• Monday, 8 February 2021

    We’re going to have to learn to live with covid

    We’re going to have to get used to living with covid for many, many years to come — but that doesn’t necessarily mean a lifetime of lockdown measures, the Wall Street Journal writes this morning in one of the smartest...
  • Tuesday, 2 February 2021

    Former Just Eat CEO invests in Elmenus, joins board

    Elmenus has landed an undisclosed investment from former Just Eat CEO David Buttress, who will join the board of the Egyptian food delivery platform, it said in a statement (pdf) yesterday. Buttress (bio), now a partner at VC outfit 83...
  • Monday, 1 February 2021

    What the markets are doing on 1 February 2021

    Saudi Arabia is trying to rebrand Riyadh as the new Dubai: The kingdom has already attracted 24 multinationals to set up regional headquarters in Riyadh by flaunting Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s ambitious economic reforms that aim to shift Saudi’s...
  • Wednesday, 27 January 2021

    Egypt is still Africa’s top FDI destination despite covid

    Foreign direct investment into Egypt fell 39% in 2020 as fears over the coronavirus pandemic caused a historic drop in global investment flows, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’s (UNCTAD) most recent Investment Trends Monitor (pdf)....
  • Tuesday, 26 January 2021

    Our covid resilience is declining, according to Bloomberg

    Egypt is now ranked 47 on Bloomberg’s Covid Resilience ranking after falling 23 spots in January, down from the 24th spot in December, on the back of “relatively flat outlooks for 2021 GDP growth from a high base of comparison...
  • Monday, 25 January 2021

    Google threatens to quit Down Under

    Also worth noting this morning: Fahad Al-Mubarak is once again the governor of Saudi Arabia’s central bank after Ahmed Alkholifey was somewhat unceremoniously removed from office. The announcement came as KSA said it aimed to double the size of its...
  • Monday, 25 January 2021

    Egypt launches vaccine campaign, local manufacturing agreement coming in weeks

    It’s happening: Vaccine rollout begins + local manufacturing agreement coming in weeks: Our vaccination program officially kicked off yesterday, with medical staff getting the country’s first jabs at over 40 hospitals across Egypt, beginning with the Abu Khalifa hospital in...
  • Sunday, 24 January 2021

    Protests in Tunisia, Russia. Plus: Qatar says it’s not going to tell Al Jazeera to shush.

    Protesters in Tunisia are marching like it’s 2011 as hundreds took the the streets of Tunis yesterday, reports Reuters. Hundreds have been arrested since demonstrators began clashing with police in several Tunisian cities earlier this month, with people venting anger...
  • Monday, 18 January 2021

    What we’re tracking on 18 January 2021

    Good morning, friends — we’ve now done this together for 1,500 mornings. Thank you, each and every one of you, for coming along for the ride. And if you enjoy reading us each weekday morning, please join us in thanking...

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