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Pride Capital at ConFEAS 2018: <\/strong>Pride Capital Co-founder and CEO Rami El Dokany will speak about the role of fintech in supporting investment at the Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges\u2019 annual conference (ConFEAS 2018<\/a>), which takes place today and tomorrow in Abu Dhabi. El Dokany\u2019s discussion will focus on the latest in Egypt\u2019s fintech scene, as well as the role that fintech companies can play in overall economic development, according to a press release (pdf)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The first annual <\/strong>Middle East Conference on Business Angel Investment<\/strong><\/a> will take place on Thursday<\/strong>, 1 November in El Gouna, according to a statement<\/a> from the Middle East Angel Investment Network (MAIN). The conference will bring together angel investors, venture capitalists and others to discuss the latest trends in fintech, clean tech, health technology and transportation technology.<\/p>\n

Egypt\u2019s <\/strong>World Youth Forum 2018<\/strong><\/a>takes place in Sharm El Sheikh on Saturday, 3 November.<\/p>\n

The draft SMEs Act is expected to be made public within a week<\/strong>, SMEs Development Authority head Nevine Gamea said on Wednesday, according to Al Mal<\/a>. The draft law sets out incentives \u2014 mainly in the form of services and subsidized access to finance \u2014 for owners of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises to go legit and pay taxes.<\/p>\n

The central bank reviews interest rates in a little over two weeks\u2019 time. <\/strong>The CBE\u2019s monetary policy committee meets on Thursday, 15 November.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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