{"id":629188,"date":"2018-05-24T04:10:08","date_gmt":"2018-05-24T04:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/05\/24\/what-were-tracking-on-24-may-2018\/"},"modified":"2018-05-24T04:10:08","modified_gmt":"2018-05-24T04:10:08","slug":"what-were-tracking-on-24-may-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/05\/24\/what-were-tracking-on-24-may-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"What we\u2019re tracking on 24 May 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>We hope you, like us, have had a wonderful week and are looking forward to the second weekend of Ramadan. <\/strong>We are forever grateful for the privilege of writing all of you each morning.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our top three stories this morning are at the intersection of energy and social stability. <\/strong>Sources close to Cabinet tell us that <strong>ministers are pushing state-owned companies to start making good on arrears owed to energy companies<\/strong>. The energy companies have already been given new incentives \u2014 by rising oil prices (for IOCs) and a mix of state contracts and deregulation (electricity producers and contractors) \u2014 to play ball. That incentive is about to get sweeter (directly and indirectly) for some of them: Capital Economics suggests that <strong>rising oil prices could force the state to raise fuel prices by as much as 60% <\/strong>in the new fiscal year starting in July, and we\u2019ve already reported this week that electricity prices could rise by as much as 55% this summer. Capital economics thinks the impact on inflation of the subsidy phase-out will be limited and transient. Either way, cushioning low income earners from the impact of subsidy reform this summer is high on Cabinet\u2019s agenda: <strong>Ministers are reportedly preparing to sign off on an EGP 15 bn package of new spending to strengthen the social safety net<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>We have chapter and verse in today\u2019s Speed Round.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We hope you, like us, have had a wonderful week and are looking forward to the second weekend of Ramadan. We are forever grateful for the privilege of writing all of you each morning. Our top three stories this morning are at the intersection of energy and social stability. Sources close to Cabinet tell us [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"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":[72,74],"brand":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"class_list":["post-629188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-what-were-tracking-today","tag-enterpriseam","tag-what-were-tracking-today","wpautop","entry"],"acf":{"mongo_id":"db126e4b-be7e-4aad-b800-75295f4b23a4","order":"0","is_powered_by":true,"story_type":"1","photo_url":"","photo_position":"above","related_issue":[629186],"teaser":"","voice_url":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What we\u2019re tracking on 24 May 2018 - EnterpriseAM Egypt<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/05\/24\/what-were-tracking-on-24-may-2018\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What we\u2019re tracking on 24 May 2018\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"We hope you, like us, have had a wonderful week and are looking forward to the second weekend of Ramadan. We are forever grateful for the privilege of writing all of you each morning. Our top three stories this morning are at the intersection of energy and social stability. Sources close to Cabinet tell us [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/05\/24\/what-were-tracking-on-24-may-2018\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"EnterpriseAM Egypt\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-05-24T04:10:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"enterpriseam admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"enterpriseam admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/05\/24\/what-were-tracking-on-24-may-2018\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/05\/24\/what-were-tracking-on-24-may-2018\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"enterpriseam admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d\"},\"headline\":\"What we\u2019re tracking on 24 May 2018\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-05-24T04:10:08+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/05\/24\/what-were-tracking-on-24-may-2018\/\"},\"wordCount\":233,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"EnterpriseAM\",\"What We're Tracking Today\"],\"articleSection\":[\"What We're Tracking Today\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/05\/24\/what-were-tracking-on-24-may-2018\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/05\/24\/what-were-tracking-on-24-may-2018\/\",\"name\":\"What we\u2019re tracking on 24 May 2018 - EnterpriseAM Egypt\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2018-05-24T04:10:08+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/05\/24\/what-were-tracking-on-24-may-2018\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/05\/24\/what-were-tracking-on-24-may-2018\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/05\/24\/what-were-tracking-on-24-may-2018\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"What we\u2019re tracking on 24 May 2018\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/\",\"name\":\"EnterpriseAM\",\"description\":\"The State of the Nation\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization\",\"name\":\"EnterpriseAM\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/240894.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/240894.svg\",\"caption\":\"EnterpriseAM\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d\",\"name\":\"enterpriseam admin\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/enterpriseam.testing.projectsarea.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/author\/enterpriseam\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"What we\u2019re tracking on 24 May 2018 - EnterpriseAM Egypt","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/05\/24\/what-were-tracking-on-24-may-2018\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"What we\u2019re tracking on 24 May 2018","og_description":"We hope you, like us, have had a wonderful week and are looking forward to the second weekend of Ramadan. We are forever grateful for the privilege of writing all of you each morning. Our top three stories this morning are at the intersection of energy and social stability. Sources close to Cabinet tell us [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/05\/24\/what-were-tracking-on-24-may-2018\/","og_site_name":"EnterpriseAM Egypt","article_published_time":"2018-05-24T04:10:08+00:00","author":"enterpriseam admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"enterpriseam admin","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/05\/24\/what-were-tracking-on-24-may-2018\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/05\/24\/what-were-tracking-on-24-may-2018\/"},"author":{"name":"enterpriseam admin","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d"},"headline":"What we\u2019re tracking on 24 May 2018","datePublished":"2018-05-24T04:10:08+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/05\/24\/what-were-tracking-on-24-may-2018\/"},"wordCount":233,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization"},"keywords":["EnterpriseAM","What We're Tracking Today"],"articleSection":["What We're Tracking Today"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/05\/24\/what-were-tracking-on-24-may-2018\/","url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/05\/24\/what-were-tracking-on-24-may-2018\/","name":"What we\u2019re tracking on 24 May 2018 - EnterpriseAM Egypt","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#website"},"datePublished":"2018-05-24T04:10:08+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/05\/24\/what-were-tracking-on-24-may-2018\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/05\/24\/what-were-tracking-on-24-may-2018\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/05\/24\/what-were-tracking-on-24-may-2018\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"What we\u2019re tracking on 24 May 2018"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#website","url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/","name":"EnterpriseAM","description":"The State of the Nation","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization","name":"EnterpriseAM","url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/240894.