The Enterprise Podcast: Recent Episodes
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The Enterprise Show is an Egypt-focused business, policy and pop culture talk show, produced by Enterprise, the daily brief on all matters business, finance, and economics. Each episode will see us sit down with interesting and impactful business leaders, policy-makers, and cultural icons to discuss their life's successes, failures, and their views on major topics that will shape Egypt going forward.
Inflation ticks up on paper. Tax-backed sukuk. Behind UHI Phase 2.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
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Morning Drive is brought to you by:
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Bonyan for Real Estate Investments
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Alam El Roum megacity launch. FRA greenlights hedge funds. EGP 257.7 bn drilling push.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
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Morning Drive is brought to you by:
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FRA eases FX lending. Locals prop up EGX. USD 100 mn expat fund. Balad’s digital remittance rails.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
You can read the full newsletter on the website.
Morning Drive is brought to you by:
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Bonyan for Real Estate Investments
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Stalled plants get grace. Sahel property audit. Zafarana solar push. Two medical cities.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
You can read the full newsletter on the website.
Morning Drive is brought to you by:
Madinet Masr
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Bonyan for Real Estate Investments
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Net positive. Five new gas wells. Opening the books.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
You can read the full newsletter on the website.
Morning Drive is brought to you by:
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Bonyan for Real Estate Investments
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EGX boss’ predictions. Income Tax Act dead. Eight billet licenses for auction.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
You can read the full newsletter on the website.
Morning Drive is brought to you by:
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Bonyan for Real Estate Investments
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ENBD takeover. Lease-to-own. New funding round for Simplex. Gas flows hit ceiling.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
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Morning Drive is brought to you by:
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Bonyan for Real Estate Investments
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USD 1.8 bn on the way. Jewelry vs. bullion. Household electricity tariffs hiked. Gold buying slows down.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
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Morning Drive is brought to you by:
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Ranking developers. Mortgage lenders pool funding. Arab Energy Fund eyes 20% of Maridrive. Four bids for BP.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
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Morning Drive is brought to you by:
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EGP swings. ALCN raises fees. Eni FID on Cronos. IMF board meets tomorrow.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
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Morning Drive is brought to you by:
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Solar at Abu Zenima. USD 520 mn guarantee facility. Egytrans opens the books to AGL. USD corporate card.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
You can read the full newsletter on the website.
Morning Drive is brought to you by:
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Gas gateway. Climate-smart agriculture. Fincart’s second raise. Shell confirms crude in West Med.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
You can read the full newsletter on the website.
Morning Drive is brought to you by:
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Bonyan for Real Estate Investments
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US tariff increase. Aramco routes via Egypt. Second EU tranche received. Marriott’s 11 new hotels.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
You can read the full newsletter on the website.
Morning Drive is brought to you by:
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Debt collectors rush to register. Misr Capital’s 3x exit. CIB net income up 29%.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
You can read the full newsletter on the website.
Morning Drive is brought to you by:
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Banks compete for deposits. Floating-rate treasury notes. Private guarantees.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
You can read the full newsletter on the website.
Morning Drive is brought to you by:
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GRANITE Financial Holding
Bonyan for Real Estate Investments
And check out our other show Making It, where we speak to CEOs and entrepreneurs about building a great business in the region.
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Bidding in Oman. Exception for auditors. Logistics link with Tanzania. Lending power to Libya.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
You can read the full newsletter on the website.
Morning Drive is brought to you by:
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Bonyan for Real Estate Investments
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Informal squeeze. Life ins. credit checks. Fresh financing for Minya solar. Pulling the plug.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
You can read the full newsletter on the website.
Morning Drive is brought to you by:
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2Q up, June down. Vanishing one-year certificates. IMF board decision. Saudi registers Egyptian contractors.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
You can read the full newsletter on the website.
Morning Drive is brought to you by:
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Avoiding arrears. Mylerz expands. Lecico’s consolidation plan. AfDB finances Dandara. Mostakbal Misr gets the green light.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
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A boost for funds. Mining ambitions. Maersk expands return.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
You can read the full newsletter on the website.
Morning Drive is brought to you by:
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New EGX index reviews calendar. Nuca slashes developer fees. All eyes on 2Q earnings. Zero K-12 PE exits.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
You can read the full newsletter on the website.
Morning Drive is brought to you by:
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Bonyan for Real Estate Investments
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Mostakbal Misr bill gets a do-over. CBE holds rates steady. Ins. funds pass targets. IMF cuts MENA growth.
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Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
You can read the full newsletter on the website.
Morning Drive is brought to you by:
Madinet Masr
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Bonyan for Real Estate Investments
And check out our other show Making It, where we speak to CEOs and entrepreneurs about building a great business in the region.
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B Investments exits. More sukuk oversight. Crossing the threshold. MPC meets today.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
You can read the full newsletter on the website.
Morning Drive is brought to you by:
Madinet Masr
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Bonyan for Real Estate Investments
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Mostakbal Misr goes sovereign. Office rents jump 20%. June PMI hits bottom. Visa’s mobile-first push.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
You can read the full newsletter on the website.
Morning Drive is brought to you by:
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GRANITE Financial Holding
Bonyan for Real Estate Investments
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Power in corporate boardrooms. Waiting for digital EGP. Back to the canal. Why Egypt’s green debt market stalled.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
You can read the full newsletter on the website.
Morning Drive is brought to you by:
Madinet Masr
GRANITE Financial Holding
Bonyan for Real Estate Investments
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Corridor architect. Upping EgyptAlum’s value. Bid for Spinalex. Orascom Investment Holding in the red.
You can apply to attend, speak, or sponsor the Business Forum, which is happening on Monday, 5 October, through this link
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
You can read the full newsletter on the website.
Morning Drive is brought to you by:
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Bonyan for Real Estate Investments
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CBE restricts bond exposure. Interest rates expected to hold. Consolidation wave. Zenith plans SCZone plant.
Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
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Morning Drive is brought to you by:
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AGL bids for Egytrans. New CBD tax wrapper. New Samurai bond issuance. Climate as credit variable.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
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Staff-level agreement with the IMF. NNS files OCI offer. Egypt’s credit blind spot.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
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4Q state IPO debut. Coffee with Ziad Bahaa-Eldin. Indorama nears debt close.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
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Morning Drive is brought to you by:
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Sawiris’ OCI take-private play. FRA caps NBFI risks. Privatization progress satisfies IMF.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
You can read the full newsletter on the website.
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Will zero-tariffs work? Rolls-Royce taps Cairo. First wind turbine factory. SAIB’s maiden debt issuance.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
You can read the full newsletter on the website.
