{"id":564681,"date":"2021-02-21T13:31:11","date_gmt":"2021-02-21T13:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/02\/21\/what-were-tracking-on-21-february-2020\/"},"modified":"2021-02-21T13:31:11","modified_gmt":"2021-02-21T13:31:11","slug":"what-were-tracking-on-21-february-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/02\/21\/what-were-tracking-on-21-february-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"What we\u2019re tracking on 21 February 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Good afternoon, everyone<\/strong> \u2014 we hope the first day of the workweek has treated you well.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE BIG STORY OF THE DAY- We\u2019re getting mns of doses of a covid vaccine next week<\/strong> \u2014 and you\u2019ll be able to sign up online to get jabbed. We have chapter and verse in this afternoon\u2019s Speed Round, below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HAPPENING NOW- <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gulfood.com\/\">Gulfood 2021<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 the world\u2019s largest food and beverage exhibition \u2014 kicked off today at the Dubai World Trade Center and will run all week. Some 55 Egyptian major Egyptian companies are taking part in the event, <a href=\"http:\/\/english.ahram.org.eg\/NewsContent\/1\/64\/404505\/Egypt\/Politics-\/-Egyptian-companies-participate-in-Dubais-Gulfood-.aspx\">Ahram Online reports<\/a>. This is apparently the first major live, in-person food and beverages industry event since the pandemic began.<\/p>\n<p><strong>*** CATCH UP QUICK<\/strong> on the top stories from this morning\u2019s edition of EnterpriseAM:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/ffb6945b-38d7-40cb-abcd-01478a380a88\">Are we closing in on a supply of Sputnik V<\/a><\/strong> after Russia said it would provide 300 mn doses to the African Union?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Are direct <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/7cf4e63f-4b27-41d6-ae40-96228bb65a89\">flights from Moscow to Sharm and Hurghada<\/a><\/strong><strong> back on \u2014 or not?<\/strong> There were conflicting reports this weekend.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The academic year <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/99520211-fced-4f39-9b96-5df7b712eb1f\">just got longer<\/a><\/strong><strong> at public universities<\/strong>, with exams likely to run into August as the year is extended to make up for time lost to covid.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>THE BIG STORIES ABROAD<\/strong> as we slide into day\u2019s end: <strong>Israel has reopened large portions <\/strong><strong>of <\/strong><strong>its economy<\/strong> including malls and leisure facilities, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-health-coronavirus-israel\/israels-covid-vaccination-pass-opens-fast-track-to-normal-life-idUSKBN2AL036?il=0\">Reuters<\/a> reports, also noting that <strong>Facebook has \u201ctentatively friended [Australia] again,\u201d <\/strong>as the tech giant went <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-australia-media-facebook-idUSKBN2AK01S\">back to the bargaining table<\/a>. Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-02-20\/lucid-motors-is-said-to-near-deal-to-go-public-via-klein-s-spac?srnd=premium-middle-east&sref=mmeFTDW1\">Bloomberg<\/a> is leading with the upcoming <strong>SPAC-enabled IPO of <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lucidmotors.com\">Lucid<\/a><\/strong><strong>, an EV manufacturer backed by Saudi Arabia<\/strong>\u2019s sovereign wealth fund.<\/p>\n<p>Across the Atlantic, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/covid-19-vaccination-delays-could-bring-more-virus-variants-impede-efforts-to-end-pandemic-11613817002?mod=hp_lead_pos1\">WSJ<\/a> warns that <strong>vaccination delays<\/strong> could see the appearance of more and more virus variants \u2014 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/video\/tesla-quality-issues-threaten-its-dominance-in-china-ev-market\/48ABFC5F-C688-491F-A56C-5DF8EC55BCA4.html?mod=hp_lead_pos7\">is running with a video<\/a><strong> suggesting Tesla\u2019s quality problems<\/strong> are threatening its position in China. And last, but not least, <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2021\/02\/19\/uber-drivers-are-workers-minimum-wage-paid-leave-britain-court-ruling\/\">Fortune<\/a> picked up on a UK court decisions declaring that <strong>Uber drivers are workers \u2014 and so deserve minimum wage<\/strong> and paid leave. It\u2019s the exact opposite of a ruling in California that suggests the \u201cgig economy is coming for mns of jobs,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/features\/2021-02-17\/gig-economy-coming-for-millions-of-u-s-jobs-after-california-s-uber-lyft-vote?utm_source=pocket&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pockethits\">Bloomberg Businessweek<\/a> writes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our mood right now?