{"id":665461,"date":"2025-05-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?post_type=issue&#038;p=665461"},"modified":"2025-12-18T05:26:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T05:26:38","slug":"sfe-veteranss-morpho-investments-reaches-first-close-of-inaugural-fund","status":"publish","type":"issue","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/issues\/sfe-veteranss-morpho-investments-reaches-first-close-of-inaugural-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"SFE veterans\u2019s Morpho Investments reaches first close of inaugural fund"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"665463\" 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=\"665463\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div 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style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Good m<\/strong><strong>orning, friends.<\/strong> We have a pretty heavy news day for you led by investment news \u2014 Sovereign Fund of Egypt\u2019s Ayman Soliman and Ihab Rizk\u2019s newly-launched Morpho Investments reached USD 55 mn first close of its inaugural fund. We also dive into the latest on the anticipated electricity price hike and what analysts think will happen when the central bank\u2019s Monetary Policy Committee meets later this week. <\/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\"><a id=\"wwtt1\"><\/a> <strong>WEATHER- <\/strong>It\u2019s another sunny day in Cairo, with a high of 32\u00b0C and a low of 18\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>It\u2019s a little cooler in Alexandria<\/strong>, with a high of 26\u00b0C and a low of 17\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><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ICYMI- Missed this week\u2019s Inside Industry? <\/strong>In our weekly vertical exploring all things industry and manufacturing, we looked at how global trade tensions are fueling local industries. Check out the story <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/13909b1f-a4f4-4638-910a-a71776d57a56\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/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\"><a id=\"wwtt2\"><\/a> <strong>Today is the se<\/strong><strong>cond and last day of the IMF\u2019s <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imf.org\/en\/News\/Seminars\/Conferences\/2025\/05\/18\/imf-middle-east-north-africa-inaugural-research-conference\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">MENA Research Conference<\/a><\/strong><strong> in Cairo.<\/strong> The two-day conference, organized by the IMF and the Onsi Sawiris School of Business at the American University in Cairo, is bringing together academics, researchers, and policymakers to discuss regional and global economic issues. The forum also aims to bolster economic research skills in finance ministries and central banks in the region. You can check out the full agenda on the IMF\u2019s website.<\/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\"><a id=\"wwtt3\"><\/a> <strong>Israel launched an <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/05\/18\/2025\/israel-intensifies-gaza-offensive-as-ceasefire-talks-resume-in-doha\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">extensive ground operation<\/a><\/strong><strong> in Gaza<\/strong>, following days of intense airstrikes across the territory that killed hundreds. The IDF will work on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2025\/05\/18\/israel-ground-operation-gaza\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">dividing the territory and forcibly moving Gazans<\/a> in the coming weeks, while allowing \u201ca basic amount of food\u201d for the starving population to prevent a hunger crisis from developing. <\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Not many details have been announced on the ground offensive<\/strong>, framed as a way to pressure Hamas into agreeing to release captives. The attack comes after weeks of Israel <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/05\/18\/world\/middleeast\/israel-gaza-ground-operation.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">shattering a fragile ceasefire<\/a> in March and blocking all aid shipments, with continuous bombardment killing some 3.2k people in Gaza in the span of two months.<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ALSO- <\/strong>Former US President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cwywqg7lq1zo\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">aggressive form of<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cwywqg7lq1zo\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">prostate cancer<\/a>. The 82-years-old politician was the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/05\/18\/us\/politics\/biden-prostate-cancer.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">oldest-serving president<\/a> in American history.<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2024\/5\/2495.jpg?ssl=1\"><\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>*** It\u2019s Blackboard day:<\/strong> We have our weekly look at the business of education in Egypt, from pre-K through the highest reaches of higher ed. <\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>In today\u2019s issue:<\/strong> We dive into Uptown 6 October\u2019s plans to bring GSM to Egypt with EGP 1.3 bn international school.<\/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\/imf\/\">IMF<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/what-were-tracking-today\/\">What We&#039;re Tracking Today<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"665465 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=\"665465\">\r\n            \r\n            <div class=\"story__body\">\r\n\r\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/05\/19\/665465\/\">\r\n                    <div class=\"photo photo--above\">\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n\r\n                \n<article id=\"post-665465\" class=\"content-area-description single-story post-665465 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.thetrifactory.com\/SomabayEnduranceFestival2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2025\/5\/1206.jpg?ssl=1\"><\/a><\/span><\/p><div class=\"grouped-tags\">\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetrifactory.com\/SomabayEnduranceFestival2025\" style=\"\">The Somabay Endurance Festival<\/a><\/span><span> returns for its 7th edition from Thursday, May 29 to Saturday, May 31, 2025, at the Red Sea. 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The fund \u2014 dubbed Morpho Fund I \u2014 was supported by a group of local and regional \u201chigh-net-worth\u201d family offices and institutional investors. The fund will target companies across the Middle East and Africa, with around 60% allocated to Egyptian companies, Co-Founder and Managing Partner Ihab Rizk told EnterpriseAM. <\/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>A fast close:<\/strong> The firm reached first close in less than half the time originally projected \u2014 it initially aimed to raise USD 30 mn in 18-36 months, but it hit its first close in six months, Co-Founder and Managing Partner Ayman Soliman told EnterpriseAM. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>About Morpho:<\/strong> Morpho Investments is a firm focused on supporting \u201ctransformative growth\u201d in the Middle East and Africa. It offers businesses minority growth capital to expand across markets, diversify their revenue streams, and manage economic risks. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Key sectors: <\/strong>The PE focuses on \u201csectors underpinning real economic growth, such as manufacturing, food, logistics, healthcare, and enabling industries that facilitate crossborder trade and integration,\u201d the release said. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Big names in the driver\u2019s seat: <\/strong>Regular readers of EnterpriseAM will recognize both names \u2014 Soliman was the founding CEO of the Sovereign Fund of Egypt (SFE), prior to that he held roles at Gemini Holding and EFG Hermes and Rizk was the investment director of education, agriculture, and food at the SFE.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>More than just financing: <\/strong>Besides financial investment, the firm provides businesses with strategic support, operational insights, and access to sector expertise. The firm identifies entrepreneurs who have successfully built businesses in emerging markets and helps them replicate their models in new markets or verticals. \u201cWe leverage the know-how of successful business owners who became champions and benchmarks in their sectors,\u201d Soliman said, adding that they \u201cprovide them with growth capital to replicate that cookie-cutter approach,\u201d which enables expansion with minimal additional investment by monetizing talent and knowledge.