{"id":582202,"date":"2023-03-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/03\/03\/it-was-a-diplo-heavy-week-stay-tuned-for-a-busy-week-on-the-macro-front\/"},"modified":"2023-03-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T00:00:00","slug":"it-was-a-diplo-heavy-week-stay-tuned-for-a-busy-week-on-the-macro-front","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/03\/03\/it-was-a-diplo-heavy-week-stay-tuned-for-a-busy-week-on-the-macro-front\/","title":{"rendered":"It was a diplo-heavy week + stay tuned for a busy week on the macro front"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\"><\/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, wonderful people, <\/span><span style=\"\">and welcome to Day Five of this unexpected March <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">heatwave. Grab your shades, your sunblock, and your swimsuits, and head out for a nice pool day while you can.<\/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\">Enterprise Weekend comes out each Friday at 9:00am CLT.<\/span><span style=\"\"> We\u2019ll be back on Sunday at 6am <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">with EnterpriseAM. Until then: Enjoy the weekend.<\/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;\">LAST WEEK IN 3 MINS-<\/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\">It was a mixed bag of nuts in the news this week<\/span><span style=\"\">,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> <\/span><span style=\"\">with plenty of diplo and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">investment updates to keep us busy \u2014 and some not-so-good news for our public purse and projected inflation. <\/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\">We made some progress in our quest for investment, but no breakthroughs: <\/span><span style=\"\">Prime <\/span><span>Minister Moustafa Madbouly <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2023\/03\/01\/madbouly-reassures-qatari-investors-on-economy-in-bid-to-draw-investment-98272\/\" style=\"\">led a delegation<\/a><\/span><span> of cabinet ministers and other officials on a two-day visit to Qatar this week to discuss the Gulf country\u2019s plans to invest in Egypt. The message to the Qataris: Egypt is well on its way out of an economic and FX crisis \u2014 and we\u2019re willing to listen to your ideas if it opens the door to fresh investment. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">Some action points out of the visit:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>An<\/span><span> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Egyptian-Qatari<\/span><span> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">investment fund<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> with \u201clarge paid in-capital\u201d is in the works;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Three Qatari conglomerates<\/span><span> \u2014 <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ihgqatar.com\/\" style=\"\">Investment Holding Group<\/a><\/span><span>, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.al-qamra.com\/\" style=\"\">Al Qamra Holding Group<\/a><\/span><span>, and <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aamal.com.qa\/en\" style=\"\">Aamal Company<\/a><\/span><span> \u2014 could eventually <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">invest in our healthcare sector <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">under three separate MoUs;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>A <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">customs agreement<\/span><span> could be signed soon, following a <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/am-edition\/\" style=\"\">dual taxation agreement<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> the two sides signed to scrap double taxation and crack down on tax evasion.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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=\"\"> Doha last year pledged to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2022\/03\/30\/qatar-to-invest-usd-5-bn-in-egypt-cemex-harmony-gold-to-invest-more-here-67923\/\" style=\"\">invest USD 5 bn<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\"> to help Egypt shore up its external <\/span><span>position following Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, but is yet to pull the trigger on any major investments, including the acquisition of a stake in <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2023\/02\/08\/el-said-calls-on-qataris-to-invest-adq-said-to-be-mounting-rival-bid-to-qias-vodafone-egypt-acquisition-95853\/\" style=\"\">Vodafone Egypt<\/a><\/span><span> and <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2023\/01\/31\/investment-banks-eye-terminal-operator-ipos-and-qatars-swf-is-looking-for-a-strategic-stake-94977\/\" style=\"\">two container terminal operators<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. Disputes reportedly revolve around the sizes of the stakes.<\/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\">ANOTHER BIG DIPLO MOMENT-<\/span><span style=\"\"> Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2023\/02\/28\/shoukry-looks-to-mend-ties-with-visits-to-quake-hit-syria-turkey-98163\/\" style=\"\">became the first Egyptian<\/a><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2023\/02\/28\/shoukry-looks-to-mend-ties-with-visits-to-quake-hit-syria-turkey-98163\/\" style=\"\">diplomat<\/a><\/span><span> to make official visits to Syria and Turkey in a decade<\/span><span> <\/span><span>after he flew to the two earthquake-hit countries for talks with <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Presidency_Sy\/status\/1630156559274614785\" style=\"\">Syrian President Bashar Al Assad<\/a><\/span><span> and <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MfaEgypt\/status\/1630150638863613954?cxt=HHwWhIC8_c_Xup8tAAAA\" style=\"\">Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu<\/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;\">ON THE ECON SIDE OF