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Good morning, wonderful people.<\/strong> It is another warm day with no big story dominating the news cycle. The government pushed an EGP 451.8 bn injection through the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) last year and just weeks ahead of the IMF\u2019s November mission. This is essential to unlock the review of the country\u2019s USD 8 bn IMF loan program.<\/p>\n

In the world of hotels and resorts<\/strong>, PickAlbatros filed to acquire the 184-key M\u00f6venpick Casablanca to join its four-hotel portfolio in Morocco\u2019s economic capital. Here at home<\/strong>, the Tourism Development Authority (TDA) is pulling the plug on stalled Red Sea hotel projects, forcing lagging developers to repurchase undeveloped land at a steep USD 210 per sqm.<\/p>\n

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THANK YOU to everyone who filled out our first <\/strong>listener survey<\/a><\/strong>.<\/strong> If you\u2019re seeing this for the first time, Morning Drive has been up and running for a while now, and we think it\u2019s time for a quick check-in. So if you have a few minutes to spare, we\u2019d love to hear from you, whether you\u2019re a longtime listener, you\u2019ve only just heard us, or you\u2019re somewhere in between. AND \u2014 here\u2019s today\u2019s episode<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Joining the club<\/p>\n

<\/a> QNB Egypt<\/strong> joins the tactical tightening club, hiking interest rates <\/strong>on its<\/strong> certificates of deposits (CDs) by nearly 1% across the board<\/strong>, matching the yields currently offered by state-owned lenders, according to the bank\u2019s website<\/a>. The bank raised the return on its First Plus three-year CD to 17.50%, up from 17.25%, and significantly lowered the barrier to entry by slashing the minimum buy-in to EGP 500k from EGP 5 mn. Its standard three-year CDs also saw a 100 basis points jump to 17.25-17.40%, mind the payout frequency.<\/p>\n

Why it matters: <\/strong>Private banks like QNB, Cr\u00e9dit Agricole<\/a>, and CIB<\/a> are fighting to protect their deposit franchises from being siphoned off by state banks like the National Bank of Egypt<\/a> and Banque Misr<\/a>. This sector-wide repricing aims to soak up excess EGP to contain inflation and curb dollarization without requiring the central bank to hike its formal corridor rate and raise the government\u2019s debt-service burden.<\/p>\n

New regulatory body?<\/p>\n

<\/a> The cabinet is mulling a move to standardize the real <\/strong>estate market through a new regulatory body <\/strong>that will categorize developers based on their financial and technical capabilities, according to a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Why this matters:<\/strong> If implemented, this system would give heavyweights a \u201cseal of quality\u201d that makes their projects safer and more attractive to foreign buyers. On the other hand, it could also trigger a survival-of-the-fittest cycle where unqualified firms are squeezed out of prime land bids.<\/p>\n

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Plugging power into the grid<\/p>\n

<\/a> Norway\u2019s <\/strong>Scatec<\/strong> will spend EGP 5 bn to build a 500 kV <\/strong>transformer substation and a 70 km transmission line in Minya by the end of 2027<\/strong>, the Arabic press<\/a> reports, citing an unnamed government official. The renewables giant is fully funding the high-voltage network, which will transmit power from its planned 1.7 GW Energy Valley<\/a> solar farm and 4 GWh of battery storage facilities.<\/p>\n

Why this matters:<\/strong> We\u2019ve done a good job attracting large-scale wind and solar investments, but projects are struggling<\/a> to transport the energy from localized factories \u2014 wind in the Gulf of Suez, solar in Upper Egypt \u2014 to main consumption centers in Cairo and the Delta. Transmission capacity and grid stability are critical to the country\u2019s renewable energy strategy.<\/p>\n

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Raising the roof on renewables<\/p>\n

The <\/strong>government is rolling out a <\/strong>new <\/strong>initiative<\/strong> to install 1 GW of rooftop solar capacity across some 7k factories<\/strong> \u2014 about 10% of the country's certified industrial base, Industry Minister Khaled Hashem said at a cabinet meeting<\/a> Monday. <\/p>\n

The initiative will tap 7 mn sqm of available rooftop space<\/strong>, with an average installed capacity of around 150 kW per facility, to ease pressure on the national grid and reduce natural gas consumption.<\/p>\n

Why it matters:<\/strong> The proposal follows a directive<\/a> requiring new factories to source 25% of their electricity from renewable energy. Reducing the carbon footprint should help improve the competitiveness of Egypt\u2019s exports and take a load off the country\u2019s supply of natural gas and electricity. <\/p>\n

Local players are on board, but they want the government to<\/strong> think bigger. <\/strong>Industry reps from the Sustainable Energy Development Association and the Cairo Chamber of Commerce\u2019s Sustainable Energy Division are lobbying the government to hike the overall capacity to 5 GW<\/a>, according to a statement (pdf)<\/a>. They also want to scrap the 150 kW baseline, pushing instead for a flexible scheme based on each factory\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n

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PSA- <\/p>\n

WEATHER- <\/strong>Weather is a bit nicer, though still warm in Cairo today, with a high of 34\u00b0C and a low of 22\u00b0C, according to our favorite weather app.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a few degrees cooler in Alexandria<\/strong>, with a high of 31\u00b0C and a low of 20\u00b0C.<\/p>\n

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The big story abroad <\/p>\n

Today\u2019<\/strong>s papers are buzzing with business updates. <\/strong>US inflation hit a three-year high in April, coming in at 3.8% thanks to the war-triggered rise in energy prices. <\/p>\n

Wall Street is unsettled by these figures.<\/strong> Investors are wagering<\/a> on continued inflation growth, expecting average annual inflation to level out at 2.7% over the next five years. Investors are hedging against this risk by trading standard US treasuries alongside treasury inflation-protected securities.<\/p>\n

But US stock markets <\/strong>don\u2019t seem rattled<\/a><\/strong> by the (seemingly endless) conflict. <\/strong>The S&P 500 has been hitting fresh high after fresh high, most recently crossing the 7.4k mark for the very first time at Monday\u2019s close, even as oil prices stayed elevated. Some suggest the US market remains resilient against the Hormuz blockade due to oil independence and strong tech earnings as key drivers of investor confidence.<\/p>\n

Markets will be closely watching the Trump-Xi summit. <\/strong>US President Donald Trump is kicking off<\/a> his visit to Beijing today, during which he will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss<\/a> trade relations and the ongoing crisis in the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n

GameStop\u2019s eBay takeover is a no go: <\/strong>Online marketplace eBay turned down<\/a> GameStop\u2019s USD 56 bn acquisition bid, expressing concerns over financing and leverage, the video game retailer\u2019s governance, and operational risks of the combined entity. GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen has been courting GCC sovereign wealth funds<\/a> to bridge the equity gap for the transaction.<\/p>\n

In the AI world, Anthropic <\/strong>is in early negotiations<\/a><\/strong> to raise over USD 30 bn <\/strong>in new funding, paving the way for its largest funding round yet. The round is expected to wrap up by the end of May, one source told Bloomberg.<\/p>\n

JPMorgan Chase has pushed further into the crypto world<\/strong>, submitting paperwork<\/a> to set up its second tokenized money market fund. The entity plans to issue digital tokens on the ETH blockchain to represent shares in its portfolio of treasuries and repurchase agreements.<\/p>\n

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*** It\u2019s Hardhat day \u2014 your weekly briefing of all things infrastructure in Egypt:<\/strong> <\/p>\n

In today\u2019s issue: <\/strong>We unpack how inflation-squeezed buyers are driving a double-digit boom in Cairo\u2019s rental market as property sales stall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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