{"id":581224,"date":"2023-02-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/02\/22\/this-morning-the-finmin-took-its-debut-sukuk-issuance-to-market-yesterday\/"},"modified":"2023-02-22T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T00:00:00","slug":"this-morning-the-finmin-took-its-debut-sukuk-issuance-to-market-yesterday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/02\/22\/this-morning-the-finmin-took-its-debut-sukuk-issuance-to-market-yesterday\/","title":{"rendered":"THIS MORNING: The FinMin took its debut sukuk issuance to market yesterday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">Good morning, everyone, and welcome to a fairly brisk news morning. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">THE BIG STORY here at home: <\/span><span id='wwtt1'>The Finance Ministry\u2019s USD 1.5 bn sukuk went to market yesterday<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> \u2014 and met heavy investor appetite, with the offering reportedly coming in c. 3.5x oversubscribed. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">We have chapter and verse in this morning\u2019s news well, below. Our friends at HSBC are lead managers and bookrunners on the transaction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Why this matters: <\/span><span style=\"\">Beyond it representing a fresh inflow of FX, this is the first tangible (and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">sizeable) sign of international investor confidence in Egypt since the move to a \u201cdurably flexible\u201d exchange rate regime and Central Bank of Egypt Governor Hassan Abdalla\u2019s decision to allow the currency to slide. We\u2019re hoping the next big signal to the community (domestic business leaders and foreign investors alike) involves equity, not debt \u2014 likely the sale of the state\u2019s 20% stake in Alexbank to Italy\u2019s Intesa Sanpaolo. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">ALSO: <\/span><span id='wwtt2'>EFG Hermes\u2019 Vortex invests in UK EV charging firm<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">: <\/span><span style=\"\">Vortex Energy \u2014 the clean <\/span><span>energy investment platform from our friends at EFG Hermes Holding \u2014 and London-based private equity and infrastructure fund manager Zouk Capital are making an USD 80 mn equity investment in British EV charging outfit EO Charging. <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/13cad29e-029f-49aa-99a7-6c2d54a2d1b9\" style=\"\">Read the full story<\/a><\/span><span> in this morning\u2019s edition of <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/climate.enterprise.press\/issues\/2023\/02\/22\/efg-hermes-vortex-energy-zouk-capital-invest-british-ev-charging-outfit\/\" style=\"\">Enterprise Climate<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">SOUND SMART- Enterprise Climate has been banging the drum about growing appetite in the GCC for renewable energy investments in developed markets. <\/span><span style=\"\">That trend started with EFG Hermes and Vortex, which <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vortexenergy.ae\/about\/\" style=\"\">launched in 2014<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> to go after renewable energy (and, more recently, clean energy technologies) in Europe and the United Kingdom.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span id='wwtt3'>SPEAKING OF HSBC: The bank is marking its 40th anniversary in Egypt<\/span> by announcing a new program to help women entrepreneurs start their own businesses. The program is launching in partnership with the Global Fund for Widows, which has <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalfundforwidows.org\/global-reach\" style=\"\">worked in Egypt<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> since 2012.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">The program will help some 1k women widows start businesses in the next two years<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, targeting people in Alexandria, Minya and Luxor through the launch of what HSBC is calling \u201cWidows Savings and Loans Associations,\u201d or WISALA for short. The bank unveiled the initiative at a reception for clients, investors, and other stakeholders at the Grand Egyptian Museum. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">What they said: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">\u201cIt is fitting that our 40th anniversary of doing business here provides an opportunity to launch a programme that brings innovative community banking solutions to a segment of society that really needs additional support and, by providing it, helps Egyptian widows take their first steps to becoming entrepreneurs,\u201d said HSBC Egypt CEO Todd Wilcox.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">HSBC by the numbers: <\/span><span>From one branch at launch, HSBC now employs more than 3k people, has a nationwide footprint, and supports the bank\u2019s global operations from its fast-growing global service center in the Greater Cairo Area. <\/span><span style=\"\">You can <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2023\/2\/HSBC-40-Years-in-Egypt.pdf\" style=\"\">read more about the program and the bank\u2019s anniversary here (pdf)<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">EGP WATCH- <\/span><span id='wwtt4'>The EGP slipped 2 piasters against the greenback yesterday<\/span><\/span><span style=\"\">, with the USD <\/span><span>changing hands at 30.65 from 30.63 on Monday, according to data by the central bank. The currency hit the 30 mark at the end of January following a sharper devaluation that has begun to bring FX back to the country, alleviating a severe currency shortage. The currency has lost nearly half its value against the greenback over the past year due to headwinds caused by the war in Ukraine and rising interest rates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">SMART