{"id":664566,"date":"2025-05-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/05\/04\/egypt-welcomed-3-9-mn-tourists-during-1q-2025-up-25-y-o-y\/"},"modified":"2025-05-04T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T00:00:00","slug":"egypt-welcomed-3-9-mn-tourists-during-1q-2025-up-25-y-o-y","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/05\/04\/egypt-welcomed-3-9-mn-tourists-during-1q-2025-up-25-y-o-y\/","title":{"rendered":"Egypt welcomed 3.9 mn tourists during 1Q 2025 \u2014 up 25% y-o-y"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Good morni<\/strong><strong>ng, all.<\/strong> We kick off May with a brisk issue led by what the IMF thinks of Egypt\u2019s economy and its growth prospects, some startup news, and the ratification of the new Labor Law. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>BUT FIRST- W<\/strong><strong>e\u2019ve <\/strong><strong>switched up our Planet Finance market table<\/strong> to add three major indices to help you stay on top of the shifting fixed income landscape: the S&P Egypt Sovereign Bond Index, the S&P MENA Bond & Sukuk Index, and VIX. These give you a clear snapshot of Egypt\u2019s sovereign debt, regional bond and sukuk performance, and overall market volatility.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">PSA- <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>WEATHER- <\/strong>Cairo is in for a sunny day, with a high of 26\u00b0C and a low of 17\u00b0C, according to our favorite weather app.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>It\u2019s a little cooler in Alexandria<\/strong>, with a high of 23\u00b0C and a low of 15\u00b0C.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>** DID YOU KNOW that we cover <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/ksa\/en\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Saudi Arabia<\/a><\/strong><strong> and the <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">UAE<\/a><\/strong><strong>?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>** Were you forwarded this email?<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/user\/news-letters\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Tap or click here<\/a> to get your own copy delivered every weekday before 7am Cairo time \u2014 without charge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">NEWS TRIGGERS-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>It\u2019s the first pr<\/strong><strong>oper workday of <\/strong><strong>May<\/strong> \u2014 here are the key news triggers to keep your eyes on throughout the month:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Are interest rates in store for a second cut in a row?<\/strong> After the Central Bank of Egypt kicked off its long-awaited easing cycle in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/030e8a7e-a0f6-48c5-bf6c-794c43555671\/cbe-cuts-rates-for-the-first-time-since-november-2020\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">March with a 225 bps cut<\/a> \u2014 its first since 2020 \u2014 attention now turns to the MPC\u2019s third meeting of the year on 22 May. The committee is set to meet later this month to decide whether to continue cutting rates or hit pause as inflation showed signs of edging back up in March and global risks \u2014 from a deepening US-China trade war to rising regional tensions \u2014 continue to cloud the outlook. While most analysts still expect the easing cycle to continue, the pace of cuts could slow as the central bank balances disinflation at home with volatility abroad.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Inflation creeping back up?<\/strong> The business community and policymakers will have their eyes on April\u2019s inflation figures due on 10 May after headline inflation ticked up 0.8 percentage points to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/887b908d-b7c1-4275-8cae-5a88ee5c4cc7\/inflation-picks-up-in-march,-snapping-months-long-downward-trend\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">13.6% in March<\/a> from 12.8% the month before. However, March also recorded core inflation dipping to 9.4% \u2014 its lowest since February 2022 \u2014 hinting that underlying pressures may be starting to ease.<\/li>\n<li><strong>We will get an insight into the effect Trump\u2019s tariffs are having on the country\u2019s <\/strong><strong>non-oil private sector activity<\/strong> with the release of S&P Global\u2019s PMI data for April \u2014 the first such release since what the US head of state called Liberation Day. Activity <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/4af23395-3bfd-4b0a-8f76-9fef8c96a252\/%253cmark%253enon%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253eoil%253c%2Fmark%253e-private-sector-activity-slips-back-into-the-red-in-march\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">fell back down into contraction territory in March<\/a>, after a brief two-month stint in the green, as demand and weaker output weighed on private businesses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">WATCH THIS SPACE- <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Egypt emerge<\/strong><strong>d as one of the top investment destinations for private equity firms over the <\/strong><strong>next three years<\/strong>, according to an <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.avca.africa\/data-intelligence\/research-publications\/investors-sentiment-outlook-april-2025\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Africa-fo<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.avca.africa\/data-intelligence\/research-publications\/investors-sentiment-outlook-april-2025\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">cused survey from the African Private Cap<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.avca.africa\/data-intelligence\/research-publications\/investors-sentiment-outlook-april-2025\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">ital Association<\/a>. Some 50% of the investors polled named Egypt and Nigeria as a top investment target, behind only South Africa and Kenya with 65%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">HAPPENING TODAY- <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <a id=\"wwtt1\"><\/a> <strong>#1- The House of Representatives will start discussing amendments to the Old Rent Law <\/strong><strong>today. <\/strong>Housing Committee Deputy and MP Tarek Shoukry said <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/7bfc675c-6223-4925-9c8e-0c8fec70435b\/criminal-law-reforms-and%253cmark%253e-rent%253c%2Fmark%253e-law-amendments-were-front-and-center-on-the-talkshows\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">last week<\/a> that the proposals under discussion include setting a minimum rent of EGP 500 per month for residential units in rural areas and EGP 1k in major cities. The increases would be introduced gradually over five years, Shoukry said. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>REMEMBER- <\/strong>The legislation follows a Supreme Constitutional Court ruling <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/ba456530-84e8-4f51-b12d-40a44eb76292\/old-rent-law-set-for-an-overhaul%3F\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">last November<\/a> that deemed the current fixed rental values for residential units unconstitutional, calling on lawmakers to amend the law.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#2- The Egyptian-Moroccan Investment Forum will be held today<\/strong>, bringing together officials from both sides and giving the Egyptian side the chance to showcase facilities and incentives provided to investors in efforts to boost trade and economic ties between the two nations, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MFAEgypt\/posts\/pfbid0qEs5E8vwPcEKfJDiH7vSNzUguDzw4Hei6t7Hb9ipeZUJayZCWagDjutRHVAaNsZyl\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The forum follows a recent flare-up in trade tensions<\/strong> that spurred on efforts to rebalance the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/4a5e1949-35be-40b3-a104-68eec41d6125\/gov%25e2%2580%2599t-is-in-talks-with-moroccan-authorities-to-release-egyptian-exports-held-up-at-ports\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">lopsided trade relationship<\/a> between the two countries in favor of Egypt. <\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 subscribe-box-panel\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"title\">\n<h4 class=\"fw-lighter mb-10\">   Get <b style=\"font-weight: 700\">Enterprise<\/b> daily   <\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-10\">The roundup of news and trends that move your markets and shape corporate agendas delivered straight to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/egypt\/en\/user\/NewsLetters\" type=\"button \" class=\"btn-green px-3 d-flex align-items-center\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe here<\/a>  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">DATA POINT-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <a id=\"wwtt2\"><\/a> <strong>#1- Tourist <\/strong><strong>footfall rose 25% y-o-y in 1Q 2025 to 3.9 mn<\/strong>, Tourism Minister Sherif Fathy told <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/asharqbusiness.com\/financial-markets\/80547\/%D8%B9%D8%AF%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AD-%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%89-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1-%D9%8A%D9%82%D9%81%D8%B2-25-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A6%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%84-%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%87%D8%B0%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Asharq Business<\/a>. Looking at the entire year ahead, Fathy expects the 5% y-o-y increase in 2024 to be outdone by an 8% y-o-y increase in 2025 \u2014 which by our math is around 17 mn tourists.