{"id":659553,"date":"2025-01-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?post_type=issue&#038;p=659553"},"modified":"2025-12-18T03:04:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T03:04:25","slug":"egypt-re-enters-global-debt-market-with-usd-2-bn-eurobond-issuance","status":"publish","type":"issue","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/issues\/egypt-re-enters-global-debt-market-with-usd-2-bn-eurobond-issuance\/","title":{"rendered":"Egypt re-enters global debt market with USD 2 bn eurobond issuance"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"659555\" 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=\"659555\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div 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class=\"wp-image-27482\"\/><\/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\/.70747b77-a052-4db8-9c56-d168f5ed45b8.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Good morning<\/strong><strong>, ladies and gentlemen. <\/strong>Today, the government\u2019s got a few more things it can tick off the to-do list for the fiscal year, with a plan now set in motion to reenter the global debt market and a ten-digit investment boost to efforts to expand the country\u2019s service export industry.<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>BUT FIRST- A shout-out to our friends at Khufu\u2019s<\/strong>, who came in ranked number four in this year\u2019s 50 Best Restaurants in MENA, sponsored by S.Pellegrino &amp; Acqua Panna. Khufu\u2019s is the only non-Dubai restaurant in the top five. We\u2019ll have the full rundown for you in this afternoon\u2019s edition of EnterprisePM, or you can <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theworlds50best.com\/mena\/en\/lists\/1-50\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">check out the ranking here<\/a> and see if your favourite made the list. <\/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>Beware of text messages from scammers pretending to be Egypt Post<\/strong>, Egypt Post <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/story.php?story_fbid=1132269748943444&amp;id=100064812882317&amp;mibextid=wwXIfr&amp;rdid=zg9V05RIhSHz1Jtx#\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">warned in a statement<\/a>. The national postal service will never ask you to click a link to provide additional data or to pay for shopping or other fees via phone or text, Egypt Post clarified.<\/p><hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\"><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>WEATHER- The sun is out in Cairo today<\/strong>, with a high of 21\u00b0C and a low of 12\u00b0C, 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>Over in an overcast Alexandria, there\u2019s a chance of light rain, <\/strong>with a high of 21\u00b0C and a low of 11\u00b0C.<\/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><hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\"><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/enterpriseam.official\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2025\/1\/2088.gif?ssl=1\"><\/a> <\/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>#1- The Higher Education Ministry has stepped in to make sure Trump\u2019s <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/720d2c0d-c292-41df-bd2a-256539fcd86a\/egypt-could-sign-agreements-to-liquefy-cypriot-gas-as-early-as-next-month\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">foreign aid<\/a><\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/720d2c0d-c292-41df-bd2a-256539fcd86a\/egypt-could-sign-agreements-to-liquefy-cypriot-gas-as-early-as-next-month\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">freeze<\/a><\/strong><strong> doesn\u2019t push Egyptians on USAID-funded scholarships out of universities<\/strong>, with the ministry <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/story.php?story_fbid=1132250668945352&amp;id=100064812882317&amp;mibextid=wwXIfr&amp;rdid=3I12sIxg1XECgQ7d\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">saying<\/a> that the 877 students at Egyptian universities will be covered by their universities under the same arrangement \u2014 and beyond this if needs be. The ministry has also asked the American University in Cairo to do the same for its 200 students on USAID scholarships.<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>There\u2019s also USAID-funded students abroad at US universities left in a lurch<\/strong>, but ministry spokesperson Adel Abdel Ghaffar took to the airwaves to reassure concerned parents that \u201cwe also have a small number of master\u2019s students in US universities\u2014no more than seven\u2014who will be closely supported\u201d (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cZliJW29-PU\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">watch, runtime: 7:12<\/a>). <\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Ghaffar denied rumors that AUC had expelled scholarship students from their student<\/strong><strong> lodgings<\/strong>, instead highlighting the university\u2019s \u201ccomplete commitment\u201d to continuing the scholarships for its students. \u201cEach university has committed to bearing the full cost of these scholarships, ensuring that no student\u2019s education or housing is disrupted,\u201d he said.<\/p><hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\"><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><a id=\"wwtt2\"><\/a> <strong>#2- Turkish companies are expected to invest at least USD 300 mn in Egypt in <\/strong><strong>2025<\/strong>, Turkey\u2019s Ambassador to Egypt Salih Mutlu \u015een told <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AsharqbEGY\/status\/1884262841244348432\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Asharq Business<\/a>. \u015een reportedly said to Turkish exporters in Egypt at an event yesterday that Turkish clothing firm <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/aa1bdc9a-fd03-47c7-9928-212a51bd6ba5\/turkish-firms-erciyas-and-eroglu-working-on-setting-up-garments,-pipeline-factories.-plus:-green-core-%2B--egyptian-electronic-waste-recycling-company,-ebrd-%2B-red-sea-wind-energy,-suez-canal-bank-%2B-mint-real-estate-assets,-sympl,-talabat,-enovate#:~:text=%232%2D%20Eroglu%20Holding,jobs%20when%20operational.\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Eroglu Holding<\/a> plans to invest additional USD 120 mn in the Qantara West Industrial Zone. Trade exchange between the two countries could also reach USD 10 bn in 2025, up from USD 8.8 bn last year, he added. <\/p><hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\"><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#3-<\/strong> <strong>The six newly formed private sector advisory committees held their first meeting<\/strong><strong> with Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly yesterday<\/strong>, which the PM marked as the beginning of a \u201cnew state concerned with strengthening the partnership between the government and the private sector,\u201d according to a cabinet <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/100064812882317\/posts\/1132133018957117\/?mibextid=wwXIfr&amp;rdid=F6i7DiNjTcXmaFl3#\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. The meeting focused on discussing the framework of each committee, with members set to meet separately to discuss policy proposals before the at least monthly meeting with Madbouly and the relevant ministers.