u2019s also set to be a foggy morning along the country\u2019s northern shores, so be careful on the roads.<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>** DID YOU KNOW that we now cover <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/ksa\/en\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Saudi Arabia<\/a><\/strong><strong> and the <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">UAE<\/a><\/strong><strong>?<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>** Were you forwarded this email?<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/user\/news-letters\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Tap or click here<\/a> to get your own copy delivered every weekday before 7am Cairo time \u2014 without charge.<\/p><p class=\"tag-border-left\">WATCH THIS SPACE- <\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <a id=\"wwtt1\"><\/a> <strong>Egypt could sign agreements next month to liquefy Cypriot gas in local facilities:<\/strong> French energy company TotalEnergies and Italian energy giant Eni and the Madbouly government will next month ink agreements to transport Cypriot gas to Egypt to be liquefied and exported, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/cyprus-egypt-natural-gas-eni-total-cronos-57fa77debdd89dbc466b73657d753ed2\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">AP<\/a> reports, citing unnamed officials. Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides will visit Cairo on 17 February to oversee the signing of the agreements, he said in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Christodulides\/status\/1882804210196164628\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">post on X<\/a>.<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Where is the gas going? <\/strong>Gas coming from Cyprus\u2019 Cronos deposit will be exported to markets including Europe, while the future of gas coming from the Aphrodite field is still being discussed \u2014 gas from the field could be used to meet domestic demand or exported. <\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Remember:<\/strong> Back in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/647f20cd-4c15-4d92-a7b7-97dfbc186be0\/totalenergies-mulls-using-egypt%25e2%2580%2599s-lng-facilities-to-re-export-cypriot-gas.-plus:-ajwa,-sheeni,-al-ahly-pharos.\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">September<\/a>, the Oil Ministry reported that TotalEnergies wanted to supply gas from its fields in Cyprus to Egypt for liquefaction and re-export as LNG or to be fed directly into the grid. This followed news that Egypt and Cyprus <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/4448ca70-634d-4b89-bfec-59e7237cc21f\/el-etreby-and-okasha-reportedly-set-to-swap-positions-in-managerial-shakeup-of-state-banks\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">were considering establishing an energy corridor<\/a> that would see Cyprus send natural gas to Egypt to be liquified and exported to global markets.<\/p><p class=\"tag-border-left\">SIGN OF THE TIMES- <\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><a id=\"wwtt2\"><\/a> <strong>Manufacturing<\/strong><strong>, tourism, and CIT sectors were among the biggest contributors in GDP <\/strong><strong>growth in 1Q 2024-2025<\/strong>, which recorded about 3.5%, up from 2.4% in 4Q FY 2023-2024, Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk said during a panel discussion about growth in the MENA region at the World Economic Forum in Davos last week, according to a ministry <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/pfbid036UCvxTWUqXM9Uu8QEEAcnFPeVRRp8Hgszx3Rzstdru8xSoo2dmCyGs1MgXTKGB12l\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. Our growth was aided by Egypt\u2019s financial policies, which have helped \u201cenhance the flexibility, stability, growth, and competitiveness of the Egyptian economy in the face of regional and global challenges,\u201d he added.<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Investments from Egypt\u2019s private sector made up more than <\/strong><strong>63%<\/strong><strong> of the total state <\/strong><strong>investments during the first quarter, <\/strong>Kouchouk noted. Fostering an environment that empowers private sector-led growth was among the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/033d5dd6-d417-4ad7-8154-b113a19b96a7\/madbouly-sounded-the-right-notes-as-he-unveiled-a-super-sized-usd-8-bn-imf-package\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">key requirements<\/a> of Egypt\u2019s USD 8 bn program with the International Monetary Fund.<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Global players have begun to take notice of changes to our policymaking:<\/strong> Goldman Sachs <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/f070a5ae-9df5-4383-aeb1-fe2e72eaec85\/goldman-sachs%25e2%2580%2599-six-key-takeaways-on-egypt%25e2%2580%2599s-economy\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> following its investor trip to Egypt at the end of last week that the new Madbouly government has injected \u201ca new sense of urgency\u201d to Egypt\u2019s policymaking, with a renewed focus on addressing the economy\u2019s low export base by encouraging private sector investment.<\/p><p class=\"tag-border-left\">IN THE HOUSE- <\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>MPs are reconv<\/strong><strong>ening today after a two-week break<\/strong> to discuss and vote on three draft tax-related laws and the Criminal Procedures Law.<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><a id=\"wwtt3\"><\/a> <strong>A simplified tax system for SMEs: <\/strong>Lawmakers will discuss and vote on a draft bill proposing that businesses with an annual turnover of up to EGP 15 mn will pay a simple flat tax \u2014 that starts at an annual EGP 1k and goes up to EGP 225k depending on how much they are making \u2014 that covers income tax, value-added tax, duty tax, and others. <\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Speeding<\/strong><strong> up tax return processing: <\/strong>MPs will also discuss a drafted bill to expedite the Egyptian Tax Authority\u2019s settling of tax disputes ahead of a move to a digital system.<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>A second chance for those with late payments:<\/strong> Taxpayers who failed to submit their tax reports between 2020 and 2023 will be allowed to file them within a specific time frame without facing any penalties. Leniency for erroneous returns filed between 2020 and 2023, which can be corrected and refiled without penalty.<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>MPs will also continue discussions on the 540-article Criminal Procedures Law<\/strong>, voting today on articles 172 to 209. <\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>AND- The House will review three foreign agreements including:<\/strong><\/p><ul>\n<li><strong>A <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/7bbe0aae-ba3a-4ca8-a09e-ba17d1cfce14\/mohammed-bin-salman-spent-the-day-in-cairo,-talking-trade,-investment,-diplomacy-with-el-sisi\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/7bbe0aae-ba3a-4ca8-a09e-ba17d1cfce14\/mohammed-bin-salman-spent-the-day-in-cairo,-talking-trade,-investment,-diplomacy-with-el-sisi\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">pact with Saudi Arabia<\/a><\/strong><strong> to promote and protect investments<\/strong>, which could bring in upwards of USD 10 bn in bilateral investments over the next three years;<\/li>\n<li><strong>A treaty with the UAE on the exchange of criminals<\/strong>;<\/li>\n<li><strong>An agreement with the African Development Bank <\/strong>to adopt the SOFR interest rate system in place of LIBOR.<\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 subscribe-box-panel\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"title\">\n<h4 class=\"fw-lighter mb-10\">   Get <b style=\"font-weight: 700\">Enterprise<\/b> daily   <\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-10\">The roundup of news and trends that move your markets and shape corporate agendas delivered straight to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/egypt\/en\/user\/NewsLetters\" type=\"button \" class=\"btn-green px-3 d-flex align-items-center\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe here<\/a>  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><p class=\"tag-border-left\">CIRCLE YOUR CALENDAR-<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <a id=\"wwtt4\"><\/a> <strong>#1- Egypt <\/strong><strong>plans to host a US economic forum in May<\/strong>, Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said on Thursday, according to Amwal Al Ghad. The forum will see both sides discuss potential investments in sectors including renewable energy, technology, infrastructure, and education. <\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#2- A French trade mission will visit Egypt in May <\/strong>to explore potential investments in the local market, French Foreign Trade Minister Laurent Saint-Martin told Investment Minister Hassan El Khatib during a meeting on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/18emqfJtr1\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. <\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Check out our full calendar on the web<\/a><\/strong> for a comprehensive listing of upcoming news events, national holidays and news triggers.<\/p><p class=\"tag-border-left\">THE BIG STORY ABROAD-<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>With little to no business news in sight, Trump and Gaza are once again setting the<\/strong><strong> agenda for the day<\/strong>. After less than a week since a ceasefire came into effect in the embattled strip and the presidential inauguration, the global commentariat are still trying to figure out whether the fragile ceasefire will hold after its first six week phase and what Trump\u2019s presidency will look like over the next four years once the dust settles from his first few chaotic days.<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Over in the states, Trump\u2019s lightning offensive to reshape Washington<\/strong> has seen him <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/25\/climate\/epa-staff-oil-gas-chemical-industry-lobbyists.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">pack<\/a> the Environmental Protection Agency with petrochemical and chemical industry lobbyists, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/25\/world\/asia\/trump-executive-order-immigration-afghanistan.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">halting<\/a> flights of Afghan refugees approved for US resettlement, and holding a fiery phone call with the Danish prime minister to demand that America buy Greenland. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/elections\/trump-immigration-border-pardons-26b72288?mod=hp_lead_pos1\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Wall Street Journal<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/trump-zenith-power-moves-quickly-take-over-washington-2025-01-25\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/25\/us\/politics\/trump-federal-workers.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Times<\/a>)<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Trump also put a halt to all foreign aid \u2014 bar Egypt and Israel<\/strong> \u2014 in a move that will see a 90-day pause that will see assistance from the world\u2019s largest foreign aid donor cut off completely. Newly appointed State Secretary Marco Rubio will now reportedly vet all US foreign aid against the new administration\u2019s foreign policy before turning back on to the tap, according to a State Department cable. The pause\u2019s only exceptions were military aid to Egypt and Israel, in addition to emergency food assistance as mandated by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/04b28e3c-a633-456b-809b-71e5c0804533\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Gaza ceasefire agreement<\/a> reached earlier this month. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/trump-pause-applies-all-foreign-aid-israel-egypt-get-waiver-says-state-dept-memo-2025-01-24\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/25\/us\/politics\/us-foreign-aid-egypt-israel.html?searchResultPosition=1\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Times<\/a>)<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Also in our part of the world, the second release of Israeli and Palestinian hostages<\/strong><strong> under the first phase of the ceasefire<\/strong> has been ranking high on the world\u2019s digital front pages. Four female members of the Israeli Defence Forces were released by Hamas in exchange for 200 Palestinian hostages held by Israel to celebrating crowds awaiting their return. 