{"id":701726,"date":"2026-05-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?post_type=issue&#038;p=701726"},"modified":"2026-05-13T02:57:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T02:57:41","slug":"tourism-development-authority-reprices-stalled-red-sea-hotel-plots","status":"publish","type":"issue","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/issues\/tourism-development-authority-reprices-stalled-red-sea-hotel-plots\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourism Development Authority reprices stalled Red Sea hotel plots"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"701728\" 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=\"701728\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">1<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">WHAT WE\u2019RE TRACKING TODAY<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2026\/05\/13\/qnb-egypt-joins-the-tactical-tightening-club\/\">\r\n                            QNB Egypt joins the tactical tightening club                        <\/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\/2026\/05\/13\/qnb-egypt-joins-the-tactical-tightening-club\/\" 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 government pushed an EGP 451.8 bn injection through the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) last year and just weeks ahead of the IMF\u2019s November mission. This is essential to unlock the review of the country\u2019s USD 8 bn IMF loan program.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>In the world of hotels and resorts<\/strong>, PickAlbatros filed to acquire the 184-key M\u00f6venpick Casablanca to join its four-hotel portfolio in Morocco\u2019s economic capital. <strong>Here at home<\/strong>, the Tourism Development Authority (TDA) is pulling the plug on stalled Red Sea hotel projects, forcing lagging developers to repurchase undeveloped land at a steep USD 210 per sqm.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>THANK YOU to everyone who filled out our first <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/82M9WYG\" style=\"\">listener survey<\/a><\/strong><strong>.<\/strong> If you\u2019re seeing this for the first time, Morning Drive has been up and running for a while now, and we think it\u2019s time for a quick check-in. So if you have a few minutes to spare, we\u2019d love to hear from you, whether you\u2019re a longtime listener, you\u2019ve only just heard us, or you\u2019re somewhere in between. AND \u2014 here\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/r.egypt.enterpriseam.com\/mk\/cl\/f\/sh\/1t6Af4OiGsHn10Ky9hlNZSs9PV9aK9\/33KC92hTEDqr\" style=\"\">today\u2019s episode<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">***<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Joining the club<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><a id=\"wwtt1\"><\/a>  <strong>QNB Egypt<\/strong><strong> joins the tactical tightening club, hiking interest rates <\/strong><strong>on its<\/strong><strong> certificates of deposits (CDs) by nearly 1% across the board<\/strong>, matching the yields currently offered by state-owned lenders, according to the bank\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qnb.com.eg\/sites\/qnb\/qnbegypt\/page\/en\/enretailfixedcds.html\" style=\"\">website<\/a>. The bank raised the return on its First Plus three-year CD to 17.50%, up from 17.25%, and significantly lowered the barrier to entry by slashing the minimum buy-in to EGP 500k from EGP 5 mn. Its standard three-year CDs also saw a 100 basis points jump to 17.25-17.40%, mind the payout frequency.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Why it matters: <\/strong>Private banks like QNB, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2026\/05\/06\/credit-agricole-matches-state-bank-benchmark-to-defend-deposit-portfolio\/\" style=\"\">Cr\u00e9dit Agricole<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2026\/05\/03\/banks-launch-pre-emptive-liquidity-mop-up-as-egp-edges-toward-54\/\" style=\"\">CIB<\/a> are fighting to protect their deposit franchises from being siphoned off by state banks like the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2026\/04\/22\/the-national-bank-of-egypt-and-banque-misr-just-hiked-rates-on-cds-moves-that-could-see-the-egp-gain-against-the-usd\/%5C\" style=\"\">National Bank of Egypt<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2026\/05\/05\/oil-ministry-quintuples-lng-allocations-to-heavy-industry\/\" style=\"\">Banque Misr<\/a>. This sector-wide repricing aims to soak up excess EGP to contain inflation and curb dollarization without requiring the central bank to hike its formal corridor rate and raise the government\u2019s debt-service burden.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">New regulatory body?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><a id=\"wwtt2\"><\/a>  <strong>The cabinet is mulling a move to standardize the real <\/strong><strong>estate market through a new regulatory body <\/strong>that will categorize developers based on their financial and technical capabilities, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/%D8%B1%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B9-%D8%A5%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A1%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%B8%D9%8A%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%83%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B7%D9%81%D9%89-\/1559222082914873\/\" style=\"\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Why this matters:<\/strong> If implemented, this system would give heavyweights a \u201cseal of quality\u201d that makes their projects safer and more attractive to foreign buyers. On the other hand, it could also trigger a survival-of-the-fittest cycle where unqualified firms are squeezed out of prime land bids.