<\/strong> We\u2019ll let the inimitable, immortal strip <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thatericalper\/status\/1362930039378083842?s=12\">Calvin & Hobbes speak for us<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 subscribe-box-panel\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"title\">\n<h4 class=\"fw-lighter mb-10\">\n          Get <b style=\"font-weight: 700\">Enterprise<\/b> daily<br \/>\n        <\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-10\">The roundup of news and trends that move your markets and shape corporate agendas delivered straight to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>      <a href=\"egypt\/en\/user\/NewsLetters\" type=\"button \" class=\"btn-green px-3 d-flex align-items-center\">Subscribe here<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>YOUR STATUTORILY REQUIRED COVID UPDATE: <\/strong>The Pfizer \/ BioNTech jab is highly effective after the first dose \u2014 and can be stored and transported in normal freezers (-25\u00b0C to-15\u00b0C) instead of the -80\u00b0C to -60\u00b0C recommended until now, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/pfizer-vaccine-first-dose-freezers-b92b26f8-c83b-4e3c-aa9f-7a4e8f68d3fc.html\">Axios<\/a> reports (or check out Pfizer\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pfizer.com\/news\/press-release\/press-release-detail\/pfizer-and-biontech-submit-covid-19-vaccine-stability-data\">statement<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>That comes as <strong>G7 leaders <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/g7-leaders-statement-19-february-2021\">said<\/a><\/strong><strong> over the weekend that they may kick in another USD 4.3 bn <\/strong><strong>to help emerging economies <\/strong>access vaccines.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GOOD NEWS- The US officially rejoined the 2015 Paris climate agreement on Friday<\/strong> as President Joe Biden reversed Agent Orange\u2019s decision to<a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/4e137376-523e-45fe-befe-99146ba08e2d\">exit the pact<\/a>, writes <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2021\/02\/19\/politics\/us-rejoins-paris-agreement-biden-administration\/index.html\">CNN<\/a>. Signatories to the accords agreed to limit the rise in global temperatures to less than 2\u00b0C and make efforts to limit it to 1.5\u00b0C. The Biden administration will announce its plans to reduce carbon emissions on 22 April, when the US will host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2021\/01\/27\/fact-sheet-president-biden-takes-executive-actions-to-tackle-the-climate-crisis-at-home-and-abroad-create-jobs-and-restore-scientific-integrity-across-federal-government\/\">a global climate summit<\/a> to coincide with Earth Day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Take it all as suggesting that \u201cAmerica is back\u201d: <\/strong>Biden used the G7 summit and this weekend\u2019s Munich Security Conference to \u201ctick through a daunting to-do list \u2026 that he said would require close cooperation between the U.S. and its Western allies.\u201d On the list: A nuclear Iran, the economic fallout from the pandemic and both economic and security challenges from China and Russia. <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/biden-foreign-policy-g7-summit-munich-cc10859afd0f542fd268c0a7ddcd9bb6\">The AP<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2021\/02\/19\/world\/g7-meeting-munich-security-conference\">NYT<\/a> have more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR TOMORROW-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The <\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/3brhVdz\">2021 ISSF Shooting World Cup<\/a><\/strong><strong> takes place here tomorrow<\/strong>, with participants loading up at 6 October\u2019s Shooting Club. Over 300 shooters from 31 countries are participating and you can watch the competition live from ISSF\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/issfchannel\">YouTube<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ISSF.Shooting\">Facebook<\/a> pages. The program includes mixed, individual and team events.