{"id":575034,"date":"2020-09-30T04:00:11","date_gmt":"2020-09-30T04:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/09\/30\/what-were-tracking-on-30-september-2020\/"},"modified":"2020-09-30T04:00:11","modified_gmt":"2020-09-30T04:00:11","slug":"what-were-tracking-on-30-september-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/09\/30\/what-were-tracking-on-30-september-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"What we\u2019re tracking on 30 September 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Good morning, wonderful people. <\/strong>A quick programming note to get us underway this morning:<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"tldr-story-08\" class=\"content-anchor\"><\/a> <strong>We\u2019re delighted to announce that Making It, our podcast on how to build a<\/strong> <strong>great business in Egypt, is back<\/strong> for season number three. Episode one debuts on Thursday, 8 October \u2014 just in time for the long weekend, with new episodes each week thereafter. Making It is brought to you in association with our friends at CIB and USAID.<\/p>\n<p><strong>As you might figure, covid-19 plays heavily in this season<\/strong>, starting with the fact that most of our guests joined us remotely instead of in our studio. Guests this season do everything from food and fintech to retail, healthcare and professional services \u2014 so no matter what business you\u2019re running (or might want to start), we have someone for you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tap or click here to listen to this season\u2019s trailer on<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2S9DRkn\">our website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3n51NDy\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3mWJII1\">Google<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3mWJII1\">Podcasts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want to catch up on episodes you missed from past seasons?<\/strong> They\u2019re all on our website, or you could just start with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/podcasts\/back-brink-gourmet-egypt-survived-float-egp\/\">Jalal Abu Gazaleh<\/a>, CEO of Gourmet Egypt<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2YXE0u0\">Omar Hagrass<\/a>, co-founder and CEO of Trella<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/podcasts\/team-player-karim-awad-grown-efg-hermes-regional-giant-global-player\/\">Karim Awad<\/a>, Group CEO of EFG Hermes<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2G3xQ6l\">Tarek Assaad and Karim Hussein<\/a>, Algebra Ventures managing partners<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3cEFsYL\">Mohamed El Kalla<\/a>, CEO of EGX-listed education company CIRA<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/podcasts\/eat-heart-willy-wonka-edita-beat-global-household-names-become-leading-snack-food-producer-egypt\/\">Hani Berzi<\/a>, CEO of snackfood giant Edita<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/podcasts\/bringing-art-to-the-masses-how-tam-is-trying-to-democratize-the-art-scene\/\">Lina Mowafi<\/a>, co-founder of TAM Gallery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Catch up on past episodes and listen to the next season here:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/35RNso8\">Our Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/337v5d6\">Apple<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/337v5d6\">Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/36eCPf4\">Google Podcasts<\/a><\/p>\n<hr class=\"grey-line\" \/>\n<p><strong>As of today you are no longer able to send cash and cheques through the mail<\/strong> after the National Post Authority yesterday announced tough new anti-money laundering measures, <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3iebVq9\">El Watan<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n<p><strong>EFG Hermes\u2019 virtual investor conference wraps up tomorrow.<\/strong> You can <a href=\"https:\/\/2ndvirtualconference.efghermes.com\/pages\/home.aspx\">visit the conference<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/2ndvirtualconference.efghermes.com\/pages\/home.aspx\">website here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The election authority is out with a video explaining how Egyptians abroad can vote by <\/strong><strong>mail in the upcoming House elections <\/strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2020\/9\/video_QlRQJoHd.compressed.mp4\">watch, runtime: 4:51<\/a>). Expats have until <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/36jrJW2\">10 October<\/a> to register to vote, with polling taking place in waves from starting 21 October through 6 November. <strong>Step one: You\u2019ll need to visit the National Election Authority\u2019s <\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.elections.eg\/\">website<\/a><\/strong> to register. <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/dcd002dc-5993-4807-91d0-83ef3794a397\">Check out our calendar<\/a> at the end of today\u2019s web edition for a rundown on which governorates vote when.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The House of Representatives will reconvene<\/strong> for the sixth and final legislative session <strong>on 1 October.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Key news triggers as we enter a new month tomorrow:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>PMI figures for September<\/strong> are due out for Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE next Monday, 5 October.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Foreign reserve figures<\/strong> for September should be out next week.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Inflation data for September<\/strong> will land on Saturday, 10 October (the next central bank meeting isn\u2019t until mid-November).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"grey-line\" \/>\n<p><strong>The Health Ministry <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/349FT9J\">reported<\/a><\/strong><strong> 124 new covid-19 infections yesterday<\/strong>, up from 115 the day before. Egypt has now disclosed a total of 103,079 confirmed cases of covid-19. The ministry also reported 13 new deaths, bringing the country\u2019s total death toll to 5,914. We now have a total of 96,094 confirmed cases that have fully recovered.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Education Ministry has published its guidelines for how the new academic <\/strong><strong>year will be structured at all schools it regulates<\/strong>, including how many days each week grades will be required to attend the school, <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/33gJ8Nv\">Masrawy<\/a> reports. Students attending schools that are able to abide by social distancing requirements will be able to attend classes full time. For schools that can\u2019t: Grades from the fourth primary (ibtidaiyah) grade to the third preparatory (eidadiyah) will be required to attend the school a minimum of two days a week, while grades from kindergarten to third primary will be required to attend no less than four days a week. Schools will also operate on a two-shift system if necessary to maintain social distancing that keeps students at least one meter apart in classrooms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"web-image stand-out-borderless\"><a href=\"https:\/\/somabay.com\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2020\/9\/Somabay-27Sept-1600px.