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The exit strategy:<\/strong> Morpho\u2019s preferred exit strategy is through public markets, but it\u2019s also open to strategic sales, for example, by helping a local player expand into Saudi Arabia or from Saudi Arabia to Morocco, and then exiting through listings in those markets, Rizk told us. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What\u2019s next? <\/strong>The PE will get started on Morpho Fund I\u2019s second close in 4Q 2025, Rizk told us. It also plans to expand its limited partner base after 3Q this year, with a focus on attracting investors from across the MENA region. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What they said:<\/strong> \u201cAt Morpho, we are committed to a hands-on partnership approach. Growth capital must go beyond financial investment to help founders and management teams build capabilities, expand intelligently, and prepare businesses to thrive across diverse markets. 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They explained that the decline in global oil prices, a more stable EGP-USD exchange rate, and the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation and the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company going after long-term contracts provide the grounds to push the anticipated price hike back. <\/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>We had marked our calendars for July: <\/strong>A government source <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/ca410478-05e5-4422-99fb-61604a78bd07\/gov%25e2%2580%2599t-could-raise-fuel%253cmark%253e-prices%253c%2Fmark%253e-next-month\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">told us<\/a> in March that electricity prices hikes for both residential and industrial sectors are set to take effect by July. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ICYMI- <\/strong>Last year\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/4e71493a-fde3-4dfc-b0e9-286632532659\/%253cmark%253eelectricity%253c%2Fmark%253e-bill-hikes-put-on-hold-until-september--%253cmark%253eelectricity%253c%2Fmark%253e-ministry-source\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">July hike was postponed<\/a>, with the government waiting until the electricity crisis at the time got resolved. The Electricity Ministry <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/502d7ed8-9571-460b-ad59-c01d2e26ff5c\/our-long-awaited%253cmark%253e-electricity%253c%2Fmark%253e-rate-hikes-are-here,-capping-off-a-busy-summer-of-subsidy-reform\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">raised electricity prices by 14-40%<\/a> between August and September. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Are we in for a summer without blackouts? <\/strong>The dreaded rolling blackouts will not be back this summer, the two sources said, adding that the government has been working to prepare power stations to accommodate the anticipated uptick in demand. That being said, heightened demand may result in a dip in efficiency in some stations. The electricity and oil ministries are working together to ensure power plants can accommodate the increased demand during the hot summer months, one of our sources said. The two sides will also integrate new renewable energy capacities into the national grid to enhance efficiency and lower costs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Renew<\/strong><strong>ables are slowly entering the playing field: <\/strong>While gas-reliant power plants continue to produce the largest percentage (over 60%) of the electricity consumed, the increasing number of solar stations will help gradually reduce dependence on gas, one source said. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Electricity spending is going up next FY: <\/strong>The Finance Ministry has <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/34ccc1e0-b104-4cf1-a9f7-903d3403cd70\/next-fiscal-year%25e2%2580%2599s-government%253cmark%253e-budget%253c%2Fmark%253e-pencils-in-23.0%2525-jump-in-revenues,-19.2%2525-rise-in-expenditures\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">allocated<\/a> EGP 75 bn in electricity subsidies spending for the fiscal year 2025-2026. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>REMEMBER- <\/strong>The cost of electricity production <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/502d7ed8-9571-460b-ad59-c01d2e26ff5c\/our-long-awaited%253cmark%253e-electricity%253c%2Fmark%253e-rate-hikes-are-here,-capping-off-a-busy-summer-of-subsidy-reform\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">soared<\/a> after the float of the EGP last year, becoming more of a burden on the state budget, especially after a dip in domestic natural gas production pushed the country from being a net exporter to a net importer of LNG last year. The electricity sector consumes EGP 18 bn worth of fuel each month, the source added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The IMF is watching: <\/strong>Adjusting energy prices is part of the structural reforms mandated by the International Monetary Fund under our USD 8 bn loan program in a bid to \u201ccreate space for more productive spending.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/electricity\/\">electricity<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/electricity-ministry\/\">Electricity Ministry<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/energy\/\">energy<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"665471\" 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=\"665471\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">4<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">POLL<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/05\/19\/majority-of-analysts-see-cbe-continuing-its-easing-cycle-this-week-enterpriseam-poll\/\">\r\n                            Majority of analysts see CBE continuing its easing cycle this week -EnterpriseAM poll                        <\/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\/05\/19\/majority-of-analysts-see-cbe-continuing-its-easing-cycle-this-week-enterpriseam-poll\/\" 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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Five of the eight experts we spoke to see the committee press ahead with its easing cycle, with most penciling in a 100-200 bps cut.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>REMEMBER-<\/strong> The CBE <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/030e8a7e-a0f6-48c5-bf6c-794c43555671\/cbe-cuts-rates-for-the-first-time-since-november-2020\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">cut<\/a> interest rates by 225 bps in its second meeting of the year back in April. The move marked the MPC\u2019s first change to policy rates since March 2024, following seven consecutive meetings where rates were held steady, and the bank\u2019s first rate cut since November 2020. The decision was supported by cooling inflation in the first quarter of 2025.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Where rates currently stand:<\/strong> The overnight deposit rate now stands at 25.0%, the overnight lending rate at 26.0%, and the main operation and disc. rates at 25.5%.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Not cutting rates could send mixed signals:<\/strong> Last month\u2019s cut signaled a move toward an easing cycle, which, if brought to a halt without a clear justification, could \u201cconfuse markets and raise questions about the consistency of the monetary policy direction,\u201d Zilla Capital\u2019s Aya Zoheir told EnterpriseAM. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>There is hardly any case for slowing down the easing cycle:<\/strong> \u201cI don\u2019t see the point in postponing the two percentage point rate cut, seeing as inflation will remain close to its current levels until the end of the year,\u201d Ahly Pharos head of research Hany Genena told EnterpriseAM. In that sense, banking expert Mohamed Abdel Aal told us he expects the easing cycle to continue, this time with a 150 bps cut. \u201cMost countries that go from the levels of inflation we experienced over the last few years to the comparatively lower rates we currently hover around tend to move towards monetary easing and gradually move away from tight monetary policy,\u201d Abdel Aal added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ICYMI-<\/strong> Annual headline urban inflation <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/5f90826f-9546-4d3b-a410-316f1a7aac3d\/inflation-rises-again-in-april-to-sit-at-13.9%2525\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">rose<\/a> for the second month running in April to hit 13.9%, marking a 0.3 percentage point increase from the 13.6% recorded in March. On a monthly basis, inflation eased by 0.3 percentage points to 1.3%.