Calendar on 3 January 2021
January: US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is set to visit Egypt.
4-6 January: (Monday-Wednesday): The Go Green Exhibition will be held in The National Exhibition Center on the Mosheer El Tantawy Road. The expo is part of the government’s campaign to convert existing vehicles to natural gas engines.
7 January (Thursday): Coptic Christmas, national holiday.
13-31 January (Wednesday-Sunday): Egypt will host the 2021 Men’s Handball World Championship in four venues in Alexandria, Cairo, Giza and the New Capital.
Mid-January: Local expo to display natural gas-powered and dual-engine vehicles for Egypt’s car replacement program.
25 January (Monday): 25 January revolution anniversary / Police Day.
25-29 January (Monday-Friday): The World Economic Forum’s “Davos Dialogues” will take place virtually.
26-28 January (Tuesday-Thursday): Future Investment Initiative, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
28 January (Thursday): National holiday in observance of 25 January revolution anniversary / Police Day.
4 February (Thursday): The CBE’s Monetary Policy Committee will meet to review interest rates.
6-18 February (Saturday-Thursday): Mid-year school break.
20 February (Saturday): The CBE’s Monetary Policy Committee will meet to review interest rates.
18 March (Thursday): The CBE’s Monetary Policy Committee will meet to review interest rates.
1Q2021: The Annual Egypt Automotive Summit will be held.
12 April (Monday): First day of Ramadan (TBC).
25 April (Sunday): Sinai Liberation Day.
29 April (Thursday): National holiday in observance of Sinai Liberation Day.
29 April (Thursday): The CBE’s Monetary Policy Committee will meet to review interest rates.
3 May (Monday): Sham El Nessim.
6 May (Thursday): National holiday in observance of Sham El Nessim.
12-15 May (Wednesday-Saturday): Eid El Fitr (TBC).
18-21 May (Tuesday-Friday): The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting will be held under the theme of “The Great Reset” in Lucerne-Bürgenstock, Switzerland
31 May-2 June (Monday-Wednesday): Egypt Petroleum Show, Egypt International Exhibition Center, Nasr City, Cairo.
30 May-15 June (Wednesday-Thursday): Cairo International Book Fair.
1 June (Tuesday): The IMF will conduct a second review of targets set under the USD 5.2 bn standby loan approved in June 2020 (proposed date).
17 June (Thursday): The CBE’s Monetary Policy Committee will meet to review interest rates.
24 June (Thursday): End of the 2020-2021 academic year.
26-29 June (Saturday-Tuesday): The Big 5 Construct Egypt, Cairo International Convention Center
30 June- 15 July: National Book Fair.
2H2021: Egypt’s Commodities Exchange (Egycomex) will begin trading.
1 July (Thursday): Large taxpayers that have not yet signed on on to the e-invoicing platform will suffer a host of penalties, including removal from large taxpayer classification, losing access to government services and business, and losing subsidies.
30 July-3 August (Thursday-Monday): Eid Al Adha, national holiday (TBC).
5 August (Thursday): The CBE’s Monetary Policy Committee will meet to review interest rates.
16 September (Thursday): The CBE’s Monetary Policy Committee will meet to review interest rates.
1 October-31 March 2022 (Friday-Thursday): Postponed Expo 2020 Dubai.
28 October (Thursday): The CBE’s Monetary Policy Committee will meet to review interest rates.
13-17 December: United Nations Convention against Corruption, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
16 December (Thursday): The CBE’s Monetary Policy Committee will meet to review interest rates.