<\/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\">Plugging power into the grid<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><a id=\"wwtt3\"><\/a>  <strong>Norway\u2019s <\/strong><strong>Scatec<\/strong><strong> will spend EGP 5 bn to build a 500 kV <\/strong><strong>transformer substation and a 70 km transmission line in Minya by the end of 2027<\/strong>, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/asharqbusiness.com\/power\/131991\/%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%83-%D8%AA%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AB%D9%85%D8%B1-5-%D9%85%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AC%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%87-%D8%A8%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B7%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%88%D8%AE%D8%B7-%D9%86%D9%82%D9%84-%D9%83%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A8%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1\/\" style=\"\">Arabic press<\/a> reports, citing an unnamed government official. The renewables giant is fully funding the high-voltage network, which will transmit power from its planned 1.7 GW <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2026\/01\/12\/two-big-boosts-for-our-renewable-energy-ambitions-2\/\" style=\"\">Energy Valley<\/a> solar farm and 4 GWh of battery storage facilities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Why this matters:<\/strong> We\u2019ve done a good job attracting large-scale wind and solar investments, but projects are <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/hardhats\/it-doesnt-matter-how-many-solar-and-wind-parks-you-build-if-the-grid-cant-handle-the-load\/\" style=\"\">struggling<\/a> to transport the energy from localized factories \u2014 wind in the Gulf of Suez, solar in Upper Egypt \u2014 to main consumption centers in Cairo and the Delta. Transmission capacity and grid stability are critical to the country\u2019s renewable energy strategy.<\/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\">Raising the roof on renewables<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The <\/strong><strong>government is rolling out a <\/strong><strong>new <\/strong><strong>initiative<\/strong><strong> to install 1 GW of rooftop solar capacity across some 7k factories<\/strong> \u2014 about 10% of the country's certified industrial base, Industry Minister Khaled Hashem said at a cabinet <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/pfbid022ViLwdfAoGW5McKVBruAjfRL7u1zKn4UJ2MRyErTkZ9i9uKkupw4GZZobpAHw97il\" style=\"\">meeting<\/a> Monday. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The initiative will tap 7 mn sqm of available rooftop space<\/strong>, with an average installed capacity of around 150 kW per facility, to ease pressure on the national grid and reduce natural gas consumption.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Why it matters:<\/strong> The proposal follows <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/goinggreens\/solar-industry-pushes-one-piaster-levy-on-electricity-bills-to-fund-transition\/\" style=\"\">a directive<\/a> requiring new factories to source 25% of their electricity from renewable energy. Reducing the carbon footprint should help improve the competitiveness of Egypt\u2019s exports and take a load off the country\u2019s supply of natural gas and electricity. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Local players are on board, but they want the government to<\/strong><strong> think bigger. <\/strong>Industry reps from the Sustainable Energy Development Association and the Cairo Chamber of Commerce\u2019s Sustainable Energy Division are lobbying the government to hike the overall capacity <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/goinggreens\/could-shams-masr-help-solve-our-energy-challenges\/\" style=\"\">to 5 GW<\/a>, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2026\/5\/657.pdf\" style=\"\">statement (pdf)<\/a>. They also want to scrap the 150 kW baseline, pushing instead for a flexible scheme based on each factory\u2019s needs.<\/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\">PSA- <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>WEATHER- <\/strong>Weather is a bit nicer, though still warm in Cairo today, with a high of 34\u00b0C and a low of 22\u00b0C, according to our favorite weather app.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>It\u2019s a few degrees cooler in Alexandria<\/strong>, with a high of 31\u00b0C and a low of 20\u00b0C.<\/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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sub.ent.news\/menaplus\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2026\/5\/463.gif?ssl=1\"\/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Riyadh to Mumbai. Abu Dhabi to Singapore. Dubai to London. Cairo to Shenzhen.