Morning Drive is brought to you by:
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Bonyan for Real Estate Investments
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The subsidy switch. Companies Law overhaul.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
You can read the full newsletter on the website.
Morning Drive is brought to you by:
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Fawry’s healthcare TPA license. Office rents face VAT test. FRA delays carbon mandate.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
You can read the full newsletter on the website.
Morning Drive is brought to you by:
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Bonyan for Real Estate Investments
And check out our other show Making It, where we speak to CEOs and entrepreneurs about building a great business in the region.
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A twin wheat record. MAF’s Mada City megaproject. Digital dollarization is here.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
You can read the full newsletter on the website.
Morning Drive is brought to you by:
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EU dispatching EUR 1.5 bn. EIB mulls renewables funding. Gov’t’s exploration push. EUR 690 mn rail upgrade.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
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Morning Drive is brought to you by:
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Why hasn't the futures market taken off? Auto market cools. Osool wants more of TMG. Redrawing infrastructure finance.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
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EU kicks in EUR mns for grid upgrade. Privatization picks up momentum. ALCN sells port operator stake.
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Egypt’s first luxury EV. More Cypriot gas incoming. China extends swap line. High school EGX simulators.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
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Taqa takes Wataneya stake. AD Ports ups offer. NBE buys into education.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
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May inflation dips slightly. New SME land scheme. No new IMF program?
You can read the third issue of Money Matters on the website.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
Morning Drive is brought to you by:
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LVP ups Rameda stake. Blnk raises fresh funding. Gourmet plots more stores.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
You can read the full newsletter on the website.
Morning Drive is brought to you by:
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And check out our other show Making It, where we speak to CEOs and entrepreneurs about building a great business in the region.
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Alcazar takes over Gabal El Zeit. MNT-Halan’s new valuation. FinMin’s new tax package.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
You can read the full newsletter on the website.
Morning Drive is brought to you by:
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Bonyan for Real Estate Investments
And check out our other show Making It, where we speak to CEOs and entrepreneurs about building a great business in the region.
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BdC’s IPO delayed again. Top developers’ sales drop. Gov’t lowers growth target.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
You can read the full newsletter on the website.
Morning Drive is brought to you by:
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And check out our other show Making It, where we speak to CEOs and entrepreneurs about building a great business in the region.
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EFG closes record bond. Amea’s battery storage projects. Middle East wealth drops.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
You can read the full newsletter on the website.
Morning Drive is brought to you by:
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And check out our other show Making It, where we speak to CEOs and entrepreneurs about building a great business in the region.
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Savings rate collapses. EGX rally rotates down-market. Non-oil PMI ticks up.
Further reading: Everything you need to know about Thndr’s plans ahead of its regional expansion.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
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Potential S&P frontier downgrade. Investment funds jump 30%.
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A15 eyes 10th exit. Egypt’s grain hub economics. Sany backs turbine factory.
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Gas sector turns importer. The missing graduates. High demand for Korra.
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KPMG weighs Hazem Hassan split. Korra Energi IPO covered. Behind the NBFIs crackdown.
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IMF concludes Cairo visit this week. CBE holds interest rates. Enppi lands Oman contract.
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DFIs eye EgyptAlum investment. It’s interest rate day. SpaceX IPO and Gulf.
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Expanding East Port Said. Eissa outlines privatization roadmap.
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Energy efficiency wins. IFC funds Nile Sugar.
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Ostool exit. Another temporary listing. AI matchmaking from Dealfuze.
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Rates stay steady. Valu income rises. Cerebras pops on debut.
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Russian crude imports surge. Tradeline bounces back. Fed rate window closes.
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PickAlbatros acquires Mövenpick Casablanca. Cairo rents run double-digit. QNB Egypt joins the tactical tightening club.
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CBE delays single-digit inflation. Pharco doubles down amid pricing squeeze.
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Beltone + Citadel exit Bosta. NBE buys solar project stake. A new private airline?
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Inflation surprises to the downside. Tax package heads to House. Qalaa plots NRPM IPO. Trafigura tries on a new role.
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EGX30 rebounds in April. Car imports pull ahead. Non-oil activity hits three-year low.
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Financing gap widens. New fertilizers export fee. Mobica’s succession test.
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GlobalCorp exit. New auto export subsidies. Local laptop assembly postponed. Sovereign AI experiment.
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Diving into the new Competition Law. Revising the sovereign guarantee cap.
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CPME wants to take over Evolve. USD 2 bn Chinese tire project. Unemployment cools. WFH Sundays extended.
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Covering summer demand. Rolling back land fees. Freeze on F&B licenses. The end of the Doorknock Mission.
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New owner for Amzolute. Fresh Turkish investments. Building Jordan’s biggest desalination plant.
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No more early nights. A changing regional security landscape.
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Shots fired. Bringing Africa to the table. HOF Capital snaps stake in Bugatti.
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CapitalMed preps greenfield IPO. Targeting US FDI market. Sawiris rebuilds Moroccan resort.
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B Investments invests in EUE.
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Fully settling dues owed to IOCs? Fresh funding for Edita. Competition Law amendments up for debate.
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No more frozen land plots. BMI trims growth forecasts. AUC bridges industry divide.
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Ora doubles UAE project. A W for auto localization. BdC prospectus by June.
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Hassan Allam acquired MetiPro. ECA system to decongest ports. Auto sales jump in February.
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Ezz plans westward expansion. EBRD backs Benban plant. Advancing energy hub play.
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S&P affirms stable outlook. Urban inflation beats estimates. Waste tech eyes traceability.
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EGX30 rallies. EGP rebounds. Revised state ownership policy. World Bank maintains growth forecast.
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Automation takes aim at customs clearance times. Egypt faces a triple deficit challenge. Sinai’s overland alternative to disrupted shipping.
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War hits EGX rally. Easy credit era ends. Financing gap shrinks.
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Non-oil private sector struggles. One-on-one with Hisham Ezz El Arab. VCs quiet not cold amid war. Gas imports from Israel back on.
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Easing cycle on ice. Banks prepping fintech acquisition spree? Moody’s keep ratings unchanged despite war. Electricity bills are going up.
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Rising debt costs. Public minimum wage hiked.
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Privatization progress? Support from Japan. Real estate tax app.
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CCC Egypt snaps up AluNile. S&P downgrades our growth forecast. EGP sinks to fresh official lows.
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Growth forecast upgrades come to abrupt wartime end. Leviathan import restart delayed. IPOs still a go amid war? EGP slips to new low.
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Mandatory WFH Sundays. IMF doubles down on divestment. War-time vulnerabilities. Houthi’s entrance into war threatens Suez Canal.
