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Sep 23
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Morning Drive: Big merger

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About this episode

Another IPO incoming? Human development progress under pressure. Alaa Abdel Fattah pardoned.

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, GRANITE Financial Holding and Bonyan for Real Estate Investments. 

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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 

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