{"id":593360,"date":"2019-11-26T04:15:26","date_gmt":"2019-11-26T04:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/11\/26\/last-nights-talk-shows-for-tuesday-26-november-2019\/"},"modified":"2019-11-26T04:15:26","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T04:15:26","slug":"last-nights-talk-shows-for-tuesday-26-november-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/11\/26\/last-nights-talk-shows-for-tuesday-26-november-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Last night\u2019s talk shows for Tuesday, 26 November 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

The two biggest stories in Egypt\u2019s print media yesterday also made it to the airwaves. <\/strong>Tarek Amer\u2019s reappointment as central bank governor and Fitch\u2019s latest FX rating both earned screen time, as did the government\u2019s financial inclusion strategy and the president\u2019s meeting with Eni chief Claudio Descalzi.<\/p>\n

Story du jour #1: Tarek Amer earns himself another four-year stint at the helm of the <\/strong>Central Bank of Egypt.<\/strong> President Abdel Fattah El Sisi was reported yesterday to have handed Central Bank Governor Tarek Amer a second four-year term, Al Hayah Al Youm\u2019s Khaled Abu Bakr noted (watch, runtime: 8:58<\/a>). We have more in this morning\u2019s What We\u2019re Tracking Today, above.<\/p>\n

Story du jour #2: Fitch affirms Egypt\u2019s credit rating: <\/strong>El Hekaya\u2019s Amr Adib had a lengthy segment discussing Fitch Ratings\u2019 decision to leave Egypt\u2019s B+ long-term foreign-currency credit rating on hold (watch, runtime: 16:26<\/a>). Hona Al Asema\u2019s Reham Ibrahim spoke to economist Abdel Monein El Sayed, who implied that the rating doesn\u2019t do justice to recent economic indicators (watch, runtime: 5:06<\/a>). Again, we have the full story in Speed Round, below.<\/p>\n

Financial inclusion 101: <\/strong>Al Hayah Al Youm\u2019s Khaled Abu Bakr sat down with ICT expert Waleed Abdel Maksoud and economist Karim El Omda for a primer on the paperless, cashless economy (watch, runtime: 4:30<\/a>). El Omda simplified the buzzword \u2018digital transformation\u2019 as the gradual process of doing away with paper documents and banknotes, in favor of using computers. He also discussed the government\u2019s push for \u2018financial inclusion\u2019, noting that the proportion of Egyptians with bank accounts rose from 14% to 38% between 2014 and 2018 as a result of a government-backed plan.<\/p>\n

El Sisi, Eni CEO Descalzi discuss oil and gas work in Egypt: <\/strong>President Abdel Fattah El Sisi sat down yesterday with Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi for a periodic review<\/a> of the company\u2019s oil and gas exploration and production work in Egypt, Ibrahim noted (watch, runtime: 1:27<\/a>). The president called on Descalzi to step up the company\u2019s activities, and asked that he commit to specific time frames.<\/p>\n

The Grand Mufti isn\u2019t a fan of crypto: <\/strong>Al Kahera Alaan\u2019s Lamees El Hadidi sat down with Grand Mufti Shawki Allam for a discussion on Ikhwani culture \u2014 and Islamic fatwas (non-binding legal opinion) on birth control, egg freezing, and cryptocurrency (watch, runtime: 22:28<\/a>). Sheikh Allam said the clergy spoke to experts about cryptocurrency and concluded it leads to \u201cignorance, trickery, and fraud.\u201d This is exacerbated by the fact that there is currently no legal framework or regulations to turn to in case of disputes, he added.<\/p>\n

Also earning screen time last night:<\/p>\n