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IPO incentives incoming. Hormuz closure tests jet fuel reserves. Oil spill risks. Urea output steady despite energy squeeze.
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Better terms for increased gas production. Current account deficit seen rising. Tourism operators call for war-time support.
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Sumed flows unaffected. Deficit still seen falling despite war. Another big-ticket wind farm. Energy arrears to be cleared by June.
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EGP-pegged loans. Real estate prices on the rise.
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Citizen Bonds return. Auto industry reboot. No more single-use plastic?
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A clean slate for unregistered units. Lots of 2025 earnings.
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Raising budget contingency reserves. Egypt’s underlying investment case. Mitcha joins Converted.
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Expand the tax base, not the tax rate. EGP gains on the greenback. Gulf transhipments get ACI waivers.
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EGP posts gains. Berenice Port seeks new investors. A shield against regional volatility.
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EGP at 53. The return of the overprice. Fertile soil for urea exports. Islam Azzam to head the FRA.
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EGP at 52 against the USD. One export door closes, another opens. Red Sea oil storage lifeline. New US embassy leadership.
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EGP holds at 50. Privatization still on the agenda despite war. Israeli gas trickles back. Polaris heads to the New Capital.
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EGP holds steady. Bypassing Hormuz via Egypt. IMF reassess wartime realities.
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Privatization push is war-proof. Reassurance from Madbouly.
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Between Hormuz and a hard place. USD approaches the EGP 50 mark. Travel stocks sell-off.
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Flammable markets. Debt interest outpaces tax revenues.
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Further reading: Khamenei's death leaves Iran at historic turning point.
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Gold soars as tension escalates. Flights canceled. Israel suspends gas exports.
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Fifth, sixth IMF reviews approved. EGP slides on Iran war talk. Localization incentives expand. CBE ups growth forecasts.
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Citizen Bonds gets a monthly slot. IMF meets to greenlight fifth, sixth reviews. City of a thousand investments.
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A recovery draft budget. An upgrade for Damietta Port. Egypt and the GCC exit the global slowdown.
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Further reading: 12th annual FAB Global Investment Outlook (GIO) 2026
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Private players go to the doctor. Beban comes to Egypt. Citizen Bond opens to big demand.
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Citizen bond debut. USD 297 mn rail revamp. Targets or no subsidies.
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49 reforms to bridge revenue gap. Go green or no credit. The wisdom of the crowd.
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FinMin eyes long-term bonds. Privatization on the Nile. Cheap housing isn’t cheap.
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More financing from IFC. Pricey billboards.
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Privatization list in a month. Ramadan relief now, wage hikes later. Rate cuts vs digital banks. USD drifts from fundamentals.
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Interest rate easing continues. Non-tax revenues shake-up. Retail bond and bills market goes live.
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Rate cut today? Yields on sukuk dip. Efforts to accelerate oil and gas exploration.
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New cabinet lineup. Inflation at lows not seen since September. EU backs grid development. Bricks beat banks as interest rates retreat.
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Electricity prices frozen. CBE to cut away, analysts say. The desert is done waiting for the grid.
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Gabal El Zeit ticked off the divestment to-do list? Cabinet shuffle in the works. Startup Charter deep dive.
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Startup Charter lays out unicorn factory plan. Egyptian capital backs engineering expertise abroad. IMF to greenlight USD 2.3 bn tranche in February?
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Further reading: Egypt Startup Charter
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Sukuk exchange trading. Export rules target carbon emitters. Auto localization lag.
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PMI dips into the red, but it’s not all bad news. A plan to boost exports. Global component crunch pushes mobile prices up. The end of the pre-sale era in real estate?
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Customs overhaul to give localization boost. Money down the drain. Reimaging our regional gas hub ambitions. A one stop licensing shop too good to be true?
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The second tax package is nearly upon us. Sugar export ban ended. Bosta on the EGX?
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Debt interest eats tax gains. Our annual readers’ poll is back. EG30 shake up.
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State mulls AlexBank stake sale. USD 10 bn localization push. Trade deficit trends downwards.
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The cost of noise pollution. FinMin to lift export support allocations. Deutsche Bank’s 2026 outlook.
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Coffee with Egypt’s Swiss Chamber of Commerce Chief. Green funds for Ibnsina Pharma. FinMin returns to long-term debt.
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Remittances do current account heavy lifting. BMI bullish on 2026 growth. Customs digitalization shakeup a’hoy.
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Coffee with EGX boss. More changes to VAT? Slashing arrears. NowPay lands in Saudi.
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Further reading: EGX boss on who will IPO next
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The end of custom-free phone imports. Gourmet lists on the EGX today. El Sisi in Davos.
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Revised growth forecast. Egypt’s first title ins. policy. Gold and silver hit record highs.
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Further reading: Gov’t wants to reel in EGP 3 tn in investment through 2030.
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The next Spinneys UAE.
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Fresh EU funds. Trump backs Egypt on GERD.
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No social media ban coming. Power for Libya. Fresh Eurobond.
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Moving away from urban clusters. Tougher stance on regulation. Pharaohs face Senegal tonight.
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House speaker elected. Hot money inflows boost EGP. Debt strategy out this month. Oil hedging no more?
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Big renewables news. Oasys Health’s big raise.
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Inflation flat in December. Primary surplus rises. The end of ghost listings?
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East Med energy play. Valu gets Jordan nod. Remittances up again.
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Banner year for the EGX. New CEO. 2030 roadmap.
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US “to run” Venezuela. Front-running the easing cycle. Filing season kicks off. Special economic zone.
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African gold bank. Banks brace for liquidity tsunami.
Plus: Coffee With: Everything you need to know about Thndr’s plans ahead of its regional expansion.
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Structural tax overhaul. Privatization progress ahead? MNZL eyes big raise.
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Djibouti port pacts. Tourism year in review. Alaa Abdel Fattah under fire.
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China shipbuilding megadeal? Israel stirs up Red Sea. Shake-up at FEI. 2025 year in review.
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IMF injection in Jan. Hot air about debt. Raya wants to sell food unit to Helios.
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FinMin’s budget plans. JUFO boardroom drama. Farmers are investing. More Chinese investment. Zahraa Maadi buyout blocked.
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Riyadh poaches factory workers. CBE to slow consumer lending. Liquidate all the things. Renewable hype met reality in 2025.
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Year in education. Gas optionality. Coffee with Acwa’s Egypt chief.
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Debt swap talks get the green light. Our first non-listed digital REIT. Amea reaches financial close on Abydos II.
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Israel gas deal. Qatar investments. New North Coast playbook. Kudos to Canada.
