{"id":603208,"date":"2023-08-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/08\/15\/the-syrian-foreign-minister-is-in-town-today\/"},"modified":"2023-08-15T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T00:00:00","slug":"the-syrian-foreign-minister-is-in-town-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/08\/15\/the-syrian-foreign-minister-is-in-town-today\/","title":{"rendered":"The Syrian foreign minister is in town today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong> Good morning, everyone, and happy hump day. <\/strong>This morning\u2019s issue is dominated by news of new financing from the UAE for wheat purchases, the state\u2019s continued bid to tap FX held by Egyptians living abroad, and (naturally enough) earnings reports. Export another flurry of corporate results as companies look to get their numbers in by today\u2019s formal deadline to file their 2Q figures. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong> MEANWHILE- Gov\u2019t intervenes on cigarette shortage as prices surge: <\/strong>The government is working to up raw materials shipments to state-owned tobacco maker Eastern Company to ease a shortage of cigarettes, Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly said at a meeting yesterday with the public enterprise and finance ministers, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/pfbid0umGcYW7BErETAujSU7S1TKhw1n2ZYEFZq9CJNWNugshXZFgroJwUMd9gz96swSb9l\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">cabinet statement<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong> Remember: <\/strong> Merchants have hiked prices of locally-produced cigarettes in recent weeks in response to the shortages. Eastern Company boss Hany Aman <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/bededb61-5a69-425d-a25e-a9e629b1238d\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">said last week<\/a> that the company is increasing the daily quantity of cigarettes it delivers to the market and called on retailers to stick to official prices. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong> HAPPENING TODAY- <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><a id=\"wwtt1\"><\/a> <strong> Egypt + Syria FMs to hold talks in Egypt: <\/strong>Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will meet his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad today in Cairo, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/45n3DVG\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Al Arabiya<\/a> reports, citing an Egyptian Foreign Ministry statement. Further information about what\u2019s on the agenda wasn\u2019t disclosed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><a id=\"wwtt3\"><\/a> <strong> Tansik <\/strong><strong> : <\/strong> Prospective students can apply to universities online from today through to 19 August <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tansik.digital.gov.eg%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1uZudwcqTVMFvZmXJSqdrMZ7sPrlMf0NNpY0YnJ_LftTHklKhylmRJBbI&h=AT3yAFGevslZqy5xfMJXAcHUa9VtcV_wLLiXDR9kkOULPbHKDb0FYMVO9rzsLHEOTtvb-xy6xO78HKPKz53qSBNeYZ8JHzn1h_TGvGPYmBeDxQc8DQrAC7nSdvOhXdjhHQ&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT1n6GcwVvKVijB2KSJHzjrrQ_6urJqXGlGFIgSC1ia1UhctRMnKGifxNSyKKDKbCAk6NzfQCL3To4Q29chnk1Asj39PS-VKFYhJbFtFCSFbMGdbSTotme6_d0hdro5cyS0K0wh3pDm171PrQJnaYSf7M8bov4mb6vVngYaOE6S7p4xn1w\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>, the Higher Education Ministry <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/45aWNDa\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> yesterday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <a id=\"wwtt2\"><\/a> <strong> Another two-and-a-half months of the National Dialogue? <\/strong> The National Dialogue\u2019s board of trustees is aiming to finalize the recommendations and submit them to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi by the beginning of November ahead of the presidential election, according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3QFA8uq\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Ahram Gate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong> On the Dialogue\u2019s agenda today: <\/strong>The dialogue will hold closed-door meetings today to discuss recommendations on fiscal reforms including public debt and budget deficit, it <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/45b0n04\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> yesterday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong> HAPPENING THIS WEEK- <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><a id=\"wwtt4\"><\/a> <strong> Bidding opens for new industrial land plots on Wednesday: <\/strong>Investors will be able to bid for industrial land from Wednesday, 16 August, through Wednesday, 27 September, under a new phase of the Industrial Development Authority\u2019s (IDA) investment map, according to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/47rBheW\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">authority's website<\/a>. Some 1.7 mn sqm of land across 14 governorates will be offered to industrial investors in the authority\u2019s first land auction <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/62633330-583e-48e5-aa0e-388dfee91e7d\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">since December<\/a>. The entire bidding process will take place on IDA\u2019s website.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><a id=\"wwtt5\"><\/a> <strong> Export subsidy payouts: <\/strong> The Finance Ministry will <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3YvF5b4\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">pay out a third batch of<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3YvF5b4\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">export subsidies<\/a> under the sixth of the program on Wednesday and Thursday this week. The ministry has so far paid out EGP 8 bn to over 800 companies during the current phase.