{"id":568131,"date":"2020-12-20T04:15:26","date_gmt":"2020-12-20T04:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/12\/20\/what-were-tracking-on-20-december-2020\/"},"modified":"2020-12-20T04:15:26","modified_gmt":"2020-12-20T04:15:26","slug":"what-were-tracking-on-20-december-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/12\/20\/what-were-tracking-on-20-december-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"What we\u2019re tracking on 20 December 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Good morning, friends. It\u2019s both interest rate week and Christmas week <\/strong>\u2014 happy holidays to all those who celebrate. It is also \u2014 blessedly \u2014 the second-last business week of 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Look for the central bank to leave rates on hold when it meets this Thursday<\/strong>, according to our poll of analysts and economists. We have the full rundown below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Because it\u2019s Christmas week:<\/strong> It\u2019s Deck The Halls \u2014 but also, War Pigs (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fK5OFwaOetQ&feature=youtu.be\">watch, runtime: 0:53<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Not in the resident 13-year-old\u2019s stocking: <\/strong>Cyberpunk 2077, the most hotly anticipated video game in years \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/12\/19\/style\/cyberpunk-2077-video-game-disaster.html?referringSource=articleShare\">whose hype machine fell apart last week<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Holiday tip: <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theonlinephotographer.typepad.com\/the_online_photographer\/2013\/08\/lest-we-forget.html\">Take photos.<\/a><\/strong><strong> Lots of photos. <\/strong>And print them. You\u2019ll one day be very grateful you did. As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.f16.click\/\">photographer<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fujicast.co.uk\">podcaster<\/a> and Welsh sage Kevin Mullins says: A photo doesn\u2019t have to be good, <a href=\"https:\/\/fujifilm-x.com\/no-no\/stories\/be-creative-kevin-mullins-x-retrospective\/\">it just has to be important to you<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Will you travel in the new year? <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outsideonline.com\/2419828\/what-vaccine-distribution-timeline-means-travel?utm_source=pocket&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pockethits\">Probably in the second half<\/a>, and almost certainly only once you\u2019ve been vaccinated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oh, and <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/vaccines-are-here-we-have-to-talk-about-side-effects\/\">those side effects? They\u2019re normal<\/a><\/strong><strong>. <\/strong>And they\u2019re really, really, really unlikely to do you any lasting harm at all.<\/p>\n<p><strong>But first: You ain\u2019t gonna party like it\u2019s 1999. <\/strong>The Tourism Ministry issued this weekend a ban on hotels, restaurants, and other establishments from holding large events around the end of the year in a bid to curb the spread of covid-19. We have the full story in this morning\u2019s Covid Watch, below.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"grey-line\">\n<p><strong>We\u2019ve added to our roster of lobbyists in DC<\/strong>, recruiting former Senator Mark Begich (a Democrat) to a <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/0be42537-26dc-45d9-ae92-b20703428358\">bipartisan team of lobbyists<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bhfs.com\/\">Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck<\/a>, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/politico-influence\/2020\/12\/18\/egypt-continues-to-add-lobbyists-792413\">Politico<\/a>, as the Sisi administration prepares to navigate the transition from the Trump administration to a White House led by Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Egypt has been given the green light by the IMF to draw the <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/21258759-15a5-4f32-bd15-b6710a8f13f6\">second, USD 1.67 bn tranch<\/a><\/strong> <strong>of its USD 5.2 bn standby loan <\/strong>after the international lender\u2019s executive board completed its first review of the country\u2019s reform program, the IMF said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imf.org\/en\/News\/Articles\/2020\/12\/18\/pr20382-egypt-imf-executive-board-completes-first-review-under-the-stand-by-arrangement\">statement<\/a> on Friday. This brings the total disbursement under the 12-month agreement to USD 3.6 bn.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Fund lauded Egypt\u2019s handling of the economic disruption caused by the <\/strong><strong>pandemic<\/strong>, but warned that the government will face challenges implementing the reform program due to global uncertainty. It called for transparent policymaking to maintain public support for the reform program, which aims to strengthen market competition, improve transparency, and reduce public debt.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The funds should be safely tucked away in our treasury within a week<\/strong>, Finance Minister Mohamed Maait told Kelma Akhira\u2019s Lamees El Hadidi. A third and final review is scheduled for June 2021, Maait said (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ClseD6GCxTk\">watch, runtime: 1:26<\/a>).<\/p>\n<hr class=\"grey-line\">\n<p><strong>AUC\u2019s Women on Boards Observatory has launched its Board Ready Women<\/strong> <strong>database<\/strong> <strong>to help companies find qualified women board members<\/strong>, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2020\/12\/Women-on-Boards-Observatory-en.pdf\">press release (pdf)<\/a>. The database has over 400 qualified women with backgrounds from a variety of industries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reminder: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fra.gov.eg\/content\/efsa_ar\/decisions\/dec1232019.htm\">FRA regulations<\/a> require listed companies to have at least one female board member by the end of the year. <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/87db7c53-8836-44fe-8114-5a784989d4ee\">When we checked earlier this month<\/a>, almost half of EGX30 companies still had all-male boards.<\/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>CIRCLE YOUR CALENDAR-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly will headline the Arab Media Forum<\/strong> with a <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3nBasO6\">keynote address<\/a>. The event takes place virtually on Wednesday, 23 December.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out our full calendar on the web<\/strong> for a comprehensive listing of upcoming news events, national holidays and news triggers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning, friends. It\u2019s both interest rate week and Christmas week \u2014 happy holidays to all those who celebrate. It is also \u2014 blessedly \u2014 the second-last business week of 2020. Look for the central bank to leave rates on hold when it meets this Thursday, according to our poll of analysts and economists. 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Nine out of 13 economists polled forecast the bank will hold overnight deposit rates at 14.75% and overnight lending rates at 15.75%. \"Higher interest rates will not help\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;What We\u2019re Tracking This Week&quot;","block_context":{"text":"What We\u2019re Tracking This Week","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/what-were-tracking-this-week\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/internal\/536550.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":632462,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/02\/12\/what-were-tracking-this-week-59\/","url_meta":{"origin":568131,"position":3},"title":"What we\u2019re tracking this week","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"12 February 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"It\u2019s interest rate week, and the folks on the sell side aren\u2019t so certain we\u2019ll see a rate cut: The central bank\u2019s Monetary Policy Committee meets on Thursday to review rates.Our friends at Pharos think the MPC is most likely to maintain rates, but if a cut does come, it\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;What We\u2019re Tracking This Week&quot;","block_context":{"text":"What We\u2019re Tracking This Week","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/what-were-tracking-this-week\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/internal\/536550.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":568284,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/12\/24\/what-were-tracking-on-24-december-2020\/","url_meta":{"origin":568131,"position":4},"title":"What we\u2019re tracking on 24 December 2020","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"24 December 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Good morning, everyone, and a very Merry Christmas to all those who are observing tomorrow. 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