The Enterprise Podcast

What’s next for Valu? Saudi projects. Digitizing the financial identity.  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...

Analysts split on rates. New terminal in Sokhna? Remittances surge in September. 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...

IMF mission to land in weeks. Unemployment inches up. 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://enterpris...

More sukuk issuances to come. Earnings season. Tourist port in Alamein.  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 we...

Between Ras El Hekma and Alam El Roum on the North Coast, and Ras Shukeir along the Red Sea, investments pouring in from the GCC are considered a lifeline for Egypt’s economy.  But beyond the headlines, an intricate relationship is forming between Egypt and its Gulf neighbors, especially the UAE and Saudi Arabia. And it got some of us wondering: is it all competition, or is there more t...

Standard Bank opens Cairo office. New Criminal Procedures Law ratified. Logistics zone in South Africa. 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...

Second local sukuk issuance. A ban on sugar imports. 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...

Day two of TransMEA bears fruit. Buffett signs off. USD t-bill auction. Global grain hub? 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 newslett...

More Chinese investments? 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  ...

World’ largest solar project. China outbound 3.0. A Romanian industrial zone? 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...

What's really working for exporters right now?  Turns out, successful expansions are not just about timing, and as a business, you may not always be the one choosing where to go next.  In the fourth episode of Forum Playback, two top executives from two (seemingly) separate industries share their how-to guide to setting up shop outside Egypt. Featuring Andrew Key, the executive director...

Qatar to set up USD 30 bn North Coast project. Egypt’s first chlorine tablet factory. 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 newsle...

More assets up for privatization. Fresh PPPs. The biggest startup exit by an Egyptian. Another project headed Qantara’s 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-Sa...

Al Mansour breaks ground on MG plant. Budget deficit widens. Net foreign assets rise. Luxury tourism 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 re...

Beltone Venture Capital exits Cathedis. New audit standards. Liberalized natgas prices? 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...

GEM opens its doors. Edge to snap up 30% of Basata Microfinance. Pharma partnership expands. 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 newsl...

What happens when a cabinet minister asks to be held publicly accountable? If you’re Hassan El Khatib, you go back on stage with EnterpriseAM at our flagship Egypt event. In 2024, a few months after his appointment, Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Hassan El Khatib went on stage for an interview with Patrick, our editor-in-chief and co-founder.  They discussed Egypt’s imba...

New logistics zones incoming. An expanded privatization program. Carry trade darling. 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 o...

Companies form alliance to expand regionally. New projects break ground in Qantara.  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 newslett...

QatarEnergy doubles down on the Med. KarmSolar heads to Cyprus. 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:/...

Sokhna Logistics Zone goes online. A whole lotta projects inaugurated. 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:...

BMI ups our growth forecast. HSBC says it’s here to stay. More cold storage + industrial plots. 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 f...

September saw Egypt's Planning Ministry unveil its National Narrative for Economic Development, a blueprint designed to anchor existing reforms and push the economy onto a faster growth track. On the second episode of Forum Playback, we’re bringing you a one-on-one conversation with a key person behind the narrative: Rania Al Mashat, Minister of Planning, Economic Development, and Internatio...

Revised growth target. USD 6.5 bn petrochemical complex. New trade policy.  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...

Fresh mortgage financing initiative. 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 &...