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Tuesday, 31 May 2016

What we’re tracking on 31 May: Sir Suma is in town, and Hungary’s PM, Dalia Khorshed at AmCham, Cairo Angels’ “community talk,” Beltone’s Virtual Investor Conference

Among today’s events:

  • EBRD chief Sir Suma Chakrabarti is due in Cairo on today; he will also speak tomorrow at 9am on “Inclusive Growth: Challenges and Opportunities” at an event hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt.
  • Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is expected to arrive in Cairo today at the head of a ministerial and business delegation. The Prime Minister is expected to meet with top government officials during the three-day trip and sign cooperation agreements for automobile, railway, air travel projects, said cabinet spokesperson Hussam Qawish.
  • Investment Minister Dalia Khorshid will be the keynote speaker at the American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt’s annual general meeting, which gets underway today at 12:30pm. Khorshed will speak on “Reviving the Investment Climate in Egypt: Strategies and Reforms.”
  • Cairo Angels’ first “community talks” event, headlined “Road to Series A,” takes place tonight from 6:00-8:00pm CLT. Email info@cairoangels.com to reserve a seat. Max capacity: 30 people.
  • Day two of Beltone’s three-day Virtual Investor Conference is today.

We’re also on the lookout for USD 2 bn that the UAE is due to be deposit at the Central Bank of Egypt by the end of the month — which would be today, if you’d like to be technical about it.

Flying Air France in June? You may want to keep a watchful eye on news that the airline’s pilots union has voted to strike in June, AFP reports.

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