{"id":569234,"date":"2020-02-18T04:33:21","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T04:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/02\/18\/what-were-tracking-on-18-february-2020\/"},"modified":"2020-02-18T04:33:21","modified_gmt":"2020-02-18T04:33:21","slug":"what-were-tracking-on-18-february-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/02\/18\/what-were-tracking-on-18-february-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"What we\u2019re tracking on 18 February 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Apple will miss its revenue guidance for the current quarter thanks to the impact on <\/strong><strong>global sales of the coronavirus<\/strong>, and there\u2019s a chance that electronics players the world over will follow suit as stores stay closed, Chinese tourists stay home and supply chains are disrupted. The story tops the global business press today: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/ab59aac6-51ce-11ea-8841-482eed0038b1\">FT<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/apple-says-wont-meet-revenue-guidance-in-quarter-due-to-coronavirus-11581974923?mod=hp_lead_pos1\">WSJ<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/02\/17\/technology\/apple-coronavirus-economy.html\">NYT<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-china-health\/coronavirus-infections-slow-in-china-as-apple-warns-of-iphone-shortages-idUSKBN20C03X\">Reuters<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2020-02-17\/apple-doesn-t-expect-to-meet-revenue-guidance-for-march-quarter?srnd=premium-middle-east\">Bloomberg<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2020\/02\/17\/apple-warns-on-coronavirus-it-wont-meet-revenue-guidance-because-of-constrained-iphone-supply-and-suppressed-demand-in-china.html\">CNBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>There are no new cases in Egypt<\/strong>, the global death toll rose again overnight to stand 1,868 at the end of 17 February, and there are now more than 72k cases worldwide, although the rate of new reported patients has slowed the past couple of days.<\/p>\n<p><strong>One hopeful note:<\/strong> Most cases of Covid-19 are mild, a <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/cmrivers\/ncov\/blob\/master\/COVID-19.pdf\">report by Chinese health officials<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/cmrivers\/ncov\/blob\/master\/COVID-19.pdf\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/cmrivers\/ncov\/blob\/master\/COVID-19.pdf\">suggests (pdf)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>One ominous note: <\/strong> \u201cDoctors studying a 50-year-old man who died in China last month from the new coronavirus found that the disease caused lung damage reminiscent of two prior coronavirus-related outbreaks, SARS and MERS,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2020-02-17\/lung-biopsy-of-deceased-china-patient-shows-sars-like-damage?srnd=premium-middle-east\">Bloomberg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Egyptian event organizers are distancing themselves from China to cool <\/strong><strong>covid-19 fears:<\/strong> Some 250 Chinese companies originally slated to attend three upcoming textiles exhibitions in Cairo are no longer eligible to attend, Vision Group Egypt\u2019s head of expos Haitham Rady <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2u5xUwm\">tells Al Mal<\/a>. The move is meant to contain fears over the spread of the covid-19 virus, Rady says.<\/p>\n<p><strong>EGX-listed companies continued the parade of regulatory filings outlining their exposure <\/strong><strong>to China.<\/strong> The companies, which include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.egx.com.eg\/ar\/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsID=194533\">Raya Holding<\/a>, Delta Printing and Packaging, and Misr Fertilizers Production Company, have said that no direct contact has been made with Chinese products and manufacturers and there remain no reported cases of covid-19 among their employees, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorouknews.com\/news\/view.aspx?cdate=17022020&id=1ce3522f-17ec-4d91-8465-91cdd33dc3d7\">the local press reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<hr class=\"grey-line\">\n<p><strong>AUC is celebrating its centennial this week with several events, exhibitions, and<\/strong><strong> conferences.<\/strong> You can find the <a href=\"https:\/\/auc100.aucegypt.edu\/centennial-celebration-week\/\">full list of events here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"grey-line\">\n<p><strong>The Central Bank of Egypt meets on Thursday to review interest rates:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/452adb89-769a-4d1d-a084-7aa4d511604a\">Our poll earlier this<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/452adb89-769a-4d1d-a084-7aa4d511604a\">week<\/a> revealed a split among analysts about whether the central bank will leave rates unchanged for another six weeks or resume its easing cycle.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The CBE offered EGP 7 bn-worth of treasury bonds yesterday<\/strong>, including one tranche of 3-year bonds worth EGP 3.75 bn and another 7-year tranche worth EGP 3.25 bn, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbe.org.eg\/en\/Auctions\/Pages\/AuctionsEGPTBonds.aspx\">according to official data<\/a>.<\/p>\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\/2020\/2\/Golf-1600px.png?ssl=1\" alt='enterprise'><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>DP World will go private to tackle swelling debt pile:<\/strong> Dubai plans to privatize port operator DP World to ease its public debt and protect the company from the economic slowdown, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2020-02-17\/dp-world-parent-to-pay-5-15-billion-for-dubai-world-bank-debt?srnd=premium-middle-east&sref=mmeFTDW1\">Bloomberg reports<\/a>. The emirate will pay a 29% premium to delist the 19.55% stake from the Nasdaq Dubai stock exchange, valuing the company at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-dp-wrld-delisting\/dubais-dp-world-to-delist-return-to-full-state-ownership-idUSKBN20B0F8\">USD 13.9 bn<\/a>. This comes as the company looks to restructure a portion of its USD 23 mn debt pile that matures at the end of 2021.