{"id":564632,"date":"2021-02-17T14:02:32","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T14:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/02\/17\/what-were-tracking-on-17-february-2020\/"},"modified":"2021-02-17T14:02:32","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T14:02:32","slug":"what-were-tracking-on-17-february-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/02\/17\/what-were-tracking-on-17-february-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"What we\u2019re tracking on 17 February 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Good afternoon, friends. How cold is it outside?<\/strong> Enough so that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bmarsalis\/status\/1361381863311503360?s=20\">we feel like this idiot must<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bmarsalis\/status\/1361381863311503360?s=20\">have<\/a>. And the high winds in the People\u2019s Democratic Republic of Maadi do not help at the moment. Holy sandstorm, Batman.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE BIG STORY THIS AFTERNOON? <\/strong>Lots and lots of M&A news, most of it in healthcare. We have chapter and verse in this afternoon\u2019s Speed Round, and ask in Parting Shot if we really know what we\u2019re getting ourselves into as the House inches toward giving the Egyptian Competition Authority the right to approve or reject M&As.<\/p>\n<p><strong>*** CATCH UP QUICK- The top stories from this morning\u2019s edition of EnterpriseAM:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cabinet is preparing a three-year budget and fiscal outlook <\/strong>it plans to <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/66c47510-799b-4f9a-b6f4-d41d18781d5f\">unveil in<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/66c47510-799b-4f9a-b6f4-d41d18781d5f\">March<\/a> as it starts working on the 2021-2022 state budget.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Who was in charge of drafting this non-compete? <\/strong>Adwia\u2019s former owners look to <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/9141dcc0-3f6c-42e2-9c70-a447784a3d6e\">re-enter the market<\/a> after flipping their first company to a consortium led by EBRD and CDC last year.<\/li>\n<li>The Biden White House is looking to <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/a7e9b06c-0601-45c3-b01f-8792f73b7924\">redefine its relationships<\/a> with key Mideast partners.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>THE BIG STORY ABROAD heading into the final hours of the workday: <\/strong>Bloomberg notes that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-02-17\/uae-considers-cap-on-food-prices-as-global-crop-costs-soar?srnd=premium-middle-east&sref=mmeFTDW1\">the UAE could slap price controls on chicken and milk<\/a> as crop prices climb, while Reuters is leading with an exclusive claiming that \u201cCongressional Democrats have begun discussions with the White House on ways to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-usa-tech-white-house-exclusive\/exclusive-big-techs-democratic-critics-discuss-ways-to-strike-back-with-white-house-idUSKBN2AH1A4\">crack down on Big Tech<\/a>,\u201d with social media companies particularly in the cross-hairs. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/7511809e-827e-4526-81ad-ae83f405f623\">The planned \u2018e-yuan\u2019 could boost Beijing\u2019s surveillance state and create competition for private fintech groups<\/a>,\u201d the Financial Times says in its Big Read today.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Speaking of which:<\/strong> We had an explainer about <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/29b7691c-a906-4c7f-9886-28e8cc190d0a\">central bank digital currencies earlier this<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/29b7691c-a906-4c7f-9886-28e8cc190d0a\">week<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>? <strong>FOR YOUR COMMUTE-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>MUST-READ for IR professionals (and Canucks) <\/strong>What do you do when you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/02\/11\/restaurant-brands-qsr-q4-profit-misses-estimates-on-weak-demand.html\">miss your<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/02\/11\/restaurant-brands-qsr-q4-profit-misses-estimates-on-weak-demand.html\">quarterly guidance<\/a> and are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/business\/commentary\/article-tim-hortons-identity-crisis-could-erode-chains-long-established\/\">vilified