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The most important business stories in MENA aren\u2019t happening inside MENA anymore<\/strong> \u2014 they\u2019re happening at the edges, where regional capital meets global ambition.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>EnterpriseAM MENA+ is our new flagship newsletter<\/strong>, built to cover the flows of capital, people, and ideas across the Middle East \u2014 and beyond it. AI, geopolitics, the war for talent, sovereign wealth strategy, the changing energy economy, and the new corridors reshaping global trade.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sub.ent.news\/menaplus\/\" style=\"\">Tap or click here to get your own copy<\/a><\/strong> delivered to your inbox every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 12pm UAE | 11am KSA | 11am Egypt.<\/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 class=\"tag-border-left\">The big story abroad <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Today\u2019<\/strong><strong>s papers are buzzing with business updates. <\/strong>US inflation hit a three-year high in April, coming in at 3.8% thanks to the war-triggered rise in energy prices. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Wall Street is unsettled by these figures.<\/strong> Investors are <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/finance\/investing\/wall-street-is-getting-more-anxious-about-long-term-inflation-8c6dd06d?mod=hp_lead_pos1\" style=\"\">wagering<\/a> on continued inflation growth, expecting average annual inflation to level out at 2.7% over the next five years. Investors are hedging against this risk by trading standard US treasuries alongside treasury inflation-protected securities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>But US stock markets <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/05\/12\/the-stock-market-isnt-ignoring-iran-its-rising-for-these-three-very-real-reasons.html\" style=\"\">don\u2019t seem rattled<\/a><\/strong><strong> by the (seemingly endless) conflict. <\/strong>The S&P 500 has been hitting fresh high after fresh high, most recently crossing the 7.4k mark for the very first time at Monday\u2019s close, even as oil prices stayed elevated. Some suggest the US market remains resilient against the Hormuz blockade due to oil independence and strong tech earnings as key drivers of investor confidence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Markets will be closely watching the Trump-Xi summit. <\/strong>US President Donald Trump is <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-xi-iran-sanctions-trade-48b0ca751712ce473ffcd207997928af\" style=\"\">kicking off<\/a> his visit to Beijing today, during which he will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2026\/05\/11\/china-us-trump-xi-summit\/2f5f56d6-4d9f-11f1-97e7-22c6c29ff0d8_story.html\" style=\"\">discuss<\/a> trade relations and the ongoing crisis in the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>GameStop\u2019s eBay takeover is a no go: <\/strong>Online marketplace eBay <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/554f76a6-218d-4f88-bcad-9c52623ef533?syn-25a6b1a6=1\" style=\"\">turned down<\/a> GameStop\u2019s USD 56 bn acquisition bid, expressing concerns over financing and leverage, the video game retailer\u2019s governance, and operational risks of the combined entity. GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen has been <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2026\/05\/05\/gamestop-is-turning-to-the-gcc-to-fund-its-usd-55-5-bn-bid-for-ebay\/\" style=\"\">courting GCC sovereign wealth funds<\/a> to bridge the equity gap for the transaction.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>In the AI world, Anthropic <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-05-12\/anthropic-in-talks-to-raise-30-billion-at-900-billion-valuation?srnd=homepage-middle-east\" style=\"\">is in early negotiations<\/a><\/strong><strong> to raise over USD 30 bn <\/strong>in new funding, paving the way for its largest funding round yet. The round is expected to wrap up by the end of May, one source told Bloomberg.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>JPMorgan Chase has pushed further into the crypto world<\/strong>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-05-12\/jpmorgan-s-crypto-push-deepens-with-filing-for-tokenized-fund\" style=\"\">submitting paperwork<\/a> to set up its second tokenized money market fund. The entity plans to issue digital tokens on the ETH blockchain to represent shares in its portfolio of treasuries and repurchase agreements.<\/p>\n<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\/2503.jpg?ssl=1\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>*** It\u2019s Hardhat day \u2014 your weekly briefing of all things infrastructure in Egypt:<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>In today\u2019s issue: <\/strong>We unpack how inflation-squeezed buyers are driving a double-digit boom in Cairo\u2019s rental market as property sales stall.