THINGS- <\/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 EGP devaluation and rising rates lead gov\u2019t to project a miss of our deficit + <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">debt-to-GDP forecasts for FY 2022-2023:<\/span><span> <\/span><span>The Finance Ministry <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2023\/03\/02\/govt-to-miss-deficit-debt-targets-on-higher-rates-import-bill-98366\/\" style=\"\">now expects<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> the budget deficit to rise to 6.8% of GDP this year, rather than 6.1%, and debt-to-GDP ratio to increase to 93%, up from an earlier 84% target. <\/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 government <\/span><span style=\"-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-weight:700;text-decoration-skip-ink:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2023\/03\/02\/fuel-prices-are-rising-7-11-today-98365\/\" style=\"\">hiked fuel prices<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\">, <\/span><span style=\"\">with petrol rising 7-11% (95-octane fuel will now cost you <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">EGP 11.50 per liter) and the cost of mazut increasing by 20% for most buyers. The hike is expected to drive inflation up over the next few months. <\/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- The ongoing FX shortage + import restrictions continued to lead headlines:<\/span><span style=\"\"> Auto <\/span><span>sales <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2023\/03\/02\/auto-sales-fall-75-y-o-y-in-january-98367\/\" style=\"\">fell once again<\/a><\/span><span> in January amid the ongoing FX crunch and import restrictions, while some banks <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2023\/03\/02\/this-morning-shoukry-in-india-for-g-20-foreign-ministers-meeting-98363\/\" style=\"\">were reported<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> to have halted L\/Cs and documentary collection. <\/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;\">AS FOR INVESTMENT- We had a flurry of fresh news:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Egypt, the UAE, Jordan and Bahrain signed agreements to establish <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">nine joint industrial projects<\/span><span> at an investment cost of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">USD 2 bn<\/span><span>, as part of the regional <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2022\/05\/30\/adq-eyes-investment-in-egypt-jordan-manufacturing-pm-pitches-uae-investors-on-infrastructure-projects-72262\/\" style=\"\">industrial partnership<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> set up last year;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Egypt Kuwait Holding<\/span><span> also pledged to invest some <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">USD 170 mn<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> in the Egyptian market in 2023. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>The <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Egyptian-American Enterprise Fund (EAEF)<\/span><span> plans to reinvest around <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">USD 20-50 mn<\/span><span> from the proceeds of its sale of a stake in local snackmaker <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2022\/12\/01\/adqs-agthia-now-owns-60-of-auf-group-89826\/\" style=\"\">Auf Group<\/a><\/span><span> in local businesses and funds this year, and hopes to deploy <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">up to USD 100 mn<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> in total within the next two to three years.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">It was a quiet week on the M&A front,<\/span><span style=\"\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">with just two stories of note:<\/span><span style=\"\"> <\/span><span style=\"\">The board of EGX-listed <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Edita Food Industries<\/span><span> <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2023\/02\/28\/edita-plans-to-acquire-100-of-a-mystery-company-98150\/\" style=\"\">agreed to submit<\/a><\/span><span> a bid <\/span><span>to acquire <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">100%<\/span><span> of an <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">unnamed, unlisted company<\/span><span> in the local food industry. Meanwhile, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">e-Finance<\/span><span> is <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2023\/03\/02\/e-finance-wants-a-new-strategic-investor-plus-news-from-mnhd-ksas-bahri-and-acud-98380\/\" style=\"\">reportedly in advanced talks<\/a><\/span><span> with a local <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">strategic investor<\/span><span> looking to buy into an <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">EGP 2.5 bn capital increase<\/span><span> for one of its subsidiaries. <\/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;\"><\/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 style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">WHAT\u2019S HAPPENING NEXT WEEK-<\/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;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2020\/10\/market_commerce_egypt_attaba_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=\"\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">We\u2019re getting plenty of updated economic indicators next week, including: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:700\">The PMI, out on Sunday: <\/span><span>We\u2019ll be waiting to see how Egypt\u2019s non-oil private sector performed in February, after activity in the sector <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2023\/02\/06\/egp-devaluation-pushes-private-sector-into-sharper-decline-in-january-95585\/\" style=\"\">contracted<\/a><\/span><span> for the 26th consecutive month in January on the back of persistent inflation and the FX shortage. We hope that the impact of import restrictions getting scrapped may have started filtering through to businesses, which could potentially see the index contract at a slower pace<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Inflation figures, out EOW: <\/span><span>Inflation \u2014 which hit a fresh five-year-high in January \u2014 is likely to have risen further, as f<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">actors like the devaluation and heightened demand ahead of Ramadan drive prices up. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Foreign reserves: <\/span><span>Reserves have been on a gentle upward slope the past five months and are now up by more than USD 1 bn since the end of August. Reserves fell 20% <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2022\/04\/10\/reserves-dip-to-usd-37-bn-as-cbe-deployed-excess-liquidity-to-calm-the-markets-statement-68795\/\" style=\"\">last spring<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> on the back of the war in Ukraine and tightening financial conditions globally.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">ALSO- Our friends at EFG Hermes Holding are hosting their annual One on One investor <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">conference in Dubai<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> next week. It\u2019s the largest frontier and emerging markets investor conference globally. <\/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\">Stay tuned for our coverage of the event<\/span><span style=\"\">, which gathers global investors as well as CEOs, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">C-suite execs and IR folks from hundreds of global companies to get insights on their appetite and their economic forecasts for the year ahead.  <\/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 business 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:700;\">? YOUR MOST CLICKED LINKS-<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>We\u2019re very happy to report that a lot of you were interested in our <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">exports + FDI event<\/span><span>. (<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/exportsfdi.enterprise.press\/registration.html\" style=\"\">Registration page<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>We were also delighted to see continued interest in our Enterprise Guide on the kinds of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">cars you can actually buy right now<\/span><span>. (<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2023\/02\/16\/so-you-want-to-buy-a-new-car-do-you-have-any-options-at-all-right-now-heres-the-state-of-play-as-of-february-2023-97237\/\" style=\"\">Enterprise<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Some of you seem interested in applying to the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-weight:700;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newton-prep.com\/lse-sawiris-scholarship\/\" style=\"\">LSE-Sawiris Scholarship Program<\/a><\/span><span>, judging by the number of people who wanted to know more about the info session that was held for the program last week. (<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newton-prep.com\/lse-sawiris-scholarship\/\" style=\"\">Registration page<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>A lot of you wanted to know where <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Societe Generale <\/span><span>sees the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">EGP <\/span><span>heading. (<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-02-24\/egypt-likely-to-devalue-currency-again-societe-generale-says\" style=\"\">Bloomberg<\/a><\/span><span>)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Some of you seem to have your eyes on Chinese automaker <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Dongfeng\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-weight:700;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dongfeng-global.com\/index.php\/Car\/model\/id\/53.html\" style=\"\">E70 500 Pro<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> electric vehicles<\/span><span>, which just launched in the Egyptian market. (<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2023\/2\/20230222-DFM-E70-Pro-Arabic-Detailed-Specifications.pdf\" style=\"\">pdf<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">? AROUND THE WORLD IN SEVEN DAYS- <\/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\/2022\/2\/Ukraine_conflict-1600px.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\">Most eyes were on Russia and Ukraine this past week as we hit the one-year mark for the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">war<\/span><span>, <\/span><span>with <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-02-26\/ukraine-eyes-support-from-saudi-arabia-after-minister-s-visit?srnd=premium-middle-east\" style=\"\">coverage<\/a><\/span><span>on the Saudi foreign minister\u2019s surprise visit to Kyiv, Washington\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/russias-war-ukraine-drags-into-second-year-with-no-end-sight-2023-02-23\/\" style=\"\">latest warning<\/a><\/span><span> <\/span><span>to Beijing against providing arms to Russia and the ways the war has <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/02\/26\/world\/europe\/ukraine-russia-war.html\" style=\"\">impacted<\/a><\/span><span> <\/span><span>the European continent getting top billing.<\/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 getting attention:<\/span><span style=\"\"> <\/span><span style=\"\">Nigeria\u2019s ruling party candidate <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Bola Tinubu<\/span><span style=\"\"> is now the country\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-weight:700;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2023\/03\/02\/this-morning-shoukry-in-india-for-g-20-foreign-ministers-meeting-98363\/\" style=\"\">president-elect<\/a><\/span><span> following disputed elections. 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