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>\u201cThe latest inflation data showed a noticeable deceleration<\/strong>, with projections indicating that average annual inflation could decline to around 15% in 2025, compared to 28.3% in 2024,\u201d economist Ali Metwally told us. While this could give policymakers greater room to maneuver, the CBE will also take into account external risk factors, particularly those related to USD liquidity and currency pressures, Metwally said. \u201cIf the improvement in foreign investment inflows \u2014 boosted by the agreement with the IMF and Gulf countries \u2014 continues, we may see a gradual interest rate cut during the second half of 2025,\u201d he argued.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>But some see current elevated inflation levels keeping an additional cut at bay \u2014 at least <\/strong><strong>for this month:<\/strong> \u201cWe don\u2019t expect the CBE to cut interest rates in its upcoming meeting. Despite a slight decrease in the inflation rate, its levels are still relatively high,\u201d economist Hany Abou El Fotouh told us. \u201cAdditionally, the IMF\u2019s warning against rushing to cut interest rates reflects real concerns about inflation rising once again if monetary easing occurs too early. In my opinion, the most likely scenario is that the MPC keeps rates unchanged to monitor developments and ensure price stability,\u201d he said. Thndr Securities Brokerage\u2019s Amr El Alfy similarly sees the CBE keeping rates unchanged. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The economy could be well-suited to weather the inflationary storm:<\/strong> \u201cOur carry trade is still attractive, and there is a noticeable improvement in the net foreign assets position of the banking sector, facilitating FX liquidity and availability,\u201d HC Securities\u2019 Heba Mounir told EnterpriseAM, adding that she expects the MPC to cut interest rates by 200 bps when it meets this week. The move would help \u201cstimulate economic growth, given a relative stability in the domestic and international economic conditions compared to the previous month,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>There are other factors that could drive a second rate cut by the MPC: <\/strong>Genena told us that \u201creal interest rates approaching 10%, global commodity prices remaining mostly stable, inflation rates remaining under control, the greenback depreciating against the EGP, and Suez Canal revenues coming in higher than expected\u201d are all factors that could lead to a 100-200 bps cut. \u201cThis would help boost investments, encourage growth in the private sector to support growth \u2014 especially in export sectors \u2014 and conserve state funds in the government\u2019s budget,\u201d Genena said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Cut now, hold later? <\/strong>\u201cWe think it seems more plausible for the CBE to cut rates at its next meeting before possibly taking a pause\u201d when the MPC meets in either July or August, EFG Hermes\u2019 Mohamed Abu Basha wrote in a note seen by EnterpriseAM. He added that this could take place given the implementation of upcoming fiscal measures that include adjustments in the VAT rate on a yet-unknown number of goods and services, as well as upcoming fuel price hikes.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/central-bank-of-egypt\/\">Central Bank of Egypt<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/economy\/\">economy<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/interest-rates\/\">interest rates<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/poll\/\">POLL<\/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=\"665473 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=\"665473\">\r\n            \r\n            <div class=\"story__body\">\r\n\r\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/05\/19\/665473\/\">\r\n                    <div class=\"photo photo--above\">\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n\r\n                \n<article id=\"post-665473\" class=\"content-area-description single-story post-665473 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-advertiser wpautop entry\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grantthornton.eg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2024\/12\/2099.jpg?ssl=1\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\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=\"665474\" 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=\"665474\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">5<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">Energy<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/05\/19\/regional-energy-players-put-in-offers-to-supply-us-with-lng\/\">\r\n                            Regional energy players put in offers to supply Egypt with LNG                        <\/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\/05\/19\/regional-energy-players-put-in-offers-to-supply-us-with-lng\/\" 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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Saudi Aramco, UAE\u2019s Adnoc, Algeria\u2019s Sonatrach, and QatarEnergy have submitted technical and financial offers to the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS), Asharq\u2019s source said, adding that EGAS is currently reviewing the offers. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Egypt is likely to continue importing LNG until 2030<\/strong>, a government source in the energy sector told EnterpriseAM. The contracts will likely cover a period of five years and offer favorable pricing and flexible payment terms, the source added. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>We\u2019re not bidding farewell to short-term contracts just yet:<\/strong> Heightened demand, price fluctuations, and geopolitical conditions mean the country will continue to depend on short- and medium-term contracts to secure gas needs, the source said. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>We knew Qatari gas was on the table: <\/strong>Egypt has been mulling <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/4a4d377b-f63c-4663-8a16-ce169796bd9b\/inflation-rises-again-in-april-to-sit-at-13.9%2525\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">signing long-term contracts<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/4a4d377b-f63c-4663-8a16-ce169796bd9b\/inflation-rises-again-in-april-to-sit-at-13.9%2525\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">with Qatar<\/a> to secure natural gas shipments for domestic consumption.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Another sign we\u2019re looking at long-term reliance on natgas imports:<\/strong> EGAS <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/da857d85-56c7-4228-92a9-5e0f88b8f4d9\/egypt-secures-lng-regasification-unit-under-10-year-contract-signaling-long-term-reliance-on-natgas-imports\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">inked a<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/da857d85-56c7-4228-92a9-5e0f88b8f4d9\/egypt-secures-lng-regasification-unit-under-10-year-contract-signaling-long-term-reliance-on-natgas-imports\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">10-year agreement<\/a> with global maritime energy infrastructure player H\u00f6egh Evi for an LNG regasification vessel last week. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Terms and conditions apply: <\/strong>Earlier this year, Asharq reported that Egypt has set a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/140e0315-b61d-4281-b7fa-4f134169f290\/gov%25e2%2580%2599t-sets-conditions-for-its-lng-imports-ahead-of-summer-2025\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">pricing<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/140e0315-b61d-4281-b7fa-4f134169f290\/gov%25e2%2580%2599t-sets-conditions-for-its-lng-imports-ahead-of-summer-2025\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">and payment mechanism<\/a> for securing LNG supply agreements for the summer months. EGAS sent the conditions to global LNG suppliers in a bid to secure direct contract offers instead of issuing public tenders \u2014 including a price cap, deferred payments, and overprice charges.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Egypt aims to import 155-160 shipments of LNG in 2025<\/strong> to close the gap between demand and supply. Egypt needs around 6.2 bn cubic feet per day (bcf\/d) \u2014 a figure that will likely go up to 7 bcf\/d, according to Asharq \u2014 but domestic production only contributes 4.4 bcf\/d.