in the court of public opinion<\/a> for running a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.restaurantbusinessonline.com\/financing\/why-tim-hortons-has-struggled-under-rbi\">storied<\/a> national brand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/report-on-business\/tim-hortons-franchiseesgear-up-for-battle-with-rbi\/article34294165\/\">into the ground<\/a>? Declare you\u2019re \u201cdemocratizing the earnings call\u201d by hosting a \u201cpeople\u2019s earnings call\u201d in the form of an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/activity-6765605911785459712-lMyl\/?src=aff-lilpar&veh=aff_src.aff-lilpar_c.partners_pkw.10078_plc.Skimbit%20Ltd._pcrid.449670_learning&trk=aff_src.aff-lilpar_c.partners_pkw.10078_plc.Skimbit%20Ltd._pcrid.449670_learning&clickid=XFY2v1yz1xyLUR-wUx0Mo3EoUkETWRxlJ2Gd3U0&irgwc=1\">\u201copen kitchen\u201d<\/a> on an elitist, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/restaurant-brands-international-clubhouse-chat-ceo-execs-burger-king-2021-2\">invite-only chat app<\/a>, of course.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Only climate nerds will read this to the end. <\/strong>Which is a shame, because every single person who has input into how businesses of all sizes spend money or plan out their strategy should read this epic interview with Bill Gates on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/longform\/bill-gates-qa-solar-wind-energy-climate-change-breakthroughs\/\">why the \u2018miracles\u2019 of solar and wind energy won\u2019t save us from climate change \u2014 and the breakthroughs that just might<\/a><\/strong>. Yeah, we know, the dude who foisted Windows on us all is getting a lot of ink this week, but his new book is that important.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Then go read about <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-usa-energy-refinery-cleanup-insight\/150-years-of-spills-philadelphia-refinery-cleanup-highlights-toxic-legacy-of-fossil-fuels-idUSKBN2AG12O\">how much fun we\u2019re going to have as we clean up the planet<\/a><\/strong> after having torched it with fossil fuels the past century and a half. Presuming we don\u2019t fry the environment first.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Routine fascinates us enough that we devote the last word every Thursday to someone\u2019s <\/strong><strong>morning \/ WFH routine<\/strong> \u2014 so imagine our delight when CNN took a deep dive <strong>into <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2021\/02\/15\/politics\/joe-biden-presidential-routine\/index.html\">President Joe Biden\u2019s daily routine<\/a><\/strong><strong>. <\/strong>It begins with early-morning coffee with his wife, then a 9am kickoff in the Oval Office and a 7pm walk back to the residence with binders under his arm.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We don\u2019t miss travel. Not us. And we definitely haven\u2019t started a countdown until the last <\/strong><strong>day of school <\/strong>\u2014 in December \u2014 in the hope that we\u2019ll be able to board a plane that day for our first vacation outside our borders in nearly two years. Nope. Not us. No, ma\u2019am. But if we <em>were<\/em> longing to travel, we\u2019d probably enjoy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/special-report\/2021\/02\/11\/what-will-travel-look-like-after-the-pandemic\">reading this package from the Economist on the future of travel<\/a>, dubbed \u201cReturn of the Wanderer,\u201d wherein we learn that covid-19 could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/special-report\/2021\/02\/11\/could-covid-19-shake-up-air-travel-for-the-better\">shake up air travel for the better<\/a>, that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/special-report\/2021\/02\/11\/business-travel-may-never-fully-recover-from-covid-19\">business travel may never fully recover<\/a> \u2014 but that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/special-report\/2021\/02\/11\/tourism-will-rebound-after-the-pandemic\">tourism will<\/a> (please, God), and that the industry is going to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/special-report\/2021\/02\/11\/travel-will-return-more-exotically-than-ever\">more exotic than ever<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A word of advice: Be ready for the unleashing of pent-up demand. <\/strong>Thom Hogan, one of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bythom.com\/newsviews\/upcoming-bythom-events.html\">favourite photo bloggers<\/a> is leading his next safari \/ workshop in 2022 and warns \u201cif you're really interested in international travel in the 2022-2023 time frame, you're going to have to consider taking a risk and booking now. Once the floodgates of travel re-open, all the postponed tours are going to be sitting there eating up much of the availability, and I expect demand will exceed supply in many places.