<\/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\/industry-ministry\/\">Industry Ministry<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/qnb-egypt\/\">QNB Egypt<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/real-estate\/\">real estate<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/renewables\/\">renewables<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/scatec\/\">Scatec<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/solar\/\">solar<\/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=\"701730 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=\"701730\">\r\n            \r\n            <div class=\"story__body\">\r\n\r\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2026\/05\/13\/701730\/\">\r\n                    <div class=\"photo photo--above\">\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n\r\n                \n<article id=\"post-701730\" class=\"content-area-description single-story post-701730 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:\/\/events.redsearegatta.com\/venue\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2026\/5\/447.jpeg?ssl=1\"><\/a><\/span><\/p><div class=\"grouped-tags\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Sailors chasing the wind to Somabay shores.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">From 14-16 May, the first-ever Somabay Sailing Festival 2026 brings together world-class regattas, elevated seaside experiences, and vibrant energies. 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style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Even developers with partially completed projects are being forced to repurchase the<\/strong><strong> undeveloped portions of their plots<\/strong> at a new market rate of USD 210 per sqm to keep their land \u2014 a significant jump from the historical cap of around <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/09\/16\/the-red-sea-could-be-looking-at-5-new-tourism-projects\/\" style=\"\">USD 130 per sqm<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Developer pushback: <\/strong>Investors argue they already absorb the cost of building basic infrastructure \u2014 roads, power, water \u2014 which the new rate doesn\u2019t account for. They claim currency volatility and cost shocks have derailed their timelines, calling for additional incentives \u2014 like tax exemptions and more flexible implementation timelines \u2014 to support the completion of their projects.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>A fee, not a repurchase:<\/strong> Investors prefer a \u201cgrace period fee\u201d instead of facing a full repricing. \u201cThe price for purchasing a one-year extension is up to USD 5k, which is an acceptable figure compared to paying for a repricing of mns of meters,\u201d head of the South Sinai and Marsa Alam Investors Association Atef Abdel Latif tells us. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Why it matters:<\/strong> The southern Red Sea is an underutilized asset, Abdel Latif tells us. This move suggests the authority wants to maximize financial return on state-owned lands while forcing developers to speed up construction \u2014 especially as major new projects like the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/09\/08\/emaar-misr-citystars-to-develop-a-egp-900-bn-marassi-on-the-red-sea\/\" style=\"\">Marassi Red Sea<\/a> project and Bernice and Marsa Alam airports reshape the region\u2019s tourism profile.<\/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\/hospitality\/\">hospitality<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/investment\/\">investment<\/a>\n                <!-- <span 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class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <strong>Fuel for the Fund: <\/strong>Weeks before the IMF\u2019s November mission last year, the Finance Ministry moved EGP 451.8 bn in dues and guarantees to the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC), according to three government officials and a document seen by EnterpriseAM \u2014 in what seems to have been a necessary step to unlock the review of Egypt\u2019s USD 8 bn loan program.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Subsidies, commitments, and IOUs:<\/strong> The bulk \u2014 EGP 166 bn \u2014 was unpaid fuel and electricity subsidy reimbursements the ministry itself owed EGPC, while more than EGP 98 bn were debt guarantees to the corporation, and a further EGP 13.6 bn was owed by the electricity and water ministries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Why it matters:<\/strong> EGPC was trapped by unpaid government bills. Because other ministries were not paying their tabs, the corporation could not pay foreign partners to drill for more oil. By settling these historic dues and covering debt guarantees, the government is unclogging a major operational bottleneck that has historically choked off FDI, as well as satisfying IMF requirements.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>IN CONTEXT-<\/strong> The IMF forced the government\u2019s hand. During <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2026\/5\/632.pdf\" style=\"\">recent reviews (pdf)<\/a>, the Fund flagged EGPC as a fiscal liability, noting that sovereign guarantees for the corporation currently stands at 18% of GDP. The IMF noted that fixing the corporation\u2019s finances requires a mix of higher production levels, energy price adjustments, and stronger collection mechanisms, which could reduce government guarantees to EGPC by 25% in the upcoming FY.