{"id":667014,"date":"2025-06-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/06\/18\/egp-strengthens-against-the-greenback-for-second-day-following-sunday-rout\/"},"modified":"2025-06-18T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T00:00:00","slug":"egp-strengthens-against-the-greenback-for-second-day-following-sunday-rout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/06\/18\/egp-strengthens-against-the-greenback-for-second-day-following-sunday-rout\/","title":{"rendered":"EGP strengthens against the greenback for second day, following Sunday rout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Good morning, all.<\/strong> We\u2019re nearing the end of the week and the news cycle shows few signs of slowing down, with Israel\u2019s escalating war on Iran and plenty of local business and economic news closer to home.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>In today\u2019s issue<\/strong>, we\u2019ve got encouraging news of new gas wells set to go online next month, big-ticket PPPs in the works, a new Hyatt hotel, and more. We\u2019re full as it is, so let's jump in. <\/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- The cool down continues in Cairo today<\/strong>, with a high of 33\u00b0C, a low of 23\u00b0C, and partly cloudy skies, 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>Although it's a few degrees cooler in Alexandria than yesterday<\/strong>, with a high of 30\u00b0C, a low of 19\u00b0C, and partly cloudy skies.<\/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 now 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<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\"><font face=\"Arial\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2025\/6\/756.jpg?ssl=1\"><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Mark your calendar for the 2025 EnterpriseAM Egypt Forum<\/strong>, our flagship forum and part of our must-attend series of invitation-only, C-suite-level gatherings.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/enterpriseam.com\/2025egyptforum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tap to register<\/a>&nbsp;your interest to attend. <strong>Want to partner with us? Reach out to Moustafa Taalab at mtaalab@enterpriseadvisory.com to explore sponsorship opportunities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">EGP WATCH-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><a id=\"wwtt1\"><\/a> <strong>The <\/strong><strong>EGP<\/strong><strong> continued to appreciate against the greenback yesterday <\/strong>for the second consecutive day, despite continued <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/e86cdda0-25cc-4483-b3cf-23be9fb53522\/gov%25e2%2580%2599t-form-crisis-committee-to-assess-israel-iran-war-impact\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">escalations<\/a> in the conflict between Iran and Israel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The EGP strengthened by EGP 0.10 and more across state and private banks<\/strong> by the end of trading yesterday, while interbank USD trading returned to normal levels, a source in the banking sector told EnterpriseAM. The past two days saw transactions totaling USD 1.3 bn, in addition to higher-than-usual trading volumes compared to last week \u2014 all of which took place to meet demand for foreign investors\u2019 exits from the secondary market and the EGX, the source said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ALSO-<\/strong> Egypt paid some USD 1.5 bn in bond repayments by the end of last week, despite current developments that may hinder Egypt's plans to move forward with diversifying its public debt instruments and issuing new sovereign sukuk locally or abroad, our source added, without disclosing how the bond repayment was secured.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">BUDGET WATCH-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><a id=\"wwtt2\"><\/a> <strong>The House approved the EGP 6.8 tn general state <\/strong><strong>budget<\/strong><strong> for FY 2025-2026<\/strong>, representing around a third of the country\u2019s GDP. The allocation consists of EGP 4.6 tn in expenditures, EGP 2.1 tn for local and foreign debt servicing, and EGP 102.8 bn worth of financial asset holdings. The government aims to raise some EGP 3.1 tn in revenues in the upcoming fiscal year, as set forth in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/34ccc1e0-b104-4cf1-a9f7-903d3403cd70\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">draft budget<\/a> submitted to the House in April. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>REMEMBER- <\/strong>Interest spending is set to make up the lion\u2019s share of the government\u2019s total expenses at EGP 2.3 tn, with subsidies coming in second at EGP 742.5 bn, and wage payments standing at EGP 679.1 bn. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Where will the income come from?<\/strong> Taxes make up the bulk of next year\u2019s revenue target at EGP 2.7 bn, grants account for EGP 9.5 bn, and other revenues are projected at EGP 455 bn.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>AND-<\/strong> The budget shows that the state plans to borrow some EGP 3.6 tn \u2014 or 17.5% of GDP \u2014 in the next fiscal year, confirming the figure indicated in a government document seen by EnterpriseAM back in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/10afb773-3b4d-44f9-8006-f938479c8531\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">April<\/a>.