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/energy\/\">energy<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/oil-and-gas\/\">oil and gas<\/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=\"665475\" 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=\"665475\">\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\">Startup watch<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/05\/19\/thndr-lands-usd-15-7-mn-to-expand-product-offering\/\">\r\n                            Egyptian investment platform Thndr lands USD 15.7 mn to expand product offering                        <\/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\/05\/19\/thndr-lands-usd-15-7-mn-to-expand-product-offering\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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The round also saw participation from Dubai\u2019s Beco Capital, Y Combinator, JIMCO, Endeavor, and Onsi Sawiris. <\/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>A lot in the pipeline: <\/strong>While Hammouda didn\u2019t get into the details of how the fresh funds would be used, he mentioned that the startup is currently looking to secure its asset management license. The license would allow the company to build and manage its own financial products\u0632 <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Two new products are rolling out: <\/strong>Hammouda also unveiled Thndr Alpha, a product catered to first-time investors, and ThndrX, a product for more seasoned investors. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">THE WHITEGUARD RAISES SIX-FIGURE USD PRE-SEED ROUND- <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Homegrown cy<\/strong><strong>bersecurity and AI startup <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/thewhiteguard\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The Whiteguard<\/a><\/strong><strong> has raised a six-figure USD <\/strong><strong>pre-seed round<\/strong> led by venture capital firm <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/denvc.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Den VC<\/a>, the company announced in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/2025\/05\/%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A9-the-whiteguard-%D8%AA%D8%BA%D9%84%D9%82-%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D9%85%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%A7-%D9%82%D8%A8%D9%84-%D8%AA%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A9\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The Whiteguard?<\/strong> The cybersecurity firm offers services that cover web infrastructure, mobile apps, and network security, leveraging technology and AI to help organizations safeguard their digital infrastructure. The company positions itself as a partner for organizations looking to build resilient digital systems in a fast-changing threat landscape.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Where the funds are going:<\/strong> The investment will be used to support the company's expansion into regional markets and to accelerate the development of its AI-powered cybersecurity products. The company is targeting entry into new markets across the Middle East and Africa, in addition to growing its presence in Egypt.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/cybersecurity\/\">cybersecurity<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/financial-services\/\">financial services<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/startup-watch\/\">Startup watch<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/startups\/\">startups<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/thndr\/\">Thndr<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/venture-capital\/\">venture capital<\/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=\"665477\" 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=\"665477\">\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\">Manufacturing<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/05\/19\/chinese-firm-gs-global-to-launch-usd-15-mn-garment-factory-in-qantara-west\/\">\r\n                            Chinese firm GS Global to launch USD 15 mn garment factory in Egypt                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"cta\">\n    <div class=\"cta__btn share-dropdown-cta dropdown-toggle-btn\" style=\"position:relative\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/408834.svg\" alt=\"\">\n        Share Story\n        <!-- Dropdown Menu -->\n        <ul class=\"share-menu\">\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/05\/19\/chinese-firm-gs-global-to-launch-usd-15-mn-garment-factory-in-qantara-west\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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The company will fully finance the construction of a USD 15 mn ready-made garment factory in the Qantara West Industrial Zone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">(<strong>Tap or click the headline above to read this story with all of the links <\/strong>to our background as well as external sources.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The details: <\/strong>The factory will have an annual production capacity of 12 mn pieces, all of which will be exported. The project is expected to create 2k direct jobs. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The project marks the latest in an influx of Chinese investments targeting the zone<\/strong>, which now number around 200, Suez Canal Economic Zone head Walid Gamal El Din previously <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sis.gov.eg\/Story\/196394\/SCZone-attracts-%241-Billion-in-Chinese-investments-as-revenues-soar?lang=en-us\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>. In just the last few weeks, other recent entries into the Suez Economic Zone \u2014 and Qantara West in particular \u2014 include <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/eb86f437-cd9a-49de-bf89-0aaba35845b5\/three-chinese-players-will-set-up-factories-in-qantara-worth-over-usd-80-mn\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Kinlead Innovative Materials, Guangdong Hongxin Textile, Top New Garment Group<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/60df4f36-073d-45cd-9b3d-bb4c38b61d45\/two-projects-worth-usd-210-mn-go-live-in-ain-sokhna\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Xinxing Ductile Iron Pipes<\/a> \u2014 to name but a few. <\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/china\/\">China<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/manufacturing\/\">Manufacturing<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/west-qantara-industrial-zone\/\">West Qantara Industrial Zone<\/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=\"665479\" 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=\"665479\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">8<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">EARNINGS WATCH<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/05\/19\/egypt-kuwait-holding-tmg-raya-report-1q-earnings\/\">\r\n                            Egypt Kuwait Holding, TMG, Raya report 1Q earnings                        <\/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\/05\/19\/egypt-kuwait-holding-tmg-raya-report-1q-earnings\/\" 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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Revenues inched up 1% y-o-y during the same period to USD 195 mn, which the company said represents \u201crecovering volumes and upward trending global urea prices, as well as operational growth across most segments.\u201d<\/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>But it\u2019s a very different picture when taking into account 1Q 2024 FX gains<\/strong>, with the EGP float in March 2024 pushing annual comparisons into the red. The USD 39.0 mn in FX gains recorded in the first quarter of the previous year pushed net income down 12.6% y-o-y in the first three months of 2025.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Looking ahead: <\/strong>\u201cOur upcoming corporate rebrand will go beyond a mere change in visual identity; rather, it will reflect our shift towards a more agile, global investment company, better positioned to scale proven platforms across borders. We continue to optimize our organisation to render it fit for purpose as well as invest in our people, equipping them with the necessary tools and frameworks to consistently deliver exceptional results. As we look ahead, we remain focused on executing with discipline, investing for growth, and accelerating our transformation,\u201d CEO Jon Rokk said in an accompanying <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/5\/1431.