October: The Madbouly cabinet has until the end of the month to come up with a plan for “the development and restructuring” of public companies under a directive from President Abdel Fattah El Sisi.
October (dates TBD): President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to meet Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir in Khartoum.
October (dates TBD): President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to visit Moscow.
03-10 October (Wednesday-Wednesday): Subscription period for Sarwa Capital’s IPO.
06 October (Saturday): Armed Forces Day, national holiday.
07-11 October (Sunday-Thursday): Egypt-Romania Business Council to meet in Bucharest.
09 October ( Tuesday): Monetizing Innovation: How to build a smart fintech business model, The GREEK CAMPUS, Room 109, Cairo
09-11 October (Tuesday-Thursday) Egypt Renewable Energy Conference, Cairo, Egypt.
10 October (Wednesday): Foreign ministers of Egypt, Cyprus, Greece to meet in Crete.
Second week of October: NI Capital expected to select winning bid in its tender for the management of Alexandria Containers & Cargo Handling’s stake sale.
12 October (Friday) Egypt plays its third 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Swaziland
12-14 October (Friday-Sunday): 2018 annual meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, Bali, Indonesia.
Mid-October: IMF delegation due in town for its fourth review of Egypt’s economic reform program.
23 October (Tuesday): First Conference on Sukuk (Sharia-compliant bonds), Cairo.
23-24 October (Tuesday-Wednesday): Intelligent Cities Exhibition & Conference 2018, Fairmont Towers Heliopolis, Cairo.
24-25 October (Wednesday- Thursday) 9th Arab-German Energy Forum, Cairo, Egypt.
25-27 October (Thursday-Saturday): 57th ACI World Congress & 43rd ICA Annual Conference 2018, Four Seasons Nile Plaza, Cairo.
28 October (Sunday): 2018 Narrative PR Summit, Four Seasons Nile Plaza, Cairo.
03-06 November (Saturday-Tuesday): World Youth Forum 2018, Maritim Jolie Ville Golf Course, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
05 November (Monday): Egypt’s Emirates NBD PMI for October released.
05-07 November (Monday-Wednesday): World Travel Market London exhibition, London, England, UK.
06-07 November (Tuesday-Wednesday): 2018 IIF MENA Financial Summit, Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
15 November (Thursday): CBE’s Monetary Policy Committee meeting.
20 November (Tuesday): Prophet’s Birthday (TBC), national holiday.
22 November (Thursday): US Thanksgiving.
25-28 November (Sunday-Wednesday): 22nd Cairo ICT, Cairo Convention Center, Nasr City, Cairo.
03-05 December (Monday-Wednesday): First Egypt Defense Expo, Egyptian International Exhibition Center, Cairo.
04 December (Tuesday): Egypt’s Emirates NBD PMI for November released.
08-09 December (Saturday-Sunday): Business for Africa and the World: The Africa 2018 Forum, Maritim Jolie Ville International Congress Center, Sharm El Sheikh.
12 December (Wednesday): Banking and Finance Congress 2018, Cairo, venue TBD.
13-15 December (Thursday-Saturday): Forum on “ The Role of Digital Financial Communication and Solutions in Enhancing Financial Inclusion,” Sharm El Sheik, venue TBD.
25 December (Tuesday): Western Christmas.
27 December (Thursday): CBE’s Monetary Policy Committee meeting.
01 January 2019 (Tuesday): New Year’s Day, national holiday.
07 January 2019 (Monday): Coptic Christmas.
22-25 January 2019 (Tuesday-Friday): World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting, Davos-Klosters, Switzerland.
23 January 2019 (Wednesday) 50th Cairo International Book Fair.
25 January 2019 (Friday): Police Day, national holiday.
20-22 April 2019 (Friday-Sunday): Spring meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, Washington, DC.
25 April 2019 (Thursday): Sinai Liberation day, national holiday.
28 April 2019 (Sunday): Easter Sunday, national holiday.
29 April 2019 (Monday): Easter Monday, national holiday.
01 May 2019 (Wednesday): Labor Day, national holiday.
06 May 2019 (Monday): First day of Ramadan (TBC).
05-06 June 2019 (Wednesday-Thursday): Eid El Fitr (TBC).
10-13 October 2019 (Tuesday-Sunday) Big Industrial Week Arabia 2019, Egypt International Exhibition Center.