{"id":588474,"date":"2023-06-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/06\/12\/chinas-vivo-begins-producing-local-smartphones\/"},"modified":"2023-06-12T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T00:00:00","slug":"chinas-vivo-begins-producing-local-smartphones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/06\/12\/chinas-vivo-begins-producing-local-smartphones\/","title":{"rendered":"China\u2019s Vivo begins producing local smartphones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">MANUFACTURING-<\/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\">Vivo starts local production:<\/span><span style=\"\"> Chinese smartphone maker Vivo has begun <\/span><span>manufacturing devices at its Tenth of Ramadan factory, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3X3rlDO\" style=\"\">Al Mal<\/a><\/span><span>reports<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. The company has over the past weeks produced an unspecified quantity of phones ranging in price from EGP 5 - 11k and intends to add more models to its production lines soon, a source in the telecoms sector reportedly told the newspaper. <\/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\">This makes Vivo the fourth international brand to produce smartphones in Egypt<\/span><span style=\"\"> after <\/span><span>Nokia phone manufacturer HMD Global, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/32c10feb-c2b6-4762-88ec-2c51d2229476\" style=\"\">Infinix<\/a><\/span><span>, and <\/span><span>Samsung, which is preparing to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/a6608b7e-9dd6-494c-96f6-8b7d5e541100\" style=\"\">build a new factory<\/a><\/span><span> at its industrial complex in Beni Suef. Vivo has been active in Egypt <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/english.ahram.org.eg\/NewsContent\/3\/12\/414279\/Business\/Economy\/Vivo-to-increase-investments-in-Egypt-by--over-two.aspx\" style=\"\">since 2019<\/a><\/span><span>, and has a network of <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/ea0248ff-94a7-42dc-a11d-302c345bcee9\" style=\"\">customer service centers<\/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;\">CAPITAL MARKETS-<\/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\">Giving startups access to the public market: <\/span><span style=\"\">The EGX is considering setting up a <\/span><span>sub-market for startup companies to help them raise capital from the public market, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3ClALkb\" style=\"\">Al Mal<\/a><\/span><span> reports, citing EGX boss Ramy El Dokany. Smaller companies are capable of attracting investment but are unable to comply with the EGX\u2019s listing requirements, he said, clarifying that the plan remains at an early stage. The market would be similar to the UK\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.londonstockexchange.com\/raise-finance\/equity\/aim\" style=\"\">Alternative Investment Market (AIM)<\/a><\/span><span>, which allows small and early-stage companies to go public.<\/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\">Beltone to become futures market maker?<\/span><span style=\"\"> The EGX is in talks with <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/beltonefinancial.com\/market-maker\/\" style=\"\">Beltone Financial<\/a><\/span><span>to become the market maker for the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/9bcc168f-6fd3-410b-a287-8ced932fd01f\" style=\"\">forthcoming futures exchange<\/a><\/span><span>, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3No6pE8\" style=\"\">the newspaper<\/a><\/span><span> reports <\/span><span>El Dokany<\/span><span> as saying. Beltone is currently the only licensed market maker in Egypt. The EGX is also holding discussions with a number of local and Gulf banks to become members of the exchange\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/d618c524-4165-4e95-99f7-493fb5811d71\" style=\"\">clearing company<\/a><\/span><span>, he said. The company aims to recruit an initial 4-5 members, including commercial and investment banks ahead of the exchange\u2019s launch, he added.<\/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\">Four firms to manage Investor Protection Fund portfolio:<\/span><span style=\"\"> The board of the Investo<\/span><span style=\"\">r <\/span><span>Protection Fund (IPF) has assigned the management of its EGP 320 mn financial portfolio to EFG Holding, Al Ahly Financial Investment Management, Beltone Financial and NI Capital, reports <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3oNqmuM\" style=\"\">Hapi Journal<\/a><\/span><span>. Moves to allow the fund to invest up to 10% of its EGP 4 bn funds to stimulate the stock market have been in the works since <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/04372852-f993-4c56-b86c-a8dc6568dc58\" style=\"\">at least 2020<\/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;\">FINANCE-<\/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\">Erada Microfinance has secured a EGP 100 mn loan <\/span><span style=\"\">from the National Bank of Egypt <\/span><span>for on-lending to micro firms, according to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2023\/6\/491.pdf\" style=\"\">a statement (pdf)<\/a><\/span><span> from the state-owned bank. The NBFS company <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/991426a8-1f58-441f-8d4e-4e5e151fdfb5\" style=\"\">was launched<\/a><\/span><span> in January by the Sovereign Fund of Egypt (SFE) and Etisalat Egypt and aims to improve access to finance for micro and small businesses. Only last month it secured a <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/e6604a24-0fdc-464f-acdd-c85ec7730dbe\" style=\"\">loan of equal size<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> from Banque du Caire. <\/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;\">LOGISTICS<\/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\">KSA-based logistics startup <\/span><span style=\"-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-weight:700;text-decoration-skip-ink:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tryoto.com\/\" style=\"\">OTO<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> plans to expand into Egypt in 2024 <\/span><span style=\"\">after launching <\/span><span>operations in Turkey, company <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">co-founder and CEO Mohammad Al Razaz told Enterprise Logistics. \u201cEgypt is our next target, and we aim to launch operations there at the beginning of next year,\u201d Al Razaz said. The company is currently operational in the GCC and Jordan and plans on further expansion in the MENA region, with a focus on North African markets. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>**<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-weight:700;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/4a66face-06d6-46a1-808b-7900ab516f71\" style=\"\">Read the full story<\/a><\/span><span> in this morning\u2019s edition of <\/span><span>Enterprise Logisti<\/span><span>cs. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four international brands are now making smartphones here<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":588475,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"single-feature.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_primary_brand":0,"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7209],"tags":[111,102,68,72,10602,7087,7196,131,311,248,595,2313,370],"brand":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"class_list":["post-588474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-also-on-our-radar","tag-also-on-our-radar","tag-capital-markets","tag-egx","tag-enterpriseam","tag-erada-microfinance","tag-finance","tag-industry","tag-manufacturing","tag-microfinance","tag-national-bank-of-egypt","tag-non-banking-financial-services","tag-ramy-el-dokany","tag-sovereign-fund-of-egypt","wpautop","entry"],"acf":{"mongo_id":"82aa86b3-6811-401e-8ab0-2d2d528830de","is_powered_by":true,"story_type":"1","photo_url":"https:\/\/ent.news\/2023\/6\/575.jpg","photo_position":"above","homepage_title":"","full_issue_title":"China\u2019s Vivo begins producing smartphones in Egypt. 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