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement (pdf)<\/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\"> TMG SEES HOSPITALITY DRIVE GROWTH IN 1Q-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Talaat Moustafa<\/strong><strong> Group (TMG) saw its revenues rise 38.8% y-o-y in 1Q 2025<\/strong> to EGP 9.4 bn, according to the EGX-listed company\u2019s most recent <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/5\/1429.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">financials (pdf)<\/a>. During the same period, the real estate giant\u2019s net income rose 6.9% y-o-y to EGP 4.4 bn.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Hospitality was a big driver of revenue growth<\/strong>, increasing by half to EGP 3.5 bn and accounting for approximately 37.1% of the group\u2019s total revenue by our math. Revenues from recurring income activities and service-related operations \u2014 think malls, sporting clubs, utilities, contracting, and other services \u2014 notched a 116.0% y-o-y increase to EGP 2.1 bn and accounted for 22.3% of the quarter\u2019s total revenue. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Real estate sales were up 24.9% y-o-y in the quarter<\/strong>, reaching EGP 77.2 bn despite the lack of any new launches over the three-month period, the company noted.<\/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\"> RAYA HOLDING REPORTS STRONG 1Q RESULTS-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Raya Holding for Financial Investments saw a 12% y-o-y increase in its net income to <\/strong><strong>EGP 370 mn in 1Q 2025<\/strong>, according to its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/5\/1473.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">e<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/5\/1473.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">arnings (p<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/5\/1473.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">df)<\/a>. The group\u2019s revenues for the period saw a 24% y-o-y rise to reach EGP 12.9 bn, of which around 32% came from foreign currency sources. The results reflect a \u201csignificant growth across all sectors and reinforcing its position as a leader in the Egyptian market.\u201d <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The breakdown: <\/strong>The retail and distribution segment remained the largest contributor to revenues with EGP 5.4 bn, up 3% y-o-y. The group\u2019s technology and infrastructure sector came in second with EGP 3.5 bn in revenues, marking a 40.4% y-o-y increase. Raya\u2019s NBFS business recorded revenues of EGP 1.7 bn during the period, up 35.2% y-o-y. 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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>Talks with the IMF: <\/strong>Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly held a presser (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ba6DO0Lr0xA\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">watch, runtime: 12:41<\/a>) with IMF Deputy Managing Director Nigel Clarke, who is in town along with an accompanying delegation as part of the fund\u2019s fifth review of Egypt\u2019s Extended Fund Facility Arrangement. During the presser, Clarke touched on efforts to bring down inflation and unemployment rates. Clarke also held talks with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/1231015035735581?ref=embed_post\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/1230713155765769?ref=embed_post\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">central bank governor Hassan Abdalla<\/a> for further discussions on the fifth review.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>REMEMBER- <\/strong>The fifth review has been underway for a couple of weeks now \u2014 a team from the IMF arrived in Cairo early May to kick things off. The date for the conclusion of the review and the subsequent disbursement of the USD 1.3 bn tranche is yet to be decided, but it could be agreed upon within the next month, our sources <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/ddc84e46-f2b6-49de-9789-ad0aebcf7b7d\/how-is-the-imf%25e2%2580%2599s-fifth%253cmark%253e-review%253c%2Fmark%253e-of-our-loan-program-unfolding%3F\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">previously told us<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>On the airwaves: <\/strong>Cabinet spokesperson Mohamed El Homsani joined Al Hayah Al Youm\u2019s Lobna Assal (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3y_aXyvYakU\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">watch, runtime: 2:03<\/a>) to discuss the loan program and Madbouly\u2019s meeting with Clarke.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>AND- <\/strong>President Abdel Fattah El Sisi <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Egy.Pres.Spokesman\/posts\/pfbid026wMewFJvAHwYi52nwyV8wFFq3A1DyHzZz7zKWhB9uEWXKexyAXS28AqqcuRhPJKZl\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">met<\/a> with Senior Advisor to the US President for Arab and Middle Eastern Affairs Massad Boulos to discuss ways to restore regional stability. El Sisi stressed the urgency of a ceasefire in Gaza and the delivery of humanitarian aid, while commending ongoing mediation efforts by Egypt, the US, and Qatar. They also touched on the situation in Libya, Lebanon, Sudan, and Yemen. Al Hayah Al Youm had coverage (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GnHQRh2eNck\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">watch, runtime: 2:42<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ALSO- <\/strong>Lawyers are still on strike over court fee hikes, with court operations heavily disrupted as a result, adding pressure to an already overburdened judicial system, El Hekaya\u2019s Amr Adib said (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1x3viUJHwkg\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">watch, runtime: 11:10<\/a>). <\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/imf\/\">IMF<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                      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The company aims to announce its first international project before the end of the year, with Saudi Arabia or the UAE as potential destinations, depending on which negotiations conclude first.<\/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>We knew this was coming:<\/strong> Madinet Masr announced its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/dd485180-2771-4681-9a99-07c30fa3b812\/madinet-masr-is-working-towards-expanding-into-the-gcc\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">plans to expand into the GCC<\/a> back in March, with Sallam saying that the company is in talks with several firms in Saudi Arabia and the UAE without sharing a specific timeframe. <\/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>#2- Hyde Park is expanding to KSA in June: <\/strong>Property developer Hyde Park Developments is launching a company in Saudi Arabia next month, CEO Amin Serag told <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/asharqbusiness.com\/financial-markets\/83314\/%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83-%D8%AA%D8%A4%D8%B3%D8%B3-%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82-%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B9%D9%87%D8%A7\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Asharq Business<\/a>. The company is currently studying three different projects with different partners in Saudi Arabia to select one as its first real estate project in the Kingdom, which it plans to launch this year. <\/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>#3- Alawaly eyes Egypt expansion:<\/strong> Saudi Arabia\u2019s Alawaly Real Estate is looking to enter the Egyptian market through partnerships with local developers, with a focus on Cairo, the new capital, and the North Coast, CEO Sulaiman Alrumaih told <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/asharqbusiness.com\/financial-markets\/83292\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%B7%D8%B7-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%B1%D8%AD-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%AA%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84-%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%AF%D9%81-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Asharq Business<\/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\">EXPANSION-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Edita Food<\/strong><strong> Industries is mulling an expansion into <\/strong><strong>Ivory Coast<\/strong> following a comprehensive study of promising markets, CEO Hani Berzi told <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alarabiya.net\/aswaq\/exclusive\/2025\/05\/18\/%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%B9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AD%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AC\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Al Arabiya<\/a>. The local snack maker has not set an implementation timeline and did not disclose the value of the planned investment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The company has set aside some EGP 1 bn in investments to expand production across <\/strong><strong>its <\/strong><strong>existing markets in Egypt, Morocco, and Iraq<\/strong>, Berzi said, giving color to the company\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/4\/1757.