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Ras Banas up for sale. AfDB to back our next Samurai bond issuance. Afreximbank is long Egypt. Whistleblowing as a service.

Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed. 

You can read the full newsletter on the website: https://enterprise.news/egypt/en 

Morning Drive is brought to you by:

Madinet Masr: madinetmasr.com 

GRANITE Financial Holding: 

https://www.granite.eg/?utm_source=Podcast&utm_medium=Morning+Drive&utm_campaign=EnterpriseAM

Bonyan for Real Estate Investments: bonyanegypt.com 

Learn more about how you can advertise with EnterpriseAM by emailing Moustafa Taalab [email protected] 

And check out our other show Making It, where we speak to CEOs and entrepreneurs about building a great business in the region: https://omny.fm/shows/making-it 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

24/7 renewable energy. CIRA Global Ventures steps into North America. Fed cuts rates.

Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed. 

You can read the full newsletter on the website: https://enterprise.news/egypt/en 

Morning Drive is brought to you by:

Madinet Masr: madinetmasr.com 

GRANITE Financial Holding: 

https://www.granite.eg/?utm_source=Podcast&utm_medium=Morning+Drive&utm_campaign=EnterpriseAM

Bonyan for Real Estate Investments: bonyanegypt.com 

Learn more about how you can advertise with EnterpriseAM by emailing Moustafa Taalab [email protected] 

And check out our other show Making It, where we speak to CEOs and entrepreneurs about building a great business in the region: https://omny.fm/shows/making-it 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tourism investment plan. Inflation data out today.

Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed. 

You can read the full newsletter on the website: https://enterprise.news/egypt/en 

Morning Drive is brought to you by:

Madinet Masr: madinetmasr.com 

GRANITE Financial Holding: 

https://www.granite.eg/?utm_source=Podcast&utm_medium=Morning+Drive&utm_campaign=EnterpriseAM

Bonyan for Real Estate Investments: bonyanegypt.com 

Learn more about how you can advertise with EnterpriseAM by emailing Moustafa Taalab [email protected] 

 

And check out our other show Making It, where we speak to CEOs and entrepreneurs about building a great business in the region: https://omny.fm/shows/making-it 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Auto sales rebound. New partners join Obelisk solar project. Abu Dhabi mega project. 

Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed. 

You can read the full newsletter on the website: https://enterprise.news/egypt/en 

You can listen to the Forum Playback episode we mentioned today through this link:

https://omny.fm/shows/enterpriseam-egypt/forum-playback-reaching-escape-velocity

Morning Drive is brought to you by:

Madinet Masr: madinetmasr.com 

GRANITE Financial Holding: 

https://www.granite.eg/?utm_source=Podcast&utm_medium=Morning+Drive&utm_campaign=EnterpriseAM

Bonyan for Real Estate Investments: bonyanegypt.com 

Learn more about how you can advertise with EnterpriseAM by emailing Moustafa Taalab [email protected] 

And check out our other show Making It, where we speak to CEOs and entrepreneurs about building a great business in the region: https://omny.fm/shows/making-it 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fresh stock market incentives. Coffee with Egytrans’ Abir Leheta. Foreign reserves rise again. 

Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed. 

You can read the full newsletter on the website: https://enterprise.news/egypt/en 

Morning Drive is brought to you by:

Madinet Masr: madinetmasr.com 

GRANITE Financial Holding: 

https://www.granite.eg/?utm_source=Podcast&utm_medium=Morning+Drive&utm_campaign=EnterpriseAM

Bonyan for Real Estate Investments: bonyanegypt.com 

Learn more about how you can advertise with EnterpriseAM by emailing Moustafa Taalab [email protected] 

And check out our other show Making It, where we speak to CEOs and entrepreneurs about building a great business in the region: https://omny.fm/shows/making-it 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

External debt increases. Financing initiative targeting startups. World Cup draw.

Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed. 

