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Good afternoon, everyone. <\/strong>We hope Wednesday has treated you well, that you\u2019ve been super-productive, and that you\u2019re looking forward to a relaxing evening with family and friends.<\/p>\n THE BIG STORY here at home today: Annual urban headline inflation slowed <\/strong>to its lowest level since September 2020. Most pundits think this makes it even more likely that the central bank will go for a rate cut this year. We have all the details in Speed Round, below, and a counterpoint in Go with the Flow.<\/p>\n THE BIG STORY in global business news right now:<\/strong> Both the Wall Street Journal<\/a> and the Financial Times<\/a> are leading with Donald Trump\u2019s second impeachment, where Democrats are to lay out their case today in day two of his trial.<\/p>\n Your statutorily required afternoon covid update: <\/strong>Several GCC countries have seen new daily cases creep back up to near last year\u2019s record highs<\/a>, while the results so far from Israel\u2019s super-fast rollout of the Pfizer jab<\/a> should give us all a measure of hope.<\/p>\n CATCH UP QUICK- The top stories from this morning<\/strong>\u2019s edition of EnterprisePM:<\/p>\n *** You\u2019re reading Issue #3 of EnterprisePM, our afternoon briefing<\/strong> on what\u2019s going on in Egypt and emerging markets \u2014 and your guide to where you may want to spend your time and money tonight. You can subscribe to Enterprise by hitting the link in the nice green box below:<\/strong><\/p>\n The roundup of news and trends that move your markets and shape corporate agendas delivered straight to your inbox.<\/p>\n Subscribe here<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n ? CIRCLE YOUR CALENDAR-<\/strong> The World Economic Forum will take place in <\/strong>Singapore <\/strong>this coming August after having already been delayed once to May. Organizers are looking at a much smaller gathering<\/a> and don\u2019t expect to be back in Davos until 2022.<\/p>\n ? FOR YOUR COMMUTE-<\/strong><\/p>\n From the Department of Duh, #1: There\u2019s no bubble and stocks will keep going up. <\/strong>Unless they don\u2019t. <\/strong>JPMorgan\u2019s co-president tells CNBC that \u201cI don\u2019t see a [stock market] correction anytime soon, unless the situation changes dramatically.\u201d Somewhat more cogently, he admits what not many bankers want to talk about: That upstarts including \u201cchallenger banks\u201d<\/a> and fintech startups are actually threat: \u201cThey are very good at creating a great client experience. They are very good at delivering products fast. They are very good at creating an image that is cool.\u201d Go read: JPMorgan\u2019s Wall Street chief gives his call for the stock market, SPACs, fintech and CEO succession<\/a>.<\/p>\n Maybe we could all get together and raise a bond to make sure it happens \u2014 and that <\/strong>he\u2019s in the cargo bay at takeoff? <\/strong>\u201cTurkey aims to achieve first contact with the moon as part of its national space programme in 2023,\u201d Reuters<\/a> reports the Nutter in Ankara as having said. Quoth Erdogan: \u201cThe first rough landing will be made on the moon with our national and authentic hybrid rocket that shall be launched into orbit in the end of 2023 through international cooperation.\u201d National and authentic? <\/strong>Sounds great.<\/p>\n From the Department of Duh, #2: Cisco\u2019s CEO says people want to go back to working <\/strong>in the office. <\/strong>\u201cOne of our employees said to me the other day, \u2018I don\u2019t mind the option of working from home. I don\u2019t like being forced to work from home.\u2019\u201d Groundbreaking<\/a>. And \u201cone of our employees?\u201d Sounds like a really scientific survey, sir. More to the point: <\/strong>Salesforce is looking beyond the pandemic and mulling what its remote work policy should be<\/a> \u2014 and what post-covid offices might look like<\/strong>. Employees will have more flexibility to work remotely \u2014 and office design is changing: \u201cAs employees are expected to do much of their independent work remotely, the mock-ups of the new offices feature cafe-style seating, open-air conference areas and private nooks, with an emphasis on clean desks and social distancing.\u201d<\/p>\n PSA- A movie can be a nail-biter. So can a TV series. Some novels rise to the <\/strong>description. <\/strong>But actual nail biting IRL? No thanks. Want to get out of the habit and help keep the rest of us sane? Go read the WSJ\u2019s How can I stop stress-biting my nails?<\/a><\/p>\n SIGNS OF THE TIMES- <\/strong><\/p>\n ? <\/strong>ON THE TUBE TONIGHT-<\/strong><\/p>\n No football matches in sight today:<\/strong> La Liga and Serie A are taking a breather until Friday while the Premier League\u2019s gameweek 24 will begin on Saturday. It\u2019s a double gameweek in the English league, so Fantasy PL players might want to think about breaking out a triple captain or bench boost.