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Morning Drive: Blockbuster

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IMF talks in Washington. Peace talks continue in Sharm El Sheikh. Cabinet greenlights new competition act.

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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