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href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/pfbid029SS2YXGL9byKu3pAg5uc1BwuiJq4VGeUAYDFs1sNvutsB6aGXWEJDQxAXjLtz2Lbl\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> the formation of six advisory committees that the statement says will ensure continued and deepened communication between policymakers and the private sector as the state pushes its reform drive into the new year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">(<strong>Tap or click the headline above to read this story with all of the links <\/strong>to our background as well as external sources.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The government knows its priorities: <\/strong>Madbouly has identified six focus areas in which the government aims to ensure private sector involvement in the policy-making process \u2014 macroeconomics, export development, digital economy and entrepreneurship, tourism development, political affairs, and urban development and real estate exports.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The committees include some prominent names: <\/strong>Each committee hosts a number of senior executives, experts, and private sector investors, including EFG Holding's Karim Awad, Actis\u2019 Sherif ElKholy, HSBC's Helmy Ghazi, Palm Hills' Yasseen Mansour, El Sewedy Electric's Ahmed Elsewedy, Ora's Naguib Sawiris, Eva Pharma's Riad Armanious, Edita's Hani Berzi, Travco's Hamed El Chiaty, and economist Medhat Nafei.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What we know: <\/strong>Each advisory committee will be chaired by Madbouly and will meet at least once a month or as needed, according to the statement. No date for the committees\u2019 initial sessions was specified.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The full list:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Macroeconomics Committee:<\/strong> Hussein Eissa, Khaled Sakr, Omnia Helmy, Hassan Heikal, Sherif El Kholy, Karim Awad, Mohamed Fouad, and Medhat Nafei.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Export development Committee: <\/strong>Omar Mehana, Tarek Tawfik, Ahmed Ezz, Hani Berzi, Abdel Hamid El Demerdash, Ayman Ashry Morgan, Riad Armanious, Alaa Arafa, Hani Cassis, Ahmed Elsewedy, and Fadel Marzouk.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship Committee: <\/strong>Mohamed Azab, Karim Beshara, Amal Anan, Wael Abouelmaaty, Maged Mahmoud, Tamer Ismail, Louay Youssef, Dalia Ibrahim, Helmy Ghazi, Omar Elsahy, Tamer El Raghy, Mohamed Okasha, and Hossam Seif Eldin.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tourism Development Committee:<\/strong> Hisham Talaat Moustafa, Kamel Abou Aly, Hamed El Chiaty, Hassan Darwish, Hossam El Shaer, Ahmed El Wassief, Mohamed Nader Hesham, and Bassel Sami Saad.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Political Affairs Committee: <\/strong>Aly Eldin Helal, Abdel Monem Said, Mohamed Kamal, and Gamal Abdel Gawad.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Urban Development and Real Estate Export Committee: <\/strong>Mahmoud El Gammal, Naguib Sawiris, Yasseen Mansour, Khaled Abbas, Amr Soliman, Tarek Shoukry, Ahmed Shalaby, Amgad Hassanein, and Ashraf Arafa.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Hearing out the private sector has been high on the government\u2019s priorities as of late<\/strong>, with Madbouly meeting with a number of prominent players in the local private sector late <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/1eeb01ee-8ac8-44d4-bf2d-48d26da8b751\/madbouly,-private-sector-heavyweights-discuss-challenges,-propose-solutions\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">December<\/a> to discuss the challenges facing the private sector and the measures private sector players want from the state in the years to come.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>SPEAKING OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR-<\/strong> Investment Minister Hassan El Khatib reinforced the need for a private sector-led economy in an interview with CNBC (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=j1yY95V0oAA&ab_channel=CNBCInternationalLive\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">watch, runtime: 6:42<\/a>) on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos. El Khatib said the government\u2019s role should be to ensure a \u201cclear, predictable, and dependable\u201d business environment to attract investments. 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Allam Properties and Midar Investment and Urban Development inked an MoU with Saudi Arabia\u2019s Sumou Investment, and its subsidiary Adeer International, to invest USD 2 bn in hospitality and leisure projects along the Nile in Cairo or within Midar developed cities, Midar said in a statement a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/1\/1736.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/1\/1736.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">(p<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/1\/1736.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">df)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>(Tap or click the headline above to read this story with all of the links <\/strong>to our background as well as external sources.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>This isn\u2019t the first time Hassan Allam Properties and Somou have worked together: <\/strong>Sumou Holding <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/ffc610c1-c520-4c4e-a8b0-523143665f1f\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">inked an MoU in March last<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/ffc610c1-c520-4c4e-a8b0-523143665f1f\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">year<\/a> with Hassan Allam Properties to set up a JV to open up cross-border investments for companies in Saudi Arabia and Egypt and to share expertise. And in July, the two companies <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/26aec8b9-07c9-4e38-9837-be72d44bf8b5\/azimut-one-step-closer-to-launching-shariah-compliant-fund-after-getting-fra-approval.-plus:-neom,-lrt,-adeer-%2B-hassan-allam-properties-%2B-melee-development\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">inked an agreement<\/a> to develop a mixed-use development in the east of Cairo with an initial investment of USD 100-150 mn.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Adeer has big plans for Egypt:<\/strong> The Sumou subsidiary plans to invest USD 400 mn in the Egyptian real estate sector over the next five years, CEO Bassel El Serafy said in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/ksa\/en\/news\/story\/d21ac468-0ddc-45a2-ac04-b63e07e80523\/%253cmark%253esumou%253c%2Fmark%253e%25e2%2580%2599s-adeer-to-build-mixed-use-project-in-egypt-%25e2%2580%2594-with-appetite-for-more\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">July<\/a>. Included in these plans is a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/ksa\/en\/news\/story\/d21ac468-0ddc-45a2-ac04-b63e07e80523\/%253cmark%253esumou%253c%2Fmark%253e%25e2%2580%2599s-adeer-to-build-mixed-use-project-in-egypt-%25e2%2580%2594-with-appetite-for-more\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">mixed-use development in the eastern part of Cairo<\/a> with Egyptian real estate developer Paragon Developments and the acquisition of half of Egyptian developer Melee Development.<br \/><font face=\"Arial\"><br \/><\/font><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">A note from the editor: <\/span><i>The story has been amended on 26 January 2025, as an earlier version of it incorrectly referred to Hassan Allam Properties as the real estate arm of Hassan Allam Holding. Hassan Allam Properties is a sister company of Hassan Allam Holding and has a separate legal entity and shareholding structure.<\/i><\/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\/hassan-allam-properties\/\">Hassan Allam Properties<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/hospitality\/\">hospitality<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/midar\/\">Midar<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" 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background as well as external sources.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Good news for defined benefit funds:<\/strong> The decision allows private ins. funds that operate defined benefit pension plans to invest up to 10% of their total assets in metal-related funds or instruments traded on the EGX, provided the invested amount doesn\u2019t exceed 5% of the ins. fund\u2019s total assets per investment fund. Additionally, defined benefits ins. funds can invest between 5-20% of their total assets in open-ended funds, provided their investments are under 15% of the equity fund\u2019s total assets, while up to 5% of assets can be allocated to venture capital and private equity funds.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What about funds that exceed the new investment limits?<\/strong> Private ins. funds that have already exceeded the maximum investment threshold won\u2019t have to divest their investments to comply with the new limits, but they won\u2019t be allowed to make any further investments. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Limits on uninvested cash:<\/strong> The new rules set a limit on uninvested cash balances for all private ins. funds, capping them at 5% of total assets. They will have a 30-day grace period, provided valid reason \u2014 such as pending payouts or reinvestment plans.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>More flexibility for defined-contribution funds: <\/strong>The rules also give the boards of defined-contribution ins. funds the autonomy to craft and approve investment policies directly or delegate this role to contracted investment managers. These policies must be pre-approved by the FRA and tailored to contributors\u2019 preferences, including risk tolerance and expected subscription periods.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>SOUND SMART-<\/strong> A defined benefit fund guarantees participants a fixed payout upon retirement, typically based on salary history and years of service, with employers footing the bill and carrying the investment risk. Defined contributions plans, meanwhile, shift the responsibility to participants, who contribute to individual accounts and bear the investment risk. Employers may chip in a set amount, but the final payout depends on how well the investments perform.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Tightening oversight and boosting transparency:<\/strong> Under the new regulations, private ins. funds will need to submit quarterly investment reports to the FRA, detailing their assets, bank deposits, securities held by custodians, and other investment activities. Funds will also need to adopt digital platforms that allow members to track their investments in real time. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What\u2019s next?<\/strong> Private ins. funds have six months to comply with the new regulations. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The business community welcomed the new amendments:<\/strong> The decision \u201cenhances the diversification of private ins. funds' investments, reducing the risks of focusing solely on fixed-income instruments, and allows the market to align with global trends in pension fund investments, which reached around 42% in 2023,\u201c said Beltone Holding\u2019s CEO of Markets Division Khalil Elbawab.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The move is expected to attract long-term institutional investments into the EGX<\/strong>, providing private ins. funds with higher long-term returns to better meet their obligations to members, according to Elbawab. The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.almasryalyoum.com\/news\/details\/3359718\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Egyptian Investment Management Association<\/a> echoed the same sentiment.<\/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\/financial-regulatory-authority\/\">Financial Regulatory Authority<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/insurance\/\">insurance<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/regulation\/\">regulation<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/regulation-watch\/\">regulation watch<\/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=\"659332 advertiser\" class=\"issue-section enterprise-adv\">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                            \"\r\n            id=\"659332\">\r\n            \r\n            <div class=\"story__body\">\r\n\r\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/01\/26\/659332\/\">\r\n                    <div class=\"photo photo--above\">\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n\r\n                \n<article id=\"post-659332\" class=\"content-area-description single-story post-659332 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-advertiser wpautop entry\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grantthornton.eg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2024\/12\/2099.jpg?ssl=1\"><\/a><\/span><\/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=\"659333\" 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=\"659333\">\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\">Logistics<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/01\/26\/ad-ports-eyes-alexandria-logistics-hub-project\/\">\r\n                            AD Ports to eyes Alexandria logistics hub project                        <\/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\/2025\/01\/26\/ad-ports-eyes-alexandria-logistics-hub-project\/\" 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 logistics park will be one of the largest hubs on the Mediterranean, with Alexandria Port handling approximately 60% of Egypt\u2019s foreign trade. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>(Tap or click the headline above to read this story with all of the links <\/strong>to our background as well as external sources.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What they said: <\/strong>\u201cWe are working with the Egyptian government to bring growth, jobs and prosperity to the people of Egypt. Today\u2019s signing could lead to strategic infrastructure projects in the Mediterranean Sea region that would leverage Egypt\u2019s global trade flows, driving economic growth and advancing the Group\u2019s portfolio of value-added investments,\u2019\u2019 Managing Director and Group CEO Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi said. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Remember: <\/strong>AD Ports has invested some USD 349 mn in Egypt over the last three years when it really began to establish itself in the country. The global port operator has now <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/99f85003-cd06-4efe-813f-9d09a33d59d6\/one-more-gulf-acquisition-in-the-bag-%2B-kuwait%25e2%2580%2599s-sovereign-fund-joins-the-party\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">acquired local logistics firms TCI and Transmar<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/2357fde7-86e9-4342-81b1-aa59de80bbb1\/ad-ports-subsidiary-acquires-egyptian-maritime-services-provider%253cmark%253e-safina%253c%2Fmark%253e\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">maritime services provider Safina<\/a>. It has also landed <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/9face794-e574-4fde-8007-b955053d60fc\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">an agreement<\/a> to develop, operate, and manage three cruise terminals in Hurghada, Safaga, and Sharm El Sheikh and another for a planned roll-on, roll-off ship terminal and cruise terminal in Ain Sokhna Port. The company is also looking into setting up a renewables-focused <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/143898ae-4a18-4a99-aad1-354c56140c1b\/egypt,-uae-ink-investments-for-solar-plants,-solar-parts-factories,-and-renewables-focused-industrial-zone\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">industrial zone<\/a> in East Port Said.<\/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\/ad-ports\/\">AD Ports<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/logistics\/\">logistics<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/maritime\/\">maritime<\/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=\"659335 advertiser\" class=\"issue-section enterprise-adv\">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                            \"\r\n            id=\"659335\">\r\n            \r\n            <div class=\"story__body\">\r\n\r\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/01\/26\/659335\/\">\r\n                    <div class=\"photo photo--above\">\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n\r\n                \n<article id=\"post-659335\" class=\"content-area-description single-story post-659335 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-advertiser wpautop entry\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sodic.com\/SodicContactUs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2024\/12\/1921.jpg?ssl=1\"><\/a><\/span><\/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=\"659336\" 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=\"659336\">\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\">LAST NIGHT\u2019S TALK SHOWS<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/01\/26\/the-finance-ministry-called-in-to-the-talkshows-to-clear-up-confusion-around-usd-2-bn-facility-reports\/\">\r\n                            The Finance Ministry called in to the talkshows to clear up confusion around USD 2 bn facility reports                        <\/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\/2025\/01\/26\/the-finance-ministry-called-in-to-the-talkshows-to-clear-up-confusion-around-usd-2-bn-facility-reports\/\" 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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Representing the ministry was Assistant Finance Minister for Economic Affairs Sherine El Sharkawy, who called in to tell Lamees El Hadidi on Kelma Akhira to argue her case (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TPiNkC8Q4x8\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">watch, runtime: 4:41<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>(Tap or click the headline above to read this story with all of the links <\/strong>to our background as well as external sources.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>El Sharkawy was responding to an EmiratesNDB <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.emiratesnbd.com\/en\/media-center\/the-arab-republic-of-egypt-secures-usd-2-billion-syndicated-facility-to-bolster-economic-growth\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a><\/strong><strong> out Friday<\/strong>, which said that the Finance Ministry was securing a USD 2 bn syndicated facility. The 2.5x oversubscribed facility will go towards bolstering the \u201ccountry\u2019s budgetary requirements and support the country in safeguarding its strong economic path in the prevailing volatile global markets,\u201d according to the statement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>But this isn\u2019t the first time we\u2019d heard about the facility and it's been in the works for a<\/strong><strong> while <\/strong><strong>now<\/strong>, which led to the Finance Ministry, in addition to talkshow appearances, issuing a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/pfbid02fMzzP2S1KEaqNpB14qJ4KnCEsHbeTdPaQMzGt47ig91vpbi3tHABLnnLfz8vPZjyl\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> denying that it had obtained any new credit facilities \u2014 emphasis here on the new. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The House <\/strong><strong>approved the loan<\/strong><strong> last December<\/strong>, which many avid readers of EnterpriseAM would have already known <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/3422acfc-009b-4e39-99fa-3a58603a1bae\/house-approves-usd-2-bn-loan-for-egypt%E2%80%99s-finmin\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">from our coverage<\/a> at the time. \u201cWhat the bank mentioned in its statement pertains to the same USD 2 bn loan that Egypt obtained whose agreement was approved by the House of Representatives in mid-December,\u201d El Sharkawy explained. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>El Sharkawy attributed the confusion to \"the delay in the bank's announcement of the<\/strong><strong> loan<\/strong>, which came after completing the necessary procedures and translation, before issuing the statement in Arabic on its part,\" clarifying that the ministry had already disclosed the loan back in December. She rejected the notion that the country had received any new loans. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>AND- The nation\u2019s talking heads also gave significant airtime to the freeing of 200<\/strong><strong> Palestinian and four Israeli hostages<\/strong>, marking the second such swap under the ceasefire\u2019s first six-week phase. (El Hekaya <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yjArzXwOXkU\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">watch, runtime: 26:51<\/a> | Al Hayat Al Youm <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Iq2qL0ZQD-E\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">watch, runtime: 8:31<\/a> | Akher Kalema watch, runtime: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XqhZ2raq-rE\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">6:35<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=K_BKnVNaQMY\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">1:43<\/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\/emiratesndb\/\">EmiratesNDB<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/finance-ministry\/\">Finance Ministry<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/imf\/\">IMF<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/last-nights-talk-shows\/\">LAST NIGHT\u2019S TALK SHOWS<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/middle-east-politics\/\">Middle East politics<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/standard-chartered\/\">Standard Chartered<\/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=\"659338\" 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=\"659338\">\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\">Also on our Radar<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/01\/26\/orascom-construction-hassan-allam-construction-elsewedy-electrics-rowad-near-completion-of-usd-1-bn-tripoli-third-ring-road-plus-siac-construction-al-amal-auto-forthing-ariston-telec\/\">\r\n                            Orascom Construction, Hassan Allam Construction, Elsewedy Electric\u2019s Rowad near completion of USD 1 bn Tripoli Third Ring Road. 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Dbeibah noted that the consortium will complete the project \u201cvery soon.\u201d<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Refresher:<\/strong> Orascom Construction, Hassan Allam Construction, and Elsewedy Electric subsidy Rowad Modern Engineering <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/edf74c27-c40b-4634-a864-57e5d6078972\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">back in 2021<\/a> signed an agreement with the Libyan government to build a new ring road around Tripoli. <\/p><p class=\"tag-border-left\">INVESTMENT-<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Ariston wants to double its local production:<\/strong> Home appliances manufacturer Ariston has earmarked EUR 30 mn to double its production in Egypt this year, according to a cabinet <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/pfbid02HheQrbQHzhZm8ihRZicgpSFWhpc5nKvMTFLGiLTEeQKxa1sThN1LtWPmZL1kNbful\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. The company already has three factories in Obour City over 220k sqm.<\/p><p class=\"tag-border-left\">EXPANSION-<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>SIAC Construction eyes three big-ticket projects in Saudi Arabia: <\/strong>SIAC Holding Group subsidiary SIAC Construction is studying three separate projects totalling SAR 2 bn \u2014 currently equivalent to USD 533.7 mn \u2014 SIAC Holding Vice Chairman Ahmed Azmi told <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alborsaanews.com\/2025\/01\/25\/1863869\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Al Borsa<\/a>. The projects are in the infrastructure, service, and construction sectors.<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">(<strong>Tap or click the headline above to read this story with all of the links <\/strong>to our background as well as external sources.)<\/p><p class=\"tag-border-left\">HOSPITALITY-<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Revamping Marsa Alam\u2019s Carnelia Resort: <\/strong>Nasr General Contracting will develop the fellow state-owned Holding Company for Tourism and Hotel\u2019s Carnelia Beach Resort in Marsa Alam, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/pfbid02nQ7qvPsndfrnYsyaRiAeepcxQeMkcK4nxCcDre7VoaNgocWdedgafsKW91Jopvrdl?rdid=x114IEjC2EkONOih#\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. The first phase of the development will come at an estimated cost of EGP 1.5 bn and include 206 rooms. Travco subsidiary Jaz Hotel Group will manage the hotel following the development. <\/p><p class=\"tag-border-left\">AUTOMOTIVE-<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Al Amal Auto to bring Forthing cars to Egypt:<\/strong> Al Amal Auto, the local agent of Lada and BYD vehicles, became the exclusive agent of Chinese automaker Dongfeng\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forthingmotor.