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It remains unclear what implications (if any) this will have on the company\u2019s projects in Egypt:<\/strong> Last we heard, DP World <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2019\/11\/20\/egypts-usd-520-mn-ain-sokhna-port-expansion-to-be-complete-by-2q2020-6749\/\">was expecting to finish<\/a> its USD 520 mn Ain Sokhna port expansion during 2Q2020 and was planning to bid for an upcoming tender for a logistics zone in Tenth of Ramadan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The UAE is almost ready to fire up the Arab world\u2019s first nuclear reactor: <\/strong>The UAE has the go-ahead to bring online Barakah, the Arab world\u2019s first commercial nuclear power plant and the first of four civilian reactors the UAE plans to bring online by 2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2020-02-17\/atomic-arabia-u-a-e-reactor-passes-final-hurdle-to-startup?srnd=premium-middle-east\">according to Bloomberg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"content-anchor\" id=\"tldr-story-07\"><\/a> <strong>The gender gap in the workforce is costing the MENA region around USD 575 bn<\/strong>, World Bank Group President David Maplass said at the <a href=\"https:\/\/globalwomensforumdubai.com\/\">Global Women\u2019s Forum in Dubai<\/a>, which wrapped up yesterday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/mena\/en\/wealth\/story\/Gender_equality_will_create_trillions_in_additional_wealth_in_MENA_region-ZAWYA20200217054656\/\">according to Zawya<\/a>. Bumping up women\u2019s participation in the region\u2019s labor force to reach parity with men could boost its collective GDP by 47%, Malpass said. The world is also missing out on some USD 172 tn of wealth that could be achieved with 100% gender parity.<\/p>\n<p class='web-image'><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2019\/10\/Lebanon-protest-1600px.jpg?ssl=1\" alt='enterprise'><\/p>\n<p><strong>The World Bank has offered a bleak prognosis for Lebanon\u2019s financial situation:<\/strong> The Lebanese economy faces \u201cimplosion\u201d unless the government takes steps to increase transparency and tackle corruption, a World Bank official said yesterday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2020-02-17\/lebanon-warned-of-implosion-as-imf-world-bank-plead-for-reforms?srnd=premium-middle-east&sref=mmeFTDW1\">according to Bloomberg<\/a>. \u201cPoliticians need to stop and listen,\u201d said Ferid Belhaj, the World Bank\u2019s MENA VP. \u201cYou cannot continue doing what you\u2019ve been doing for years when you see what the reaction on the street is and when you see what the state of the economy is.\u201d Protests against the deteriorating economic conditions have been ongoing since October, leading to the resignation of then-prime minister Saad Hariri and increasing pressure on government finances and the country\u2019s teetering financial sector.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is an IMF bailout on the cards?<\/strong> The global lender of last resort will reportedly begin technical talks with Beirut on Thursday, after the government formally requested assistance from the IMF to address its financial crisis, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/lebanon-crisis-imf\/imf-technical-team-to-start-lebanon-talks-on-thursday-source-idUSL8N2AH2V0\">Reuters reports<\/a>, citing a source familiar with the matter. The fund may give the financially-stricken country assistance \u201cif we are convinced that there is a seriousness in the approach the government is taking,\u201d IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva told Bloomberg.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UN official unloads on \u201cjoke\u201d Libya arms embargo:<\/strong> The arms embargo designed to calm the ongoing civil war in Libya \u201chas become a joke,\u201d a senior UN official has said, accusing several countries who agreed to stop sending weapons into the country last month of breaching the pact.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"grey-line\">\n<p><strong>It\u2019s Groundhog Day \u2014 Impeachment Edition: <\/strong>US House Democrats are mulling further investigations into potential wrongdoing from President Donald Trump, who they believe may have influenced the Justice Department to secure a reduced sentence for one of his confidants, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/democrats-weigh-whether-to-pursue-new-investigations-as-election-looms-11581861601?mod=hp_lead_pos6\">according to the Wall Street Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Democrats in Nevada will be voting on Thursday for their pick of contenders<\/strong> to face off against Donald Trump in the US presidential elections this fall. An early voting period \u2014 in which voters are being asked to rank the five candidates in order of preference \u2014 wraps up today. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/2020\/2\/11\/21133208\/nevada-caucuses-2020-democrats-schedule?__c=1\">Vox has a primer<\/a> on how the voting process will unfold in the Nevada caucus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple will miss its revenue guidance for the current quarter thanks to the impact on global sales of the coronavirus, and there\u2019s a chance that electronics players the world over will follow suit as stores stay closed, Chinese tourists stay home and supply chains are disrupted. 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