\u201d <strong>The catch? Deposits are likely going to be non-refundable<\/strong>, so you\u2019re going to want to buy travel ins. given the times in which we\u2019re now living. (Hogan is particularly worthwhile reading if you\u2019re at that peculiar intersection of business dweeb, photography nerd and gearhead \u2014 ie: kinda like us.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>But hey, not traveling? It\u2019s good for our species\u2019 carbon footprint, right?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Oh, and speaking of the Economist:<\/strong> They\u2019re a bit late to this whole SPAC thing, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/finance-and-economics\/2021\/02\/16\/why-spacs-are-wall-streets-latest-craze\">they\u2019ve<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/finance-and-economics\/2021\/02\/16\/why-spacs-are-wall-streets-latest-craze\">done it with style<\/a>. Still <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/a6ab3251-641a-4e2c-aa00-6b8486d10c68\">not sure what a SPAC is? We\u2019ve got you covered<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SIGN OF THE TIMES- Pizza babka is on track to be Instagram\u2019s next big thing. <\/strong>You can \u201cthank\u201d this guy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eater.com\/22273354\/pizza-babka-recipe-bill-clark-a-piece-of-cake-newsletter-memes-diner\">Eater writes<\/a>. (There are no words.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>PSA- A heartbreaking Twitter thread everybody should read <\/strong>if you\u2019re <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/commaficionado\/status\/1361019681264566272?s=12\">uncomfortable<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/commaficionado\/status\/1361019681264566272?s=12\">around folks who display autistic behaviours<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>? CIRCLE YOUR CALENDAR- <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Join a discussion on how to get innovation out of labs and classrooms and into hands of <\/strong><strong>businesses just like yours. <\/strong>The Zoom webinar runs tomorrow starting at 1pm and will include a dive into the incentives business needs to establish joint ventures with universities to commercialize research. The talk is being organized by the USAID-funded Sustainable Services Activity for MSMEs in collaboration with the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT) at the Ministry of Higher Education. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tJEtdOmsqTouHdMJMjp4HUI4TSzcttAaGE6o\">Sign up here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Photographers and gear nerds have a week and a bit<\/strong> to go before the 25 February launch of this year\u2019s version of CP+, the high-profile photo show that\u2019s been reduced to an online-only event this year. Look for announcements from Canon and Nikon, though what exactly is hard to predict this year: Component shortages and a contracting market have pundits speculating that Canon just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalcameraworld.com\/news\/new-canon-camera-delayed\">kicked back plans to unveil a new camera<\/a>, saying it will instead settle for a development announcement. Nikon is expected to say something about a <a href=\"https:\/\/nikonrumors.com\/2021\/02\/15\/nikon-2021-cp-presentation-on-february-26.aspx\/\">Z8 or Z9 body<\/a> \u2014 something further up the value chain than its current Z 7ii \u2014 and make clear the timeline for its next lenses. Sony (<a href=\"https:\/\/alphauniverse.com\/stories\/sony-announces-the-alpha-1\/\">Alfa 1<\/a>) and Fujifilm (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/fujifilm-gfx-100s-initial-review\">GFX100s<\/a>) have already made major announcements this year, so it\u2019s not clear what they might be bringing to the table).