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Forthing<\/a> brand, Chairman Amr Soliman told <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alborsaanews.com\/2025\/01\/25\/1863872\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Al Borsa<\/a>. With an initial investment of USD 5 mn, Al Amal will import and assemble Forthing vehicles locally \u2014 it will assemble Forthing\u2019s sedan and SUV models at its Tenth of Ramdan facility by mid-2025. <\/p><p class=\"tag-border-left\">ECONOMY-<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Egypt joins the WEF\u2019s Future of Growth Initiative:<\/strong> Planning Minister Rania Al Mashat has signed a letter of intent with the World Economic Forum (WEF) to launch the Egyptian Future of Growth Accelerator \u2014 an event that will bring together ministers, CEOs, and senior leaders from the public and private sectors as well as civil society to promote balanced growth, according to a cabinet <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/1127086152795137?ref=embed_post&amp;checkpoint_src=any\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. Al Mashat will serve as co-chair of the Egyptian Future of Growth Accelerator, the statement reads.<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The WEF\u2019s Future of Growth Initiative aims \u201cto recalibrate the global conversation on <\/strong><strong>gro<\/strong><strong>wth<\/strong> and support decision-makers in achieving a better balance between the quantity and quality of growth,\u201d according to the WEF\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.weforum.org\/future-of-growth-initiative\/about\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>.<\/p><p class=\"tag-border-left\">TELECOMS-<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>TE activates 2Africa\u2019s Mediterranean link: <\/strong>Telecom Egypt (TE) and Cisco have activated a Mediterranean subsea link on the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/d4916b47-0963-4024-9538-e457cf7cc8ab#:~:text=2Africa%3A%20The%2045k%2Dkm%20cable%20is%20being%20laid%20by%20a%20consortium%20of%20global%20telecom%20companies%20and%20will%20be%20the%20longest%20in%20the%20world%20once%20complete%2C%20linking%2046%20locations%20across%20Africa%2C%20Europe%20and%20Asia.%20The%20project%20will%20significantly%20upgrade%20Africa%E2%80%99s%20broadband%20and%20mobile%20connectivity%20when%20it%20is%20finished%20in%202024.\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">45k km 2Africa subsea cable<\/a>, creating a high-capacity connection between Port Said and Marseille via Genoa in Italy, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ir.te.eg\/en\/CorporateNews\/PressRelease\/215\/Telecom-Egypt-Activates-Mediterranean-Subsea-Link-on-2Africa-Using-Cisco-Technology\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. The upgrade, powered by Cisco\u2019s Network Convergence System and Acacia\u2019s coherent modules, boosts capacity to meet the region\u2019s soaring demand for data-heavy services like cloud computing and AI.<\/p>\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\/also-on-our-radar\/\">ALSO ON OUR RADAR<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/ariston\/\">Ariston<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/automotive\/\">automotive<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a 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style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ef38739e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-94bc23d7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/408151.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-408151\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio mb-0\"><audio controls preload=\"metadata\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/ent.news\/audio\/2025\/1\/.91a64ae4-6784-46a4-892b-c5f42eab61d1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <strong>Foreign direct investments rose 11% y-o-y to USD 1.4 tn in 2024<\/strong>, though figures dipped 8% when excluding European conduit economies, according to the latest <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/1\/1716.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Global Investment Trends Monitor (pdf)<\/a> released by UN Trade and Development. Greenfield projects fell 8% y-o-y, while their value fell 7% \u2014 though still remaining only second to their 2023 peak. <\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">(<strong>Tap or click the headline above to read this story with all of the links <\/strong>to our background as well as external sources.)<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The Middle East attracted USD 70 bn in FDI last year<\/strong>, marking a 13% increase y-o-y, with diversification initiatives and mega-projects in renewable energy, technology, and tourism leading the way, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.khaleejtimes.com\/business\/gccs-fdi-landscape-set-to-witness-more-vibrancy\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Khaleej Times<\/a> reports. Saudi Arabia alone recorded USD 30 bn in FDI inflows, spurred by transformative projects like the USD 500 bn Neom development, but the Middle East and GCC stand out as a whole as resilient regions, driven by diversification strategies and sustainability-focused investments.<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>International project finance \u2014 most critical for infrastructure projects \u2014 continued a downward trend <\/strong>with a 26% decline in volume and a decline of about a third in terms of value. Meanwhile, cross-border M&amp;A activity fell 13% y-o-y, though total values increased by 2%. <\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Expect \u201cmoderate growth\u201d for FDI in 2025, though not without downside risks. <\/strong>A toxic mashup of geopolitical tensions, inflation, and shifting trade dynamics could spur uncertainty among investors and spell trouble for global FDI flows. Still, some investors \u2014 private equity funds in particular \u2014 are expected to use up a lot of their dry powder, especially on tech firms amid the ongoing AI boom. <\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Prospects look good for the Middle East: <\/strong>The GCC region is expected to see vibrant FDI growth in 2025, fueled by improved financing conditions and an increase in mergers and acquisitions, Khaleej Times quotes the report as saying. <\/p><div class=\"stock-ticker-panel\">\n<table class=\"table stock-ticker-table markets-table\">\n<tr class=\"tr-row-up\">\n<td class=\"td-list-up\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets11\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets11\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>EGX30<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">29,998<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">+0.1% (YTD: +0.9%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-down\">\n<td class=\"td-list-down\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets1\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets1\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>USD (CBE)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">Buy 50.22<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">Sell 50.36<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-down\">\n<td class=\"td-list-down\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets1\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets1\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>USD (CIB<\/strong><strong>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">Buy 50.23<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">Sell 50.33<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-none\">\n<td class=\"td-list-none\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>Interest rates (CBE)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">27.25% deposit<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">28.25% lending<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-down\">\n<td class=\"td-list-down\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets1\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets1\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>Tadawul<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">12,354<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-0.1% (YTD: +2.6%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-up\">\n<td class=\"td-list-up\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets11\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets11\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>ADX<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">9564<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">+0.2% (YTD: +1.5%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-down\">\n<td class=\"td-list-down\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets1\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets1\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>DFM<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">5226<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-0.4% (YTD: +1.3%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-down\">\n<td class=\"td-list-down\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets1\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets1\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>S&amp;P 500<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">6101<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-0.3% (YTD: +3.7%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-down\">\n<td class=\"td-list-down\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets1\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets1\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>FTSE 100<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">8502<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-0.7% (YTD: +4.0%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-up\">\n<td class=\"td-list-up\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets11\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets11\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>Euro Stoxx 50<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">5219<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">+0.04% (YTD: +6.6%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-up\">\n<td class=\"td-list-up\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets11\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets11\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>Brent crude<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">USD 78.50<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">+0.3%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-up\">\n<td class=\"td-list-up\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets11\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets11\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>Natural gas (Nymex)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">USD 4.03<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">+2.1%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-up\">\n<td class=\"td-list-up\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets11\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets11\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>Gold<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">USD 2,806.60<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">+0.5%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-up\">\n<td class=\"td-list-up\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets11\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets11\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>BTC<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">USD 105,216.50<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">+0.1% (YTD: +12.4%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><p class=\"tag-border-left\">THE CLOSING BELL-<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The EGX30 rose 0.1% at Thursday\u2019s close<\/strong> on turnover of EGP 3.7 bn 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International investors were the sole net buyers. The index is up 0.9% YTD.<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>In the green: <\/strong>Eastern Company (+3.6%), Juhayna (+3.0%), and Cleopatra Hospitals (+1.5%).<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>In the red: <\/strong>Oriental Weavers (-3.2%), Egypt Kuwait Holding -EGP (-1.4%), and Sidpec (-1.2%).<\/p><p class=\"tag-border-left\">CORPORATE ACTIONS-<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Banque Misr will increase the bank\u2019s authorized capital to EGP 300 bn, and its issued <\/strong><strong>capital to EGP 110 bn<\/strong>, the state-owned lender said in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/1\/1742.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement (pdf)<\/a>.<\/p>\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div 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id=\"post-659342\" class=\"content-area-description single-story post-659342 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-diplomacy tag-diplomacy tag-egypt-somali-relations tag-enterpriseam tag-ittihadeya wpautop entry\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-audio mb-0\"><audio controls preload=\"metadata\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/ent.news\/audio\/2025\/1\/.3c64e554-2c0d-4371-a0ca-6740a5314108.