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The general assembly had been on break the past week and a half, though committees had continued to meet. <\/li>\n<li><b>Elsewedy Electric and Arab Contractors will ink this week<\/b> the final contracts for a USD 3 bn, 2.1 GW hydroelectric dam in Tanzania<\/li>\n<li><b>Tourism will be in the spotlight on Thursday<\/b> when Rania El Mashat unveils her ministry\u2019s reform for the industry program at an <a href=\"https:\/\/amcham.org.eg\/login\/login.asp?ReturnUrl=%2Fcyberlink%2Fevents%2Fregister%2F1168\">AmCham<\/a> gathering<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Things you can go to this week:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Startup gathering <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/riseupsummit.com\/home\"><b>RiseUp<\/b><\/a><b> draws to a close today<\/b> at the Greek Campus in downtown Cairo. <\/li>\n<li><b>The <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/foodafrica-expo.com\"><b>Food Africa Expo<\/b><\/a> continues through Tuesday.<\/li>\n<li><b>EFG Hermes\u2019 annual Egypt Day Summit <\/b>runs Tuesday through Thursday. 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