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement (pdf)<\/a> last month. Edita also aims to increase exports to 15-20% of revenues by year-end from a current 11% by leveraging its growing international presence.<\/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>EGX gives <\/strong><strong>NAS Investment Holding four-day extension for EgyFert offer:<\/strong> The Egyptian Exchange has given UAE-based NAS Investment Holding an additional four days to complete its mandatory tender offer (MTO) for up to 57.5% of EgyFert, according to an <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/5\/1453.JPG\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">EGX<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/5\/1453.JPG\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">bulletin<\/a>. The offer \u2014 priced at EGP 95 per share \u2014 will now run through to the end of the trading session on Thursday, 29 May.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ICYMI-<\/strong> The offer, which was submitted by NAS in January and greenlit by the Financial Regulatory Authority <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/e1f365c1-95b4-403b-8cbd-7f9a8740e3dd\/uae%25e2%2580%2599s%253cmark%253e-nas-%253c%2Fmark%253einches-closer-to-becoming-the-majority-shareholder-of-egyfert\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">last month<\/a>, could raise NAS\u2019 stake in EgyFert from 32.4% to up to 90% in a transaction valued at EGP 524.4 mn.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" 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mb-0\"><audio controls preload=\"metadata\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/ent.news\/audio\/2025\/5\/.1acb46cc-3418-4a53-aa96-3d2e412b13b0.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <strong>China\u2019s stra<\/strong><strong>nglehold on rare earths is putting global supply chains under <\/strong><strong>pressure<\/strong>, as slow licensing approvals threaten deliveries of materials critical to everything from EVs to fighter jets, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/81ba803e-9cce-4752-8432-4dde4e77c691\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Financial Times<\/a> reports. Beijing imposed new export controls in early April on seven rare earth elements and the permanent magnets made from them, and has since been slow to issue licenses \u2014 raising alarm bells across European and US manufacturers. <\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">(<strong>Tap or click the headline above to read this story with all of the links <\/strong>to our background as well as external sources.)<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The controls are widely seen as a direct response to US President Donald <\/strong><strong>Trump\u2019s April 2 tariff hike on Chinese goods. <\/strong>Exporters now need specific licenses from China\u2019s Commerce Ministry to ship any of the seven targeted rare earths or related magnet products. Beijing\u2019s move underscores its leverage over global mineral supply chains, as it dominates around 90% of global processing capacity for these materials.<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Approvals have started \u2014 but far too slowly.<\/strong> Some export licenses have reportedly been granted to Europe in recent weeks, with Volkswagen also telling the salmon-colored paper that its parts suppliers secured \u201ca limited number\u201d of licenses and its rare earth supplies remain stable. However, manufacturers say approvals are not coming fast enough to meet demand, and the backlog of applications is growing by the day. \u201cThe window to avoid significant damage to production in Europe is rapidly closing,\u201d said Federation of German Industries board member Wolfgang Niedermark.<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>But it seems like that approvals have so far yet to be given to US companies<\/strong>, but this may soon change with the agreed upon tariff war pause between the US and China, according to the paper.<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>American companies including Tesla, Ford, and Lockheed Martin flagged their concerns<\/strong> over the new regime in recent investor calls. Tesla\u2019s CEO Elon Musk said during a recent briefing that China asked Tesla to guarantee its rare earth magnets for robot arms wouldn\u2019t be used for military purposes. \u201cThat is an example of a challenge there. I\u2019m confident we\u2019ll overcome these issues,\u201d he said.<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Some are calling out the lack of preparedness by affected companies<\/strong>, including one unnamed European executive in China who told the paper that \u201cwhat I\u2019m witnessing on the ground is that there is really incompetence.\u201d The executive explained that companies \u201cunderestimated what the impact would be and what you would need to prepare at the working level.\u201d<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Military-use bans \u2014 and confusion about how to confirm end use \u2014 are adding to the <\/strong><strong>bottlenecks.<\/strong> One company running into difficulty is India\u2019s Mahindra Group, with the company\u2019s auto chief Rajesh Jejurikar saying that the process for obtaining end-use certifications \u2014 meant to confirm civilian use only \u2014 is still \u201cnot clear at the moment.\u201d<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Insiders are saying that this may be seen as a wake up call for the West to reduce its <\/strong><strong>rare earth reliance on China<\/strong>, especially with the pause in US-China trade war escalations thought to be temporary at best. In the same way that stringent US tech export restrictions to China pushed the world\u2019s factory to localize high-tech production and become an industry leader in only a matter of years, China leveraging its dominance in the rare earths supply chain could see new supply chains developed to serve Western markets. <\/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>Asian markets are in the red in early trading this morning. <\/strong>Japan\u2019s Nikkei is looking at losses of 0.5%, Korea\u2019s Kospi is down 0.9%, the Shanghai Composite and the Hang Seng are also in the red, down 0.1% and 0.6%, respectively. <\/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\">31,714<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-0.7% (YTD: +6.6%)<\/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 50.04<\/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 50.17<\/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 50.07<\/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 50.17<\/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\">25.00% 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\">26.00% lending<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-down\">\n<td class=\"td-list-down\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets1\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets1\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>Tadawul<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">11,439<\/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: -5.0%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-up\">\n<td class=\"td-list-up\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets11\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets11\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>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\">9,654<\/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: +2.5%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-up\">\n<td class=\"td-list-up\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets11\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets11\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>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\">5,455<\/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\">+1.1% (YTD: +5.8%)<\/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\">5,958<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">+0.7% (YTD: +1.3%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-up\">\n<td class=\"td-list-up\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets11\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets11\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>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\">8,685<\/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\">+0.6% (YTD: +6.3%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-up\">\n<td class=\"td-list-up\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets11\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets11\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>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\">5,428<\/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: +10.9%)<\/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 65.41<\/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\">+1.4%<\/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>Natural gas (Nymex)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">USD 3.33<\/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\">-0.8%<\/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>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 3,187<\/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\">-1.2%<\/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>BTC<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">USD 104,159<\/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\">+1.1% (YTD: +11.2%)<\/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>S&amp;P Egypt Sovereign Bond Index<\/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\">868.1<\/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: +11.6%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-up\">\n<td class=\"td-list-up\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets11\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets11\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>S&amp;P MENA Bond &amp; Sukuk<\/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\">143.4<\/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: +2.4%)<\/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\" 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Local investors were the sole net buyers. 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We spoke with key stakeholders from both sides to learn more about the project, their future plans, and what makes Egypt\u2019s education sector attractive to foreign investors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>(Tap or click the headline above to read this story with all of the links <\/strong>to our background as well as external sources.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The goal:<\/strong> The partnership aims to launch a high-end international school within the Uptown 6 October development in West Cairo, with total investments exceeding EGP 1.3 bn. Uptown Chairman Moataz Shaarawy said the project reflects both partners\u2019 commitment to delivering a world-class learning model that meets the aspirations of future generations and raises the quality of international education in Egypt. The school will integrate advanced edtech while remaining rooted in local culture, said Uptown\u2019s education trustees head Mohamed El Ghor. GSM\u2019s successful track record in Africa, the GCC, the US, and Europe has allowed it to reshape teaching and education management models across its markets, he added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The first school under the partnership is slated to open in the 2027-2028 academic year<\/strong>, head of the Higher Education Ministry\u2019s Supreme Council of Private Universities\u2019 El Ghor told EnterpriseAM. The school will be built on a 14.3k sqm plot, with a built-up area of 20k sqm and a capacity of up to 1.7k students across 70 tech-enabled classrooms. The campus will feature science and tech labs, performing arts studios, athletic facilities, and collaborative learning spaces, \u201censuring an inclusive educational environment that meets top international standards,\u201d El Ghor said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Who\u2019s funding the project?<\/strong> The project will be self financed, Shaarawy told us. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Why GSM?<\/strong> The school will follow the British curriculum, offering British baccalaureate qualifications and modern tech-forward teaching methods that preserve Egyptian culture while balancing strong literacy in English and Arabic, with a focus on math and science, El Ghor told us. GSM\u2019s strength lies in its holistic approach to school operations, teacher development, and pedagogy. \u201cThey don\u2019t just teach a curriculum \u2014 they treat each student as a 12-year journey,\u201d El Ghor said. GSM delivers 15k hours of student development to each student, covering academics, character building, values, and national heritage. \u201cUltimately, we will probably learn more from Egypt about the future of education than Egypt will learn from us,\u201d GSM Vice Chair Ralph Tabberer said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Teacher training:<\/strong> GSM is known for its robust international teacher development programs. The model helps Egyptian teachers refine their skills and stay focused on teaching, without being distracted by side gigs like private tutoring.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>More to come:<\/strong> \u201cThis school is only the first step in a broader roadmap to establish multiple institutions in Uptown 6 October and beyond,\u201d said Uptown 6 October Chairman Ahmed Abou Zeid. The partnership plans to expand into other locations, including East Cairo and Upper Egypt, with future rollout tied to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/63d8408e-7bc5-4cc6-9889-84d0689569c7\/private,-int%25e2%2580%2599l-schools-demand-flexibility-on-tuition-fee-hikes-to-cope-with-financial-headwinds\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">land availability<\/a> and demand for international education in new communities, El Ghor told us.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>There are also plans to set up an American university: <\/strong>Uptown 6 October is looking into launching two international universities \u2014 specializing in business administration and medical sciences \u2014 in partnership with GSM, Shaarawy told us.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Uptown 6 October plans to enter the e-learnings and applied learning spheres <\/strong>in cooperation with GSM, Shaarawy said. The two aim to target a wide range of non-traditional learners and bridge the gap between academic education and labor market needs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>And an investment fund: <\/strong>Uptown 6 October is considering launching an education investment fund, Shaarawy said. \u201cWe believe that investment funds are the ideal mechanism to expand the shareholder base and stimulate local and foreign investment in the education sector, especially in governorates that suffer from a shortage of high-quality educational institutions,\u201d he added. The planned fund will enable individuals to invest in the education sector with small amounts, opening the door to a wider range of investors compared to the traditional model, which requires large capital.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What GSM thinks of the Egyptian market:<\/strong> This partnership is a unique opportunity to shape the next generation of Egyptians and expats joining GSM schools, according to GSM CEO Ron Packard. \u201cWe\u2019re excited to bring our expertise to Egypt \u2014 a country with a rich educational heritage and immense potential,\u201d added Tabberer. \u201cThis school will deliver not just top-tier education, but also foster innovation, personal development, and a global mindset.