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/arabstates.gltn.net\/second-arab-land-conference\/\">Second Arab Land Conference<\/a><\/strong><strong> kicks off tomorrow<\/strong>, with discussion focusing on land management, access to land for women and vulnerable groups, efficient land use, technologies and smart solutions, and private-sector participation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>? CIRCLE YOUR CALENDAR-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Donald will launch his political comeback a week from today<\/strong> when he plans to speak on the final day of the Conservative Political Action Conference in Florida, Reuters reports, citing a source who spoke on condition of anonymity. Expect plenty of the usual blah, blah, blah: \u201cHe\u2019ll be talking about the future of the Republican Party and the conservative movement. Also look for the 45th President to take on President Biden\u2019s disastrous amnesty and border policies,\u201d the source <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-usa-trump\/trump-seeks-return-to-spotlight-with-address-to-conservative-meeting-idUSKBN2AK0QQ\">tells the newswire<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Russia and Saudi Arabia are once again on opposite pages heading into next week\u2019s <\/strong><strong>Opec+ meeting. <\/strong>The summit, scheduled for Thursday, 4 March, sees KSA lobbying to leave output stable to support prices, while Russia is pushing for a supply increase, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-02-21\/saudis-russia-differ-again-on-oil-strategy-before-opec-meeting?srnd=premium-middle-east&sref=mmeFTDW1\">Bloomberg<\/a> says.<\/p>\n<p>? <strong>FOR YOUR COMMUTE-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Do we have another epidemic to which to look forward? <\/strong>Russia has detected the world\u2019s first cases of the H5N8 strain of bird influenza in humans, with seven people testing positive for the strain connected to a poultry farm in southern Russia, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-02-20\/russia-reports-first-cases-of-h5n8-bird-flu-in-humans-kldwj8sh?srnd=premium-middle-east&sref=mmeFTDW1\">Bloomberg<\/a> writes. Russia\u2019s chief public health official is already sending a warning: \u201c<strong>It is not transmitted from person to person. But only time will tell how soon future mutations will allow it to overcome this barrier <\/strong>\u2026 giving us all, the whole world, time to prepare for possible mutations and the possibility to react in a timely way and develop test systems and vaccines.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>All that\u2019s missing is a misty bridge: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/02\/20\/world\/middleeast\/israel-syria-prisoner-swap-vaccines.html\">Israel is (quite secretly) funding an unknown number of<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/02\/20\/world\/middleeast\/israel-syria-prisoner-swap-vaccines.html\">vaccines for Syria<\/a> as part of a prisoner swap.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It\u2019s bonus season for commercial and investment bankers around the world \u2014 and the <\/strong><strong>outlook is decidedly mixed. <\/strong>European investment bankers are making \u2026 bank \u2026 with their 2020 bonuses, but commercial bankers? Not so much, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/d02d4b14-30c5-4667-a21b-c436b2446ca8\">Financial Times<\/a> reports. Credit Suisse and Barclays boosted payouts, while Italy\u2019s Intesa Sanpaolo, Germany\u2019s Commerzbank and the UK\u2019s Lloyds have all slashed bonuses. HSBC is set to announce its bonus plans on Tuesday and Standard Chartered on Thursday. Corporate and consumer divisions are taking it on the chin, the salmon-colored paper writes. It\u2019s a mixed picture across the pond, where traders and investment bankers \u201chave flourished despite the global economic crisis,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/for-bankers-2020-was-a-bad-year-to-have-a-good-year-11610034822\">Wall Street Journal<\/a> notes, yet most Wall Street bankers are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/banks-bonuses\/most-wall-street-workers-to-get-lower-2020-bonuses-study-idINL1N2HX1KB\">in line for lower bonuses<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>That probably means it\u2019s prime time to