<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>** We put together a rundown of the committees and their members <\/strong>after the news broke last week. Read the story <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/77f2882d-954e-4a53-a4ec-5c51433c9e96\/gov%25e2%2580%2599t-sets-up-new-advisory-committees-to-ensure-private-sector-involvement-in-decision-making\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p><p class=\"tag-border-left\">CAPITAL MARKETS- <\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><a id=\"wwtt3\"><\/a> <strong>Ezz Steel will voluntarily delist shares from EGX and LSE<\/strong>, with the company\u2019s extraordinary general assembly approving a fair value of EGP 138.15 per share, as determined by BDO Keys for Financial Consultancy, according to an LSE <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.londonstockexchange.com\/news-article\/AEZD\/resolutions-for-extraordinary-general-meeting\/16873717\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">disclosure<\/a>. Shareholders objecting to the delisting or unwilling to remain will have their shares purchased at the set fair value.<\/p><p class=\"tag-border-left\">HAPPENING TODAY- <\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>It\u2019s day one of <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BusinessYaShababExpo\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Business Ya Shabab<\/a><\/strong>, an SME and youth-focussed trade exhibition that will host 150 exhibitors showcasing traditional crafts, handmade products, and startup innovations. The exhibition will run from today until 8 February at Cairo Stadium. <\/p><p class=\"tag-border-left\">HAPPENING NEXT WEEK- <\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The National Dialogue will hold an <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/story.php?story_fbid=603073792483816&amp;id=100083436010455&amp;rdid=Io2neLj30FrAiBbW#\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">emergency session<\/a><\/strong><strong> on Saturday following Trump\u2019s<\/strong><strong> calls to <\/strong><strong>\u201cclean out\u201d Gaza.<\/strong> \u201cThese statements have found no support in the world except from the far-right and Israeli settler extremists. They represent a blatant and humiliating challenge to the entire world,\u201d the group\u2019s board of trustees said.<\/p><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\">THE BIG STORY ABROAD- <\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Another day, another erratic move from US President Donald Trump is taking up the <\/strong><strong>global press\u2019 attention. <\/strong><\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Trump attempted to freeze hundreds of bns of USD in federal aid <\/strong>\u2014 spanning anti-poverty initiatives and Medicaid to thousands of institutions reliant on federal loans \u2014 in order to make sure federal agencies align with his Make America Great Again agenda, before the decision was blocked seconds before it was set to take effect by a judge. The decision will now be deferred to a hearing on 3 February. The 24-hour chaos before the decision was blocked is getting attention everywhere: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/trump-orders-pause-all-federal-grants-loans-2025-01-28\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-01-28\/trump-s-spending-halt-spawns-day-of-chaos-before-getting-blocked?srnd=homepage-middle-east\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/8be21970-6709-4cb3-941d-efb92d457cdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Financial Times<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2025\/01\/28\/us\/trump-news-executive-orders\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Times<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/live\/trump-presidency-updates-day-9\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">AP<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/policy\/white-house-orders-pause-of-federal-financial-assistance-programs-8362a8e0?mod=hp_lead_pos1\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">WSJ<\/a>.<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>In business news, Trump said Microsoft is in talks to buy TikTok ahead of its impending ban in the US<\/strong>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/trump-says-microsoft-is-talks-acquire-tiktok-2025-01-28\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> reports<strong>. <\/strong>The tech giant was previously in talks to acquire a US unit of TikTok that would be separate from its Chinese parent ByteDance in 2020 before talks collapsed. <\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ALSO- US tech shares recovered some of their losses after the <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/4a073ab0-c58f-4de9-aa2f-e6ed2b0e6409\/chinese-ai-model-threatens-us-dominance-with-a-fraction-of-the-cost\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">DeepSeek selloff<\/a><\/strong><strong> a day earlier<\/strong>, with AI chip giant Nvidia gaining 8.9%. 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The bonds carry an initial trading range of 9.75-10%, with the price expected to drop 1 to 2 percentage points below the indicative yield at trading, a senior Finance Ministry official told EnterpriseAM. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The timeline: <\/strong>The bonds will trade with a price stabilization period beginning yesterday and running through 28 February, with an additional 5% worth of bonds on the table to be allocated if desired.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>We saw this coming:<\/strong> Last week we were the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/3930eebd-fc5a-4bc7-b7a3-5960ba471fc1\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">first to report<\/a> that the Madbouly government was planning a jump back into international debt markets within weeks, with the government seeking to take advantage of rising investor interest in Egyptian debt.