{"id":569060,"date":"2020-02-12T04:36:10","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T04:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/02\/12\/what-were-tracking-on-12-february-2020\/"},"modified":"2020-02-12T04:36:10","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T04:36:10","slug":"what-were-tracking-on-12-february-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/02\/12\/what-were-tracking-on-12-february-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"What we\u2019re tracking on 12 February 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"content-anchor\" id=\"tldr-story-04\"><\/a> <strong>We officially became a nation of 100 mn people crammed in like sardines at around noon yesterday<\/strong>, according to CAPMAS\u2019 digital counter, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-egypt-population\/egypt-population-reaches-100-million-people-statistics-agency-idUSKBN2051MS?il=0\">Reuters<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masrawy.com\/news\/news_economy\/details\/2020\/2\/11\/1722219\/%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D8%B9%D8%AF%D8%AF-%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AE%D9%84-%D9%8A%D8%B5%D9%84-%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%89-100-%D9%85%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86-%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A9#HpFeature\">the local press<\/a> report. Baby girl Yasmine Rabie, who was born in Minya, became the 100 mnth Egyptian, <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/3bwvTtW\">Masrawy notes<\/a>, quoting a source from the state\u2019s statistics bureau. We reached 99 mn citizens last July, and 99.8 mn at the start of this year. The story is dominating the narrative on Egypt this morning in the international press.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It\u2019s really time we started emphasizing family planning, as our population <\/strong><strong>may nearly double to 192 mn by 2052<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/3bx8EzS\">estimates CAPMAS head Khairat Barakat<\/a>, who estimates that a \u201csuccessful\u201d population campaign would limit growth to 143 mn by the same year. Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/1502836789894681?__tn__=K-R\">called on ministers<\/a> last Thursday to devise new strategies to curb Egypt\u2019s accelerating population. The Social Solidarity Ministry launched <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2018\/05\/27\/social-solidarity-ministry-launches-two-is-enough-family-planning-program\/\">in 2018<\/a> the EGP 100 mn \u201cTwo is Enough\u201d family planning program to curtail the country\u2019s birth rate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It\u2019s day two of the Egypt Petroleum Show:<\/strong> The first day of the exhibition yielded one major agreement \u2014 a USD 6.7 bn contract Bechtel signed to set up a petrochem plant in the Suez Canal Economic Zone. The full story is in this morning\u2019s Speed Round, below, and we\u2019ll be keeping our eyes open for more news coming out of the gathering today.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The (hopefully) last round of GERD talks get underway in Washington today<\/strong> as Egyptian, Ethiopian, and Sudanese ministers work toward common ground on a timetable for filling and operating the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdel Ati met yesterday with Egypt\u2019s technical team, which has been in the US capital for the past two weeks to hammer out the details of a final agreement on the dam, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2UKgwbi\">Foreign Ministry statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Elsewedy Industrial Development <\/strong><strong>and Elswedy Electric <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/mena\/en\/press-releases\/story\/Elsewedy_Industrial_Development_and_Elsewedy_Electric_Highlight_Investment_Opportunities_in_Egypt-ZAWYA20200211120934\/\">are on a European roadshow this week<\/a><\/strong> to promote Egypt as an investment destination. Company officials have met with French industry leaders and will head to several German cities over the next few days.<\/p>\n<p>Key dates coming up this month:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Global VC group <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kauffmanfellows.org\/\">Kauffman Fellows<\/a><\/strong><strong> kicks off its three-day visit<\/strong> to the capital tomorrow.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Central Bank of Egypt will meet to review interest rates<\/strong> a week from tomorrow.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class='web-image stand-out-borderless' ><a href='http:\/\/somabay.com\/'><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2019\/12\/Spa-1600px.jpg?ssl=1\" alt='enterprise'><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"content-anchor\" id=\"tldr-story-06\"><\/a> <strong>Big Global Story of the Day #1- The US Fed is \u201cclosely monitoring\u201d the risk<\/strong><strong> presented by <\/strong><strong>the Wuhan coronavirus <\/strong>(which the WHO now insists is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/the-coronavirus-from-wuhan-china-now-has-a-name-covid-19-2020-02-11\">called COVID-19<\/a>), chairman Jay Powell told Congress yesterday, noting, \u201cwe are closely monitoring the emergence of the coronavirus, which could lead to disruptions in China that spill over to the rest of the global economy.\u201d It\u2019s too early to predict what, exactly, the impact might be, he added. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/3f1e2f32-4cdb-11ea-95a0-43d18ec715f5\">FT<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-usa-fed-powell\/feds-powell-says-economy-in-good-place-warns-on-coronavirus-idUSKBN2050HO\">Reuters<\/a> have the Powell story, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2020\/02\/12\/coronavirus-live-updates-covid-19.html\">CNBC<\/a> notes that <strong>another 97 infected people died yesterday<\/strong> (bringing the death toll to 1,115) as total cases now top 44k.