You can read the full newsletter on the website: https://enterprise.news/egypt/en 

Morning Drive is brought to you by:

Madinet Masr: madinetmasr.com 

GRANITE Financial Holding: 

https://www.granite.eg/?utm_source=Podcast&utm_medium=Morning+Drive&utm_campaign=EnterpriseAM

Bonyan for Real Estate Investments: bonyanegypt.com 

Learn more about how you can advertise with EnterpriseAM by emailing Moustafa Taalab [email protected] 

And check out our other show Making It, where we speak to CEOs and entrepreneurs about building a great business in the region: https://omny.fm/shows/making-it

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

December signals the close of one season, but for many of us, it’s a time when planning the following year truly kicks in. So what if you could gain not one, but three thinking buddies as you plan your 2026?

For our season finale, we gathered three leaders who are knee-deep in planning, to give us the numbers and market insights needed to navigate what comes next. Like Patrick, you may consider this your 2026 Cheat Sheet.

Bringing the series full circle, this episode features Todd Wilcox, CEO of HSBC Egypt; Laila Hassan, General Partner at Algebra Ventures; and Ahmed Badreldin, Director at Arkan Palm.

They move past the generalities to tackle the specifics of resilience, breaking down the boring currency and inflation forecasts you should pencil. And in the process they reveal the unexpected, whether that’s reverse brain drain, or the fact that companies that aren’t AI-enabled become "uninvestable."

And amidst all the strategy talk, they land on a singular truth: in a world marred by volatile markets and generic AI, our main anchor is human connection — and that’s what makes a business last.

Forum Playback is an eight-part series capturing the definitive conversations we hosted as part of our annual EnterpriseAM Business Forum.

A full transcript of the panel is available on our website.

A big thank you to our sponsors: Banque Du Caire, Beltone, Banque Misr, HSBC, Mashreq, Post for Investment, Arkan Palm, Global Corp, MNT-Halan, Sodic, CI Capital, BCG, and Baker McKenzie.

For additional coverage from the forum, go to: https://enterprise.news/egypt/en/archive/list/1/16/forum-2025/0/0/25/1

The full forum agenda is available on: https://egyptforum2025.enterprise.news/

To learn how you can advertise with EnterpriseAM, get in touch with Moustafa Taalab: [email protected]

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gov’t unveils tax facilities 2.0. Kuwait renewed deposits with CBE. More imported cars coming our way.

Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed. 

You can read the full newsletter on the website: https://enterprise.news/egypt/en 

Morning Drive is brought to you by:

Madinet Masr: madinetmasr.com

GRANITE Financial Holding: 

https://www.granite.eg/?utm_source=Podcast&utm_medium=Morning+Drive&utm_campaign=EnterpriseAM

Bonyan for Real Estate Investments: bonyanegypt.com 

Learn more about how you can advertise with EnterpriseAM by emailing Moustafa Taalab [email protected] And check out our other show Making It, where we speak to CEOs and entrepreneurs about building a great business in the region: https://omny.fm/shows/making-it

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TMG launches Omani projects. Net foreign assets rise again. A USD 2.4 bn recycling plant?

Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed. 

You can read the full newsletter on the website: https://enterprise.news/egypt/en

Morning Drive is brought to you by:

Madinet Masr: madinetmasr.com

GRANITE Financial Holding:

https://www.granite.eg/?utm_source=Podcast&utm_medium=Morning+Drive&utm_campaign=EnterpriseAM

Bonyan for Real Estate Investments: bonyanegypt.com

Learn more about how you can advertise with EnterpriseAM by emailing Moustafa Taalab [email protected] 

And check out our other show Making It, where we speak to CEOs and entrepreneurs about building a great business in the region: https://omny.fm/shows/making-it 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Budget deficit widens. Another local sukuk issuance oversubscribed. EGX gains in November.

Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by ‘Synthetic Salma’ — an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed. 

You can read the full newsletter on the website: https://enterprise.news/egypt/en

Morning Drive is brought to you by:

Madinet Masr: madinetmasr.com

GRANITE Financial Holding: 

https://www.granite.eg/?utm_source=Podcast&utm_medium=Morning+Drive&utm_campaign=EnterpriseAM

Bonyan for Real Estate Investments: bonyanegypt.com

Learn more about how you can advertise with EnterpriseAM by emailing Moustafa Taalab [email protected]

And check out our other show Making It, where we speak to CEOs and entrepreneurs about building a great business in the region: https://omny.fm/shows/making-it 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.