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"enterprise\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Data-mining firm Palantir Technologies and software company Asana will make<\/strong> <strong>their market debuts today<\/strong> via direct listings, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/palantirs-and-asanas-dueling-ipos-to-test-direct-listing-process-nyse-11601402163?mod=hp_lead_pos7\">Wall Street Journal<\/a> reports. The NYSE has set reference prices at USD 7.25 a share for Palantir (valued at almost USD 22 bn) and USD 21 a share for Asana (valued at around USD 5 bn).<\/p>\n<p><strong>SOUND SMART- What\u2019s a direct listing? <\/strong>Direct listings circumvent investment-banking underwriters, giving existing shareholders including employees and early investors the chance to sell shares on the first day of trading. No new equity is offered in a direct listing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>US stocks stumbled in trading yesterday <\/strong>as the S&P 500 slumped 0.5% after little progress was reached in high-stakes stimulus talks in Washington and investors fretted over the pandemic, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloombergquint.com\/markets\/asian-stocks-to-extend-global-rally-dollar-falls-markets-wrap\">Bloomberg<\/a> says. The Dow also finished 0.4% and the Nasdaq slipped 0.3%.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Banks and bond traders are sending conflicting signals on the health of the US<\/strong> <strong>economy:<\/strong> Investors are continuing to pile into bonds at the same time as banks put aside USD bns in loan loss provisions, breaking with a long-term trend that has seen both banks and bond traders make similar assessments on credit risk, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/6329a3b8-dbd9-4b87-8df7-8f4183df5b0c\">the Financial Times<\/a> reports. Market watchers say that the Federal Reserve\u2019s support for the corporate bond market and ultra-low interest rates have \u201cscrambled the signals transmitted by yields on corporate debt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>The world\u2019s largest oil traders are investing USD bns in renewable energy<\/strong> <strong>projects over the next five years<\/strong> in anticipation of a fundamental shift in the world\u2019s energy mix, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/394bf3d1-95c9-45e9-ae81-6434d441e237\">Financial Times<\/a> report. Swiss commodity trader Mercuria is planning to sink USD 1.5 bn into projects in North America, while Geneva-based Gunvor is planning to redirect 10% of the company\u2019s equity \u2014USD mns \u2014 over the next two years. The investments underscore how trading houses heavily engaged in the oil market now want to play a bigger role in solar, wind and hydrogen over the next decade.<\/p>\n<p><strong>30% Google tax? <\/strong>Google will strictly enforce its policy of taking a 30% cut of payments made within apps offered by the Google Play store, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2020\/09\/28\/google-to-enforce-30percent-cut-on-in-app-purchases-next-year.html\">CNBC<\/a> reports. Some developers like Netflix and Spotify have been circumventing the requirement by prompting users for a credit card to pay them directly, which Google says it will no longer allow. The fee is much like the <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/6fc3cfe0-5b7e-428d-9dad-0ac5bfebfcef\">30% commission Apple charges vendors<\/a> on its platform, which some developers have recently claimed violates antitrust rules.<\/p>\n<p class=\"web-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2020\/9\/al-sabah-1600px.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"enterprise\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has passed away<\/strong> <strong>at the age of 91<\/strong>, the royal court <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kuna.net.kw\/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2926997&language=en\">announced<\/a> yesterday. Al Sabah <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-kuwait-emir\/kuwait-mourns-emir-sheikh-sabah-veteran-defender-of-arab-unity-idUSKBN26K2FH\">died in the US<\/a> where he had been in hospital since July after having surgery in Kuwait. He will be succeeded by Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, <a href=\"https:\/\/arabic.cnn.com\/middle-east\/article\/2020\/09\/29\/kuwait-new-emir-sheikh-nawaf\">CNN Arabic<\/a> reports, carrying a profile of the 83-year-old crown prince.<\/p>\n<p><strong>President Abdel Fattah El Sisi expressed his condolences<\/strong> on his official <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3iiDrmi\">Facebook<\/a> page, saying the Arab and Muslim world had lost \u201cone of its most precious men.\u201d El Sisi announced three days of mourning starting Tuesday 29 September to mark the occasion, an <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/33bJ0yH\">Ittihadiya<\/a>statement said.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"grey-line\" \/>\n<p><strong>US ELECTION WATCH-<\/strong><strong> For anyone wanting policy substance, US presidential debates <\/strong><strong>are the wrong places to look.<\/strong> Joe Biden called Donald Trump a \u201cclown\u201d and \u201cthe worst president America has ever had.\u201d Trump ramped up the superlative-laden rants and interrupted Biden at any given opportunity. Fox News moderator Chris Wallace pleaded for order as both candidates shouted over each other. <strong>\u201cThat was the worst debate I\u2019ve ever seen,\u201d<\/strong> George Stephanopoulos said when the circus wrapped. We\u2019re giving this one to Biden, purely on the basis he was able to form a cogent sentence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"web-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" 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 as well as social infrastructure such as health and education.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In today\u2019s issue: <\/strong>After <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/hardhats\/egypt-losing-much-drinking-water\/\">we looked last week<\/a> at why Egypt loses so much of its water, we turn this week to what the government needs to do to fix the problem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning, wonderful people. 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