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><a id=\"wwtt3\"><\/a> <strong>#2- Demand f<\/strong><strong>or gold coins and bars in Egypt fell around 9.6% y-o-y in 1Q 2025 to 4.7 <\/strong><strong>tons<\/strong> and saw a 20.3% decline from the previous quarter, according to the World Gold Council\u2019s latest gold demand trend <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gold.org\/goldhub\/research\/gold-demand-trends\/gold-demand-trends-q1-2025\/central-banks\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">re<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gold.org\/goldhub\/research\/gold-demand-trends\/gold-demand-trends-q1-2025\/central-banks\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">port<\/a>. Over the same period, demand for gold jewelry decreased by 20% y-o-y to 6.4 tons while inching up 1.6% from the previous quarter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>\u201cRelative economic and currency stability\u201d is behind the drop in appetite for the precious <\/strong><strong>metal <\/strong>as demand fell for safe-haven assets, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#3- The Mad<\/strong><strong>bouly <\/strong><strong>gove<\/strong><strong>rnment\u2019s local wheat purchases have fallen 37% y-o-y <\/strong><strong>since the start of the procurement season in mid-April <\/strong>to 466k tons, according to an official document cited by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/business\/commodities\/egypt-buys-466-266-tons-of-wheat-from-local-farmers-document-shows-vkf0976o\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>. The government remains optimistic about meeting its target of purchasing between 4-5 mn tons of local wheat, up from its usual 3.5 mn tons.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Why the dip? <\/strong>Farmers have been moving away from wheat and toward more profitable crops like beet, whose cultivated area rose to 700k feddans this year from 500k.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">CIRCLE YOUR CALENDAR- <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The Internation<\/strong><strong>al Mo<\/strong><strong>netary Fund (IMF) will host its first MENA Research Conference in Cairo <\/strong><strong>this <\/strong><strong>month<\/strong>, the fund said in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imf.org\/en\/News\/Seminars\/Conferences\/2025\/05\/18\/imf-middle-east-north-africa-inaugural-research-conference\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. The two-day conference, organized by the IMF and the Onsi Sawiris School of Business at the American University in Cairo, will bring together academics, researchers, and policymakers to discuss regional and global economic issues. The forum also aims to bolster economic research skills in finance ministries and central banks in the region. The event will take place on 18-19 May, and you can check out the full agenda on the IMF\u2019s website.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Check out our full calendar on the web<\/a><\/strong> for a comprehensive listing of upcoming news events, national holidays and news triggers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">THE BIG STORY ABROAD-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Warren Buffett blindsided investors with a surprise announcement that he wants to <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/warren-buffett-billionaire-berkshire-hathaway-investor-738682bbc8f420889fc4adee92fef3ca\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">step<\/a><\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/warren-buffett-billionaire-berkshire-hathaway-investor-738682bbc8f420889fc4adee92fef3ca\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">down<\/a><\/strong><strong> as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway by the end of the year<\/strong>, to be replaced by Vice Chairman Greg Abel. The 94-years old Wall Street icon has <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/05\/03\/warren-buffett-to-ask-board-to-make-greg-abel-ceo-of-berkshire-hathaway-at-year-end.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">spent some 60 years<\/a> at the helm of Berkshire \u2014 which he turned from a textile manufacturer into a USD 1.2 tn conglomerate with a super-successful investment strategy that earned him the nickname \u201cOracle of Omaha.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>OVER IN POLITICS- <\/strong>Australia\u2019s Anthony Albanese <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2025\/05\/03\/australia\/australia-election-results-albanese-dutton-intl-hnk\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">secured a second term<\/a> in the prime minister\u2019s office, continuing a streak of gains for left-leaning parties after Mark Carney swapped up Canada\u2019s elections last week.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>CLOSER TO HOME- <\/strong>Israel is reportedly getting ready to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-05-03\/israel-poised-to-expand-gaza-offensive-call-up-more-reservists\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">expand its military operations in Gaza<\/a> within days and call on tens of thousands of reservists. The news comes after an escalation in Syria that saw Israel hit unidentified targets <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/may\/02\/israel-launches-airstrikes-near-syria-presidential-palace-in-damascus\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">near the presidential palace<\/a> in Damascus on Friday, in a bid to \u201csend a message\u201d to the new government.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning, all. We kick off May with a brisk issue led by what the IMF thinks of Egypt\u2019s economy and its growth prospects, some startup news, and the ratification of the new Labor Law. 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