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Ras Banas up for sale. AfDB to back our next Samurai bond issuance. Afreximbank is long Egypt. Whistleblowing as a service.
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24/7 renewable energy. CIRA Global Ventures steps into North America. Fed cuts rates.
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Tourism investment plan. Inflation data out today.
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Auto sales rebound. New partners join Obelisk solar project. Abu Dhabi mega project.
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Fresh stock market incentives. Coffee with Egytrans’ Abir Leheta. Foreign reserves rise again.
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External debt increases. Financing initiative targeting startups. World Cup draw.
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December signals the close of one season, but for many of us, it’s a time when planning the following year truly kicks in. So what if you could gain not one, but three thinking buddies as you plan your 2026?
For our season finale, we gathered three leaders who are knee-deep in planning, to give us the numbers and market insights needed to navigate what comes next. Like Patrick, you may consider this your 2026 Cheat Sheet.
Bringing the series full circle, this episode features Todd Wilcox, CEO of HSBC Egypt; Laila Hassan, General Partner at Algebra Ventures; and Ahmed Badreldin, Director at Arkan Palm.
They move past the generalities to tackle the specifics of resilience, breaking down the boring currency and inflation forecasts you should pencil. And in the process they reveal the unexpected, whether that’s reverse brain drain, or the fact that companies that aren’t AI-enabled become "uninvestable."
And amidst all the strategy talk, they land on a singular truth: in a world marred by volatile markets and generic AI, our main anchor is human connection — and that’s what makes a business last.
Forum Playback is an eight-part series capturing the definitive conversations we hosted as part of our annual EnterpriseAM Business Forum.
A full transcript of the panel is available on our website.
A big thank you to our sponsors: Banque Du Caire, Beltone, Banque Misr, HSBC, Mashreq, Post for Investment, Arkan Palm, Global Corp, MNT-Halan, Sodic, CI Capital, BCG, and Baker McKenzie.
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Gov’t unveils tax facilities 2.0. Kuwait renewed deposits with CBE. More imported cars coming our way.
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TMG launches Omani projects. Net foreign assets rise again. A USD 2.4 bn recycling plant?
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Budget deficit widens. Another local sukuk issuance oversubscribed. EGX gains in November.
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Raising the minimum insurable wage.
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Another Chinese phosphate project. New multipurpose terminal. Anti-dumping duties.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
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What exactly is the current state of our capital market?
While there is consensus that stability is returning, the debate is about the pace of recovery, and what Egypt actually needs to get foreign capital flowing again.
In this episode of Forum Playback, we move past the headlines to examine the intricate economy of capital markets, which is fueling what many believe is a major pivot point for Egypt. It’s an honest look at why optimism is high, and at the same time, a nod to how structural work is far from over.
Leading the discussion are three dealmakers who’ve navigated this landscape for years: Mostafa Gad, Global Head of Investment Banking at EFG Hermes; Amr Helal, CEO of the Sell-Side at CI Capital; and Bassem Fayek, Managing Director and Partner at Boston Consulting Group.
Alongside The Enterprise Company’s Director of Audience and Communication Rehaam Romero, they reveal the "missing ingredients" for a thriving market.
They discuss why vague investment narratives are killing deals (and the specific formula needed to fix them), the growing tension between private equity and public listings, and the stark reality of Egypt’s market cap versus GDP, compared to its regional peers.
A full transcript of the panel is available on our website.
Forum Playback is an eight-part series capturing the definitive conversations we hosted as part of our annual EnterpriseAM Business Forum.
A big thank you to our sponsors: Banque Du Caire, Beltone, Banque Misr, HSBC, Mashreq, Post for Investment, Arkan Palm, Global Corp, MNT-Halan, Sodic, CI Capital, BCG, and Baker McKenzie.
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Suez Canal bunkering stations project. New hospitality project in New Cairo.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
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Big energy investment. Real estate inventory. Coffee with CIT Minister Amr Talaat.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
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COP30’s climate finance outcomes. More flights between Britain and Egypt.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
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New LNG fueling station. Anti-dumping duties on Egyptian textiles. Derivatives market to see the light soon.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
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IMF mission lands 1 December. ADQ secures majority of Alex Container.
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Do you worry that AI will completely transform your business?
There’s still so much uncertainty when it comes to everything AI. But what's for certain is these new technologies are changing how we work, who does the work, and the skills required to complete it.
So for the sixth episode of this series, we’re swinging the spotlight on three Egyptians in tech at the top of their game, all of them deploying AI right now: Ahmed Mohsen, chief technical officer at MNT-Halan; John Saad, managing director and CEO of Contact Financial Holding; Youssef Rizk, co-founder of Wondercraft.
Alongside Nabila El-Sadek, director of investor relations at Enterprise Advisory, they tackle some of the biggest questions: Can Egypt catch up with the fast-moving pace of AI? What new skills do we need to acquire for that to happen? And, when much of human thinking can be offloaded to a machine, how do we maintain our ability to think — and do it critically?
Forum Playback is an eight-part series capturing the conversations we hosted as part of our annual EnterpriseAM Forum.
A full transcript of the panel is available on our website.
A big thank you to our sponsors: Banque Du Caire, Beltone, Banque Misr, HSBC, Mashreq, Post for Investment, Arkan Palm, Global Corp, MNT-Halan, Sodic, CI Capital, BCG, and Baker McKenzie.
For additional coverage from the forum, go to: https://enterprise.news/egypt/en/archive/list/1/16/forum-2025/0/0/25/1
The full forum agenda is available on: https://egyptforum2025.enterprise.news
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Coffee with Rosatom Egypt Country Director. An app for tax services. Fresh incentives.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
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What’s next for Valu? Saudi projects. Digitizing the financial identity.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
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Analysts split on rates. New terminal in Sokhna? Remittances surge in September.
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IMF mission to land in weeks. Unemployment inches up.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
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More sukuk issuances to come. Earnings season. Tourist port in Alamein.
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Between Ras El Hekma and Alam El Roum on the North Coast, and Ras Shukeir along the Red Sea, investments pouring in from the GCC are considered a lifeline for Egypt’s economy.
But beyond the headlines, an intricate relationship is forming between Egypt and its Gulf neighbors, especially the UAE and Saudi Arabia. And it got some of us wondering: is it all competition, or is there more to the story?
Mashreq Group CEO Ahmed Abdelaal is a regional banking powerhouse, and he argues that each of these three countries has a unique offering; to him, it’s not a race of who’s bigger or better, but rather a collaboration.
