{"id":607885,"date":"2023-10-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/10\/11\/egyptian-telecom-providers-suspend-e-wallet-fx-payments\/"},"modified":"2023-10-11T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T00:00:00","slug":"egyptian-telecom-providers-suspend-e-wallet-fx-payments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/10\/11\/egyptian-telecom-providers-suspend-e-wallet-fx-payments\/","title":{"rendered":"Egyptian telecom providers suspend e-wallet FX payments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong> Good morning, wonderful people. <\/strong>It\u2019s another heavy news day. The one ray of sunshine (apart, once more, from signs of light on Planet Startup) is that we have no new crises on our collective plates this morning. One day to go and then we can all slide into the weekend and try to catch our breath.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <a id=\"wwtt1\"><\/a> <strong> FX WATCH- <\/strong><strong> E-wallets provided by telecom companies will no longer support FX <\/strong><strong> payments for online transactions <\/strong>according to messages sent to users and seen by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alborsaanews.com\/2023\/10\/10\/1722099\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Al Borsa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong> ON A RELATED NOTE- Tech and telecom players aren\u2019t happy with the FX restrictions: <\/strong>The Chamber of Information Technology and Telecommunications has requested an urgent meeting with central bank governor Hassan Abdalla to discuss the \u201cextremely negative effects\u201d of the clampdown on FX transactions on its members, it <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/46gzcS5\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> yesterday. The move will likely cause companies to exit the country and set up shop in other markets, the chamber said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong> The news comes after a number of banks <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/3d240d47-331c-491e-8011-e5092d22dfdb\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">stopped the use of EGP debit cards<\/a><\/strong><strong> outside the <\/strong><strong> country<\/strong>, reportedly under instruction from the central bank. Among them: CIB, AAIB, the National Bank of Egypt, Arab Bank, and Banque Misr. Other institutions are expected to follow suit in a bid to tamp down flows of FX outside the country or into the parallel market.<\/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\"><a id=\"wwtt3\"><\/a> <strong> UPDATE- <\/strong><strong> Why the rebound in auto sales in August? <\/strong> The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/83accc27-5fe4-4abb-a673-91c7d921ea55\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">increase<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/83accc27-5fe4-4abb-a673-91c7d921ea55\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">in car<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/83accc27-5fe4-4abb-a673-91c7d921ea55\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">sales<\/a> in August was driven by better availability of locally-assembled vehicles as well as an uptick in individual imports by car dealers, Khaled Saad, head of the Automotive Marketing Information Council (AMIC) told Enterprise.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong> Remember: <\/strong> Auto sales volumes climbed 28% m-o-m in August to hit their highest level in almost a year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong> Don\u2019t expect the trend to continue: <\/strong> The auto sector remains in crisis given difficulties in securing FX and soaring prices of second-hand cars, Saad said, adding he doesn\u2019t see a way out of the current situation until the FX situation resolves.<\/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  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<\/strong>The Civil Society Policy Forum is hosting a meeting called headlined \u201ctime to tax wealth in the MENA region\u201d in the morning, and our very own International Cooperation Minister Rania Al Mashat is a speaker in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/meetings.imf.org\/en\/2023\/Annual\/Schedule\/2023\/10\/11\/imf-seminar-financing-resilience-growth-and-shared-prosperity\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Financing Resilience, Growth and Shared Prosperity<\/a> seminar later in the day. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><a id=\"wwtt4\"><\/a> <strong> Arab League Gaza meeting: <\/strong>Arab foreign ministers will hold an extraordinary session in Cairo to discuss the situation in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong> WATCH THIS SPACE- <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong> BRT <\/strong><strong> : Coming 2H 2024. <\/strong> The first phase of the bus rapid transit (BRT) line will be operational on Cairo\u2019s Ring Road in the second half of 2024, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3rUw3s5\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Al Mal<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong> FYI- <\/strong> The Ring Road <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/949fbd12-51f3-4544-9b9f-20470e5eb974\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">BRT system<\/a>, which broke ground <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/c48aedde-b2c6-4e40-b86f-3900beb3698f\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">in 2022<\/a>, is aimed at reducing traffic on the congested freeway.<\/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 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(<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/live\/israel-hamas-war-live-updates\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/israel-prepares-ground-offensive-biden-pledges-support-after-hamas-attacks-2023-10-10\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-10-10\/israel-latest-us-sends-support-as-netanyahu-vows-heavy-response?srnd=premium-middle-east\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/5093220b-e615-4cd0-872e-87c638bce7e4\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Financial Times<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/10\/10\/world\/middleeast\/israel-gaza-war-hamas-deaths-killings.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Times<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2023\/10\/10\/israel-hamas-war-gaza-attack-updates\/?itid=hp-banner-high_p001_f001\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington Post<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/middle-east\/israel-readies-for-all-out-war-in-gaza-ef1899c3\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Wall Street Journal<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/live\/world-middle-east-67073970\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC<\/a>)<\/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\/2020\/01\/Web-view-01.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong> *** It\u2019s Hardhat day \u2014 your weekly briefing of all things infrastructure in Egypt: <\/strong> Enterprise\u2019s industry vertical focuses each Wednesday on infrastructure, covering everything from energy, water, transportation, and urban development, as well as social infrastructure such as health and education. <\/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>Are smart infrastructure solutions picking up pace in Egypt? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four of Egypt\u2019s largest banks are among those who have stopped use of EGP debit cards abroad this week<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":607886,"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":[7204],"tags":[204,214,104,72,2234,74],"brand":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"class_list":["post-607885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-what-were-tracking-today","tag-banking","tag-cit","tag-economy","tag-enterpriseam","tag-foreign-exchange","tag-what-were-tracking-today","wpautop","entry"],"acf":{"mongo_id":"8f7fd9b9-a159-4b31-b974-f809d55f55d9","order":"0","is_powered_by":false,"story_type":"4","photo_url":"https:\/\/ent.news\/2023\/10\/564.jpg","photo_position":"above","homepage_title":"","full_issue_title":"Telecom providers suspend e-wallet FX payments","related_issue":[607883],"teaser":"Four of Egypt\u2019s largest banks are among those who have stopped use of EGP debit cards abroad this week","voice_url":"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/ent.news\/audio\/2023\/10\/.95a495ad-44af-4511-a34f-5cdb4aeb5503.mp3"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - 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