{"id":628727,"date":"2018-05-13T04:18:55","date_gmt":"2018-05-13T04:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/05\/13\/on-the-horizon-25\/"},"modified":"2018-05-13T04:18:55","modified_gmt":"2018-05-13T04:18:55","slug":"on-the-horizon-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/05\/13\/on-the-horizon-25\/","title":{"rendered":"On the horizon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The IMF should issue its progress report on Egypt\u2019s economic reform program in two weeks\u2019 time,<\/strong> Deputy Chief of Media Relations Alistair Thomson <a href=\"https:\/\/dbonfrdgauzmg.cloudfront.net\/news\/details\/1289771\">tells Al Masry Al Youm<\/a>. A delegation from the fund is <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2018\/05\/06\/what-were-tracking-on-06-may-2018\/\">currently in town<\/a> until 17 May, conducting a review of the reform agenda that is set to unlock a USD 2 bn tranche of the USD 12 bn IMF Extended Fund Facility. Egypt is expecting the IMF to disburse the funds in June or July.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contracts to connect our electric grid to Saudi Arabia\u2019s <\/strong>could be signed by the end of June, <a href=\"https:\/\/alborsanews.com\/2018\/05\/08\/1103786\">sources say<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Uber \/ Careem appeal postponed to next Saturday:<\/strong> The Supreme Administrative Court postponed yesterday its hearing of an appeal by Uber and Careem against a lower court decision ordering the suspension of the companies\u2019 operations, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.almalnews.com\/Story\/375667\/58\/-%D9%86%D8%B8%D8%B1-%D8%B7%D8%B9%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%A3%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D9%88%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%85-19-%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%88\">Al Mal reports<\/a>. The hearing is now scheduled to take place on Saturday, 19 May. The two companies are currently operating under a Court of Urgent Matters ruling that stayed the initial suspension. 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