Finance Minister Mohamed Maait be at AmCham on Tuesday, 18 September for a lunch. The minister will speak about “Egypt’s financial reform agenda.” Members and their guests can register here.

The president of Italy’s Chamber of Deputies, Roberto Fico, is set to visit Cairo this month, Ahram Online reports.

The Egyptian-Sudanese ministerial committee will meet at the end of this month ahead of a presidential summit set to be held in Khartoum in October, the head of the Egyptian-Sudanese business council, Riad Armanios, said yesterday. Foreign minister Sameh Shoukry had met with his Sudanese counterpart Al Dridiri Al Dhaheri in Cairo last month to discuss political issues of mutual interest, including Sudan’s blanket ban on Egyptian agricultural imports.

Baker McKenzie, Sarie Eldin, PwC to finalize sovereign wealth fund regulations next month. The three firms are expected to finish the outline of the framework and governing structure for Egypt’s EGP 200 bn sovereign wealth fund in October, Planning Minister Hala El Said has said. The lawyers are also working on the terms of reference for the fund’s investment decisionmaking process.

The Egypt-Romania business council will meet in Bucharest from 7-11 October, according to Al Mal.