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Egypt is increasingly drawing global education players:<\/strong> A consortium of local, Emirati, US, and Canadian investors announced back in February plans to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/5a59bc89-1fb2-417d-9023-014dda522db4\/int%25e2%2580%2599l-consortium-to-invest-usd-100-mn-in-setting-up-five-new-schools-across-the-country\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">invest USD 100 mn to build five schools<\/a> in Egypt under the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/stanthonyintlschools.org\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">St. Anthony International Schools<\/a> name over the next five years. The schools will be located in key East and West Cairo neighborhoods, along with select coastal cities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Competition in Egypt\u2019s international education space is heating up<\/strong>, with many globally successful models entering the market, El Ghor said. He believes this outlook reflects a favorable investment climate, adding that Uptown\u2019s project aligns with Egypt\u2019s upward trajectory and rising demand for quality education, fueled by rapid population growth and expansion of new cities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The fault in existing international models: <\/strong>The biggest shortcoming of many international schools in Egypt is the output, as they often focus excessively on English language proficiency at the expense of math, science, and the arts, neglecting the balance needed between disciplines and the cultural fabric of the community, according to El Ghor.<\/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 education stories for the week:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The SAT college entrance exam will once again be offered in Egypt starting in June<\/strong>, following an agreement between the Education Ministry and the US-based <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.collegeboard.org\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.collegeboard.org\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">College Board<\/a>. The digital version of the standardized test \u2014 a key requirement for admission into many US universities \u2014 is returning after a four-year hiatus and will be offered through approved centers. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/egypt.moe\/posts\/pfbid02q7fJaqB4SaVVNHxbdJNLkGGsjrc6R38hXMgRaqMSgNwTSsfk4Tzt9xVtdt3YT5ugl\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Statement<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>The government is looking into including AI as a mandatory school subject <\/strong>under a directive from President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. The recently released second edition of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/877cb7b5-3875-4625-921c-4de91a299113\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">National Artificial Intelligence Strategy<\/a> aims to leverage AI to drive economic growth and social development in a bid to position the country as a leading AI hub in the Middle East and Africa. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Egy.Pres.Spokesman\/posts\/pfbid0eadbG8LBeRdb2qF6NKD2VLJbkbef25BKKoDkvXmBqdJRo9qQnuiu71mfrLahhaUel\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Statement<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/blackboard\/\">Blackboard<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/education\/\">Education<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/education-ministry\/\">Education Ministry<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    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entry\">\n\n\t\t\t<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-primary-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-primary-background-color has-background is-style-wide\">\n\n\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mt-0 has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-normal-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">\n\t\t\t<strong> CALENDAR<\/strong>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p 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>18-19 May (Sunday-Monday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imf.org\/en\/News\/Seminars\/Conferences\/2025\/05\/18\/imf-middle-east-north-africa-inaugural-research-conference\" style=\"\">International Monetary Fund MENA Research Conference<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Cairo, Egypt <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>18-20 May (Sunday-Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alborsaanews.com\/2025\/02\/04\/1866442\" style=\"\">First Arab International Exhibition<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> for Sustainable Development<\/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): Central Bank\u2019s Monetary Policy Committee to meet to decide interest rates<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>25 May (Sunday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ses25.org\/\" style=\"\">Social Education Summit 2025<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Cairo, Egypt<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>30-31 May (Friday-Saturday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbs.eventscase.com\/EN\/ABS2025\" style=\"\">Africa Business Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, London, UK<\/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;\">Egyptian-Russian Business 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;\">May 2025: Egypt-Singapore Business Forum, Cairo<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>May 2025: <\/span><span style=\"font-size:11.5pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/pfbid02tdh3mCYLosumerUCfcCf7RCRxvRXhtoPBVL5A2E1CaL75iy68qTmstXJiGw2hMt6l\" style=\"\">Egyptian-US Investment 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:700\">JUNE<\/span> <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>2-4 June (Monday-Wednesday): Manufacturing and packaging forum <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.propakmena.com\/en\/home.html\" style=\"\">ProPak MENA and Fi Africa 2025<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Egypt International Exhibition Centre.<\/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;\">3 June (Tuesday): S&P Global to release PMI data for May recording non-oil private sector activity<\/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 June (Tuesday): Capmas expected to publish inflation data for May<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">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=\"\">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:400;\">Realme to open smartphone factory<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>IFC President Makhtar Diop to visit 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;\">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=\"\">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=\"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>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=\"\">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=\"\">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:400;\">November: Egypt to join the EU\u2019s Horizon Europe research and innovation program.<\/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>1-4 December: <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.egyptdefenceexpo.com\/\" style=\"\">Egypt Defence Expo<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> (EDEX), Egypt International Exhibition Centre.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>25 December: (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=\"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>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>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=\"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:1.15;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=\"font-weight:400;\">3Q 2025: Nasr Automotive begins locally manufacturing passenger cars.<\/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:1.15;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:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Early 2026:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> Passenger operations on the New Administrative Capital\u2013Nasr City monorail scheduled to begin.<\/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\">1Q 2026: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Trial operations for the Ain Sokhna\u2013Sixth of October section of Egypt\u2019s first high-speed rail line scheduled to begin.<\/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;\">1 January: European Union\u2019s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) to fully come into effect<\/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>April 2027: Tenth of Ramadan <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/8320d4df-e1a7-405e-be07-08e6590aff0e\/\" style=\"\">dry port and logistics hub<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> 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: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;\">2027: Egypt to host EBRD\u2019s annual meetings for 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;\">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 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