{"id":648730,"date":"2017-04-10T05:26:51","date_gmt":"2017-04-10T05:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/04\/10\/egyptians-ready-for-ride-sharing-apps\/"},"modified":"2017-04-10T05:26:51","modified_gmt":"2017-04-10T05:26:51","slug":"egyptians-ready-for-ride-sharing-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/04\/10\/egyptians-ready-for-ride-sharing-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"Egyptians ready for ride-sharing apps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Egyptians could be ready for a new wave of ride-sharing apps<\/strong>, Doaa Farid writes in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wamda.com\/memakersge\/2017\/04\/egypt-finally-ready-for-ride-sharing\">Wamda<\/a>. She says \u201cUber and Careem fares have become unaffordable for many Egyptians, as fuel costs continue to rise following the floatation of the currency,\u201d creating a new market opportunity for ride-sharing services like Swvl, Buseet, and Kalax. 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