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Foreign firms are stepping back up to the rig. <\/strong>The liquidity injection has allowed the corporation to slash its arrears to foreign energy firms to just USD 700 mn from a peak of USD 6.1 bn, with plans to clear the remaining balance next month. In response, global energy giants have already <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2026\/05\/10\/energy-giants-pledge-usd-19-bn-to-our-petroleum-sector\/\" style=\"\">pledged<\/a> to deploy USD 19 bn in new exploration and production over the next three years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>DATA POINT-<\/strong> Total state loans are expected to be EGP 6.2 tn for the current year, with EGPC currently accounting for 60% of these guarantees, a government official tells us. Guarantees are also set to jump to EGP 6.9 tn in the upcoming FY, representing 28.1% of the GDP.<\/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 Fund\u2019s mission is arriving in Cairo on 15 June to conduct the combined seventh and eighth reviews. The government has <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2026\/05\/12\/egypt-files-its-reform-credentials-ahead-of-imfs-last-review\/\" style=\"\">submitted updates<\/a> this week to the IMF, which include enforcing a hard budget constraint capping its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2026\/05\/03\/finmin-caps-sovereign-guarantees-at-egp-560-bn\/\" style=\"\">sovereign guarantees<\/a>, among other measures to ensure its ability to meet the Petroleum Authority\u2019s dues.<\/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\">And speaking of the IMF\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>IMF Chi<\/strong><strong>ef Kristalina Georgieva praised our commitment to economic reforms, <\/strong><strong>fiscal discipline, and improving the business environment <\/strong>during a meeting with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on the sidelines of an Africa-France summit, which was held in Nairobi over the past two days, according to an Ittihadiya <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Egy.Pres.Spokesman\/posts\/pfbid02o3BrZwfkJsa2TFnAdPzQSRuNHY8kTcSHz5XAXjXprdMdnGXsFZEnAVmteMG5pyrpl\" style=\"\">statement<\/a>. 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This is the second Casablanca acquisition in roughly a month \u2014 Sofitel Casablanca Tour Blanche was picked up <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/pickalbatros-hospitality-luxuryhotels-share-7458290830244597760-Snhs?utm_source=social_share_send&utm_medium=member_desktop_web&rcm=ACoAAFjEOsoBnqYDqX1ub6SafZCooOxHPCd9lZI\" style=\"\">for USD 47 mn from Risma<\/a> in April \u2014 and the third hotel purchase tied to a USD 200 mn investment pipeline the group is deploying.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The 184-key acquisition covers both the hotel\u2019s commercial and real estate assets<\/strong> and is being routed through Albatros Prestige Group, a Moroccan SPV set up for the transaction. Terms were not disclosed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The Morocco book is filling up fast: <\/strong>If the transaction goes through, M\u00f6venpick Casablanca will join four Marrakech properties the group <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2024\/09\/18\/jaz-hotel-group-to-invest-usd-215-mn-to-open-six-new-hotels-in-2025-plus-pickalbatros-expands-hotel-portfolio-across-morocco\/\" style=\"\">acquired in 2024<\/a> \u2014 Savoy Le Grand Hotel, Aqua Fun Club Resort, H\u00f4tel Du Golf Palmeraie, and Sungo Club \u2014 alongside the White Beach Resort in Taghazout and Palais Des Roses in Agadir, according to its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pickalbatros.com\/destinations\" style=\"\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>BACKGROUND- <\/strong><strong>PickAlbatros signaled plans to expand its presence in Morocco three years ago<\/strong>, pledging <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/09\/21\/pickalbatros-to-invest-usd-140-mn-in-morocco\/\" style=\"\">USD 140 mn in investment<\/a> through to 2025, likely to capitalize on the country\u2019s booming tourism sector which saw a record <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ecofinagency.com\/news-industry\/0701-51787-morocco-tourist-arrivals-hit-record-19-8-million-in-2025\" style=\"\">19.8 mn arrivals<\/a> and USD 13.9 bn in revenues last year. Morocco is also hosting the 2030 World Cup, which will fill stadiums and hotels.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>IN CONTEXT-<\/strong> <strong>The M\u00f6venpick filing is part of a larger <\/strong><strong>USD 200 mn<\/strong> <strong>investment pipeline for 2026. <\/strong>Earlier this week, the group snapped up the Oberoi Beach Resort Sahl Hasheesh from EBank in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2026\/05\/11\/andalusia-health-gets-a-booster-shot-from-banque-misr\/\" style=\"\">an EGP 3.8 bn allcash transaction<\/a>. Three hotels in roughly five weeks, across two countries. <\/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 transaction is currently in a mandatory 10-day public comment period that began on 7 May.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/ma\/\">M&amp;A<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/ma-watch\/\">M&amp;A Watch<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/tourism\/\">tourism<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"701738 advertiser\" class=\"issue-section enterprise-adv\">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                            \"\r\n            id=\"701738\">\r\n            \r\n            <div class=\"story__body\">\r\n\r\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2026\/05\/13\/701738\/\">\r\n                    <div class=\"photo photo--above\">\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n\r\n                \n<article id=\"post-701738\" class=\"content-area-description single-story post-701738 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-advertiser wpautop entry\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/app2.efghermesone.