<\/p>\n<p><strong>MEANWHILE- Look for an announcement tomorrow from Nikon <\/strong>about a new firmware update to improve eye autofocus performance on the Z 6ii and Z 7ii, <a href=\"https:\/\/nikonrumors.com\/2021\/02\/17\/new-nikon-z6-ii-z7-ii-firmware-update-coming-with-improved-eye-af-and-4k-uhd-60p-support.aspx\">Nikon Rumors<\/a> suggests.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AUC has announced <\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/3rYXLhO\">the jury panel<\/a><\/strong><strong> for Visions Cairo Film Festival which will take place <\/strong><strong>between 21 and 29 March <\/strong>at AUC\u2019s Downtown campus. Festival president <strong>Malek Khoury<\/strong> heads the jury, which includes DOP and film director <strong>Mohsen Ahmed<\/strong>, film editor and Higher Institute of Cinema professor <strong>Rahma Montasser<\/strong>, stage director, actor, and founder of AUC\u2019s theatre department <strong>Mahmoud El Lozy<\/strong>, cinema and theatre actress and Al Warsha Theatre Troupe founder <strong>Hanan Youssef<\/strong>, and film set designer <strong>Fawzi El Awamri<\/strong>. The festival will see some 85 short films screened by filmmakers of varied levels of experience and backgrounds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>? <\/strong><strong>ON THE TUBE TONIGHT-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Investor perspectives from New York to North Africa<\/strong>, a panel on venture capital tonight at 7:30pm CLT featuring Onsi Sawiris (HOF Capital), Amal Enan (Global Ventures), Omar Darwazah (AAF Management) and Ayman Ismail (AUC), moderated by Marco Viola. <a href=\"http:\/\/cglink.me\/2ca\/r7449\">Sign up here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Netflix is out with a new original interactive film <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/eg-en\/title\/81205737\">Animals on the Loose<\/a><\/strong><strong> that you and your <\/strong><strong>family can enjoy<\/strong>. Featuring Bear Grylls from the Man vs. Wild series, animals escape from a sanctuary and you must pursue them and secure their protective habitat. The film can extend for <a href=\"https:\/\/netflixlife.com\/2021\/02\/15\/animals-on-the-loose-a-you-vs-wild-movie-netflix-bear-grylls\/\">45-90 minutes<\/a>, depending on the choices you make.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Online artists platform Talk to The Brush <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3pq6kAx\">is holding a Facebook Live session<\/a><\/strong><strong> with comic <\/strong><strong>artist <\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2ZlE6wp\">Deena Mohamed<\/a><\/strong><strong> at 9pm.<\/strong> Mohamed is the creator of Al Qahera and Shubeik Lubeik which you can purchase in Arabic on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CLR4Y_yoR52\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_linkhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CLR4Y_yoR52\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\">Mahrousa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day two of the resumed Champions League <\/strong>will see Juventus play against Porto and Sevilla play against Dortmund, both at 10pm CLT.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Premier League <\/strong>also has two matches on today. Burnley will hit the field against Fulham at 8pm CLT, while Manchester City and Everton will face off at 10:15pm CLT. Meanwhile, La Liga will see Levante and Atletico Madrid play at 8pm CLT.<\/p>\n<p><strong>? EAT THIS TONIGHT- <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"content-anchor\" id=\"tldr-story-06\"><\/a><strong> You\u2019ve got barely 12 days left to experience Ovio\u2019s Belgian chocolate month.<\/strong> This year <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CKloC6tBdTz\/?igshid=1n6elg282c9wd\">Ovio<\/a> is using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.callebaut.com\/en-OC\">Callebaut chocolate<\/a> for a menu that includes a \u201cmagic chocolate ball,\u201d Brussels chocolate pancakes, and croquembouche. You can also enjoy chocolate month at home by ordering an assortment of the Belgian chocolate for delivery. Locations in Maadi, Cairo Festival City, Galleria 40, and The White by Waterway. <strong>Delivery:<\/strong> 19801 or hit up our friends at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elmenus.com\/cairo\/ovio-lp2o\">Elmenus<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>KUDOS-<\/strong> <strong>Las Vegas is getting a taste of Omm El Donia\u2019s