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Remember: <\/strong>The government last issued eurobonds in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/0fcbee26-6e79-473b-acfe-a8c7c7de76c1\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">late 2021<\/a>, selling USD 6.75 bn in bonds across two issuances in February and September. Since then, high global interest rates and domestic currency market instability have discouraged the issuance of USD-denominated debt on international markets, with the only exception a USD 1.5 bn sukuk issuance in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/6152c0e0-66bd-48d5-b73f-1de6cac73e6c\/egypt%25e2%2580%2599s-debut-usd-1.5-bn-sovereign%253cmark%253e-sukuk%253c%2Fmark%253e-issuance-wraps-4x-oversubscribed\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">February 2023<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>This issuance has been months in the making: <\/strong>Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk reportedly told investors in London <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/2231fb64-06b2-46fd-806a-eb46bbaead17\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">back in September<\/a> that Egypt aimed to issue USD 3 bn in eurobonds and other debt instruments by the end of the fiscal year this coming June. The government has planned to use a diverse array of debt instruments \u2014 including phased issuances of eurobonds, sukuk, and bonds backed by guarantees from institutions like the IMF \u2014 in order to reduce borrowing costs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The story also caught the attention of the int\u2019l press: <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-01-28\/egypt-to-sell-2-billion-of-bonds-in-first-issuance-in-two-years\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">FURTHER ISSUANCES COULD INCLUDE A USD 1.5 BN SUKUK OFFERING-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What\u2019s next? <\/strong>Our source told us that they expect another issuance in the spring \u2014 likely a USD 1.5 bn sovereign sukuk offering \u2014 as there is currently market appetite for such instruments. The next fiscal year may also see Egypt issue its first social bonds in 4Q 2025, the source noted. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The gov\u2019t is eyeing renewed passive flows:<\/strong> Egypt also <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/dcf991e8-4a1f-452f-a564-0799601e83e5\/egypt-wants-to-get-back-on-jpmorgan%25e2%2580%2599s-em-indices\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">aims to rejoin<\/a> JPMorgan\u2019s widely-tracked emerging-market sovereign bond index next year as part of a strategy to extend average debt maturities to 4-5 years, according to the source. Rejoining the index could also bring new passive flows into a local debt market that has until this point seen new portfolio inflows dominated by investment in short-term T-bills.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>It\u2019s all about safeguarding<\/strong><strong> against another FX crisis: <\/strong>FX liquidity has improved significantly since Ras El Hekma, with the proceeds of the agreement \u2014 and others \u2014 helping settle a portion of our debt and supporting increases in our net international reserves and net foreign asset position, HC Securities\u2019 Heba Mounir told EnterpriseAM. \u201cHowever, as long as we have a trade deficit, we will continue to have a financing gap \u2014 and the government wants to avoid a repeat of the severe FX shortage that Egypt experienced in the last few years. It\u2019s all about improving our FX liquidity to be able to pay off our external debt, and this issuance will help the government to pay off its debts with a longer maturity until our FX inflow improves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ICYMI: <\/strong>Kouchouk stated <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/cef4f636-c402-4a80-b678-30722a3294bf\/kouchouk-lays-out-what%25e2%2580%2599s-next-for-egypt%25e2%2580%2599s-economy-with-lamis-el-hadidi\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">earlier this month<\/a> that the government aims to reduce Egypt\u2019s debt-to-GDP ratio to 85% by the end of this fiscal year, with the government also set on decreasing the external debt by USD 2 bn annually in order to bring the debt within sustainable levels. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ADVISORS- <\/strong>Our friends at HSBC are 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Agency (ITIDA), according to a cabinet <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/pfbid029X8YceZF727LSfuxYVJ6bjBcf616jVEgrG2g5toRbfnUfT34EPBNpGVztrdKbi1tl\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. The four-year plan will see the company create 16k jobs and increase its total workforce to 35k employees by 2028.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Concentrix will also open up shop in Mansoura under the plan<\/strong>, in addition to its 11 currently operating centres across Cairo, Giza, Alexandria, and Hurghada that it has built up since it began operations in the country in 2009. At present, its services are offered in 12 languages and cover sectors from e-commerce to tourism and from healthcare to transportation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Also in the cards are call centers using voice over internet protocol<\/strong> \u2014 known in the industry as VoIP \u2014 which the American multinational was <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/9220d288-920c-4df5-94ee-7981af640f65\/vodafone-international-services,-raya-cx,-and-others-given-greenlight-to-open-new-call-centers.-plus:-glaxosmithkline,-nhs-%2B-eha,-msmeda-%2B-tanmiya-capital-ventures\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">granted a license for<\/a> in November. The other companies that received licenses were Vodafone International Services, Raya CX, Telecom Egypt\u2019s Xceed, Capgemini Egypt, Genpact Egypt, and TTEC.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What they said:<\/strong> \u201cExpanding our operations here is a strategic move that reflects our confidence in Egypt as a rising global business hub. This expansion, which includes an investment of USD 1 bn dollars over the next four years, also underscores our commitment to developing local talent, growing our presence worldwide, and cementing Egypt\u2019s role as a key player in the global outsourcing market,\u201d Concentrix CEO Chris Caldwell said. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>This isn\u2019t the only big-ticket outsourcing project we\u2019ve heard about in the last few<\/strong><strong> months<\/strong>, with Madrid-based business process outsourcing (BPO) firm Konecta <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/7b1e126b-ad14-46f2-af12-b721a56f9f3e\/spanish-konecta-announces-usd-100-mn-egypt-expansion-plans\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">setting up a regional HQ<\/a> here as part of a USD 100 mn three-year investment plan, Foundever <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/549a5baf-ceb6-4394-99bd-749bcd12343a\/global-call-center-giant-foundever-to-increase-investments-to-eur-65-mn-to-expand-egypt-operations\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">upping its investment to EUR 65 mn<\/a> and hiring an additional 4k Egyptians, and Deloitte <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/479d1118-3271-4d60-b6c7-7bf9d47d4a34\/deloitte-launches-cairo-innovation-hub-with-three-year,-usd-30-mn-investment-to-boost-service-exports\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">launching its new innovation hub in Cairo<\/a> and pledging a three-year USD 30 mn investment to employ 5k of the country\u2019s \u201ctop-tier talent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Remember, the government <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/7d879796-4109-462b-9ee1-a2c67735df9f\/egypt-is-boosting-its-digital-infrastructure,-with-big-targets-for-the-next-few-years\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">wants to see<\/a><\/strong><strong> digital exports bring in USD 9 bn into the<\/strong><strong> economy annually as of 2026<\/strong> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/0972661b-a8a3-4d61-9802-d9d9fd984327\/a-look-through-gov%25e2%2580%2599t-targets-for-the-infrastructure-sector-over-the-next-six-years\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">then up to<\/a> USD 13 bn by 2030. We\u2019re yet to hear the most recent figures for 2024, but Egypt\u2019s digital exports <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/f840fd1c-f1a8-4436-bdc2-6e617b94e55e\/shoukry-in-brussels\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">brought in USD 6.2 bn in 2023<\/a>, up 26.5% y-o-y from 2022. 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style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Mal<\/a> reports, citing unnamed government sources.<\/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 we know:<\/strong> The factory will have a production capacity of 300 MW, most of which will go to Gulf markets with a smaller percentage feeding the local market, according to the sources. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>AOI has another solar panel manufacturing project brewing:<\/strong> The state-backed organization inked an agreement with Sweden's Sunshine Pro <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/660fdb62-1688-4e26-9b85-5ddd98f252a7\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">last month<\/a> to build a joint solar panel manufacturing project, with investments of USD 200-300 mn. The project will have a production capacity of 1 GW of panels when fully operational, all of which will be exported to European markets. The facility will <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/f1f9d07c-5402-42ed-8abe-88cc6c8995ff\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">kick off operations<\/a> in July.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Remember:<\/strong> AOI head Mokhtar Abdel Latif told Al Mal last week that AOI is ready to establish more partnerships with both foreign and Arab investors on solar panel production.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Localizing solar panels?<\/strong> Localizing the manufacture of PV cells is <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/d3fdb838-5768-4201-8be9-a6cdc8b3aa29\/a-deep-dive-into-egypt%25e2%2580%2599s-localization-efforts\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">on the Madbouly<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/d3fdb838-5768-4201-8be9-a6cdc8b3aa29\/a-deep-dive-into-egypt%25e2%2580%2599s-localization-efforts\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">government\u2019s agenda<\/a> \u2014 it is one of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/0c63a1e3-9d75-4490-864e-ba087d245a77\/egypt-wants-to-localize-the-manufacture-of-12-products\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">12 products<\/a> the government wants to begin manufacturing locally. 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El Baz is taking over from Sherif Farouk, who was named Supply Minister in the latest cabinet shuffle. El Baz brings over 30 years of experience to the position \u2014 she held leadership positions at the NBE and Barclays.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Remember: <\/strong>CIT Minister Amr Talaat <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/ad41d3b9-8a97-44f1-868d-5a11b7582a77\/cit-minister-appoints-daila%253cmark%253e-el-baz%253c%2Fmark%253e-as-egypt-post-chairperson\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">tapped El Baz<\/a> as interim chairperson of Egypt Post and CIT Minister advisor for postal services in October. <\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/egypt-post\/\">Egypt Post<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/moves\/\">moves<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"659567 advertiser\" class=\"issue-section enterprise-adv\">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                            \"\r\n            id=\"659567\">\r\n            \r\n            <div class=\"story__body\">\r\n\r\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/01\/29\/659567\/\">\r\n                    <div class=\"photo photo--above\">\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n\r\n                \n<article id=\"post-659567\" class=\"content-area-description single-story post-659567 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-advertiser wpautop entry\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sodic.com\/SodicContactUs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2024\/12\/1921.jpg?ssl=1\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"659568\" 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=\"659568\">\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\">LAST NIGHT\u2019S TALK SHOWS<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/01\/29\/trumps-claims-of-el-sisi-phone-call-rejected-and-ridiculed-on-the-airwaves\/\">\r\n                            Trump\u2019s claims of El Sisi phone call rejected and ridiculed on the airwaves                        <\/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\/29\/trumps-claims-of-el-sisi-phone-call-rejected-and-ridiculed-on-the-airwaves\/\" 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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So far, there is no official information or indication of such a call between Trump and El Sisi from the relevant authorities in either Egypt or the US,\u201d he added. <\/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<\/strong><strong> 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>\u201cI have never seen lying reach the level of heads of state\u2026We are living in an age of<\/strong><strong> wonders<\/strong>,\u201d political commentator Mostafa El Feki told Sherif Amer (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=btvPYW4aThQ\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">watch, runtime: 22:25<\/a>). The news was covered across the airwaves, including by Lamees El Hadidi on Kelma Akhira (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sUr6bXzMWPM\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">watch, runtime: 5:53<\/a>) and Mohamed Sherdy on Al Hayah Al Youm (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zFhzzd91bEg\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">watch, runtime: 2:53<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The nation\u2019s hosts also continued to lambast Trump\u2019s call to ethnically cleanse the strip<\/strong>, with Lamees El Hadidi covering the topic for a third night in a row and painting the proposal as \u201cunrealistic and dangerous\u201d on Kelma Akhira (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YNPudnJsHsw\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">watch, runtime: 1:03<\/a>). Regular pundits also joined in, like El Fiki, who told Amer that \"Trump's proposals are unacceptable, widely rejected in the Arab world, and pose a threat to peace and security in the region, potentially leading to disastrous consequences.