Abdelaal joins EnterpriseAM's Editor-in-Chief Patrick FitzPatrick to expand on an older conversation they had about that exact dynamic, or what he calls “the three elephants in the room.” They also talk about Egypt’s unique position vis-a-vis the South-South corridor, the importance of building sustainable frameworks of communication around foreign investment, and, of course, AI.
Forum Playback is an eight-part series capturing the conversations we hosted as part of our annual EnterpriseAM Forum.
A full transcript of the panel is available on our website.
A big thank you to our sponsors: Banque Du Caire, Beltone, Banque Misr, HSBC, Mashreq, Post for Investment, Arkan Palm, Global Corp, MNT-Halan, Sodic, CI Capital, BCG, and Baker McKenzie.
For additional coverage from the forum, go to: https://enterprise.news/egypt/en/archive/list/1/16/forum-2025/0/0/25/1
The full forum agenda is available on: https://egyptforum2025.enterprise.news/
To listen to Patrick and Abdeaal’s full conversation from last March, search for Making It wherever you’re listening right now, or visit: https://omny.fm/shows/making-it/building-an-innovative-bank-and-how-to-lead-it-wit
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Standard Bank opens Cairo office. New Criminal Procedures Law ratified. Logistics zone in South Africa.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
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Second local sukuk issuance. A ban on sugar imports.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
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Day two of TransMEA bears fruit. Buffett signs off. USD t-bill auction. Global grain hub?
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More Chinese investments?
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
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World’ largest solar project. China outbound 3.0. A Romanian industrial zone?
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
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What's really working for exporters right now?
Turns out, successful expansions are not just about timing, and as a business, you may not always be the one choosing where to go next.
In the fourth episode of Forum Playback, two top executives from two (seemingly) separate industries share their how-to guide to setting up shop outside Egypt. Featuring Andrew Key, the executive director of Enza, and Ahmed Wahby, Group CEO of Egypt Education Platform.
Moderating the conversation is EnterpriseAM’s Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
Forum Playback is an eight-part series capturing the conversations we hosted as part of our annual EnterpriseAM Forum.
A full transcript of the panel is available on our website.
A big thank you to our sponsors: Banque Du Caire, Beltone, Banque Misr, HSBC, Mashreq, Post for Investment, Arkan Palm, Global Corp, MNT-Halan, Sodic, CI Capital, BCG, and Baker McKenzie.
For additional coverage from the forum, go to:https://enterprise.news/egypt/en/archive/list/1/16/forum-2025/0/0/25/1
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Qatar to set up USD 30 bn North Coast project. Egypt’s first chlorine tablet factory.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
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More assets up for privatization. Fresh PPPs. The biggest startup exit by an Egyptian. Another project headed Qantara’s way.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
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Al Mansour breaks ground on MG plant. Budget deficit widens. Net foreign assets rise. Luxury tourism project.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
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Beltone Venture Capital exits Cathedis. New audit standards. Liberalized natgas prices?
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
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GEM opens its doors. Edge to snap up 30% of Basata Microfinance. Pharma partnership expands.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
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What happens when a cabinet minister asks to be held publicly accountable? If you’re Hassan El Khatib, you go back on stage with EnterpriseAM at our flagship Egypt event.
In 2024, a few months after his appointment, Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Hassan El Khatib went on stage for an interview with Patrick, our editor-in-chief and co-founder.
They discussed Egypt’s imbalanced export-to-GDP ratio, the need to expand the role of the private sector, and the minister’s own plan to bring down the average customs clearance time to 14 days.
A year later almost to the day, the minister was back on stage to take stock of whether he delivered on his promises — and of what’s next as Egypt builds an export-led economy that’s friendly to foreign investment.
Patrick and El Khatib also spoke about slashing red tape, boosting investor confidence, our growing relationship with China, and much more.
Forum Playback is an eight-part series capturing the conversations we hosted as part of our annual EnterpriseAM Forum.
A full transcript of the panel is available on our website.
A big thank you to our sponsors: Banque Du Caire, Beltone, Banque Misr, HSBC, Mashreq, Post for Investment, Arkan Palm, Global Corp, MNT-Halan, Sodic, CI Capital, BCG, and Baker McKenzie.
If you enjoyed this episode, check out Episode 2 of Forum Playback, where Moustafa Bassiouny, a partner here at The Enterprise Company, talks to Minister of Planning, Economic Development, and International Cooperation Rania Al Mashat about Egypt’s new economic narrative: https://omny.fm/shows/enterpriseam-egypt/forum-playback-a-new-economic-narrative
For additional coverage from the forum, go to: https://enterprise.news/egypt/en/archive/list/1/16/forum-2025/0/0/25/1
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New logistics zones incoming. An expanded privatization program. Carry trade darling.
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Companies form alliance to expand regionally. New projects break ground in Qantara.
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QatarEnergy doubles down on the Med. KarmSolar heads to Cyprus.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
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Sokhna Logistics Zone goes online. A whole lotta projects inaugurated.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
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BMI ups our growth forecast. HSBC says it’s here to stay. More cold storage + industrial plots.
Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed.
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September saw Egypt's Planning Ministry unveil its National Narrative for Economic Development, a blueprint designed to anchor existing reforms and push the economy onto a faster growth track.
On the second episode of Forum Playback, we’re bringing you a one-on-one conversation with a key person behind the narrative: Rania Al Mashat, Minister of Planning, Economic Development, and International Cooperation. Alongside Moustafa Bassiouny, Partner at The Enterprise Company, they dig into what this policy means for the country and the private sector (and our future employment).
Al Mashat gives a quick rundown of structural reforms and accountability mechanisms that the state’s pushing forward, inviting the room to read the policy and “consider this a public dialogue.” She then answers a question that sets the stage for the entire forum: what’s in store for Egypt’s business community in 2026?
To follow the conversation more closely, you can download Egypt’s National Economic Narrative through the ministry's website: https://moic.gov.eg/news/2150
Forum Playback is an eight-part series capturing the conversations we hosted as part of our annual EnterpriseAM Forum.
A full transcript of the panel is available on our website.
A big thank you to our sponsors: Banque Du Caire, Beltone, Banque Misr, HSBC, Mashreq, Post for Investment, Arkan Palm, Global Corp, MNT-Halan, Sodic, CI Capital, BCG, and Baker McKenzie.
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Revised growth target. USD 6.5 bn petrochemical complex. New trade policy.
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Fresh mortgage financing initiative.
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FRA blocks Sagasse’s bid for Elsewedy. More Chinese textile investments. New mechanism for calculating solidarity contribution.
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Local sukuk issuance coming soon. A high-speed train factory?
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Debt strategy coming soon. Subsidized mortgage rates hiked. NBE sets up shop in KSA.