POLICY- <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">USAID-backed reproductive awareness program launches:<\/span><span style=\"\"> US NGO <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pathfinder.org\/\" style=\"\">Pathfinder<\/a><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pathfinder.org\/\" style=\"\">International<\/a><\/span><span> launched yesterday a USD 39 mn health program funded by our friends at USAID to improve access to information about family planning and reproductive health, according to a <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2023\/2\/OSRA-EN.pdf\" style=\"\">press release (pdf)<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. The five-year initiative will target 10.6 mn people in 10 governorates, and will be run in partnership with the Health Ministry. Our large population is a double-edged sword, folks \u2014 a little slowdown in population growth would be a very good thing. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">PSA- Long commutes on the metro could get more expensive from October:<\/span><span style=\"\"> The <\/span><span>government will raise metro fares on tickets for more than 25 stops to EGP 12 from EGP 10, <\/span><span>Transport Minister Kamel El Wazir said in a press conference yesterday <\/span><span style=\"\">(<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tVt313pL2HM\" style=\"\">watch, runtime: 40:48<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\">)<\/span><span>. The hike will likely come into effect in October when more stations on Line 3 are opened, he said in a televised interview  (<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=099xLRt4h_g\" style=\"\">watch, runtime: 4:59<\/a><\/span><span>). There are no plans to raise the prices of other fares, he said. <\/span><span style=\"\">The government hinted <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2022\/08\/02\/train-metro-fare-hikes-coming-this-month-military-to-build-huge-polyethylene-facility-76957\/\" style=\"\">last summer<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> at the possibility of hiking metro fares but the plan never materialized despite rising expenses to keep the underground system <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">running.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">CORRECTION- A four-hour working week? We wish.<\/span><span style=\"\"> Some companies in the UK are <\/span><span>currently trialing a four-day workweek, not a four-hour week as we incorrectly said yesterday. <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2023\/02\/21\/this-morning-will-egypt-get-the-all-clear-to-move-ahead-with-its-first-ever-sovereign-sukuk-sale-97497\/\" style=\"\">The story has been updated on our website<\/a><\/span><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"><\/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><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">WATCH THIS SPACE- Israel\u2019s NewMed is spending USD 100 mn to up production <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">from Leviathan by 75%: <\/span><span>Israel\u2019s NewMed Energy has earmarked nearly USD 100 mn to ramp up production at the country\u2019s Leviathan gas field, <\/span><span>the company said in <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newmedenergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/NewMed-IR-FLNG-21.02.2023.pdf\" style=\"\">a statement (pdf)<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. The investments are set to up total production from Leviathan to 21 bcm annually, up from 12 bcm. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">That means more gas for us down the line: <\/span><span style=\"\">It will take roughly three years from a final <\/span><span>investment decision for the increased flows to hit our LNG terminals, an industry source told <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/commodities\/leviathan-group-starts-plans-israeli-floating-lng-terminal-2023-02-21\/\" style=\"\">Reuters<\/a><\/span><span>.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> Gas from Leviathan flows to the domestic Israel market and to neighbors Egypt and Jordan. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Though not as much more as we had hoped: <\/span><span style=\"\">Over half of the money will go towards plans to <\/span><span>build a floating LNG terminal to process gas from Leviathan for export to Europe. NewMed <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2022\/11\/27\/israels-newmed-leaning-towards-floating-lng-terminal-over-fresh-pipeline-to-egypt-88937\/\" style=\"\">had been deliberating<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> between the floating terminal and a pipeline linking Israeli fields to our LNG terminals. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">REMEMBER- <\/span><span style=\"\">Egypt and Israel signed an <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2022\/06\/16\/egypt-israel-and-the-eu-sign-gas-export-agreement-73872\/\" style=\"\">MoU<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\"> in June to ramp up gas exports to the EU, under <\/span><span>which Israel is set to send more gas to Egypt\u2019s LNG facilities before exporting it to Europe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">ALSO- NewMed-Capricorn merger officially dead:<\/span><span style=\"\"> NewMed\u2019s big plans come nearly a week <\/span><span>after a planned tie-up between <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newmedenergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/NewMed-IR-Capricorn-Termination-Update-15.02.2023.pdf\" style=\"\">NewMed<\/a><\/span><span> and British firm <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tools.eurolandir.com\/tools\/Pressreleases\/GetPressRelease\/?ID=4241431&lang=en-GB&companycode=uk-cne&v=\" style=\"\">Capricorn Energy<\/a><\/span><span> was terminated on the back of shareholder opposition, they announced in separate statements. The termination comes less than a month after five of Capricorn\u2019s board members <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2023\/01\/25\/merger-with-newmed-looks-dead-after-capricorn-directors-quit-en-masse-94550\/\" style=\"\">resigned<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> under pressure from activist investors led by Palliser Capital, who were vigorously opposed to the merger. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">THE BIG STORY ABROAD-<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">US-Russia saber-rattling is dominating the global front pages this morning<\/span><span style=\"\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">following Vladimir Putin\u2019s decision yesterday to suspend Russia\u2019s nuclear pact with the US, and Joe Biden\u2019s framing of the war in Ukraine as a global fight for democracy. In a speech in Warsaw, the US president accused Putin of committing crimes against humanity and cast the invasion as an attack on freedoms across the world. A few hours earlier, Putin accused Washington of provoking the conflict and announced that Russia would withdraw from the START treaty \u2014 a landmark post-Cold War agreement between the two powers designed to limit the proliferation of nuclear weapons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">The dueling speeches are all over front pages in the international press:<\/span><span> <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-putin-politics-de0af48be7ea480ccb0175f55a065363?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=TopNews&utm_campaign=position_01\" style=\"\">AP<\/a><\/span><span> | <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/biden-says-russia-will-never-defeat-ukraine-after-kremlin-suspends-nuclear-2023-02-21\/\" style=\"\">Reuters<\/a><\/span><span> | <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/biden-visits-poland-after-surprise-ukraine-trip-as-war-nears-anniversary-efc28fbe\" style=\"\">WSJ<\/a><\/span><span> | <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2023\/02\/21\/russia-ukraine-war-live-updates-biden-poland\/\" style=\"\">Washington Post<\/a><\/span><span> | <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2023\/02\/21\/world\/russia-biden-putin-ukraine-war\" style=\"\">NYT<\/a><\/span><span> | <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-02-21\/biden-says-putin-will-never-find-victory-in-his-war-on-ukraine\" style=\"\">Bloomberg<\/a><\/span><span> | <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2023\/02\/21\/politics\/joe-biden-poland-trip\/index.html\" style=\"\">CNN<\/a><\/span><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">A Chinese peace play?<\/span><span style=\"\"> The <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/chinas-xi-jinping-plans-russia-visit-as-putin-wages-war-in-ukraine-e2d9c762\" style=\"\">Wall Street Journal<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\"> is reporting this morning that <\/span><span style=\"\">Xi Jinping <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">could visit Russia in the coming months, citing people familiar with the matter who say that the Chinese president could push for a resumption of formal peace talks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">COME TO OUR NEXT ENTERPRISE FORUM- <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2023\/2\/Export-FDI-Forum_1600.jpg?ssl=1\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">We\u2019re excited to unveil our next C-level event: <\/span><span style=\"\">The Enterprise Exports & FDI Forum, where <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">we will take a deep dive into two of the most critical topics affecting our community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Exports and foreign direct investment (FDI) have never been more important to our economy<\/span><span> \u2014 or our businesses \u2014 than in the wake of the float of the EGP. <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/issues\/2022\/10\/18\/am-a-five-step-recipe-to-boost-exports-fdi-and-make-sure-egypt-never-has-to-ask-the-imf-for-another-cent\/\" style=\"\">We think we have a once-in-a-lifetime chance to build an export-led economy<\/a><\/span><span> that makes us a magnet for FDI and all the benefits that will come with it for our nation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">CIRCLE YOUR CALENDAR-<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-weight:700;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/am-edition\/#calendar\" style=\"\">Check out our full calendar on the web<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> for a comprehensive listing of upcoming news events, national holidays and news triggers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2020\/1\/Web-view-01.jpg?ssl=1\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">*** It\u2019s Hardhat day \u2014 your weekly briefing of all things infrastructure in Egypt:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> Enterprise\u2019s industry vertical focuses each Wednesday on infrastructure, covering everything from energy, water, transportation, and urban development, as well as social infrastructure such as health and education. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">In today\u2019s issue: <\/span><span style=\"\">We break down the government\u2019s vision for the Universal Healthcare Ins. <\/span><span>scheme and how the project will pan out \u2014 including how individuals will navigate the system and how private ins. companies will be looped in.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning, everyone, and welcome to a fairly brisk news morning. THE BIG STORY here at home: The Finance Ministry\u2019s USD 1.5 bn sukuk went to market yesterday \u2014 and met heavy investor appetite, with the offering reportedly coming in c. 3.5x oversubscribed. We have chapter and verse in this morning\u2019s news well, below. 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