<\/p>\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\"><a id=\"wwtt3\"><\/a> <strong>The Housing Ministry\u2019s Social Housing Fund is looking to issue green bonds<\/strong> alongside a number of international institutions and local banks in a move to diversify funding sources and secure better terms, ensuring the sustainability and continuity of the program, according to a New Urban Communities Authority statement citing the fund\u2019s CEO May Abdel Hamid as saying. Abdel Hamid did not specify the exact size of the issuance, or when it will be carried out.<\/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 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>An increasingly hawkish Trump is continuing to dominate the news cycle<\/strong>, with the US president reiterating his calls overnight for an unconditional surrender \u2014 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/114699621000737127\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">needless to say in all caps<\/a> \u2014 and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/114699610769479275\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">threatening<\/a> to kill Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and describing him as an \u201ceasy target.\u201d <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>But the real and growing concern is if Trump decides to turn words into actions and <\/strong><strong>formally join Israel\u2019s war on Iran<\/strong>, potentially using its more advanced hardware to target deep underground facilities that the Israelis are unable to do. Pointing to the increased likelihood of the US\u2019 direct involvement, Trump said the country\u2019s patience was \u201cwearing thin,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/114699514822488706\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">described<\/a> how \u201cwe\u201d have established dominance of Iranian airspace, and directed the forward deployment of the US air power. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/aerospace-defense\/trump-urges-tehran-evacuation-iran-israel-conflict-enters-fifth-day-2025-06-17\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2025\/06\/17\/world\/israel-iran-trump\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Times<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/00996449-94bf-48d5-ad8c-21eef78a91f4\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Financial Times<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-06-17\/trump-to-meet-security-team-after-demanding-iran-s-surrender?srnd=homepage-middle-east\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/jun\/17\/middle-east-conflict-reaches-crucial-moment-as-trump-demands-real-end-to-iran-nuclear-programme\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Guardian<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>While the world\u2019s attention turns to Iran, Israel\u2019s starvation of Gaza and daily massacres <\/strong><strong>have continued<\/strong>, the most recent of which saw 59 Palestinians slaughtered yesterday as Israeli tanks fired into crowds of people waiting for desperately needed food aid. \u201cThe people are dying, they are being torn apart, to get food for their children,\u201d one eyewitness told Reuters. The killing of those seeking aid in what the UN describes as the \u201cthe hungriest place on Earth\u201d has become a depressingly familiar story coming out of the besieged strip in recent weeks, despite the entire population of Gaza being at risk of famine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Elsewhere in the strip, at least another 14 people were killed, bringing the day\u2019s death toll <\/strong><strong>to at least 73.<\/strong> But with the conflict now in its 20th month and developing events elsewhere taking away diplomatic and media focus, the relative silence on Gaza in recent weeks has been deafening. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/israeli-tank-shelling-kills-45-people-awaiting-aid-trucks-gaza-ministry-says-2025-06-17\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/06\/17\/world\/middleeast\/gaza-israel-aid-sites-violence.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Times<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/6969644f-ca2f-4ca5-a230-cc230d6d8acf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Financial Times<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/jun\/17\/dozens-killed-in-gaza-waiting-for-food-trucks-says-health-ministry\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Guardian<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2024\/5\/2503.jpg?ssl=1\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>*** It\u2019s Hardhat day \u2014 your weekly briefing of all things infrastructure in Egypt:<\/strong> Enterprise\u2019s industry vertical focuses each Wednesday on infrastructure, covering everything from energy, water, transportation, and urban development, as well as social infrastructure such as health and education. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>In today\u2019s issue: <\/strong>We break down the government\u2019s electricity targets and the roadmap to achieving them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning, all. We\u2019re nearing the end of the week and the news cycle shows few signs of slowing down, with Israel\u2019s escalating war on Iran and plenty of local business and economic news closer to home. 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