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Wednesday, 17 April 2019
Coffee with Banque du Caire Chairman and CEO Tarek Fayed
Coffee with Banque du Caire Chairman and CEO Tarek Fayed: If there’s one transaction in the reborn state privatization program to which market watchers are looking forward, it is the initial public offering of the (rebranded this week) Banque du... -
Monday, 8 April 2019
How to use a spoon to cut a steak: The Egyptian Competition Authority’s guide to how to use anti-cartel legislative provisions to control and review mergers
EXCLUSIVE- Does the ECA have the legal ground to halt the Uber and Careem merger (or any M&A)? That was the question we were asking ourselves when the Egyptian Competition Authority (ECA) sent a sharp, unprecedented warning to ride-hailing companies... -
Tuesday, 12 March 2019
Coffee with Mohamed Abou Ghaly
Mohamed Abou Ghaly learned the business in Detroit, the birthplace of the automotive industry, before joining Abou Ghaly Motors in 1994. As CEO, he has since led the business (founded by his father Maher Abou Ghaly in 1980) to become a self-styled...CEO, Abou Ghaly Motors
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Sunday, 17 February 2019
Coffee with Mohamed Farid
Six years after serving as vice-chairman of the Egyptian exchange, Mohamed Farid (official bio) was tapped as EGX chairman in August 2017. His return to government service was preceded by a five-year stint as CEO and chairman of private-sector economic...Chairman, the Egyptian Exchange
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Monday, 19 March 2018
Wrap-up of AmCham’s Doorknock in Washington, DC
US trade delegation reportedly inbound after AmCham wraps 40th Doorknock in Washington, DC: AmCham wrapped up its fortieth annual Doorknock mission to Washington, DC, last week on what its leadership called a “high note,” with plans for a 50-company US... -
Sunday, 18 March 2018
DoorKnock 2018 Report: AmCham leaders tell US audience that “Egypt is open for business”
Egypt is open for business. That was the main message that AmCham members delivered to a US audience at a panel discussion last week organized for the 2018 Doorknock mission to Washington, DC. Egypt has seen continuous, dramatic shifts in... -
Sunday, 18 March 2018
Inktank and Enterprise are hiring
** SMART PEOPLE WANTED. We’re hiring at both Enterprise and at our parent company, Inktank. We’re looking for critical thinkers who have outstanding English-language writing skills. Don’t apply if you are not (at an absolute minimum) unafraid of numbers. Among... -
Monday, 8 January 2018
Enterprise 2018-19 Egyptian holiday calendar
25 January (Thursday): 25 January revolution / Police Day, national holiday. 08 April (Sunday): Easter Sunday, national holiday. 09 April (Monday): Sham El Nessim, national holiday. 25 April (Wednesday): Sinai Liberation Day, national holiday. 01 May (Tuesday): Labour Day, national... -
Monday, 13 November 2017
Meet the man who would break up Credit Suisse — and the Mideast angle that will see him in Cairo in early 2018
The Swiss hedge fund RBR Capital Advisors has been making the rounds of the press lately with shareholder activism plays that brought on recent changes in Gate Group and GAM Holding, which produced a +130% net total return for investors. Their...