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2026\/3\/1133.jpg?ssl=1\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"701739\" 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=\"701739\">\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\">Also on our Radar<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2026\/05\/13\/egypts-largest-listed-developer-talaat-moustafa-reports-jump-in-income-revenue\/\">\r\n                            TMG starts off the year with a 24% jump in income                        <\/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\/2026\/05\/13\/egypts-largest-listed-developer-talaat-moustafa-reports-jump-in-income-revenue\/\" 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 surged 39% y-o-y over the same period to EGP 13.1 bn, with growth attributable to a strong showing in the real estate and hospitality sectors and steady scaling of recurring revenue sources.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Behind the numbers:<\/strong> Real estate spearheaded topline growth, with segment revenue surging 61.6% y-o-y to EGP 6.1 bn, fueled by handovers at Madinaty, Privado, and Celia, plus revenue recognition at its first foray into the Saudi market, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2024\/03\/10\/a-ton-of-real-estate-news-from-acud-talaat-moustafa-heliopolis-housing\/\" style=\"\">Benan<\/a>, which contributed more than half of the developer\u2019s real estate revenues for the three-month period. Contracted sales fell 36% y-o-y to EGP 49.1 bn.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Aside from real estate:<\/strong> Hospitality revenues climbed 21% y-o-y to EGP 4.3 bn, propelled by improved occupancy, average room rates, and sustained operational gains across the Legacy Hospitality portfolio. Occupancy rates rose 3 pps y-o-y to 63% during the quarter, whereas average room rates jumped 15% to EGP 13.7k.<\/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\">Byit sets foot in the UAE<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Homeborn proptech startup Byit has launched in the UAE<\/strong>, rolling out new AI-powered solutions intended to simplify cross-border property transactions, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2026\/5\/637.pdf\" style=\"\">statement (pdf)<\/a>. By establishing Byit Ventures in the Emirates, the company is hardwiring Egyptian real estate supply with GCC investors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>We knew GCC expansion was in the cards <\/strong>after the company <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/12\/09\/maridive-offshore-projects-lands-usd-10-2-mn-qatari-contract\/\" style=\"\">said<\/a> it would use the USD 1.1 mn raised last December to fund its Gulf expansion. 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class=\"content-area-description single-story post-701742 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-planet-finance tag-enterpriseam tag-financial-markets tag-planet-finance wpautop entry\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<aside>\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"newspack-popup-container newspack-popup hidden  newspack-inline-popup  newspack-lightbox-no-border   \"\r\n\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\r\n\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#000\"\r\n\t\t\t\tid=\"id_408150\"\r\n\t\t\t\tdata-segments=\"\"\r\n\t\t\t\tdata-frequency=\"0,0,0,month\"\r\n\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-light-gray-background-color has-background\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ef38739e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-94bc23d7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/408151.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-408151\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <strong>A proper turf war is brewing between Pimco and Apollo over a simple<\/strong><strong> question with big implications for the LPs of the world, GCC sovereign wealth funds <\/strong>\u2014 is the USD 1.8 tn private credit space essentially marking its own homework? Pimco strategist Lotfi Karoui says yes in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pimco.com\/eu\/en\/insights\/daily-pricing-is-not-daily-liquidity\" style=\"\">a note to clients<\/a>, arguing that the push toward more frequent marks does little to \u201caddress the market\u2019s inherent structural constraints, including a lack of true price discovery.