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My Mourning Routine
My Morning Routine: Seif Abdelmaguid, country director and associate partner at Strategic Gears
Clients don’t only want strategies, designs, and fancy slides — they want ownership of execution…
My Morning Routine: Zeinab Hassaan, CEO of Egyptian Spinning & Weaving Company
Growing up in Mit Ghamr, Dakahlia, school trips to local spinning factories sparked a lifelong…
My Morning Routine: Maged El Tawil, creator of Cars by Maged
When I started the channel, I had maybe 50 subscribers, and they were all family…
My Morning Routine: Helmy Abouleish, CEO of Sekem
I love that Iftar is a chance to really connect with my family — not…
Coffee With…
Sokna CEO Ahmed Gaballah on why hospitals and others are now seeking out the startup rather than the other way around
Over seven years, we estimate we’ve helped around 1 mn people inside and outside Egypt
Inside Sokna’s push to bring tech to Egypt’s funeral services sector
Technology has barely entered this space — even in the US
Swiss Chamber of Commerce in Egypt President Kamal Abdel Malek on why localization is the only answer to price competitiveness
“Swiss companies don’t look for momentary guarantees; they look for the sustainability of regulatory frameworks…
EGX boss on who will IPO next
EGX is launching two new tech products including a mobile app and a simulation tool
Founder Of The Week
Moves
Hisham Ezz Al Arab will lead CIB until March 2029
Hisham Ezz Al Arab (LinkedIn) is staying on as CEO of the country’s largest private…
Sherif Elbehery to head NBE’s UAE operations
The state-owned lender is looking into acquiring the necessary licensing to offer a full-fledged investment…
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority appoints Islam Azzam as new head
Azzam enters his new role after holding a leading position at the EGX
US appoints career diplomat Robert Silverman to head its embassy in Egypt
The Arabic, Hebrew, and Turkish speaker had a 27-year stint at the State Department with…
CEO Poll
Egypt opens a fresh Europe to Gulf transit corridor via Damietta
PLUS: Egypt and Cyprus inked a framework agreement, which sets the stage for more agreements…
Egypt likely to dodge any direct environmental impact from adrift Russian LNG tanker
The Arctic Metagaz was abandoned earlier this month off Libya’s coast after allegedly being attacked…
Record FDI inflows mask stalling productivity and job growth across Egypt’s economy
For every USD 1 bn of greenfield FDI coming our way, only 1.1k jobs are…
Egypt is emerging as a key gateway for trade flows
Red Sea ports are experiencing significant pressure amid a surge in sea-to-land transit routes
Reader Poll
The Enterprise 2023 Reader Poll: More of you are feeling downbeat about our economic prospects as headwinds mount
2022 was not a great year for business — and there’s uncertainty on what the…
CBE to hike interest rates this week -poll
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) is likely to hike interest rates when it meets…
CBE to raise interest rates this week - poll
The Central Bank of Egypt is likely to raise interest rates when it meets on…
ALC’s Bahaa Alieldean on why freezones are key for FDI and exports
We recently had breakfast with 20 top CEOs to talk about why exports and FDI…
Analyst Of The Week
Meet our analyst of the week: Beltone’s Rawan Ali
OUR ANALYST OF THE WEEK- Rawan Ali, associate at Beltone Financial (Linkedin). My name is…
Meet our analyst of the week: Beltone’s Aly Adel
OUR ANALYST OF THE WEEK- Aly Adel, vice president of research at Beltone Financial (LinkedIn).…
Meet our analyst of the week: NI Capital’s Shady Amr Al Afify
OUR ANALYST OF THE WEEK- Shady Amr Al Afify, senior analyst at NI Capital (Linkedin).…
Meet our analyst of the week: Alpha Capital’s Salma Taha Hussein
OUR ANALYST OF THE WEEK- Salma Taha Hussein, independent board member at AlphaCapital Group and…
Kudos
Chambers and Partners is out with its 2026 list of Egypt’s top arbitration litigators
Youssef + Partners’ Karim Youssef was awarded the top title of Star Individual
Sawiris Foundation aims to equip 100k Egyptians with digital skills
The Sawiris Foundation for Social Development is looking to equip over 100k young Egyptians with…
Beltone’s data science and AI arm Robin looks to AUC to build AI talent
Initiatives like these mark a “strategic step in building a sustainable pipeline of data science…
EFG Hermes tops LSEG league tables again
EFG Hermes Investment Banking advised on 12 ECM transactions in 2025 — double the second-ranked…