<\/p>\n Terry loves Netflix: <\/strong>Season 7 of Brooklyn Nine-Nine<\/a> has finally dropped on Netflix. Diehard fans have already planned out their night accordingly. If you haven\u2019t yet sampled New York\u2019s 99th precinct, give it a chance. Yeah, we\u2019re tired of cop shows, too.<\/strong> Comedy, drama, doesn\u2019t matter. But this one stars <\/strong>Andre Braugher<\/a><\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n For the documentary buffs among you,<\/strong> Netflix has released an original documentary series titled Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel<\/a>, which explores the notorious crime hub Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles, specifically the mysterious disappearance of a Canadian college student. Variety<\/a> and the Guardian<\/a> aren\u2019t impressed.<\/p>\n Amazon Prime has added some throwbacks to its platform this month,<\/strong> including Jackie Chan\u2019s The Spy Next Door<\/a> and Dazed and Confused<\/a> starring Ben Affleck and Matthew McConaughey. (\u201cAlright, alright, alright\u201d).<\/p>\n ? EAT THIS TONIGHT- <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/a> Pizza with a real Italian stamp of approval: <\/strong>Maadi\u2019s What The Crust (Google<\/a>Maps<\/a>) is Africa\u2019s first only Associazione Verace Pizza napoletana (AVPN<\/a>) certified pizzeria. AVPN (literally: The True Neapolitan Pizza Association) certifies pizzerias that cook up an \u201cexcellent product of Neapolitan tradition.\u201d It\u2019s one of the best pies in Cairo \u2014 and it\u2019s female owned and led.<\/strong> Check out the restaurant\u2019s website and menu.<\/a> Order in advance <\/strong>\u2014 when they get busy, y\u2019all are gonna be waiting a while.<\/p>\n What\u2019s your favourite restaurant? <\/strong>Downtown, New Cairo, Zayed \u2014 it doesn\u2019t matter. Drop us a note and include a few sentences on why. We\u2019ll stockpile your answers and write them up for future issues, with an h\/t to you. Send us your picks on<\/strong> editorial@enterprise.press.<\/p>\n ? <\/strong>FOR TECH NERDS-<\/strong><\/p>\n An app recommendation from someone we don\u2019t know, but love on Twitter: <\/strong>Machead and former New York Times \/ Wirecutter and Macworld journo Dan Frakes<\/a> tipped us to TextSniper<\/a>. Take a screenshot and it will OCR any text it contains. The text goes straight into your clipboard so you can paste it into just about any other document you can think of.<\/p>\n Why follow Frakes? <\/strong>If tips like this aren\u2019t enough, he\u2019s also the one who brought to our attention the brilliant The case for semicolons.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n ? OUT AND ABOUT-<\/strong><\/p>\n It\u2019s French Movie Month in Cairo:<\/strong> The French Institute of Egypt (l\u2019institut fran\u00e7ais d\u2019\u00c9gypte) is screening one movie<\/a> every Wednesday over the course of February with the films selected from the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. Today\u2019s movie: Alice et le Maire<\/strong>. Catch the trailer here<\/a>. Venue: the institute\u2019s main office in Downtown Cairo (Google Maps<\/a>).<\/p>\n A comedy show at a secret venue? <\/strong>Al Hezb El Comedy Founder Hashem El Garhy will be performing his one-hour special 300 Grams<\/a><\/strong> tomorrow at 8pm CLT. The venue hasn\u2019t been announced, instead you\u2019re meant to text a number to receive the exact whereabouts of the event. Hit the link for the digits.<\/strong><\/p>\n ? UNDER THE LAMPLIGHT-<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/a> A BOOK THAT CHANGED HOW WE SEE (AND RUN) OUR BUSINESS: Built to Sell<\/strong>, by John Warrillow, whose thesis is that every business owner should set out to build a company that can run without them. That\u2019s a business that\u2019s (a) sellable and (b) sellable at a great multiple and with no earn-out. It\u2019s also a business that could very likely continue to pay you (or your heirs) dividends long after you retire or shrug off this mortal coil, in the event you decide not to sell. The book is short and told through a fictional character<\/strong>, making it one of the easiest-to-read self-help business books you\u2019ll ever pick up. The central character\u2019s firm is in the service industry, but the lessons learned apply to just about any sector you could think about.<\/p>\n We love it so much we order copies by the boxful and give them away <\/strong>to business owners who are trying to figure out how to stop working \u201cin\u201d the business and start leading it. On Amazon Kindle and as an audiobook.<\/a> Want more? Try his podcast and website<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2600\ufe0f TOMORROW\u2019S WEATHER- Sunny with a daytime high of 25\u00b0C<\/strong> and an overnight low of 11\u00b0C. Your weekend outlook is more of the same<\/strong>, with a high of 24\u00b0C on Friday and 22\u00b0C on Saturday. Brace yourselves for a cold snap starting the middle of next week, though\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00a0 Good afternoon, everyone. 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