Zawya Podcast

In this episode, Zawya speaks to Ahmed Shams, Managing Director and Head of Research at EFG Hermes on: - Economic challenges and geopolitical risks - Doing business in Egypt - Egypt’s financial challenges - Forecast for oil prices Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zawya Twitter: https://twitter.com/Zawya LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/zawya Instagram: https://www.instag...

In this episode, Zawya speaks to Matt White, CEO of the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) on: - Virtual asset businesses - The key milestones of VARA - What to expect this year Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zawya Twitter: https://twitter.com/Zawya LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/zawya Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zawya.news/

In this episode, Zawya speaks to Zeinab Adel, Head of Knight Frank Cairo office -Interest of GCC investors in Egypt real estate market -Big opportunities for branded residences in Egypt -The most attractive areas to foreign investors Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zawya Twitter: https://twitter.com/Zawya LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/zawya Instagram: https://www.ins...

In this episode, Zawya speaks to James Swanston from Capital Economics on the following: -Bringing presidential poll forward gives reassurances that currency devaluation is happening -Inflation rates set to fall back to a single digit percentage end of 2024  - Delaying pound devaluation until after elections warns of sharper adjustment  Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zawya Twitte...

In this episode, Zawya speaks to Ethiopis Tafara, Vice President, Chief Risk, Legal & Sustainability Officer and Partnerships for the World Bank Group's Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) on the following: - Projects in MENA region - Projects with Islamic financing - Challenges facing MIGA - Raising finance in poorer countries - Pricing climate risks Follow us on: Facebook: ht...

In this episode, Zawya speaks to Hossam Heiba, President of Egypt's General Authority for Investments and Freezones on the following: - Investments in Egypt - How can Egypt attract more FDIs - The value of the Egyptian pound Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zawya Twitter: https://twitter.com/Zawya LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/zawya Instagram: https://www.instagra...

In this episode, Zawya speaks to Faisal Durrani, head of Middle East Research, Knight Frank Middle East on the following: - UAE commercial real estate - Recession - UAE residential property Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zawya Twitter: https://twitter.com/Zawya LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/zawya Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zawya.news/

In this episode, Zawya speaks to Marina Wes, the World Bank Country Director for Egypt on the following: - Egypt’s reform program - The devaluation of the Egyptian pound - Inflation - Infrastructure projects Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zawya Twitter: https://twitter.com/Zawya LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/zawya Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zawya.news/

In this episode, Zawya speaks to Liron Zaslansky, Israel's first ever Consul General in Dubai on the following: - The Abraham Accords - Bilateral trade - Agricultural technologies - Scope for R&D - Tourism and travel Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zawya Twitter: https://twitter.com/Zawya LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/zawya Instagram: https://www.instagram.co...

In this episode, Zawya speaks to Dina El-Shenoufy, Flat6Labs Chief Investment Officer on the following:  - Recent bank failures - The tech ecosystem in Africa - The venture capital industry Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zawya Twitter: https://twitter.com/Zawya LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/zawya Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zawya.news/

In this episode, Zawya speaks to Cheick-Oumar Sylla, IFC director of North Africa and the Horn of Africa on the following:  - Overview of the IFC engagements in Egypt - The role IFC can play in Egypt’s new privatization program - The sectors that IFC is focusing on Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zawya Twitter: https://twitter.com/Zawya LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/...

In this episode, Zawya speaks to Rami El-Dokany, EGX Executive Chairman o the following:  - Inflation - Forex volatility - Potential IPOs  - EGX plans for 2023 Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zawya Twitter: https://twitter.com/Zawya LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/zawya Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zawya.news/

In this episode, Zawya speaks to Tarek Assaad, Managing Partner at Algebra Ventures on the following: - The kind of start-ups that are likely to attract investors in 2023 - Egyptian start-ups - Recession - Why 2023 is the best time to start a business? - Industries that are expected to rise as winners in sub-Saharan Africa in 2023 Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zawya Twitter: htt...

In this episode, Zawya speaks to Khawaja Aftab Ahmed, Regional Director for the Middle East, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, at International Finance Corporation on the following: .   IFC deploys blended financing to help reduce viability gaps and to mitigate risks ·  In the GCC, the institution helps in opening up markets, bringing women into business, and in public-private participatio...

In this episode, Zawya speaks to Rupert Connor, Financial Planning Advisor, Abacus on the following: - Investment - Currency markets - Financial planning - Personal finance - Market uncertainty - Economic uncertainty Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zawya Twitter: https://twitter.com/Zawya LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/zawya Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zawya....

In this episode, Zawya speaks to Maurice Gravier, Chief Investment Officer, Emirates NBD Wealth Management on the following: - The investment outlook for 2022 - GCC markets: What catalysts should investors watch out for in the months ahead? - The UAE IPOs - Allocations to Saudi equities - How investors can navigate the new world order of deglobalisation Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook...

In this episode, Zawya speaks to Ranjith Raja, Head of Oil and Shipping in MENA, Refinitiv, on the following: - How the Russia-Ukraine war impacted shipping in the MENA region - How have the high oil prices over the last six months impacted ships?  - In Fujairah, how has the recent weather, which caused flooding, had an impact on the operations there?  - Climate change Follow us on: Face...