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Last week, we brought three urban masterminds to the stage and asked them to gaze into the crystal ball, to give us actionable insight into how and where we will live, work and play in 2035.
This is what they had to say.
On the first episode of Forum Playback, you’ll hear from Dasha Badrawi, executive vice chairman of Marakez; Ahmed El Alfi, founder and chairman of Sawari Ventures; and Hanan Abdel Meguid, founder and CEO of Kamelizer. The conversation is moderated by The Enterprise Company’s co-founder and special issues editor, Hadia Mostafa.
Forum Playback is an eight-part series capturing the conversations we hosted as part of our annual EnterpriseAM Forum.
A full transcript of the panel is available on our website.
A big thank you to all of our sponsors: Banque Du Caire, Beltone, Banque Misr, HSBC, Mashreq, Post for Investment, Arkan Palm, Global Corp, MNT-Halan, Sodic, CI Capital, BCG, and Baker McKenzie.
For additional coverage from the forum: https://enterprise.news/egypt/en/archive/list/1/16/forum-2025/0/0/25/1
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Privatization target. Region’s first Ijarah-backed mortgage fund.
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New exemptions. More cement production licenses. What is the startup scene missing?
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LNG exports resume. More Turkish investments. Where do our green hydrogen ambitions stand?
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EGP weakens against USD. EGP 110 bn wellness project. Sumou eyes Midar.
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S&P upgrades our credit rating. Inflation cools in September. Gov’t to revisit fuel hike.
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IMF talks in Washington. Peace talks continue in Sharm El Sheikh. Cabinet greenlights new competition act.
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Foreign reserves up in September. Khaled El Anany is new Unesco director. Tagaddod closes USD 26.3 mn round.
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Ceasefire negotiations today. Fewer LNG imports coming our way.
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Ceasefire talks tomorrow. Net foreign assets dip. Easier payment terms for developers.
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Sukuk issuance 6x oversubscribed. No electricity price hikes before 2026. EGX extends gains in September.
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IMF mission lands today. Qantara West is getting its first recycling plant.
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A return to the international debt market. Trump’s ceasefire plan.
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Anti-dumping duties on Chinese ceramics? LNG demand dips. More hotels.
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EBRD upgrades our growth forecast. Fuel price hike incoming. New private freezones. El Hadidi is back.
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Remittances rise in July. Support for fertilizer players. Increased summer spending.
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New tax incentives. Car prices fall. Trade deficit expands. Global economy cools.
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Another IPO incoming? Human development progress under pressure. Alaa Abdel Fattah pardoned.
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Clearing export dues. What’s next for National Printing? Fresh incentives for pharma players.
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Gov't mulls hiking water prices for factories. Assembled-in-Egypt Kias.
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USD 1 bn downtown redevelopment? Fresh incentives. Royals in town. Fed cuts rates.
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Tax facilities under review. One last fuel price hike. Plans to boost tourism revenues.
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Climate financing incoming. More Red Sea tourism projects. Domty could be heading to KSA. El Sisi in Doha.
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Ras El Hekma infrastructure. Ariston inaugurates USD 20 mn factory. EUR 10 mn PPP support fund.
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Gov’t completes census of state-owned companies. IMF mission coming in October. Tariffs on imported steel products.
Further reading: A look at the draft state and government budgets for the FY 2025-26: https://shorturl.at/IECFS
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The wait is over. You asked for an audio version of EnterpriseAM, and it's officially here.
Morning Drive is your new 10-minute download of the essential business headlines shaping Egypt.
Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed — you get our rigorous journalism that’s always on point, delivered on time in a consistent voice every morning.
Episodes drop daily starting 14 September 2025.
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For our sixth and final panel, we brought on the guys who we think are likely to be Egypt’s first climate billionaires by building one of the most exciting of Egypt's climate startups — Shift EV, which efficiently and cost-effectively converts fleets from internal combustion engines into electric vehicles. We spoke with its co-founder and CEO, Aly El Tayeb, who started Shift EV in his basement, and Karim Hussein, managing partner at Algebra Ventures, and one of Aly’s first investors.
Participants:
Aly El Tayeb (Linkedin), co-founder and CEO, Shift EV.
Karim Hussein (Linkedin), managing partner, Algebra Ventures.
Interviewed by: Hisham Abdien, executive editor, Enterprise and Patrick FitzPatrick, editor-in-chief, Enterprise.
Must read and watch:
You can read our coverage of the panel here: https://climate.enterprise.press/stories/2022/12/14/shift-ev-and-algebra-ventures-on-how-to-build-a-usd-bn-climate-business-91113/
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We interviewed on stage Leslie Reed, former mission director for USAID in Egypt and current director for Jordan. Leslie discussed the role development finance has in moving the needle on climate — including a dive into how USAID is trying to help us save the coral reefs along the Red Sea coast. She also discussed the importance of developing human capital, the need for business and regulators to work together to expedite initiatives, and whether grants or blended finance would work best to support the business of climate.
Participants:
Leslie Reed (Linkedin), mission director for Jordan (former Egypt mission director), USAID.
Interviewed by: Hadia Mostafa, Managing Partner and Co-Founder, the Enterprise Company, and Patrick FitzPatrick, Editor-in-Chief, Enterprise.
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The massive re-plumbing of the global economy to become more climate-friendly comes at a very high cost. So, how are we going to fund it all? In come the banks. Banks are no different than the rest of us: They want to know where the opportunities are. They worry about not doing enough, but also about being accused of greenwashing. They want to be part of the solution. So, how are they contributing and pushing companies and clients to be more sustainable?
Participants:
Todd Wilcox (Linkedin), CEO and Deputy Chair, HSBC Egypt.
Tarek El Nahas (Linkedin), Group Head of International Banking, Mashreq.
Nader Aboushadi (Linkedin), Group Treasurer, Dar Group.
Interviewed by: Patrick FitzPatrick, Editor-in-Chief, Enterprise. Moustafa Bassiouny, Partner, the Enterprise Company.
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EFG Hermes Research Managing Director and Head of Strategy Simon Kitchen joins us on stage to talk about how business leaders across global growth markets are coping with climate change — and the macro factors that are both shaping opportunities and constraining room to act. Simon covers markets ranging from Egypt to Vietnam, Pakistan, Nigeria, Bangladesh and Kenya and regularly speaks with senior management from companies across the full spectrum of industries, from banks to electronics assemblers, garment markets to food producers.
Participants:
Simon Kitchen (Linkedin), MD and Head of Strategy, EFG Holding Research
Interviewed by: Hadia Mostafa, Managing Partner and Co-Founder, the Enterprise Company, and Patrick FitzPatrick, Editor-in-Chief, Enterprise.