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud <\/strong><strong>Thursday <\/strong>during the Somali head of state\u2019s official visit to the country, according to an Ittihadiya <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Egy.Pres.Spokesman\/posts\/pfbid02oVgLiM8cweLq6g2GwDdaGevzGNysLEPkA8MjXRARwpFsUxfjZEEnF1anbR9sbW5Zl\" style=\"\" 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The two presidents inked an agreement to raise bilateral relations to a strategic partnership that covers \u201cpolitical, military, cultural, and economic axes.\u201d A meeting between the two will be held every year to follow upon efforts to strengthen bilateral nations between the countries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>(Tap or click the headline above to read this story with all of the links <\/strong>to our background as well as external sources.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The two nations\u2019 foreign ministers who inked several MoUs<\/strong>, including for diplomatic training and visa exemptions for holders of diplomatic passports<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The two presidents discussed security and military cooperation, <\/strong>reaffirming their commitments to a protocol signed in August 2024 aimed at strengthening Somalia\u2019s security capabilities and combating terrorism. Egypt\u2019s role in the new African Union mission in Somalia was also highlighted as part of broader efforts to support the Somali state and its institutions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Economic cooperation expands with new initiatives: <\/strong>Economic ties were also a key focus, with discussions on the recently established EgyptAir line between Cairo and Mogadishu. The leaders explored potential areas for further collaboration, including health, judicial cooperation, and capacity building, aiming to sustain and grow momentum in bilateral relations. <\/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\/\">DIPLOMACY<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/egypt-somali-relations\/\">Egypt-Somali relations<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/ittihadeya\/\">Ittihadeya<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    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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 style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">JANUARY<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>23 January- 5 February (Thursday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/pfbid036NXCxdJnomTNzWG1jbMhxsSYPWYh7FVy5ffNFTdsUVN6xifNNABg68soTFzVSBcjl?__cft__[0]=AZWeLJlVCL_-_zRibrNRMK_kLvNKXsS2UIFaFsTB3R58YsCh-nOyp1G1-cJnTu1MUB3B8_HFk2_dcH8-5-zgkeCrtp5fppXrQhb-pOV2RVtm7IDqseApX3lf0NldEBzc5Q16HqbskSBwYpbs_eSuJftpmC2IhL4azkx0qOBNP4ASLpXj293Pt3XTyBNY-81Ow90&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R\" style=\"\">Cairo International Book Fair<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Egypt International Exhibitions Center, Cairo<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">28 January (Tuesday): Nigeria to inaugurate the USD 5 bn Africa Energy Bank in Abuja <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">28-29 January (Tuesday-Wednesday): US Federal Reserve\u2019s Federal Open Market Committee meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">29 January - 8 February (Wednesday-Saturday): Business Ya Shabab exhibition, Cairo Stadium<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>Health Ministry finalizes <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/almalnews.com\/premium\/%d9%88%d8%b2%d9%8a%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b5%d8%ad%d8%a9-%d8%aa%d9%88%d9%82%d9%8a%d8%b9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d9%82%d9%88%d8%af-%d9%85%d8%b9-%d8%ac%d9%88%d8%b3%d8%aa%d8%a7%d9%81-%d8%b1%d9%88%d8%b3\/\" style=\"\">partnership<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> with Gustave Roussy to operate Dar El Salam Hospital.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Building permit applications in Egypt's new cities will go online<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">Accor Group to open <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/bea8025f-3500-43b2-a52b-7fb163b6dca1\/hospitality-players%25e2%2580%2599-egp-50-bn-subsidized-loan-program-goes-live.-plus:-news-from-accor,-air-cairo,-somabay#:~:text=%232%2D%20Cairo%20will,Touristic%20Investments.\" style=\"\">Sofitel Cairo Downtown Nile<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\">, the world\u2019s largest Sofitel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">Egyptian National Railways to launch <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/a5b18396-d29e-4fda-a993-159bb11cd9e1\/railway-authority-to-launch-tender-for-tanta-damietta-line-development-next-year#:~:text=ENR%20to%20launch,to%20the%20sources.\" style=\"\">tender for Tanta-Mansoura-Damietta railway line upgrades<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">Food products will <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/0c63a1e3-9d75-4490-864e-ba087d245a77\/egypt-wants-to-localize-the-manufacture-of-12-products#:~:text=AND%2D%20Shaking%20up%20the%20F%26B%20sector%3A%20Food%20products%20will%20require%20food%20safety%20and%20validity%20certificates%20from%20the%20National%20Food%20Safety%20Authority%20(NFSA)%20starting%20January%202025.\" style=\"\">require food safety and validity certificates<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> from the National Food Safety Authority (NFSA)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alarabiya.net\/aswaq\/exclusive\/2024\/12\/19\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AB%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%A3%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%8A%D8%B2%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D9%88%D8%A3%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%84-2025\" style=\"\">Bavarian delegation<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> visit to Egypt <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">FEBRUARY <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">BP to bring the second well of its <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/ac665409-aa60-44ba-83ae-d2d40e48071f\/bp-to-invest-usd-400-mn-in-two-new-wells.-plus:-agiba,-pickalbatros,-juba,-alexandria-port-authority,-el-araby-group,-carbon-credits\" style=\"\">Raven natural gas project online<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, with additional production capacity expected.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>Orascom Pyramids Entertainment to bring total investments in the Pyramids Plateau to EGP 1.5 bn.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Subscription period for Your Home in Egypt initiative opens.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">2 February: Energy Day Conference, Cairo, Egypt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>17 February: (Monday): <\/span><span>Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides will visit <\/span><span>Egypt to sign agreements to transport Cypriot gas to Egypt to be liquefied and exported.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>17-19 February (Monday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.egypes.com\/conferences\/technical-conference\/?utm_content=&CNAME=Enterprise%20Mea&CID=&utm_campaign=TC%20Speaker%20Announcement&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Adestra\" style=\"\">EGYPES Technical Conference<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Egypt International Exhibition Center, Cairo, Egypt. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">18-19 February (Saturday-Sunday): German-Egyptian Joint Economic Committee meetings, Cairo, Egypt <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">20 February (Thursday): Monetary Policy Committee's first meeting. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">MARCH <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>Arla Foods\u2019 <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/1\/593.pdf\" style=\"\">deadline<\/a><\/span><span> for Domty acquisition offer <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Operation of phase one of the Amotope wind farm <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">Alwaad Investment to inaugurate a <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/c5031e5a-8dff-46e0-bd09-d3c8e84310be\/zafarana-wind-farm-sale-pushed-back%3F-plus:-news-from-eastern-company,-rameda,-fawry#:~:text=%233%2D%20A%20new,the%20local%20market.\" style=\"\">new cold beverage plant<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> with an annual production capacity of 14.5 mn units.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">Al Ahly Sabbour to finalize <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/0410565f-2df4-43e1-848d-263a4719dd75\/al-ahly-sabbour-plans-to-offer-up-to-a-25%2525-stake-on-the-egx\" style=\"\">preparations for its EGX listing<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, offering 20-25% of its shares, with an advisor to be tapped in early 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">March-April 2025: The government plans to start <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/853171ea-6141-4c0e-ab99-26af50b09d5d\/%253cmark%253ecapital%253c%2Fmark%253e%253cmark%253e-gains%253c%2Fmark%253e-taxes-incoming-in-2025#:~:text=%231%2D%20Gov%E2%80%99t%20to%20collect%20capital%20gains%20tax%20starting%202025%3A%20The\" style=\"\">collecting taxes on capital gains from EGX transactions<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">APRIL <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Government begins talks with EU on the second tranche of the of the EUR 5 bn concessional loans package<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alarabiya.net\/aswaq\/exclusive\/2024\/12\/19\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AB%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%A3%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%8A%D8%B2%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D9%88%D8%A3%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%84-2025\" style=\"\">Saxony Delegation<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> visit to Egypt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">Egypt to launch trial operations of the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/4bb189ba-8a2b-4095-a555-fe8304a1b252#:~:text=Egypt%2DSaudi%20electricity%20interconnection%20set%20to%20launch\" style=\"\">first phase of its USD 1.8 bn Egypt-Saudi electricity interconnection project<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, ahead of schedule<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/25529e2f-6b21-4444-b88c-dc0b93cf0b1d#:~:text=Tahya%20Misr%201%20container,in%202027%2C%20Madbouly%20added.\" style=\"\">Tahya Misr 1 container terminal to begin operations<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, adding 3.5 mn container capacity to the port.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>7-9 April (Monday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/narrativesummit.com\/%20PR%20Summit%20Launches%20its%209th%20Edition%20in%20the%20Red%20Sea\" style=\"\">Narrative PR Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> launches 9th edition, Red Sea<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">7-10 April (Monday-Thursday): EFG Hermes One on One conference, Dubai, UAE <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">17 April (Thursday): Monetary Policy Committee\u2019s second meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">28-30 April (Monday-Wednesday): FDC Regional Digital Industry Summit will launch cybersecurity index.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">MAY <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">22 May (Thursday): Monetary Policy Committee\u2019s third meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Egyptian Exporters Association (Expolink) exhibition, Italy<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">French rolling stock manufacturer Alstom will submit technical and financial bids for Cairo Metro Line 6 <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">JUNE<\/span> <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">June 2025: MPs approve<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/c8403a52-d1a1-4538-9174-5628aafc0aaa\/egypt-wants-to-attract-usd-4-bn-in-renewable-investments-next-year#:~:text=%231%2D%20MPs%20approve%20amendments%20to%20tax%20dispute%20resolution%3A\" style=\"\">extension of tax dispute resolution window until 30 June 2025<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, with potential for further extension<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">June 2025: Nissan and Honda finalise talks about <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/3acbf07a-b62d-4bfc-9831-0ee12e3f5947\/honda,-nissan,-and-mitsubishi-eye-potential-usd-58-bn-merger-amid-rising-ev-competition%5C\" style=\"\">possible merger to create the world\u2019s third largest automobile company<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> by sales. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">June 2025:<\/span> <span style=\"\">Coficab to complete its <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/3b26ecf0-9b2a-4737-9048-f6ff0830719c\/madbouly-cabinet-approves-redrafted-labor-act-during-its-weekly-meeting#:~:text=%234%2D%20And%20another%20one%20for%20Coficab%3A%20Cabinet%20also%20approved\" style=\"\">USD 88 mn automotive cable and electrical factory<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> in Tenth of Ramadan City <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">JULY <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">10 July 2025 (Thursday): Monetary Policy Committee\u2019s fourth meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">15-16 July 2025 (Tuesday-Wednesday): Egypt Mining Forum.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">July 2025: The first operational trail of Egypt-KSA electricity interconnection line.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">July 2025: Etihad Airways to launch <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/fc282ccf-4479-442d-b6ad-1bbf1f31f4b3\/halliburton-to-bring-four-wells-online-by-december.-plus:-news-from-medcom-aswan,-fra,-q-developments,#:~:text=%232%2D%20Etihad%20Airways%20launches%20flights%20to%20Alamein%3A%20UAE%E2%80%99s%20Etihad%20Airways%20will%20launch%20twice%2Dweekly%20flights%20to%20Alamein%20starting%20July%202025.\" style=\"\">twice-weekly flights to Alamein<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">July 2025: <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/361907e6-fffa-41dc-a4f8-95ecd318388a\/israel-to-up-tamar-gas-exports-to-egypt-by-4-bn-cubic-meters-per-year-over-the-next-decade#:~:text=We%E2%80%99re,the%20Israeli%20outlet.\" style=\"\">Israel to begin increasing gas exports to Egypt from Chevron\u2019s offshore Tamar field<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">AUGUST <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">28 August 2025 (Thursday): Monetary Policy Committee\u2019s fifth meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>August 2025: Tourism Development Authority to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/5a9f59c5-87cd-41d0-a92d-546cb0333b03\/gov%25e2%2580%2599t-offers-up-seven-airport-investments#:~:text=%231%2D%20Tourism%20authority,the%20tourism%20sector.\" style=\"\">waive late payment penalties<\/a><\/span><span> for land purchases if full installments are paid<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">SEPTEMBER<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">September 2025: Egypt Education Platform (EEP) to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/e1e93e97-a640-4519-9bdc-69be48815b08\/education-platform-epp-wants-to-set-up-two-schools-in-alexandria-and-soma-bay-by%253cmark%253e-2025%253c%2Fmark%253e\" style=\"\">launch two new schools in Alexandria and Somabay<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">September 2025:<\/span><span style=\"\"> Egypt Otsuka\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/951a0387-415a-4039-83bb-955ab4e7a746\/otsuka-breaks-ground-on-new-usd-40-mn-factory-in-egypt\" style=\"\">nutritional products factory<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> in Tenth of Ramadan to begin operations, with exports to Gulf countries expected by January 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">OCTOBER<\/span> <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">2 October 2025 (Thursday): Monetary Policy Committee\u2019s sixth meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">NOVEMBER<\/span> <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">20 November 2025 (Thursday): Monetary Policy Committee\u2019s seventh meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">DECEMBER<\/span> <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>25 December 2025 (Thursday): Monetary Policy Committee\u2019s eighth meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">December 2025: Taqa Arabia and Voltalia to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/d3ee0dc0-c392-499e-bfd5-3d2ae4d554bb\/taqa-arabia-voltalia-consortium-and-the-uae%25e2%2580%2599s-alcazar-could-set-up-5.2-gw-worth-of-egyptian-renewables-projects\" style=\"\">complete studies for repowering the 545-MW Zafarana wind farm<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> with 1.1 GW of wind and 2.1 GW of solar power<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">EVENTS WITH NO SET DATE<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">Early 2025: <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/b0b97fcf-95b0-4d39-86ae-0a4989221520\/adq-acquires-development-rights-to-ras-el-hekma-for-usd-24-bn,-will-invest-a-further-usd-11-bn-in-real-estate-and-other-prime-projects\" style=\"\">ADQ to break ground on the development of Ras El Hekma<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">Early 2025: Al Ismaelia to begin working on <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/b37e1b41-d466-4798-8101-be91fafecef6\/al-ismaelia-to-complete-two-new-downtown-hotels-by%253cmark%253e-2025%253c%2Fmark%253e.-plus:-egpc-goes-solar,-cib-%2B-ostuka,-noornation-%2B-kbw-ventures,-radwan,-rowan-university-heads-to-the-nac#:~:text=Al%20Ismaelia%20has,2025%2C%20Shafei%20added.\" style=\"\">two new hotels and hotel apartments in Downtown Cairo<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Early 2025: The Communications Ministry will unveil the second edition of its national AI strategy in early 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">Early 2025: The Suez Canal Authority to launch <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/0f20e8b9-2a88-4d84-9c4c-cbb7083d24eb\/imf-trims-egypt%25e2%2580%2599s-growth-outlook#:~:text=We%20have%20a,earmarked%20for%20privatization.\" style=\"\">an IPO for the Canal Company for Mooring and Lights<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> (CCML) on the EGX.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">Early 2025: <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/e62aec66-2613-4f71-9123-22586a5cce98\/al-safy-to-invest-usd-80-mn-to-develop-its-television,-smartphone-production-lines.-plus:-exeed,-mineral-resources-authority,-raya-holding-%2B-helios,-ict-misr,-orange-egypt#:~:text=Orange%20Egypt%20pencils,services%2C%20he%20added.\" style=\"\">Orange Egypt to launch 5G services<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, with EGP 10 bn planned for network upgrades.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">Early 2025: BP to begin drilling at the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/0cac749b-5323-4523-afd4-ba3bf8f3ba46\" style=\"\">King Mariout Offshore<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> concession.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">Early 2025: Jinbei Royal Egypt to begin <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/3cba7dcd-b25c-4d88-9138-43dd0522d390\/chinese-automaker-jinbei-to-launch-local-assembly-through-its-local-agent\" style=\"\">local assembly of 3k Jinbei vehicles<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\">, including the country\u2019s first electric cargo van and microbus<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>1Q 2025: The <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid025sMRLrhcNpivREmMd3LhFUkW4P5Yv4fKpqtKEu5sg9HmkSaBvkA4cszq6mVRBUbbl&id=61562245173260\" style=\"\">Egyptian-Italian business forum<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">1Q 2025: Investment Minister Hassan El Khatib to visit Italy<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">1Q 2025: Eipico\u2019s biopharma plant to begin operations<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">1Q 2025: Finance Ministry to launch public consultations on its tax policy document<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">1Q 2025: Egypt to sign trade <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/1d75eae1-5784-4b33-b5cd-166686c5eb59\/egypt-to-ink-agreements-with-bahrain,-uae-to-cut-customs-clearance-time#:~:text=Egypt%20to%20sign%20trade%20agreements%20with%20Bahrain%20and%20UAE%20to%20cut%20customs\" style=\"\">agreements<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> with Bahrain and UAE to slash customs clearance times<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">1Q 2025: Government to launch <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/f8a63b78-cc61-4e81-ba01-aeac0b96e5e4\/halliburton-could-invest-more-in-egypt%25e2%2580%2599s-energy-sector#:~:text=The%20government%20is%20set%20to%20launch%20a%20EUR%20271%20mn%20green%20industry%20program%20in\" style=\"\">EUR 271 mn green industry program<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> to cut emissions<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">1Q 2025: <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/87b399ed-19f9-4ab0-a6f7-b1bcf5897fb8\/egypt-rejects-reports-it-asked-imf-to-up-its-next-loan-trance-by-an-extra-usd-700-mn#:~:text=%232%2D%20Egypt%2DAzerbaijan%20joint%20committee%20to%20meet%20in%201Q\" style=\"\">Egypt-Azerbaijan joint committee<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> to meet to bolster trade and investment ties <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">1Q 2025: Turkish Automotive Manufacturers Association and <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/c8403a52-d1a1-4538-9174-5628aafc0aaa\/egypt-wants-to-attract-usd-4-bn-in-renewable-investments-next-year#:~:text=Turkish%20auto%20and,ministry%20statement.\" style=\"\">Turkish Contractors Association to visit Egypt<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> following an invitation from the Investment Minister<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">1Q 2025: One of four companies, including Abu Qir Fertilizers, Mopco, Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding Company, and a Saudi-affiliated firm, to be selected for the USD 450 mn <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/1da96967-4d91-4b80-a568-ed44adb745ba\/companies-line-up-to-revive-delta-fertilizers\" style=\"\">redevelopment of Delta Fertilizers<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">1Q 2025: GV Auto to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/4a7352ec-4728-4d25-996c-f388b1e738c9\/egypt-to-start-manufacturing-faw-evs-in-less-than-a-year.-plus:-pharma,-commodities,-telecom-news\" style=\"\">begin local production of FAW Group\u2019s cheapest EV<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> model.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">1Q 2025: Alkan Auto to launch BAIC subsidiary Arcfox\u2019s EVs to the market.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">1Q 2025: Dynamic Distribution to launch a new <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/88db01cc-18d1-4f8d-a925-4d8594715f56\/electricity-ministry-sets-offtake-prices-for-stored-solar-energy.-plus:-knauf-%2B-hassan-allam-construction,-siemens,-dynamic-distribution,-aton#:~:text=Dynamic%20to%20open%20Fiat%27s%20largest%20regional%20service%20center%3A\" style=\"\">competitively-priced Fiat model<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> in Egypt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">1Q 2025: BP to drill <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/05de06d7-c056-4645-86e6-cceb7c1ce879\/aton-resources-to-launch-gold-extracting-and-processing-facility-in-2026.-plus:%253cmark%253e-bp%253c%2Fmark%253e-to-drill-two-new-wells,-sabbour-consulting-expands-to-ksa,-british-council-promotes-inclusion#:~:text=BP%20to%20drill%20two%20more%20exploratory%20wells%20in%20January%3A%20Global%20energy%20giant%20BP%20is\" style=\"\">two USD 160 mn exploratory gas wells<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> in the West Delta.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">1Q 2025: Port Said for Engineering Works to begin construction on a <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/6da06cef-ea3c-4e34-9f11-2034609a68d3\/port-said-for-engineering-works-to-build-usd-80-mn-foil-factory.-plus:-turkish,-chinese-investors-invest-usd-50-mn-in-sanitary-ware-production-in-egypt\" style=\"\">USD 80 mn aluminum foil factory in the SCZone<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, targeting initial production of 60k tons annually.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">1Q 2025: Pearl Polyurethane Systems to start production at its <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/56ae4329-b447-4bbd-b1b0-ae90c9330db6\/sidpec-to-set-up-a-usd-159-mn-sodium-cyanide-factory-%2B-dp-world-to-look-into-setting-up-a-freezone-in-the-new-capital#:~:text=SCZone%20gets%20ready,SCZone%20statement.\" style=\"\">EGP 100 mn polyurethane factory<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> in the Sokhna Industrial Zone. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">1Q 2025: Sumitomo Electric to officially open its <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/962993c1-2504-430b-9f5d-09027411fa61\/sumitomo-electric%25e2%2580%2599s-pigtail-cable-factory-in-tenth-of-ramadan-nears-completion\" style=\"\">EUR 22 mn cable factory<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> in Tenth of Ramadan, with production set to begin next month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">1Q 2025: Construction of the USD 600 mn <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/6523d5c2-e366-4988-bfcf-4cf598a91930\/oil-ministry-is-setting-up-a-usd-600-mn-gas-treatment-facility\" style=\"\">natural gas treatment plant<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> in the Western Desert\u2019s Meleiha concession to wrap up, followed by a pilot run. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">1Q 2025: El Araby Group and Sharp to break ground on a <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/7a77853a-daaa-42d7-af8b-f42a53d40b66\/el-araby-inks-usd-50-mn-agreement-with-sharp-to-produce-fridges-and-freezers\" style=\"\">USD 50 mn fridge and freezer manufacturing plant<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> in the Quweisna zone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">1Q 2025: Hangzhou Henneway Travel Goods to begin production at its <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/5e56b963-e052-4cf2-a077-18e50a880511\/chinese-luggage-company-inks-agreement-for-usd-50-mn-factory\" style=\"\">USD 50 mn factory<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> in the West Qantara Industrial Zone<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">1Q 2025: BP to drill <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/05de06d7-c056-4645-86e6-cceb7c1ce879\/aton-resources-to-launch-gold-extracting-and-processing-facility-in-2026.-plus:%253cmark%253e-bp%253c%2Fmark%253e-to-drill-two-new-wells,-sabbour-consulting-expands-to-ksa,-british-council-promotes-inclusion#:~:text=BP%20to%20drill%20two%20more%20exploratory%20wells%20in%20January%3A%20Global%20energy%20giant%20BP%20is\" style=\"\">two USD 160 mn exploratory gas wells<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> in the West Delta<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Mid-2025: EGX launches sustainability index.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">2Q 2025: Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) to introduce derivatives on the EGX <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">2Q 2025: Safaga Terminal 2 to start operations<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.5;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">2Q 2025: Hassan Allam to build infrastructure for AD Ports' Noatum terminal at Safaga<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.5;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">2Q 2025: Hassan Allam to build infrastructure for AD Ports' Noatum terminal at Safaga<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.5;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">2Q 2025: EgyptSat Auto to start production at its EV factory in Tenth of Ramadan City<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>1H 2025: EGX launches a sharia-compliant sustainability index.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">1H 2025: Digital Financial Identity Company will launch an electronic bank account opening service<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>1H 2025: The <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/pfbid02tdh3mCYLosumerUCfcCf7RCRxvRXhtoPBVL5A2E1CaL75iy68qTmstXJiGw2hMt6l\" style=\"\">Egyptian-US Investment Forum<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">1H 2025: The Egyptian Mineral Resources Authority will relaunch a global tender for gold exploration through Shalateen Mineral Resources company.    <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.5;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">1H 2025: Internal Trade Development Authority (ITDA) to establish<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/3422acfc-009b-4e39-99fa-3a58603a1bae\/house-approves-usd-2-bn-loan-for-finmin#:~:text=2%2D%20Four%20new%20logistics%20zones%20in%20the%20making%3A%20The%20Supply%20Ministry%E2%80%99s%20Internal\" style=\"\">four logistics zones<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\"> with EGP 18-20 bn investments<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.5;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">1H 2025: Internal Trade Development Authority (ITDA) to establish<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/3422acfc-009b-4e39-99fa-3a58603a1bae\/house-approves-usd-2-bn-loan-for-finmin#:~:text=2%2D%20Four%20new%20logistics%20zones%20in%20the%20making%3A%20The%20Supply%20Ministry%E2%80%99s%20Internal\" style=\"\">four logistics zones<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> with EGP 18-20 bn investments<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.5;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">1H 2025: Natco to launch Chinese firm Neta Auto\u2019s EV models.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.5;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">1H 2025: <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/4543d21b-4d45-49bd-ac07-3d302969741c\/oci-offloads-methanol-interests-to-methanex-for-usd-2.05-bn\" style=\"\">OCI Global to complete the sale of its entire methanol business<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> to Methanex for USD 2.05 bn.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.5;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">1H 2025: Egypt and the UAE to begin construction of a USD 3 bn petroleum logistics zone at Al Hamra Port<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.5;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">1H 2025: HoldiPharma to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/b01f6216-3da7-4129-96a2-2204c796e9d3\/misr-pharma-and-cid-offerings-are-planned-for-1h%253cmark%253e-2025%253c%2Fmark%253e#:~:text=%232%2D%20More%20information%20on%20the%20planned%20Misr%20Pharma%20and%20CID%20offerings%3A%20State%2D\" style=\"\">list 25-30% stakes<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> in Misr Pharma and Chemical Industries Development (CID) on the EGX<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.5;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">1H 2025: Korra Energi to list up to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/6342f21e-1531-4a03-875f-54c4faa3cbb1\/korra-energi-to-offer-up-to-20%2525-of-company-in-upcoming-ipo\" style=\"\">20% stake<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> on the EGX<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.5;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">1H 2025: Smart Villages Development and Management Company plans to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/f8f50890-ed5a-4eda-b5a4-001f5792b427\/a-shot-at-tax-system-simplification#:~:text=The%20EGX%20could,in%20west%20Cairo.\" style=\"\">list 30-35% of its shares<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> on the EGX<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.5;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">1H 2025: Halliburton to bring <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/f8a63b78-cc61-4e81-ba01-aeac0b96e5e4\/halliburton-could-invest-more-in-egypt%25e2%2580%2599s-energy-sector\" style=\"\">three gas wells<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> online as part of the Burullus project.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.5;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">1H 2025: <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/2e5e8e38-c790-4c52-8397-24915e148e0b\/chevron-to-start-nargis-gas-production-in%253cmark%253e-2025%253c%2Fmark%253e.-plus:-redcon-%2B-compass,-paysky-has-big-plans,-new-administrative-capital-construction#:~:text=Chevron%20to%20kick,the%20source%20added.\" style=\"\">Chevron to begin gas production from the offshore Nargis gas field<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, initially producing 600 mn cf.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.5;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">1H 2025: Nile Recycling to launch USD 20 mn <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/f84fed16-43df-4cc8-a703-c354b04f2a7e\/vodafone-egypt,-telecom-egypt-ink-egp-30-bn-worth-of-infrastructure-services,-5g-agreements#:~:text=%231%2D%20Nile%20Recycling%20to%20build%20USD%2020%20mn%20plastic%20recycling\" style=\"\">PET recycling facility in Ain Sokhna<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, targeting an annual capacity of 22k tons and reducing carbon emissions by 40k tons<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.5;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">3Q 2025: AMEA Power to bring 500 MW <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/399add70-be7a-4dd4-b41f-4802af3be0c6\/khalda-petroleum-has-a-usd-70-mn-diesel-project-brewing.-plus:-news-from-amea-power,-hhd,-delta-sugar,#:~:text=Some%20500%20MW,in%203Q%202025.\" style=\"\">Amunet wind farm online<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> in Ras Ghareb<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.5;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">4Q 2025: Abou Ghaly Motors to introduce the Subaru Solterra to the market<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.5;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">4Q 2025: Two new projects in food manufacturing and home textiles to begin operations in the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/c09fb4bb-a77b-4cf7-8f57-6f69132950a7\/qantara-west-industrial-zone-to-welcome-two-new-projects-with-investments-of-usd-38-mn\" style=\"\">Qantara West Industrial Zone<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.5;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">2H 2025: National Printing Company to make its <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/1d75eae1-5784-4b33-b5cd-166686c5eb59\/egypt-to-ink-agreements-with-bahrain,-uae-to-cut-customs-clearance-time#:~:text=The%20National%20Printing%20Company%20(NAPR)%20will%20make%20its%20EGX%20debut%20in%202H%202025%2C\" style=\"\">EGX debut<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> after delayed IPO plans<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.5;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">2H 2025: Tabarak Holding to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/ad884254-66d2-45cf-ada4-612e88318194\/real-estate-player-tabarak-holding-to-ipo-on-the-egx-by-2h%253cmark%253e-2025%253c%2Fmark%253e\" style=\"\">list 30% of its shares<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> on the EGX<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.5;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">2H 2025: Turkish apparel company Denim Rise to open a <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/81933db7-0301-4bdb-8a9c-3ddaceb7c3c4\/turkish-denim-manufacturer-to-invest-usd-8.8-mn-in-sczone\" style=\"\">garment manufacturing facility<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.5;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">2H 2024: Hi-Tech Apparel to break ground on a <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/d37e6527-1e8b-450d-a371-68e38a2907c9\/chinese-usd-146-mn-iron-pipes-factory-breaks-ground.-plus:-a-thai-usd-20-mn-sportswear-factory-in-the-works,-egp-100-mn-home-appliances-factory-for-egypt%25e2%2580%2599s-tredco#:~:text=%232%2D%20Thai%20investors,create%201.5k%20jobs.\" style=\"\">USD 20 mn sportswear factory in the SCZone<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.5;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">2H 2025: Eni to drill <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/97c6012f-bce9-4cd3-a3da-a6e9fd62038e\/%253cmark%253eeni%253c%2Fmark%253e-to-drill-two-new-wells-in-zohr-in-2025#:~:text=Eni%20to%20up,the%20source%20added.\" style=\"\">two new wells in the Zohr field<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\"> with USD 160 mn in investments<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Mid-2025: The Administrative Capital for Urban Developments to roll out the second phase of offering industrial plots to investors <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.5;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">Mid-2025: <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/16483933-38e4-4434-a414-96ba8aa8f619\/el-nasr-auto-and-al-safy-group-form-auto-assembly-jv-with-usd-40-mn-in-initial-investments\" style=\"\">SN Automotive to launch three locally assembled models<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> \u2014 one electric and two gasoline-powered \u2014 in Egypt<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.5;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">Mid-2025: Suez\u2019s USD 1.8 bn <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/e9e22e13-4792-4199-b649-bd30658bce2e\/egypt%25e2%2580%2599s-coal-and-diesel-production-complex-should-be-complete-next-year#:~:text=Suez%E2%80%99s%20USD%201.8,late%202021.