go talent hunting: <\/strong>Pronounced disparities in how individual banks perform (and reward their staff) will set up a situation that sees \u201c<strong>weaker franchises lose more talent to stronger ones than in the aftermath of a normal bonus season<\/strong>\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.efinancialcareers.com\/news\/2021\/01\/hong-kong-london-bonuses-banks-2020\">EFC predicts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>No, damnit, your mobile will not make the benzina blow up. <\/strong>Don\u2019t believe the good people at <a href=\"https:\/\/jalopnik.com\/lets-settle-these-gas-pumping-questions-is-it-safe-to-1846298371\">Jalopnik<\/a>? Perhaps we can all agree to trust the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pei.org\/static\">US industry association<\/a> for the folks who provide equipment to petrol stations? Or the US <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfpa.org\/assets\/files\/AboutTheCodes\/30A\/FI%20-%20NFPA%2030A-2015%20Para%208.3.1%20-%20Attachments%2014-19.2017-04-04.pdf\">Federal Communications Commission<\/a>? <strong>Don\u2019t bother trying to explain this to the kids at your local filling station. <\/strong>They\u2019re just doing their job. And besides, you can definitely do without your electronic pacifier for the five minutes it takes to fill up and pay. Heck, the one thing we miss the most about flying? Being able to guiltlessly disconnect from the internet for the duration of the flight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>? <\/strong><strong>ON THE TUBE TONIGHT-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"content-anchor\" id=\"tldr-story-06\"><\/a> <strong>\u26bd<\/strong><strong>\ufe0f <\/strong>It\u2019s Sunday, so it\u2019s all football, all the time. Let\u2019s start with <strong>Egypt\u2019s Pyramids FC facing off against Cote d'Ivoire's Racing D'Abidjan Club <\/strong>at 6pm CLT for the CAF Confederation Cup\u2019s second leg.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Egyptian League is also on today with three matches: <\/strong>El Gouna and Al Mokawloon are already on the field, while Ismaily will play against Enppi at 5pm CLT and Al Ittihad will play against Aswan at 7:30pm CLT.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Premier League, Serie A, and La Liga each have four matches on today:<\/strong> In the Premier League, West Ham and Tottenham should be finishing up their match as we dispatch this issue, but you can still catch Aston Villa and Leicester City at 4:05pm CLT, Arsenal and Man City at 6:30pm CLT. Man United and Newcastle will hit the field at 9pm.<\/p>\n<p>Parma and Udinese kicked off <strong>Serie A<\/strong> today at 1:30pm CLT, while AC Milan and Inter Milan will face off at 4pm CLT, Atalanta will play against Napoli at 7pm CLT, and Beneveto and Roma will play at 9:45pm CLT.<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona and Cadiz started playing at 3pm CLT in <strong>La Liga<\/strong>, Real Sociedad will play against Alaves at 5:15pm CLT, Huesca will face off Granada at 7:30pm CLT, and Athletic Club and Villareal will hit the field at 10pm CLT.<\/p>\n<p><strong>KUDOS- Egypt\u2019s national basketball team has qualified for FIBA AfroBasket 2021<\/strong> after <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fiba.basketball\/afrobasket\/2021\/qualifiers\/team\/Egypt#%7Ctab=games_and_results\">an undefeated streak<\/a> in all Group E matches. Egypt is playing a final match against Morocco as we dispatch, but the score <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiba.basketball\/live-scores\">currently stands<\/a> at 84-59 in favor of Omm El Donia, so we\u2019re expecting our b-ball team\u2019s streak to continue.<\/p>\n<p><strong>EAT THIS TONIGHT- <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t eat junk food. <\/strong>Easier said than done when you have the munchies after dark, but the very smart Anahad O\u2019Connor at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/02\/18\/well\/eat\/food-addiction-fat.html\">New York Times<\/a> notes that our favourite comfort foods can elicit \u201cintense cravings, a loss of control, and an inability to cut back\u201d \u2014 they\u2019re not just bad for us, they\u2019re addictive.