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Big Global Story of the Day #2- Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg, and Amy Klobuchar are<\/strong> <strong>clustered together in the top <\/strong><strong>three <\/strong>as early results from the Democratic primary in New Hampshire trickle in, with each commanding 20-26% of the counted vote as we hit \u201csend\u201d on this morning\u2019s edition. Elizabeth Warren was a distant fourth at dispatch time, while Joe Biden (who left early for South Carolina, where he has consistently said he had a better chance of winning) was in fifth place. Entrepreneur <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2020\/02\/11\/andrew-yang-drops-out-114208\">Andrew Yang<\/a>, who we genuinely loved for his open discussion of the dangers of our Future Robot Overlords, has dropped out of the race for the nomination.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want to follow the results as they come in? <\/strong>Head over to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/02\/11\/us\/politics\/nh-primary-election.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage\">New York Times<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/2020-election\/live-updates-and-analysis\/new-hampshire-results-chat\/\">Politico<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/live-events\/new-hampshire-primary-3-id2921911\">Reuters<\/a>, as you prefer.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"grey-line\">\n<p class='web-image'><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2020\/2\/Electric-car-1600px.jpg?ssl=1\" alt='enterprise'><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ethical investments are starting to catch on in the bond market:<\/strong> Increasing awareness of sustainable investments and greater regulatory clarity will produce strong growth in the sustainable finance market this year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moodys.com\/research\/Moodys-Green-social-and-sustainability-bond-issuance-to-jump-24--PBC_1212910\">Moody\u2019s Investors Service said<\/a>. Issuances of green, social and sustainability bonds will rise 24% to USD 400 bn this year, with green bonds alone accounting for USD 300 bn. Around USD 75 bn in sustainability bonds and<\/p>\n<p>USD 25 bn in social bonds will be offered to investors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Toyota this week became the first company to issue green bonds in the US market this <\/strong><strong>year<\/strong> with a USD 750 mn offering of 10-year bonds to finance its clean car business, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2020-02-10\/toyota-motor-credit-selling-year-s-first-u-s-company-green-bond?srnd=premium-middle-east&sref=mmeFTDW1\">Bloomberg reports<\/a>. The company sold USD 5.3 bn-worth of the environmentally-friendly securities last year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Environmental, social and governance issues are of increasing importance <\/strong><strong>in investment decisions<\/strong> and credit quality assessments, potentially placing carbon-intensive sectors at risk, Moody's said in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/mena\/en\/wealth\/story\/ESG_issues_influence_credit_outlooks_for_2020_Moodys-ZAWYA20200211035659\/\">a separate report<\/a>. Climate change and transition to a low-carbon economy are increasingly relevant for global credit markets, with both resource and risk management under scrutiny by investors ever more aware of their financial implications.<\/p>\n<p><strong>And in a rare piece of hopeful climate news: Global carbon dioxide emissions may <\/strong><strong>have peaked last year<\/strong>, according to International Energy Agency head Fatih Birol. Carbon emissions from energy have plateaued after the use of coal in advanced economies fell by 15-25% last year, and an acceleration in the use of cleaner energy sources has Birol hopeful that emissions will actually begin to decline in the coming years. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/b42bba4c-4c13-11ea-95a0-43d18ec715f5\">The FT has more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"grey-line\">\n<p><strong>Lebanon might need to seek IMF assistance to pull itself out of economic <\/strong><strong>turmoil<\/strong>, House Speaker Nabil Berri said yesterday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/lebanon-crisis-berri\/update-1-lebanons-berri-sees-need-for-imf-help-to-draw-up-rescue-plan-source-idUSL8N2AB1FJ\">according to Reuters<\/a>. The fund could be brought in to restructure Beirut\u2019s debts and offer its technical advice on whether to pay or default on its eurobond maturing next month, Berri said. Protests flared up again in the capital city yesterday after the newly-formed government earned a vote of confidence from parliament with a policy statement that \u201ccalls for moves including cutting interest rates and seeking foreign help,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-lebanon-crisis-protests\/lebanon-government-wins-confidence-vote-as-protests-rock-beirut-idUSKBN2050IT?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Reuters%2FworldNews+%28Reuters+World+News%29\">the newswire says<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"grey-line\">\n<p><strong>Samsung is hoping a flip phone will help you forget about the corruption:<\/strong> The Korean tech giant yesterday unveiled its new smartphone range as its vice chairman faces a re-trial having spent a year behind bars for bribing former South Korean President Park Geun-hye. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/c6832c50-38f1-11ea-a6d3-9a26f8c3cba4\">The FT<\/a> has the corruption case, <strong>The Verge has the rundown on the handsets, including the <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2020\/2\/11\/21128230\/samsung-galaxy-s20-plus-ultra-price-camera-5g-features-video-hands-on\">Galaxy S20<\/a><\/strong><strong> and the <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2020\/2\/11\/21132345\/samsung-galaxy-z-flip-foldable-phone-photos-videos-specs-price-hands-on\">Galaxy Z Flip<\/a><\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class='web-image'><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2020\/1\/Web-view-01.jpg?ssl=1\" alt='enterprise'><\/p>\n<p><strong>It\u2019s Hardhat day \u2014 your weekly briefing of all things infrastructure in Egypt: <\/strong>Enterprise\u2019s industry vertical focuses each Wednesday on infrastructure, covering everything from energy, water, transportation, urban development and even social infrastructure such as health and education.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In today\u2019s issue: <\/strong>We break down Egypt\u2019s long-called for railway upgrade and rehabilitation plan. 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