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/240894.svg","caption":"EnterpriseAM"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d","name":"enterpriseam admin","sameAs":["http:\/\/enterpriseam.testing.projectsarea.com"],"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/author\/enterpriseam\/"}]}},"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"enterpriseam admin","author_link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/author\/enterpriseam\/"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":543769,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2022\/02\/17\/this-morning-eu-au-summit-kicks-off-oil-prices-keep-on-rising\/","url_meta":{"origin":629188,"position":0},"title":"THIS MORNING: EU-AU summit kicks off + Oil prices keep on rising","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"17 February 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Well, friends, we\u2019ve nearly made it through another workweek together. We hope you\u2019re looking forward to a relaxing weekend with family and friends as much as we are.THE BIG STORY here at home this morning? It\u2019s got to be energy, with news of everything from USD 1.5 bn in financing\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;What We're Tracking Today&quot;","block_context":{"text":"What We're Tracking Today","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/what-were-tracking-today\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/internal\/536550.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":598822,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/06\/10\/what-were-tracking-on-10-june-2019\/","url_meta":{"origin":629188,"position":1},"title":"What we\u2019re tracking on 10 June 2019","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"10 June 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Inflation figures for May are due out today: The central bank and state statistics agency CAPMAS are expected to release today inflation figures for May, and the hope is that inflation will continue to cool despite what is typically a bump during Ramadan. Annual headline inflation cooled unexpectedly in April\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;What We're Tracking Today&quot;","block_context":{"text":"What We're Tracking Today","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/what-were-tracking-today\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/internal\/536550.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":701211,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2026\/05\/11\/two-more-test-positive-for-hantavirus-oil-prices-jump-following-us-iran-stalemate\/","url_meta":{"origin":629188,"position":2},"title":"Two more test positive for hantavirus + oil prices jump following US-Iran stalemate","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"11 May 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Good afternoon, friends, and welcome back. As the weather heats up, it seems the news cycle is remaining relatively cool.In today\u2019s issue, we\u2019re taking a look at how a year-long community mapping campaign and some clever maneuvering secured a landmark ban on new restaurant and caf\u00e9 licenses across four of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;WHAT WE\u2019RE TRACKING TONIGHT&quot;","block_context":{"text":"WHAT WE\u2019RE TRACKING TONIGHT","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/what-were-tracking-tonight\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2026\/5\/561.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":555553,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/11\/18\/this-morning-the-royals-are-in-town-biden-v-big-oil\/","url_meta":{"origin":629188,"position":3},"title":"THIS MORNING: The Royals are in town; Biden v Big Oil.","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"18 November 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Good morning, friends \u2014 we\u2019ve nearly made it through another workweek together and we hope you\u2019re looking forward to a weekend with family and friends. With apologies to the Colonel (bless his Fenian soul) the top news story of the day looks set to the arrival in Cairo today of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;What We're Tracking Today&quot;","block_context":{"text":"What We're Tracking Today","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/what-were-tracking-today\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/internal\/536550.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":546487,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2022\/05\/18\/rising-oil-import-prices-could-cancel-out-gas-export-gains-el-molla\/","url_meta":{"origin":629188,"position":4},"title":"Rising oil import prices could cancel out gas export gains -El Molla","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"18 May 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Egypt\u2019s rising oil import bill could cancel out any gains from higher gas export revenues this year, Oil Minister Tarek El Molla told CNBC Arabia yesterday (watch, runtime: 11:49). \u201cIt\u2019s possible that the extra [income] we get from our gas exports could be canceled out by the increase in the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Energy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Energy","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/industries\/energy\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2022\/5\/230.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":543709,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2022\/02\/15\/this-morning-egypt-petroleum-show-rolls-on-as-oil-markets-continue-meteoric-rise-on-ukraine-crisis\/","url_meta":{"origin":629188,"position":5},"title":"THIS MORNING: Egypt Petroleum Show rolls on as oil markets continue meteoric rise on Ukraine crisis","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"15 February 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Good morning, wonderful people, and welcome to another really brisk newsday. PSA- Drive safely this morning: We\u2019re in for thick fog at times on the roads leading in and out of Cairo today, with more foggy mornings ahead as we wrap up the week, the national weather service forecasts. Keep\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;What We're Tracking Today&quot;","block_context":{"text":"What We're Tracking Today","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/what-were-tracking-today\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/internal\/536550.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/629188","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=629188"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/629188\/revisions"}],"acf:post":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/issue\/629186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=629188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=629188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=629188"},{"taxonomy":"brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/brand?post=629188"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=629188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}