\u201d<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Apollo is all for standardizing the opaque:<\/strong> This comes a week after Apollo CEO Marc Rowan committed on a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2026\/5\/702.pdf\" style=\"\">1Q earnings call (pdf)<\/a> to provide daily mark-to-market valuations across roughly <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-05-11\/pimco-scorns-daily-marks-on-private-assets-that-apollo-heralded\" style=\"\">USD 830 bn of its credit assets<\/a> by the end of September. \u201cWe have never seen a market where enhanced liquidity and enhanced transparency does not result in tremendous growth for the asset class,\u201d Rowan said, framing it as a land grab dressed as reform. <\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What\u2019s daily marking again? <\/strong>It updates the estimated value of private loans every day rather than quarterly. Because these assets don\u2019t trade, the marks come from internal models, comparable transactions, company performance, and credit spreads \u2014 and those valuations flow directly into the portfolio values investors see.<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>That\u2019s where Pimco says the cracks start to show. <\/strong>Karoui\u2019s point is that if three different managers are holding the exact same loan and arriving at three different valuations \u2014 averaging five points apart by year-end 2025 \u2014 then the issue isn\u2019t how often you refresh the number. It\u2019s that there\u2019s no real price discovery underneath it in the first place. \u201cThey only increase the perception of liquidity without truly improving liquidity,\u201d he wrote, adding that \u201cat best, [daily marks] add marginal transparency and some reputational pressure that may rein in the most extreme mark outliers.\u201d<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Why we think<\/strong><strong> Apollo still comes out ahead: <\/strong>Private credit didn\u2019t grow into a USD 1.8 tn market because investors demanded perfect price discovery, it grew because LPs were willing to tolerate imperfect marks in exchange for yield and illiquidity premium. As the asset class grows, daily pricing can start to look less like a transparency exercise and more like the infrastructure layer needed to institutionalize the market \u2014 which naturally favors firms like Apollo who have the scale to make daily marks the industry norm, and the consolidation that follows.<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Regional SWFs have real skin in the game here. <\/strong>Some of the world\u2019s largest sovereign allocators (think PIF, Mubadala, Adia, QIA, and ADQ) are heavily exposed to the same private credit complex now debating how these assets should actually be valued, making this more than a technical fight between two US asset managers. The methodology Apollo and Pimco are arguing over today will ultimately shape how Gulf LPs measure returns and assess risk tied to some of the largest private credit plays in the market.<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>REMEMBER- <\/strong>PIF\u2019s revised 2026-2030 strategy <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2026\/05\/06\/gulf-swfs-have-become-the-swing-vote-in-global-capital-flows\/\" style=\"\">cuts international allocations to 20% from 30%<\/a>, which means Gulf SWFs are simultaneously reducing international exposure and concentrating their remaining exposure into fewer mega-managers \u2014 at exactly the moment those managers\u2019 valuation methodology is being publicly contested.<\/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>A<\/strong><strong>sian stocks <\/strong><strong>opened in the red this morning<\/strong>, mirroring losses on Wall Street after hotter-than-expected US inflation data. Analysts are bracing for a volatile couple of days as the market awaits ceasefire developments and the outcome of US President Donald Trump\u2019s summit with his Chinese counterpart. <\/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\">54,059<\/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% (YTD: +29.2%)<\/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>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 52.89<\/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 53.03<\/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>USD (CIB)<\/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 52.87<\/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 52.97<\/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\">19.00% 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\">20.00% 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\">11,039<\/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: +5.2%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-down\">\n<td class=\"td-list-down\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets1\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets1\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>ADX<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">9,699<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-0.9% (YTD: -2.9%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-down\">\n<td class=\"td-list-down\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets1\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets1\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>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\">5,783<\/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: -4.4%)<\/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>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\">7,401<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-0.2% (YTD: +8.1%)<\/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>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\">10,265<\/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\">0.0% (YTD: +3.4%)<\/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>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\">5,808<\/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\">-1.5% (YTD: +0.2%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-down\">\n<td class=\"td-list-down\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets1\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets1\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>Brent crude<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" 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5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">USD 4,724<\/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>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 80,666<\/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% (YTD: -7.9%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-down\">\n<td class=\"td-list-down\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets1\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets1\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>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\">1,050<\/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: +5.7%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-down\">\n<td class=\"td-list-down\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets1\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets1\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>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\">151.19<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-0.3% (YTD: -0.5%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-down\">\n<td class=\"td-list-down\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets1\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets1\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>VIX (Volatility 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\">17.99<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-2.1% (YTD: +20.3%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><p class=\"tag-border-left\">THE CLOSING BELL-<\/p><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The EGX30 fell <\/strong><strong>0.8% at <\/strong><strong>yesterday\u2019s<\/strong><strong> close<\/strong> on turnover of EGP 12.1 bn (58.7% above the 90-day average). 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Major developers stretched payment plans and offered upfront-buyer discounts to keep volume moving; smaller ones, starved of liquidity, sat out new launches.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The supply numbers tell the same story. <\/strong>Only 8k units came onto a 333.5k-unit stock during the quarter \u2014 a quiet read for a market that until recently was running hard on new launches.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The bigger question is the office and commercial market, where the post-March EGP depreciation hasn\u2019t yet shown up in prices. <\/strong>Prime and Grade-A asking rents rose just 1.8% and 2.3% y-o-y \u2014 well below the currency move \u2014 and landlords are \u201creassessing pricing strategies, particularly for local currency contracts,\u201d according to JLL.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Savills Egypt\u2019s Catesby Langer-Paget tells clients in a <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2026\/5\/246.pdf\" style=\"\">note (pdf)<\/a><\/strong><strong> that developers are absorbing cost pressure rather than repricing<\/strong>, helped by buffers built in during the 2024 volatility.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Our take:<\/strong> The cost stack \u2014 EGP movement, energy costs, supply chain disruptions \u2014 is still moving, and the question isn\u2019t whether the office market reprices, but when, and which landlords blink first.<\/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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style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>15 June (Monday): Seventh review of the IMF\u2019s Extended Fund Facility. <\/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;\">30 June (Tuesday): National holiday in observance of the June 30 Revolution (TBC).<\/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;\">9 July (Thursday): Monetary Policy Committee\u2019s fourth meeting of 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:400;\">23 July (Thursday): National holiday in observance of Revolution Day (TBC).<\/span><\/p>\n<p 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style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">24 September (Thursday): Monetary Policy Committee\u2019s sixth meeting of 2026. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>27-29 September (Sunday-Tuesday): Global Conference on Population, Health, and Human 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: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;\">6 October (Tuesday): Armed Forces Day. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">29 October (Thursday): Monetary Policy Committee\u2019s seventh meeting of 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p 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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.<\/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-EU Summit 2027.<\/span><\/p>\n<p 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