{"id":560341,"date":"2021-02-24T04:10:46","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T04:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/02\/24\/what-were-tracking-on-24-february-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-02-24T04:10:46","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T04:10:46","slug":"what-were-tracking-on-24-february-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/02\/24\/what-were-tracking-on-24-february-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"What we\u2019re tracking on 24 February 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good morning, friends.<\/strong> We have a rather stacked issue for you today, so let\u2019s get right to it.<\/p>\n

THE BIG STORY AT HOME is that the next phase of our vaccination program is getting<\/strong> underway next week<\/strong>, when elderly citizens and those with chronic illnesses will be able to sign up to get their jab. All the details are in this morning\u2019s Covid Watch, below.<\/p>\n

THE BIG STORY INTERNATIONALLY is US Federal Reserve boss Jay Powell\u2019s pledge to<\/strong> keep interest rates low<\/strong> to prop up the country\u2019s economic recovery, saying in a testimony to Congress yesterday<\/a> that \u201cthe economic recovery remains uneven and far from complete, and the path ahead is highly uncertain.\u201d Inflation remains \u201csoft,\u201d Powell said, but the Fed\u2019s focus will be bolstering job growth. Powell\u2019s statement helped US tech stocks claw back some of their losses yesterday, with the S&P 500 ending the day in the green after falling 1.8% in intraday trading. Bloomberg<\/a> and the Wall Street Journal<\/a> have the story.<\/p>\n

Did you apply to get your old car swapped out under the government\u2019s natgas <\/strong>auto program?<\/strong> You\u2019ll be hearing back on whether your vehicle is eligible for replacement on 15 March as the Trade and Industry Ministry sifts through applications, El Watan<\/a> reports. Applicants were originally set to hear back by mid-February but the ministry has pushed the timeline due to high demand for the program. The Sisi administration has a multi-year plan<\/a> to convert or replace 1.8 mn cars to run on natural gas in a bid to reduce dependence on petrol-fuel.<\/p>\n

If you or your spawn is an American Diploma high school student, register for the <\/strong>standardized Egyptian Scholastic Test before 9pm CLT tomorrow.<\/strong> That\u2019s the deadline to register for the exam, which will replace the SAT for admission into Egyptian universities, according to an Education Ministry statement<\/a>. The deadline was previously 15 February.<\/p>\n

<\/a> *** CATCH UP QUICK on the top stories from yesterday\u2019s edition of EnterprisePM:<\/strong><\/p>\n