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  • 2/7/2024

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00:00 We have Mr. Issa Fathi Al-Oudou, a member of Cairo's Financial Services Board.
00:07 Welcome to our show, Mr. Issa.
00:10 Today, we saw good levels for the market, above 28,000 points, before we start to reduce them.
00:17 The CIO is only at 6 billion.
00:19 Does the market consider that it is returning to its natural state after the decision to raise interest rates?
00:24 Or is there still more uncertainty and regression?
00:30 Of course, it is gradually returning.
00:33 Even yesterday, the CIO's ratio was higher than today, more than 7 billion pounds.
00:38 Today, it is 6.3 billion pounds.
00:41 I think we are moving in the direction of rebalancing again,
00:47 and returning to the previous upwards periods.
00:53 This represents an opportunity for those who missed the train in the past period,
00:59 especially in many stocks.
01:01 But I notice that the fluctuations are still very high in many stocks.
01:07 Today, we saw that the ZERO is more than 50%.
01:13 I find this in many stocks.
01:16 Mostafa went up by 40%.
01:19 He benefits from the news about these companies,
01:23 and he can make a profit during the one session, clearly.
01:28 As I mentioned in the introduction of the episode,
01:32 foreigners today, unlike the previous sessions, had a clear buying trend.
01:37 Egyptian institutions also reversed their buying trend.
01:41 Maybe Arab institutions and the people who saw them,
01:44 who had a negative performance, had a clear selling trend.
01:49 They bought foreign institutions from them.
01:53 I think this is a good session.
01:56 I think that things will improve in the coming period,
02:00 especially in light of the news that is circulating about the agreement with the fund,
02:05 the talk about the famous "Head of Wisdom",
02:08 and the news about the companies, especially in the real estate sector.
02:14 All of this is a big deal in the market,
02:17 which makes it clear that things are on their way to being re-adjusted.
02:22 - We heard from the Minister of Planning yesterday
02:26 that today we might see a closure,
02:29 a progression to a nationalization,
02:32 and also what Mr. Eissa has been talking about.
02:35 He said that the government started to speed up the selling of real estate in early 2024.
02:41 - The problem with the government is that it works under pressure,
02:50 but it doesn't work well.
02:53 This pressure makes it sell real estate at low prices,
02:57 because it is like a candle that is burning,
03:02 and it tries to extinguish it in any way.
03:06 I think that even if the government relaxed a little,
03:11 it might slow down the process in the coming period,
03:16 especially since the nationalization will sell stations,
03:20 and not be a stock in the stock market.
03:23 It has already started to sell as a station.
03:26 Some people have bought it, and some people are buying what is left of it.
03:30 As we know, the dominant element in this matter is foreign currency.
03:35 Therefore, only an anchor investor or a strategic investor
03:40 will buy these stations.
03:44 - Mr. Eissa, today the banks are raising interest rates
03:49 on savings, deposits and certificates accounts,
03:52 in conjunction with the central decision to raise interest rates to 200 points,
03:57 to what extent is it able to attract new liquidity,
04:01 and maybe even new customers and new bankers
04:05 for these certificates and accounts?
04:08 - People generally open accounts,
04:17 regardless of whether the interest rate is high or low,
04:20 because in the end, as we know,
04:23 the interest rate is far from the inflationary level,
04:27 and therefore the return is negative.
04:30 But people put their money in the banks and work on something else.
04:34 They might work on the stock market,
04:36 move the money from one direction to another,
04:39 to be closer to the idea of running deposits,
04:42 even though there are still returns on running accounts.
04:46 So, the idea of money accumulation is increasing with time,
04:51 even as a kind of culture of people,
04:54 which is important not to be exposed to problems,
04:59 especially the one-time interest rate,
05:02 which is the lowest.
05:04 All these things cause panic among people,
05:07 especially when they are dealing with crises,
05:10 and this creates an impression that there are problems along the way.
05:14 But when things are done calmly,
05:17 no one is bothered,
05:19 and this is a kind of development,
05:21 not a benefit from a crisis or a way out of a crisis.
05:24 - Today, the investor is asking Mr. Issa,
05:27 which sectors can be used to be far from the increase in the cost of borrowing
05:34 after the increase in interest rates?
05:36 Will these sectors be the main driver for investors,
05:40 or will they attract investors to them,
05:43 compared to other sectors,
05:45 which may be affected by the increase in the cost of borrowing?
05:50 - We see that the real estate sector is flourishing lately,
05:57 in the last two weeks.
05:59 We have sectors that can be used again,
06:03 such as fertilizers and chemicals,
06:06 like aluminium,
06:08 which is a kind of commercial commune,
06:13 and it is very likely that things will improve in the near future,
06:17 especially since there are papers that will increase the capital.
06:21 Another thing is that many companies now resort to increasing capital
06:26 rather than to borrowing,
06:28 because the increase in the cost of borrowing is now expensive,
06:33 and this creates a problem for companies in their products or services,
06:38 so that they raise prices,
06:40 and this creates a kind of friction.
06:42 But when they work with equity,
06:44 they become more competitive,
06:47 and they don't pay anything to anyone,
06:49 so they work for profit,
06:51 not for the cost of financing.
06:53 I see that the real estate sector,
06:55 even the non-financial financial services,
06:59 in the coming period,
07:01 will be under the influence of the market,
07:03 so these companies will achieve a lot of willpower,
07:06 which will be evident in the coming period.
07:09 The cement sector is still there,
07:12 and maybe the iron sector,
07:14 due to the low prices,
07:16 will start to decline a little,
07:18 but not the dramatic decline
07:20 that will be associated with the price decline itself.
07:24 So if things happen in the entire economy,
07:28 I think there are many things that will make people accept,
07:32 even if they don't rise,
07:34 they may rise in the coming period.
07:36 Thank you Mr. Issa Fathahi,
07:38 a member of Al-Qahira's financial team.
07:41 You were with us from Al-Qahira.

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