{"id":588221,"date":"2023-06-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/06\/07\/this-evening-qia-eyeing-vodafone-egypt-acquisition\/"},"modified":"2023-06-07T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T00:00:00","slug":"this-evening-qia-eyeing-vodafone-egypt-acquisition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/06\/07\/this-evening-qia-eyeing-vodafone-egypt-acquisition\/","title":{"rendered":"THIS EVENING: QIA eyeing Vodafone Egypt acquisition?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Good afternoon, wonderful people.<\/span><span style=\"\"> We have a relatively calm almost-THURSDAY here in<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> Omm El Donia \u2014 and no sandstorm to speak of. <\/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 TODAY<\/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\">Is the QIA looking to fully acquire Vodafone Egypt?<\/span><span style=\"\"> The Qatar Investment<\/span><span> Authority (QIA) is reportedly looking to acquire state-owned Telecom Egypt\u2019s entire 45% stake in Vodafone Egypt, with plans to follow that acquisition with the purchase of the remaining 55% stake held by South Africa\u2019s Vodacom, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/markets\/equities\/qatar-investment-authority-wants-to-fully-acquire-telecom-egypts-stake-in-vodafone-egypt-via-subsidiary-sources-r0kgzrj1\" style=\"\">Daily News Egypt<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">reports, citing sources it says are close to the negotiations. The Qatari sovereign wealth fund could settle for the purchase of part of Telecom Egypt\u2019s stake in Vodafone Egypt to get its foot in the door before entering negotiations with Vodacom, the sources allegedly said. <\/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 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\">Leading the conversation in the international press this afternoon: Ukrainians escaping<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> mass flooding after the destruction of a major dam. <\/span><span>Deemed a humanitarian and ecological crisis, the destruction of the dam in Kherson has forced thousands to evacuate flooded towns while hundreds of residents are still trapped and awaiting rescue. Both sides still blame each other as Kyiv assumes that this was a move to stall their southern counter-offensive. Meanwhile, the Kremlin believes that it was self-sabotage that aimed to cripple the water supply to the Russian-occupied Crimea region. <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2023\/06\/07\/ukraine-war-live-updates-latest-news-on-russia-and-the-war-in-ukraine.html\" style=\"\">CNBC<\/a><\/span><span> | <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/live\/world-europe-65816109\" style=\"\">BBC<\/a><\/span><span> | <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/tens-thousands-risk-flooding-after-ukraine-dam-collapse-2023-06-07\/\" style=\"\">Reuters<\/a><\/span><span> | <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/dnieper-russia-ukraine-kherson-evacuation-flood-dam-376a6ab058616f322d764cef1e49f01a\" style=\"\">Associated Press<\/a><\/span><span> | <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2023\/06\/07\/world\/russia-ukraine-news\" style=\"\">New York Times<\/a><\/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\">** CATCH UP QUICK<\/span><span style=\"\"> on the top stories from today\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">EnterpriseAM<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Masdar-led consortium <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-weight:700;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/189cc88e-5bd1-40a3-9fd7-aed956392111\" style=\"\">secures land for mega wind farm in Egypt<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> UAE\u2019s Masdar, Infinity Power, and Hassan Allam Utilities signed a land allocation agreement with the Egyptian government for a 10-GW wind farm in Sohag.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:700\">The <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-weight:700;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/f728602f-ed22-4d87-a238-026ee05af493\" style=\"\">World Bank has downgraded its Egypt growth outlook<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> for the coming fiscal year<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> due to the country\u2019s ongoing economic problems.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Ignis to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-weight:700;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/f56dcda1-27a1-48a4-bd07-a854e6d90b59\" style=\"\">sell EUR 300 mn of its solar portfolio<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> Spanish renewables developer Ignis Energia is selling five solar power projects worth some EUR 300 mn.<\/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: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 style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">ENTERPRISE IS LOOKING FOR SMART, TALENTED PEOPLE of all backgrounds to help us build some very cool new things.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> Enterprise \u2014 the essential morning read on all the important news shaping business and the economy in Egypt and the region \u2014 is looking for writers, reporters and editors to help us build out new publications. 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Those who have successfully completed the program, will then be given long-term job offers.<\/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\">Apply directly to jobs@enterprisemea.com and mention \u201cwriting development program\u201d<\/span><span> in your subject line.<\/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<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\">\u2601\ufe0f <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">TOMORROW\u2019S WEATHER- Are we getting a sandstorm? Nobody really knows:<\/span><span style=\"\"> The<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> Meteorological Authority had said earlier this week that a sandstorm would hit the capital city today and tomorrow, although we haven\u2019t seen signs of that materializing today. Meanwhile, our favorite weather app suggests tomorrow will bring cloudy skies with the mercury rising to an uncomfortable 41\u00b0C and dropping to a cooler 26\u00b0C at night, our favorite weather app tells us. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good afternoon, wonderful people. We have a relatively calm almost-THURSDAY here in Omm El Donia \u2014 and no sandstorm to speak of. THE BIG STORY TODAY Is the QIA looking to fully acquire Vodafone Egypt? 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