Another slow news day once again permeated the airwaves, leaving the talking heads with little to ponder over.

Egypt tops list of fastest growing Middle Eastern economies -cabinet: Al Hayah Al Youm’s Hossam Haddad took note of a timelapse graph published yesterday by the cabinet’s Information and Decision Support Center showing the progression of the economy’s growth rate since 2011 compared to that of other Middle Eastern countries (watch, runtime: 2:23). Masaa DMC’s Ramy Radwan (watch, runtime: 10:22) and Min Masr’s Amr Khalil (watch, runtime: 8:58) both had lengthy segments on this.

CBE debt settlement initiative moving forward: The Central Bank of Egypt’s (CBE) debt relief initiative, which is aimed at factories, has recently waived EGP 18.4 bn-worth of interest payments on non-performing loans, CBE Governor Tarek Amer said during a cabinet economic group meeting, according to Haddad (watch, runtime: 8:13). We noted last week that the initiative has so far settled EGP 48.5 bn of debt and interest for struggling factories and companies.

Your regularly scheduled denial of more covid-19 cases: Health Ministry Spokesperson Khaled Megahed denied voice notes circulating on social media alleging that the covid-19 is prevalent in schools and other public places despite the lack of any official announcements. Such messages only serve to create “panic” among Egyptians, Megahed told Yahduth Fi Misr’s Sherif Amer (watch, runtime: 9:49).