<\/p>\n<p><strong>At the top of the list? Our favourite food groups<\/strong>, including pizza, chocolate, potato chips, cookies, ice cream, French fries and cheeseburgers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Try a low-carb comfort food instead<\/strong> \u2014 like these ridiculously good and fantastically easy creamy scrambled eggs. The secret ingredients? A tiny bit of cornstarch and some cold butter. J. Kenji L\u00f3pez-Alt takes a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/02\/19\/dining\/perfect-scrambled-eggs.html\">deep dive into the science of scrambled eggs<\/a>, or you can just <a href=\"https:\/\/cooking.nytimes.com\/recipes\/1021931-extra-creamy-scrambled-eggs\">jump ahead to the recipe here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>?<strong> OUT AND ABOUT-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>An exhibition of handmade products entitled <\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/3kaivQR\">Deyarna<\/a><\/strong><strong> is on at Cairo Festival City<\/strong> in New Cairo. The exhibit is organized by the Sawiris Foundation for Social Development and is on from 10am-10pm everyday until Thursday. A tip on how to find it: Head towards the parking lot that leads you to the back of the dancing fountain, then keep an eye out for the big white tent.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jazz group Tonic Quartet are on at Cairo Jazz Club in Agouza tonight at 9pm CLT<\/strong>, promising a tranquil night to kick off your week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>? UNDER THE LAMPLIGHT-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"content-anchor\" id=\"tldr-story-07\"><\/a> <strong>For true business nerds (of a certain age): The guy who had to preside over the <\/strong><strong>(downfall? diminution?) of GE is out with a memoir. <\/strong>Jeff Immelt had a tough act to follow: 1990s \/ early 2000s <strong>business legend Jack Welch at GE<\/strong>, a guy lionized by Wall Street and the business press alike who passed away last March. Fortune\u2019s Geoff Colvin chronicled Welch closely and spoke for many when he wrote <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2020\/03\/02\/jack-welch-ge-ceo-death\/\">in the man\u2019s obit<\/a> that \u201cblaming an ex-CEO for trouble 16 years after his departure surely violates some reputational statute of limitations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>But Immelt seems to make a decent case that his predecessor should share <\/strong><strong>responsibility <\/strong>for what has become of GE. In a preview of the book, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/jeff-immelt-on-the-humbling-of-ge-11613743324\">Wall Street Journal<\/a> notes that \u201cImmelt says that many of GE\u2019s problems were inherited. \u2018I\u2019d become CEO of a company where perception didn\u2019t equal reality,\u2019 he writes. GE\u2019s shares were overvalued, high returns from its pension funds inflated earnings, and the company relied too heavily on its financial division, GE Capital, which contributed nearly half the firm\u2019s earnings in 2001 by loading up on debt and becoming overleveraged in the ins. business.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hot Seat: What I learned leading a great American company <\/strong>is out on Tuesday. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Hot-Seat-Learned-Leading-American-ebook\/dp\/B08BZY4C7T\/\">pre-order it on Amazon<\/a> or read Colvin\u2019s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/longform\/ge-decline-what-the-hell-happened\/\">What the Hell Happened at GE?<\/a><\/strong> wherein he argues that while \u201cfew corporate meltdowns have been as swift and dramatic as General Electric\u2019s, the problems started long before.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr class=\"grey-line\">\n<p>? <strong>TOMORROW\u2019S WEATHER- The outlook for tomorrow is beautiful:<\/strong> Sunny skies with cloudy periods and a high of 20\u00b0C. Tonight may be chilly, with a low of 8\u00b0C<\/p>\n<p><strong>And it looks like we may be in for rain on Tuesday<\/strong>, with our favourite weather app calling for as much as 5mm of the wet stuff in the capital city and a daytime high of 18\u00b0C. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ema.gov.eg\/posts\/4073696029331728\">The national weather service is calling for high winds in Cairo on Tuesday<\/a> and a 70% chance of rain in Sinai (falling to 50% along the Mediterranean coast).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good afternoon, everyone \u2014 we hope the first day of the workweek has treated you well. THE BIG STORY OF THE DAY- We\u2019re getting mns of doses of a covid vaccine next week \u2014 and you\u2019ll be able to sign up online to get jabbed. 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