{"id":629144,"date":"2018-05-23T04:26:09","date_gmt":"2018-05-23T04:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/05\/23\/on-the-horizon-33\/"},"modified":"2018-05-23T04:26:09","modified_gmt":"2018-05-23T04:26:09","slug":"on-the-horizon-33","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/05\/23\/on-the-horizon-33\/","title":{"rendered":"On the horizon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Do you have an idea for a tech-enabled business idea that could make agriculture in Egypt more efficient? The World Bank may have seed funding for you. <\/strong>The World Bank\u2019s \u201cDigitalAG4Egypt\u201d program is looking for business ideas built around logistics, value-added services, fintech relevant to agriculture, smart agriculture and natural resource management. There\u2019s some seed funding on offer as well as access to mentorship and an accelerator \/ incubator program. The deadline for submissions is 1 July. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalag4egypt.com\">Tap or click here for more information<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Upcoming milestones to watch on our march toward becoming a regional energy hub:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We could sign the contracts for our USD 60-70 mn grid connection project with Sudan in two weeks\u2019 time, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2018\/05\/21\/egypt-and-sudan-signing-grid-connection-contracts-in-two-weeks\/\">Egyptian Electricity Head Gaber El Desouky<\/a>. Eight local and global players have been invited to participate in the prospective tender to develop the project;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/alborsanews.com\/2018\/05\/08\/1103786\">Talks with Cyprus and Greece<\/a> on a USD 4 bn interconnection project will kickstart within the coming month when a Cypriot delegation visits;<\/li>\n<li>Contracts for an interconnection with Saudi Arabia could be signed by the end of June, <a href=\"https:\/\/alborsanews.com\/2018\/05\/08\/1103786\">sources say<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Egypt\u2019s national football team will make its first appearance at the World Cup in 20 years on Friday, 15 June<\/strong>, with our inaugural match against Uruguay at 2:00pm CLT. The championship will kick off one day earlier in Moscow, Russia. 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