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We dive deep into what the business leaders in the climate industry in Egypt and the region have to say about how the private sector is adopting greentech, where they see the opportunities and what they’d like policymakers to do to encourage further participation. Key takeaways include: There’s appetite for climate — particularly in adaptation, what policies they’d like when it comes to green energy, and how climate could be the big export opportunity for Egypt.
Participants:
Amr Allam (Linkedin), co-CEO, Hassan Allam Holding
Mohamed Ismail Mansour (Linkedin), CEO and co-founder, Infinity
Sherif El Kholy (Linkedin), Partner and head of MENA, private equity at Actis
Interviewed by: Salma El-Saeed, senior managing editor, Enterprise, and Patrick FitzPatrick, Editor-in-Chief, Enterprise.
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Egypt brought home major victories from COP27. We signed framework agreements for about USD 85 bn worth of green hydrogen projects. We also announced more than USD 10 bn in funding for the Nexus for Food, Water and Energy, or NWFE — a USD 15 bn program for Egypt. While we have a long way to go before much of the wins from COP27 will be tangible to the private sector, the opportunities in green hydrogen and NWFE are “now.” Our panelists helped explain how these two can be made actionable.
Participants:
Jorgo Chatzimarkakis (Linkedin), CEO, Hydrogen Europe
Khalid Hamza (Linkedin), Director and head of Egypt, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
Khaled Naguib, CEO, Hydrogen Egypt
Interviewed by: Patrick FitzPatrick, Editor-in-Chief, Enterprise. Moustafa Bassiouny, Partner, The Enterprise Company
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The business world is constantly evolving, bringing us advancements in age-old industries, and entirely new industries that crop up in response to — or end up driving — these developments. We sat down with industry leaders, who have already adapted to changes and emerging trends in the past to better position their businesses for a constantly evolving world.
Participants:
Nadia El Tawil (LinkedIn), Investment Officer, AfricInvest
Mostafa Bedair (LinkedIn), CEO, Giza Seeds and Herbs
Abdallah Sallam (LinkedIn), CEO, Madinet Masr
Interviewed by: Salma El-Saeed, SeniorManaging Editor, Enterprise.
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Panel 6: Industrial clusters: A natural accelerant for both exports and SME development
We look at whether industrial clusters — which have been used to great effect elsewhere — can be a way for SMEs to be part of a potential export-oriented economy. Our speakers shed light on where industrial zones are working for us already, how Egypt can leverage clusters to get a bigger slice of that cross-border trade, and how industrial clusters can bring together SMEs to work with larger firms.
Participants:
Shady Williams (LinkedIn), Managing Director, IDG
Mohamed ElGebely (LinkedIn), Team Leader, USAID Trade
Nada El Ahwal (LinkedIn), CSO, Transmar.
Interviewed by: Katie McMahon, Managing Editor, Enterprise, and Hisham Abdien, Executive Editor, Enterprise.
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Panel 5: How to become part of a multinational’s supply chain
We ask some of the biggest multinationals and suppliers operating here — in logistics, e-commerce, and FMCG — what it is they’re looking for in a local partner, product or service and what are some of the pain points they’ve had to deal with.
Participants:
Khaled Morsy (Linkedin), CEO, DB Schenker Egypt
Omar Elsahy (Linkedin), General Manager, Amazon Egypt
Tarek Kamel (Linkedin), Chairman and CEO, Nestlé Egypt and Sudan
Interviewed by: Hisham Abdien, Executive Editor, Enterprise.
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From deciding the target markets, to focusing on quality, marketing in new markets, and restructuring a business around exports, our panelists discuss and provide key insights on what businesses need to focus on when building an exports and FDI strategy.
Participants:
Hossam Sallab (Linkedin), CEO and Vice-Chairman, Sallab Group and Royal Ceramica
Mark Wyllie (Linkedin), CEO, Beyti Egypt
Kareem Abou Ghaly (Linkedin), CEO, Pasta Regina
Interviewed by: Zainab AbdulAziz , Managing Editor, Enterprise
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Panel 3: Made in Egypt: Lessons from FMCG, fertilizers, and garments.
Food and beverages, fertilizers and chemical products, and textiles and garments are consistently among the three industries that either have the highest value of exports out of Egypt. We spoke to some of the winners from these key industries to gauge what they did right, what obstacles they overcame.
Participants:
Mohamed Talaat Khalifa (Linkedin), CEO of Concrete
Shams Eweis (Linkedin), Corporate Affairs Manager for North Africa and the Levant, Mars
Tarek Hosny (Linkedin), Head of Investments and Projects, Fertiglobe
Interviewed by: Salma El Saeed, Senior Managing Editor, Enterprise
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Panel 2: How do you identify and pitch foreign partners — and how can they identify you?
Whether they’re investors, technology providers, potential JV partners, or would-be acquirers, they all want to know what’s in it for them. How do you figure out what they’re looking for — and whether that dovetails with what you want or need?
Participants:
Hossam Abou Moussa (Linkedin), Partner, Apis
Hassan Massoud (Linkedin), associate director and head of private equity (Southern Mediterranean), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
Cheick-Oumar Sylla (Linkedin), Director for North Africa and Horn of Africa, International Finance Corporation
Interviewed by: Moustafa Bassiouny. Partner, The Enterprise Company
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Panel 1: No looking back: Exports and FDI are the way forward — here are lessons from what’s worked around the world.
Participants:
Yassir Zouaoui (LinkedIn), Partner, McKinsey.
Yasmine Khamis (LinkedIn), Chair, The Orientals Group.
In discussion with: Helmy Ghazi, deputy CEO, HSBC Egypt and Hisham Abdien, executive editor, Enterprise.
Must reads:
Our five point recipe for how to build an export-oriented economy in Egypt: https://enterprise.press/issues/2022/10/18/am-a-five-step-recipe-to-boost-exports-fdi-and-make-sure-egypt-never-has-to-ask-the-imf-for-another-cent/
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How CIRA evolved into a fully vertically-integrated, multifaceted, education platform and became CIRA Education: Since its founding in 1993, Egypt’s largest listed private sector education company, CIRA Education (formerly just CIRA), weathered many storms and challenges to the sector. Just two years ago, covid had shut down classrooms, distance learning was a thing, and foreign ownership limits had been instituted for the private sector. Most recently, the sector was slammed by the high inflation, while legacy problems remain, including a high population to classroom ratio and a fragmented regulatory environment. CIRA Education survived these changes by not just adapting, but leading on some of the sector’s milestones.