\"<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Like many of her fellow hosts, El Hadidi called for a unified Arab response<\/strong>, telling her audience that \u201cthe region cannot afford more instability, and this idea is a recipe for disaster.\u201d (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tj0IQuNvQWk\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">watch, runtime: 1:23<\/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\/gaza\/\">Gaza<\/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                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"659570\" 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=\"659570\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">7<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">Also on our Radar<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/01\/29\/govt-on-the-lookout-for-new-partner-for-usd-2-3-bn-pumped-storage-hydropower-project-in-ataka-plus-kfh-egypt-dsquares-prepit-ci-capital-aria-technologies-mm-group-coca-cola\/\">\r\n                            Gov\u2019t on the lookout for new partner for USD 2.3 bn pumped storage hydropower project in Ataka. 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The Chinese state-owned company initially inked an agreement to build the 2.4 GW project all the way back in 2015.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Reoffering the project already seems to be going well,<\/strong> with Indian, Chinese, and European companies reportedly showing initial interest in the project. <\/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>SOUND SMART:<\/strong> Pumped storage hydropower works by using surplus electricity to pump water uphill into a reservoir in periods of low demand or high supply, releasing it downhill through turbines to generate electricity when demand rises or supply falls. This energy storage method allows networks that rely on solar and wind power to keep the lights on even when the wind drops or the sun goes down.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Ataka isn\u2019t the only pumped storage hydropower project in the pipeline<\/strong>, with the government reportedly having wrapped up studies for two pumped storage hydropower projects in Luxor and Qena with a combined capacity of 2 GW and price tag of up to USD 2.5 bn.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">BANKING-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Ahli United Bank<\/strong><strong>\u2019s Egypt arm has rebranded as Kuwait Finance House Bank (KFH <\/strong><strong>Egypt)<\/strong>, parent company Kuwait Finance House Chairman Hamad Al Marzouq said yesterday during a press conference attended by EnterpriseAM.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The newly rebranded entity is planning to launch a new range of Sharia-compliant<\/strong><strong> services in the country<\/strong>, which Al Marzouq described as \"a promising market with great growth potential\u201d at the presser.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Remember: <\/strong>Kuwait Finance House <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/ff5afe51-be3d-4d39-8f4a-f6e00eb275de\/one-of-the-year%25e2%2580%2599s-biggest-banking-takeovers-just-took-place-in-the-middle-east\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">acquired<\/a> Bahrain\u2019s Ahli United Bank in 2022 in a USD 11.6 bn agreement, creating a combined entity which then held some USD 115 bn in assets \u2014 making it one of the Gulf\u2019s largest lenders. Its new owner completed moving the bank entirely over to Islamic banking as of last <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kfh.com\/home\/Personal\/news\/2024\/KFH-Group-Completes-the-Conversion-of-Ahli-United-Bank---Egypt-to-Sharia-Compliant-Banking.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">September<\/a>, as detailed in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/1\/2072.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement (pdf)<\/a> accompanying the rebrand.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">M&A-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Egyptian loyalty program developer Dsquares has acquired 51% of Egyptian startup<\/strong><strong> Prepit<\/strong> to expand the provision of affordable loyalty programs for SMEs, CEO Marwan Kenawy told <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alborsaanews.com\/2025\/01\/28\/1864822\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Al Borsa<\/a>. The seven figure acquisition will help integrate the two companies and support expansion plans into Saudi Arabia, followed by Jordan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">INVESTMENT-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>CI Capital Asset Management has successfully <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/e04d51a9-5730-4f61-bc7f-d474cd7b257b\/kouchouk-lays-out-plan-for-ensuring-economic-stability.-plus:-news-from-fincart,%253cmark%253e-ci%253c%2Fmark%253e%253cmark%253e-capital%253c%2Fmark%253e,-sport-ministry\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">closed the subscription<\/a><\/strong><strong> for its <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cicapital.com\/service_type\/ci-ctor\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">sectoral<\/a><\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cicapital.com\/service_type\/ci-ctor\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">equity investment fund (aka CI-ctor)<\/a><\/strong><strong> on Monday, after receiving strong investor demand.<\/strong> The EGP 50 mn fund is designed to cater to investors seeking exposure to sector-focused investments in EGX-listed companies. CI Capital Holding\u2019s share price rose 0.85% to EGP 5.90 by yesterday\u2019s close.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The fund will allocate capital across five sectoral issuances<\/strong> covering real estate and construction, technology and communications, export sectors, consumer sectors, and digital payments. Investors should be able to purchase and redeem units daily starting next month.