cuisine<\/strong> after entrepreneur Iman Haggag opened Egyptian restaurant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.potslv.com\/\">POTs<\/a>, writes <a href=\"https:\/\/egyptianstreets.com\/2021\/02\/17\/representing-all-of-egypt-the-story-behind-the-first-egyptian-restaurant-in-las-vegas\/\">Egyptian Streets<\/a>. POTs made it into <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.yelp.com\/2020\/11\/yelps-top-50-places-to-eat-in-las-vegas-for-2020\">Yelp\u2019s list of top 50 places to eat in Las Vegas<\/a> last year and is now focused on serving vegan food. Zooba\u2019s success in New York inspired Haggag to open her own place. <strong>We talked to Zooba Founder Chris Khalifa<\/strong> about his business and his expansion abroad in an episode of our podcast Making It (<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/3dow0eu\">listen, runtime: 44:10<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>?<strong> OUT AND ABOUT-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Taha El Korany\u2019s latest exhibition, <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ebdaaartgallery\/posts\/2759844050895471\">Over A Head<\/a><\/strong><strong>, is on at Ebdaa Art Gallery<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2Fmaps%2FoWUQreYK8MzK76dr9%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR352FTENrMQ-TAidqiwNzMc_kHAxnSTnA8aB2t71aj-GRI9LSzrGJGLBmo&h=AT2c5Q03XbpLP5xuK6rJ0AolllBBMoIyDnkQBhRyFPu88_9Pcems33BELedbdMNfqiVbscMeHXZNU7o9a5Zr4-xiSZ2sziwe39qXXho2hBsiYuZ1F6sNT_blFWJf8CISVQ&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT2VMvKWEqHNPFZtyk3euBF83azFXxOU03xXCzgK5iA2guxuqwjcae3Y3aZHcDxKi3kb4oPC5qLaxBf57v6txH_FUC3iQWe8thV0ltfjSqWKUjzIZKBdp4iJ_kieyjobM51npCb1Rje_1t2OVIW688gxZRhci7xMWRLjEsAZTeT8vW0\">Google Maps<\/a>), featuring colorful creations depicting large groups of people painted with an overhead perspective.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cairo Jazz Club<\/strong><strong> in Agouza is holding an <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CLW8i0iDw_u\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\">anti-Valentine\u2019s party<\/a><\/strong> <strong>today at 8pm.<\/strong> Cairo Jazz Club 610 (the second branch in Zayed) will feature Ahmed Sheba today at 9pm CLT.<\/p>\n<p><strong>? UNDER THE LAMPLIGHT-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"content-anchor\" id=\"tldr-story-07\"><\/a> <strong>Satirist Bassem Youssef has written a children\u2019s graphic novel titled <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Magical-Reality-Nadia-Bassem-Youssef-ebook\/dp\/B083VQZZPN\/\">The Magical Reality<\/a><\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Magical-Reality-Nadia-Bassem-Youssef-ebook\/dp\/B083VQZZPN\/\">of Nadia<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 inspired by the experiences of his younger daughter Nadia. When character Nadia moves from Egypt to the USA at six-years-old, she has to navigate the ups and downs of friendships, racism, and even some magic. The graphic novel was co-authored by Catherine R. Daly and published by Scholastic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Learn to connect between art and science: <\/strong>World-renowned neurologist Oliver Sacks wrote a final collection of essays before his death that looks at the intersections and crossovers between the arts and sciences through his own eyes and experiences. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/River-Consciousness-Oliver-Sacks-ebook\/dp\/B01MUNFB57\/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=\">The River of Consciousness<\/a> is described as a book to help you cleanse your mental palate and learn to make more connections. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/2017\/oct\/14\/the-river-of-consciousness-by-oliver-sacks-review\">The Guardian<\/a> is out with a review.<\/p>\n<p>? <strong>TOMORROW\u2019S WEATHER- There\u2019s a chance of a sprinkle this evening<\/strong> with an overnight low of 9\u00b0C. Tomorrow\u2019s outlook includes a mix of cloud and sun with a high of 15\u00b0C.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good afternoon, friends. How cold is it outside? Enough so that we feel like this idiot musthave. And the high winds in the People\u2019s Democratic Republic of Maadi do not help at the moment. Holy sandstorm, Batman. THE BIG STORY THIS AFTERNOON? Lots and lots of M&#038;A news, most of it in healthcare. 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