Egypt's Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly (2-L), Hassan Abdullah, the governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (L), the head of the stock exchange Omar Radwan (2-R) and Hussein Abaza, the CEO of Banque du Caire (R) ring the opening bell of the Egyptian Stock Exchange (EGX) in downtown Cairo on November 2, 2026. Egypt on November 2 listed state-owned lender Banque du Caire in one of its biggest asset sales in years, lending momentum to a privatisation programme that has long been slow to materialise. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP via Getty Images)