\" style=\"\">coal and diesel production complex<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, developed by Enppi and Petrojet, to be completed<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.5;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">Mid-2025: Wataneya and Safi to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/dea8e346-ad41-4501-829e-eb79835b9e95\/government-to-offer-up-stakes-in-ten-companies-to-strategic-investors-and--on-the-egx-in-2025\" style=\"\">debut on the EGX<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.5;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">End of 2025: The <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/c6b869cb-e868-4da4-9a22-1539fd12acbe\/the-lowdown-on-the-egypt-digital-industrial-platform\" style=\"\">Egypt Digital Industrial Platform will expand to include additional services<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> for manufacturers, including the issuance of licenses, building permits, and industrial records<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.5;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">End of 2025: An unnamed Chinese company and the state-owned Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI) to begin production at a <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/70dd2612-1d8c-4f14-877e-802044a3b1d5\/egyptian-chinese-jv-to-set-up-usd-360-mn-tire-factory-in-the-sczone\" style=\"\">USD 360 mn tire factory<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> in the SCZone.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.5;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">End of 2025: A consortium including Redcon Properties and Al Baraka Bank to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/f0c3bd68-188f-4de9-a7f1-0e444921f13d\/ksa%25e2%2580%2599s-adeer-wants-to-set-up-a-real-estate-fund-in-egypt\" style=\"\">launch a local real estate investment fund<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> with over EGP 1 bn in initial investments<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.5;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">Late 2025: <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/0945ad29-e1bb-4454-8668-1b8c99a6c110\/baron-to-invest-egp-3-bn-in-five-local-hotels-and-zanzibar-expansion-by-2026:-plus:-efg-hermes-%2B-maarif-education,-compass-capital-%2B-ci-capital,-green-coast,-edafa,-orascom-pyramids-entertainment,-bank-nxt-%2B-mindgate-solutions\" style=\"\">Baron Hotels<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> to open a new hotel in Sharm El Sheikh and debut its first international property in Zanzibar with 150 luxury suites<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">2025: The InterAcademy Partnership assembly<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">2025: Nile Basin States Summit, Cairo, Egypt<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">2025: Release of the government\u2019s Startup Charter document <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.5;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">2025: Nafeza to integrate <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/bf0bae9c-1af3-4fb7-96f7-8cfc43d3287a\/smart-ports-aim-to-transform-egypt%25e2%2580%2599s-logistics-landscape#:~:text=The%20Nafeza%20platform%20%E2%80%94%20first%20launched%20in%202021%20%E2%80%94%20has\" style=\"\">air cargo into its digital customs platform<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, further streamlining trade logistics<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.5;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">2025: <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/d8b265c6-c9d4-4808-bf41-94517026a6ab\/africa50-completes-42.9%2525-stake-acquisition-of-raya-data-center\" style=\"\">Africa50 completes 42.9% stake acquisition in Raya Data Centers<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> for USD 15 mn to fund construction of a USD 35 mn Tier III data center.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.5;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">2025: MM Group for Industry and International Trade is set to launch <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/fc282ccf-4479-442d-b6ad-1bbf1f31f4b3\/halliburton-to-bring-four-wells-online-by-december.-plus:-news-from-medcom-aswan,-fra,-q-developments,#:~:text=%234%2D%20Sixteen%20new%20Tata%20car%20models%20to%20be%20launched%20next%20year%3A%20MM%20Group%20for%20Industry%20and%20International%20Trade%20is%20set%20to%20launch%2016%20new%20Tata%20vehicle%20models%20locally%20in%202025.\" style=\"\">16 new Tata vehicle models locally<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.5;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">2025: China to issue <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/9798b1a1-9b81-464d-956f-20a24da55fd1\/\" style=\"\">USD 411 bn in special treasury bonds<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.5;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">2025: El Attal Holding to list <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/1cdd96d5-8ef6-4807-9451-31498a70e53f\/fedcoc-calls-for-shops-to-open,-close-later-under-new-opening-hours#:~:text=%232%2D%20El%20Attal,end%20of%202024.\" style=\"\">30-35% of its shares<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> on the EGX<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.5;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">2025: The Administrative Capital for Urban Development <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/c97e865a-fd8a-4b88-9383-9546964ca6fc\/the-cbe-is-meeting-today-%25e2%2580%2594-analysts-expect-rates-to-remain-unchanged#:~:text=%232%2D%20ACUD%20IPO,in%202Q%202024.\" style=\"\">(ACUD) to launch its EGX debut<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, offering 5-10% of its shares.**<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.5;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">2025: <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/13b15866-b6e1-4e27-97cd-61f38cacc5ed\/we%25e2%2580%2599ll-have-more-on-qalaa%25e2%2580%2599s-debt-buyback-soon#:~:text=%231%E2%80%93%20Basata%20to,other%20transactions%20remotely.\" style=\"\">Basata Holding for Financial Investments to offer 25% stake on the EGX<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> as part of a plan to double its capital to EGP 1.4 bn.**<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.5;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">2025: <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/d78b3f97-3857-41cb-b9d9-e27388f70a29\/hilton-to-triple-its-presence-in-egypt-with-25-new-hotels-in-the-pipeline\" style=\"\">Hilton Cairo Nile Maadi to open early in the year<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, alongside debuts of Tapestry Collection and Curio Collection by Hilton.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.5;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">2025: Palm Hills and Marriott to launch <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/1a12028d-4ce5-44f1-8b64-01d4ca27863d\/al-mashat-meets-with-eu-delegation-to-discuss-unlocking-eur-1.8-bn-investment-guarantee-mechanism#:~:text=Palm%20Hills%20and%20Marriott%20to%20launch%20Ritz%2DCarlton\" style=\"\">The Ritz-Carlton Residences in West Cairo<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, featuring 150 branded units across 45 acres<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.5;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">2025: Jaz Hotel Group to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/4f07f69a-6cf4-41ee-8ddf-a1e73b56af66\/jaz-hotel-group-to-invest-usd-215-mn-to-open-six-new-hotels-in%253cmark%253e-2025%253c%2Fmark%253e.-plus:-pickalbatros-expands-hotel-portfolio-across-morocco\" style=\"\">set up<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> two new hotels in North Coast, two in Hurghada, and two in Marsa Alam <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.5;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">2025: Sunrise Resorts & Cruises to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/25e6ad3b-dbed-489a-87b2-f30662243a1f\/sunrise-resorts-&-cruises-plans-to-add-4k-hotel-rooms-in-2025\" style=\"\">add 4k hotel rooms to its hotels capacity<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.5;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">2025: Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding Company (ECHEM) to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/8fd53fdc-ed59-4219-9f14-e3ab535b0640\/oil-ministry-gets-the-ball-rolling-on-usd-530-mn-sustainable-aviation-fuel-project\" style=\"\">complete studies and kick off production of Egypt\u2019s first sustainable aviation fuels<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> (SAFs).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.5;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">2025: Polaris Parks to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/7fde11b9-edfc-41b8-b607-2fc31f69ee22\/polaris-parks-to-invest-egp-10.5-bn-to-develop-two-new-industrial-parks\" style=\"\">begin development of the industrial park<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> in New October City<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.5;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">2025: EgyptAlum to launch a <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/1172e99e-6721-428e-bf34-f906d6339e94\/egypt%E2%80%99s-el-sisi-ratifies-unified-budget-act-amendments#:~:text=Misr%20Aluminum%20has%20a%20foil%20production%20line%20in%20the\" style=\"\">USD 100 mn foil production line<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> with a 50k-ton annual capacity<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.5;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">2025: Honor to begin operations at its <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/8b6adeb2-4542-420b-b461-22ebaca13fdb\/afdb-could-help-fund-our-1.1-gw-wind-farm.-plus:-news-from-ibn-sina,-palm-hills,-honor#:~:text=Honor%20could%20start,of%20its%20production.\" style=\"\">proposed smartphone manufacturing facility in Egypt<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, with an initial investment of USD 10 mn<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.5;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">2025: Indorama and Phosphate Misr to begin implementation of the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/e61d001a-ad4a-4b9d-a77f-d7300a6fdeed\/we-have-a-usd-500-mn%253cmark%253e-fertilizer%253c%2Fmark%253e-plant-in-the-making.-plus:-fresh-oil-agreements,-investments#:~:text=%231%2D%20Pulse%20check,solar%20panel%20production.\" style=\"\">USD 400-500 mn phosphate fertilizers plant<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> in Ain Sokhna<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.5;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">FY 2025-26: Egypt to issue its <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/ccb5878e-671d-4785-af66-d6daacf66e15\/egypt-to-issue-its-first-local-currency-sukuk-in-fy%253cmark%253e-2025%253c%2Fmark%253e-26\" style=\"\">first EGP-denominated sovereign sukuk<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> to finance public investments outside the general budget<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.5;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">FY 2025-26: The government to begin <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/018eb8f0-33bb-4154-8315-01dd92a8f2db\/adq-will-lay-the-foundation-stone-for-its-ras-el-hekma-project-this-week#:~:text=%232%2D%20Gov%E2%80%99t%20to,%3A48).\" style=\"\">introducing cash-based subsidies<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> on a trial basis in select areas of the country<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.5;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">2025-2027: EUR 4 bn in <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/d11cb8b8-2a7d-4012-b98b-b9abd0e310f5\/eu-approves-the-disbursement-of-eur-1-bn-to-egypt\" style=\"\">concessional loans<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> to follow as part of a EUR 7.4 bn package<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.5;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Baron Hotels to launch two hotels in Egypt with 950 rooms, followed by another with 750 rooms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>May 2026: End of extension for developers on 15% interest rates for land installment payments <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">2027<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">20 January-7 February: Egypt to host the African Games<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">EVENTS WITH NO SET DATE<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">End of 2027: Trial operations at the Dabaa nuclear power plant expected to take place<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">September 2028: First unit of the Dabaa nuclear power plant begins operations<\/span><\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content 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