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2023\/8\/736.jpg?ssl=1\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong> THE BIG STORY ABROAD- <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong> (Yet) another indictment for The Donald? <\/strong> An anticipated fourth indictment against Donald Trump is all over the headlines this morning after a Georgia grand jury weighed whether to bring charges against the former president for allegedly attempting to overturn his loss in the state in the 2020 election.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong> The jury returned at least one indictment overnight, though it remains clear who it is against<\/strong>. The Fulton County court earlier published <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fingfx.thomsonreuters.com\/gfx\/legaldocs\/gdpzwwwqyvw\/Details.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">a document (pdf)<\/a> laying out several criminal charges but swiftly deleted it; the District Attorney\u2019s office said in a statement that no charges had been filed against the former president. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-georgia-election-investigation-grand-jury-willis-d39562cedfc60d64948708de1b011ed3\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/us-state-georgia-appears-set-file-charges-against-donald-trump-court-document-2023-08-14\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/032a5219-09df-4599-8563-9ce638dc0921\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Financial Times<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/trump-georgia-indictment-phone-calls-d559c13a\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Wall Street Journal<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2023\/08\/14\/trump-georgia-election-investigation\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington Post<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2023\/08\/14\/us\/trump-indictment-georgia-election\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Times<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong> MORNING MUST-READ- <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/global-economy-economic-losers-fba30b53\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The economic losers in the new world order<\/a><\/strong>, in the New York Times, which claims that \u201cgiant subsidies and rising protectionism are upending decades of freetrade. Smaller countries, from the UK to Singapore, are getting left behind.\u201d <strong> Very much worth reading as we ask how Egypt needs to position itself globally. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong> ALSO- <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/c93d2a76-16f3-4585-af61-86667c5090ba\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Saudi Arabia and UAE race to buy Nvidia chips to power AI ambitions<\/a><\/strong><strong> , <\/strong> in the Financial Times, where the salmon-colored paper notes that the two are buying up \u201cthousands of GPUs amid a global shortage of semiconductors needed to build large language models.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\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\"><strong> CORRECTION- <\/strong>In yesterday\u2019s edition of EnterpriseAM, we incorrectly said that the Egypt-Palestine-Jordan summit took place on Sunday. The talks actually took place yesterday: we have coverage of the talks in this morning\u2019s diplomacy section, below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2023\/7\/44.jpg?ssl=1\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong> CIRCLE YOUR CALENDAR- <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong> The Enterprise Finance Forum is taking place on 18-19 <\/strong><strong> September at the St. Regis Hotel in Cairo. <\/strong> This flagship forum is the latest in our must-attend series of invitation-only, C-suite-level gatherings that allow senior members of our community to openly and frankly discuss critical issues in key sectors of the economy. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/finance.enterprise.news\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">TAP OR CLICK HERE<\/a><\/strong> if you want to express interest in attending. 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While we have a long way to go before much of the wins from COP27 will be tangible to the private sector, the opportunities in green hydrogen and NWFE are \u201cnow.\u201d Our panelists helped explain how these two can be made actionable. We were joined by <strong> Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, <\/strong> CEO of Hydrogen Europe, <strong> Khalid Hamza, <\/strong> Director and head of Egypt at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and <strong> Khaled Naguib, <\/strong> CEO of Hydrogen Egypt.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/enterprise.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/INFINITY-Top-banner-EN-1600x675-v2-02.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong> *** It\u2019s Going Green day \u2014 your weekly briefing of all things green in Egypt: <\/strong> Enterprise\u2019s green economy vertical focuses each Tuesday on the business of renewable energy and sustainable practices in Egypt, everything from solar and wind energy through to water, waste management, sustainable building practices and how you can make your business greener, whatever the sector.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong> In today\u2019s issue: <\/strong>Where do Egypt\u2019s plans to attract investment into its waste-to-energy sector stand \u2014 and is the environment sufficiently attractive to entice private players?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning, everyone, and happy hump day. 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