{"id":693558,"date":"2026-04-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?p=693558"},"modified":"2026-04-15T04:21:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T04:21:59","slug":"qnbs-ahmed-fouad-is-the-new-chair-of-the-federation-of-egyptian-banks-sme-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2026\/04\/15\/qnbs-ahmed-fouad-is-the-new-chair-of-the-federation-of-egyptian-banks-sme-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"QNB\u2019s Ahmed Fouad is the new chair of the Federation of Egyptian Banks\u2019 SME committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Dutch<\/strong><strong> investment firm Sirio Capital Partners<\/strong><strong> appointed <\/strong><strong>Karim Samra<\/strong><strong> as<\/strong><strong> partner for the MENA region<\/strong>, the compan <a id=\"kix.wb28ctn6ogs7\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a> y said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2026\/4\/654.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement (pdf)<\/a>. Samra, the founder of accelerator Changelabs and a veteran of the Hult Prize, will lead the firm\u2019s expansion into the GCC.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Why this matters: <\/strong>As a European backer of fund managers in emerging markets, Sirio is hiring a specialist in impact and startup incubation and establishing permanent boots on the ground rather than flying in for a deal flow.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Check out <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/09\/18\/my-morning-routine-karim-samra-founder-and-managing-director-of-changelabs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our previous coverage<\/a><\/strong><strong> of Samra <\/strong>on his pivot from Wall Street to impact investing.<\/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;text-align: left\"><strong>The Federation of Egyptian Banks (<\/strong><strong>FEB<\/strong><strong>) tapped QNB Egypt\u2019s <\/strong><strong>Ahmed Fouad<\/strong><strong> as the new chair of the federation\u2019s SME committee<\/strong>, FEB said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/febanks.com\/1348725\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. Fouad is not new to the federation, having been a member of the technical secretariat of the committee for over four years. 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