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">EXPANSION-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Industrial<\/strong> <strong>robot manufacturer <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ariatechnologies.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Aria Technologies<\/a><\/strong><strong> plans to launch a factory in Saudi<\/strong><strong> Arabia by the end of 2025<\/strong>, sales manager Mohamed El Kholy told <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/almalnews.com\/premium\/%d8%a3%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%a7-%d8%aa%d9%83%d9%86%d9%88%d9%84%d9%88%d8%ac%d9%8a%d8%b2-%d8%aa%d8%af%d8%b4%d9%86-%d9%85%d8%b5%d9%86%d8%b9%d9%8b%d8%a7-%d9%84%d8%a5%d9%86%d8%aa%d8%a7%d8%ac-%d8%a7\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Al Mal<\/a>. The Giza Systems subsidiary will launch the factory with an initial production capacity of 50-60 robots per year, followed by a plan to increase output by 15-20% annually. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The company is also weighing options for domestic growth<\/strong>, with Badr City and Tenth of Ramadan City under consideration for a new factory, according to El Kholy. A decision is expected by the end of the first quarter of the year, clearing the path for construction to commence in the second half of the year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">AUTOMOTIVE-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>MM Group for Industry and International Trade will be supercar maker Lamborghini\u2019s <\/strong><strong>official Egypt representative<\/strong>, under an agreement inked between the two, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/1\/2018.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/1\/2018.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">(pdf)<\/a>. The company\u2019s first showroom for Automobili Lamborghini and service center in Cairo is set to open by 2Q 2025. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Market reax: <\/strong>Following the news, the company\u2019s share price rose 4.2% to EGP 7.4 a share by the end of trading yesterday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">LOGISTICS-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Trial operations at the Suez Canal Container Terminal\u2019s expanded East Port Said <\/strong><strong>facilities will start in April<\/strong>, according to a Suez Canal Economic Zone <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/pfbid07ZLQdvfM1tJc1h3M9YoxgbdCt2XyKFNapTWcp3un7pVhbFA8Acz8y4kRm4K2X1XTl\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. The expansion will increase capacity from 5 mn to 7 mn TEUs annually. AP Moller-Maersk signed a USD 500 mn <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/458ecb73-0cc1-4a59-8962-eacb4602b09d\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">agreement<\/a> with the SCZone in 2022 to expand East Port Said port by 40% by building the new berth to add an extra 2 mn TEU of annual capacity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Sound smart:<\/strong> A TEU is the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flexport.com\/glossary\/twenty-foot-equivalent-unit\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flexport.com\/glossary\/twenty-foot-equivalent-unit\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">standard unit<\/a> for a shipping container \u2014 the corrugated metal things you\u2019ve seen being hauled on highways, stacked in ports, and carried on the deck of vessels. It stands for a twenty-foot equivalent unit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">LEGISLATION-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The House of Representatives approved a USD 500 mn loan from the World Bank\u2019s International Bank for <\/strong><strong>Reconstruction and Development,<\/strong> which will support Egypt's budget, enhance economic competitiveness, and help with the country\u2019s green transition. However, the loan was met with criticism from some corners of the House, with MP Ahmed Farghali describing the loan \u201cas another piece of evidence that the government is still involved in excessive borrowing\u201d and MP Ahmed El Sharkawy arguing that its 35 year repayment period means \u201cit\u2019s the next generations who will bear the burden of this loan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">MANUFACTURING-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Coca-Cola HBC officially launched operations of its new USD 31.5 mn production line<\/strong> in its Sadat City facility, according to an Industry Ministry <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/pfbid0vb5NwxgCuDpYpq77Z6LkzWXf5RU3H59nee9Kk4t3m1CRUQsPzGTTRhS1pXBQanf4l?rdid=32GHZSSNv3BUFnMs#\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. The new production line has an annual output capacity of 172 mn liters and relies on 95% locally sourced components, with its production set to primarily serve the domestic market with potential for export expansion.<\/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\/ahli-united-bank\/\">Ahli United Bank<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\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\/automotive\/\">automotive<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n       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class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<aside>\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"newspack-popup-container newspack-popup hidden  newspack-inline-popup  newspack-lightbox-no-border   \"\r\n\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\r\n\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#000\"\r\n\t\t\t\tid=\"id_408150\"\r\n\t\t\t\tdata-segments=\"\"\r\n\t\t\t\tdata-frequency=\"0,0,0,month\"\r\n\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-light-gray-background-color has-background\" 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\/.d02cfdc1-dad5-4a70-b640-3324d4e674d6.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <strong>Private equity stakes traded globally on the secondary market hit a record USD 162 bn <\/strong><strong>last year<\/strong>, up 45% y-o-y, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/e8bbc1b8-93fb-4f0f-9c95-65341c299f30\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Financial Times<\/a> reports, citing a review by investment bank Jefferies. The trend comes as investors exit PE funds in response to a protracted dryspell in new big-ticket acquisitions leads, while fund managers themselves are increasingly offloading stakes to new funds.<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>By the numbers: <\/strong>Volumes represent a 20% increase compared to the previous peak in 2021, when the pandemic triggered a global sell-off. Private capital firms also recorded a 44% y-o-y increase in asset sales at USD 75 bn in 2024, often using continuation vehicles \u2014 selling assets within the same firm.