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German Chancellor Angela Merkel is due in Cairo tomorrow<\/strong>, accompanied by a <\/strong>10-company trade delegation<\/strong>, Ambassador Julius Georg Luy told Al Borsa<\/a>. Luy described Egypt\u2019s economic reform program as bold and positive<\/a> and said the EGP float helped attract foreign currency inflows. In addition to meetings with senior government officials including President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, Merkel will attend the inauguration of the first phase of three Siemens-built power stations, according to Al Mal<\/a>. On that front, Emad Ghaly, CEO Siemens Egypt tells the Energy Collective<\/a> that Egypt\u2019s electricity challenges have been solved for good.<\/strong> The plants, Siemens\u2019 biggest order to date, are being completed ahead of schedule and will fulfill Egypt\u2019s power needs until at least 2022, maybe even 2023. All that\u2019s missing now is delivering the combined cycle modules and converting the power plants from open cycle to combined cycle operation.<\/p>\n

You can go skiing in Egypt starting from tomorrow:<\/strong> Majid Al Futtaim\u2019s Mall of Egypt is set to open tomorrow at 10:00 am in Six of October City. The mall is a USD 722 mn investment and includes Egypt\u2019s first indoor ski slope. It\u2019s the sister property to MAF\u2019s flagship Mall of the Emirates in Dubai. You can read the full press release here (pdf)<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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