This year was no different. CIRA Education is helping proliferate liberal arts education in Upper Egypt with the launch of Badr University. It is also introducing the concept of technical universities to Egypt by breaking ground soon on Cairo Saxony university. The company is also making its foray into pre-K outside of Cairo with the launch of a pre-K school in Fayum. There’s also CIRA Talent that looks to build viable career paths for artists, dancers, musicians and athletes across the nation. And running the infrastructure for the whole operation is CIRA Services.
Then, there’s the company’s three-year, EGP 2 bn future flow bond sale — Egypt’s first — which not only made the company an innovator in finance, but gave added credibility to the argument that education is a defensive sector.
Here to discuss all that transformation with the Enterprise Podcast is CIRA Education’s CEO Mohamed El Kalla. His love for social entrepreneurship has its roots in his student days, where his advanced studies in refugee law saw him living with nuns, and his subsequent work with the UN saw him lead programs in Darfur. During his time there, the UN had begun to see the importance of the private sector in enacting tangible change on the ground and he himself had worked on developing CSR and sustainability practices and bottom of the pyramid social engagement. He took on those lessons when he returned to the family business back in 2009, where item #1 on his agenda was instituting transparent governance. He has helmed CIRA Education’s evolution ever since.
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How ASDC is transforming Somabay to a first-home destination: When Somabay first emerged as a tourist destination over two decades ago, it had little to offer other than its gorgeous 11-km coastline with a five-and-a-half km sandy beach. Fast forward to today and developer Abu Soma Touristic Development Company (ASDC) has made Somabay a home to a wide selection of luxury hotels and residential properties that exude a certain lifestyle.
Enterprise sat down with Ibrahim El Messiri, the CEO of ASDC — the master developers of Somabay — who talks us through his strategy to make Somabay a first-home destination where people and families can live, work, study, and enjoy themselves. For El Messiri, this meant finding the right target market and creating the right identity and lifestyle for Somabay.
El Messiri is no stranger to creating communities and developing cities, having worked with the likes of Bechtel for 15 years and Madinet Nasr Housing for three. His career saw him work on projects such as the Doha International Airport, the Channel Tunnel in the UK, and Abu Dhabi Port.
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In this episode of The Enterprise Podcast, our What’s Next editor Gehad Hussein hosts a roundtable discussion with several AI players in Egypt. Our private sector guests gathered for an in-depth conversation on the status of the sector in Egypt and how companies can get started with their AI activities. The bottom line is to have the right talent and tools in place, while being very mindful of what data is being collected. And most importantly: start out with a pilot project, before going into massive AI mode.
Our guests are:
- Ahmed Abaza, the founder and CEO of Synapse Analytics, which advises other companies on how best to infuse AI into their businesses. Synapse helps enterprises develop, build, manage and scale AI solutions to optimize operations and grow more sustainably.
- Ahmed Roshdy, the analytics and data science lead at Vodafone Egypt. He runs the 18-person strong department that’s been focusing on integrating AI into the company’s operations. Projects he’s led include an AI platform that recommends different services and packages to users. So far, over 11 mn customers have benefited from that engine.
- Mohamed Soliman, the data, AI, automation and security leader at IBM Egypt. IBM has been at the forefront of AI adoption and development globally, and Mohamed will give us some insight on what the company has been up to in Egypt. These include helping the Supply Ministry with implementing AI applications at Egypt’s grain silos.
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In this episode of The Enterprise Podcast, Patrick continues his roundtable discussion with major fintech players in Egypt. This week, our private sector guests stuck around for an in-depth conversation on where the sector goes from here in terms of funding and consolidation — at home and abroad. The general consensus appears to be that while valuations in Egypt are still primed to go up, growth is expected to slow down in light of the current macro climate and historic pitfalls like the brain drain. The solution: More integration with Africa.
But first, a refresher on our guests:
- Karim Nour, the co-founder of Kashat — the first nano-finance company in MENA providing financial services to the un- and under-banked.
- Omar Saleh, the CEO and co-founder of Khazna, which now offers general purpose credit; buy now, pay later (BNPL); and bill payment services.
- Aly El Shalakany, a corporate lawyer and longtime angel investor turned venture capitalist who is now the CEO of the Cairo Angels Syndicate Fund and an investor in Kashat.
- Ashley Lewis is a partner focused on Africa with Accion Venture Lab and has been investing in financial services and social ventures across sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia for over a decade. Lewis was one of the first investors at Khazna.
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In this episode of The Enterprise Podcast, Patrick hosts a roundtable discussion with major players in the sector to discuss what’s next for fintech. Our entrepreneurs and investors take us through the untapped potential of fintech and which industries in Egypt are most primed for change through fintech. We also get rare insights from the central bank on what regulators are working on to help expand and propel Egypt’s fintech sector to the next stage of its development, including a new law to regulate crowdfunding and peer-to-peer lending.
Our guests are:
- Karim Nour, the co-founder of Kashat — the first nano-finance company in MENA providing financial services to the un- and under-banked. Karim is also the non-executive chairman of Tarek Nour Communications Group.
- Omar Saleh, the CEO and co-founder of Khazna. Omar joined us the same day his company announced a blockbuster USD 38 mn Series A round.
- Aly El Shalakany, a corporate lawyer and longtime angel investor turned venture capitalist who is now the CEO of the Cairo Angels Syndicate Fund.
- Ashley Lewis, a partner focused on Africa with Accion Venture Lab and has been investing in financial services and social ventures across sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia for over a decade. El Shalakany is an investor in Kashat while Lewis was one of the first investors at Khazna.
- Dr. Rasha Negm. Rasha is an assistant sub-governor of the CBE where she’s the head of fintech and innovation. Rasha is not a newcomer to fintech. A veteran of the banking industry, she led product strategy for Vodafone Cash before joining the CBE.
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In our pilot episode, we sit down with International Cooperation Minister Rania Al Mashat to discuss a variety of different topics including her personal philosophy on economic reform, and her career trajectory from the youngest intern at the IMF to her public service at the Egyptian Central Bank, the Ministry of Tourism and her current role at the MOIC.
Al Mashat outlines the economic diplomacy responsibilities of her ministry, which coordinates bilateral, multilateral and multi stakeholder development partnerships on both public and private sector projects as part of a larger goal - implementing and financing the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agreed upon by UN members by 2030.
Al Mashat pushes the Global Partnership Narrative, which aims to create mass awareness on the impact of achieving the SDGs by presenting it through a lens with people at the core, projects in action, and purpose as the driver. We discuss how Covid-19 has impacted Egypt’s 2030 vision, and the subsequent fast-track of projects seen as crucial in mitigating the socioeconomic impact of the pandemic.
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