<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The rationale:<\/strong> The move to the secondary market comes as funds are struggling to exit investments via IPOs or other transactions that offer appealing valuations, limiting their access to liquidity needed to pay fund backers, the FT said. Higher interest rates and lower consumer spending also increased pressures on PE funds, as a record number of private equity-backed firms in the US filed for bankruptcy last year, a study by S&amp;P <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spglobal.com\/market-intelligence\/en\/news-insights\/articles\/2025\/1\/pe-backed-company-bankruptcies-in-us-reach-record-high-in-2024-87023731\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">showed<\/a>.<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The Trump era may alleviate some pressure: <\/strong>Antitrust regulations in the US and Europe in recent years have also limited M&amp;A activity and made exits even harder. However, economists are predicting that President Trump\u2019s second tenure promises a more business friendly regulatory environment.<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Anticipation of Trump\u2019s pro-business policies led investors to sell stakes at a smaller <\/strong><strong>discount, <\/strong>6% below net asset value, compared to 9% the year before, signalling confidence in an upcoming recovery of M&amp;A activity that will facilitate exits, the FT reported.<\/p><p class=\"tag-border-left\">MARKETS THIS MORNING-<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>It\u2019s a calm morning as most Asian markets are closed for the Lunar New Year holiday<\/strong>, except for Japan\u2019s Nikkei, which is up 0.6%. <strong>Meanwhile, Wall Street futures are unchanged <\/strong>as investors anticipate the Fed\u2019s decisions on interest rates.<\/p><div class=\"stock-ticker-panel\">\n<table class=\"table stock-ticker-table markets-table\">\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>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\">29,647<\/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: -0.3%)<\/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>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 50.13<\/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 50.26<\/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 50.17<\/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 50.27<\/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-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>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\">12,421<\/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: +3.2%)<\/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>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\">9,550<\/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\">-0.03% (YTD: +1.4%)<\/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\">5177<\/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: +0.4%)<\/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>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\">6068<\/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\">+0.9% (YTD: +3.2%)<\/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>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\">8534<\/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: +4.4%)<\/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\">5196<\/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: +6.1%)<\/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>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 77.49<\/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-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>Natural gas (Nymex)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" 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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 2794.60<\/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\">+1.0%<\/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>BTC<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 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  \n<article id=\"post-659574\" class=\"content-area-description post-659574 hardhat type-hardhat status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-hardhat tag-enterpriseam tag-hardhat tag-tourism wpautop entry\">\n\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\"> <strong>Gov\u2019t mulls establishing new authority to manage Downtown Cairo revamp:<\/strong> The government has proposals in the works to establish a new independent authority that would be responsible for managing, operating, and realizing Downtown Cairo\u2019s potential following its restoration, government sources tell EnterpriseAM.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Remember: <\/strong>The Sovereign Fund of Egypt is in charge of a plan to revamp Downtown Cairo, which it is developing alongside the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and two other international advisers. <\/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>Madbouly highlighted Downtown revamp as one of two mega tourism projects in the <\/strong><strong>pipeline: <\/strong>\u201cWe are currently putting the final touches on two very large tourism projects with the aim of doubling hotel capacity in the area surrounding the Giza Pyramids, the Grand Egyptian Museum, and downtown,\u201d Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly <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\">said last month<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The plan for the area includes the privatization of former ministerial HQs: <\/strong>With government ministries and authorities moving to the new capital, the government has sought to find ways to take advantage of its numerous now empty properties in the heart of downtown. The government <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/457a61c7-92d0-4f8b-b17c-436dad90950f\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">transferred its ownership<\/a> of a set of ministerial headquarters to the Sovereign Fund of Egypt last year in its efforts to sell off or repurpose the properties, which included the headquarters of the Foreign Ministry on the Nile Corniche, the headquarters for the ministries of trade, tourism, transport, justice, education, housing, health, supply, social solidarity, and military production. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The Mogamma may also soon be a place you actually want to visit: <\/strong>Work is underway to turn the Mogamma Tahrir building into <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/a6a6594a-17e9-439f-923c-fa00803a7e7f\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">a 450-room, five-star hotel<\/a> under the brand Cairo House Hotel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>There\u2019s even been talk of a skyscraper: <\/strong>Former SFE boss Ayman Soliman <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/457a61c7-92d0-4f8b-b17c-436dad90950f\/egypt-transfers-ownership-of-gov%25e2%2580%2599t-hqs-to-the-sovereign-fund-of-egypt\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">in comments to the<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/457a61c7-92d0-4f8b-b17c-436dad90950f\/egypt-transfers-ownership-of-gov%25e2%2580%2599t-hqs-to-the-sovereign-fund-of-egypt\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">press<\/a> \u201cdid not rule out\u201d reports that a skyscraper could be constructed on the former headquarters of the National Democratic Party next to the Egyptian Museum. The former Interior Ministry compound will be turned into a business park that will cater primarily to startups and tourism and is set to include a three-star Moxy hotel by Marriott, Soliman added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>But economic headwinds over the last several years have presented setbacks: <\/strong>As a case in point, back in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/5e2c7525-b281-40e9-8cca-f2963cef86e4\/emirati-saudi-consortium-pulls-out-of%253cmark%253e-ndp%253c%2Fmark%253e-hq-redevelopment-project-amid-rising-costs\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">August<\/a> a consortium of the UAE\u2019s Al Shafar General Contracting (ASGC) Group and Saudi Egyptian Developers (SED) backed out of an agreement to work on the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/abf4a31b-be3f-4078-8e89-d6452b339536\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">USD 5 bn redevelopment<\/a> of the former National Democratic Party (NDP) headquarters in central Cairo due to increased construction costs following the EGP float. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The new Madbouly gov\u2019t continues to be committed to the project: <\/strong>Despite the substantial costs incurred amid inflation and currency fluctuations, the government is committed to completing the redevelopment efforts despite a jump in total costs to EGP 80 bn, a senior Housing Ministry official told us. Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly has also highlighted the importance of renewing Downtown Cairo and optimizing use of the area, particularly following the relocation of ministries to the new administrative capital. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>That\u2019s where the new authority comes in: <\/strong>The new entity is envisioned as overseeing the investment management of the redeveloped areas, with the authority authorized to issue tenders, receive investment proposals, and conduct feasibility studies to identify possible investments.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Paving the way for investments, tourism expansion:<\/strong> Creating an institutional framework for managing the district\u2019s assets is at the top of the ministry\u2019s list of priorities, Housing Minister Sherif El Sherbiny noted. The ministry\u2019s plan focuses primarily on enhancing the investment environment in the area, while also situating its redevelopment within plans to strengthen Egypt\u2019s tourism industry and market Cairo as a travel destination.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The geographic remit:<\/strong> The new authority would oversee an area spanning 20k feddans in central Cairo \u2014 encompassing the area between the Nile and the Citadel to the southeast and Azbakeya and Attaba to the southwest.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>A new working group to check up on the plan\u2019s progress: <\/strong>PM Madbouly has assigned a working group to propose mechanisms for implementing the plan and achieving its goals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>There\u2019s one catch \u2014 the new authority will need legislative approval to take over the <\/strong><strong>redevelopment process.<\/strong> In the meantime, a temporary administrative body composed of various government entities operating under the auspices of the Sovereign Fund of Egypt will continue to oversee the area\u2019s operations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Your top infrastructure stories for the week:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Taqa Arabia to power the Golden Triangle Zone:<\/strong> Taqa Arabia is set to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/4ae91908-7078-4c63-bd86-edde496e7f5e\/simplex-plans-ksa-expansion-with-riyadh-cnc-factory.-plus:-madinet-masr,-taqa-arabia,-money-fellows,-al-amal-auto\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">develop<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/4ae91908-7078-4c63-bd86-edde496e7f5e\/simplex-plans-ksa-expansion-with-riyadh-cnc-factory.-plus:-madinet-masr,-taqa-arabia,-money-fellows,-al-amal-auto\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">utilities<\/a> for the Golden Triangle Economic Zone in Safaga, including electricity, gas, water, and waste management.<\/li>\n<li><strong>TE activates 2Africa\u2019s Mediterranean link:<\/strong> Telecom Egypt (TE) and Cisco <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/1c41960c-861b-4c94-849a-ea0a99cf28a0\/orascom-construction,-hassan-allam-construction,-elsewedy-electric%e2%80%99s-rowad-near-completion-of-usd-1-bn-tripoli-third-ring-road.-plus:-siac-construction,-al-amal-auto-+-forthing,-ariston,-telecom-egypt-+-cisco\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">have<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/1c41960c-861b-4c94-849a-ea0a99cf28a0\/orascom-construction,-hassan-allam-construction,-elsewedy-electric%e2%80%99s-rowad-near-completion-of-usd-1-bn-tripoli-third-ring-road.-plus:-siac-construction,-al-amal-auto-+-forthing,-ariston,-telecom-egypt-+-cisco\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">activated a Mediterranean subsea link<\/a> 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.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\/hardhat\/\">Hardhat<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/tourism\/\">tourism<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:19.8%\"><\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"659576\" class=\"issue-section \">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div 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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;\">28-29 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 style=\"font-weight:400;\">13-17 February (Thursday-Monday): The 10th Annual Conference of the Businesswomen of Egypt 21 Association, the Arab League HQ, 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;\">17 February: (Monday): Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides will visit 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>The Suez Canal Container Terminal will begin trial <\/span><span>operations<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> for its expanded East Port Said facilities.<\/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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