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Sep 28
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Morning Drive: Nine days to go

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EBRD upgrades our growth forecast. Fuel price hike incoming. New private freezones. El Hadidi is back.

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. 

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Morning Drive is brought to you by Madinet Masr, GRANITE Financial Holding and Bonyan for Real Estate Investments. 

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