When Chinese cars first appeared in Egypt around a decade ago, they were met with backlash. Now, they’re everywhere. Why? And how?

On this episode of Making It, Ankush Arora joins Patrick to break down how this happened, and why the pace of adoption is accelerating.

Ankush is the CEO of Al Mansour Automotive Group,a leading Egyptian and regional automotive distributor.

With both global and local industry knowledge, Ankush provides an insider’s perspective on the automotive industry in Egypt. Particularly on policy, development, and the bet Mansour is making on manufacturing.

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When Chinese cars first appeared in Egypt around a decade ago, they were met with backlash. Now, they&rsquo;re everywhere. Why? And how?
On this episode of Making It, Ankush Arora joins Patrick to break down how this happened, and why the pace of adoption is accelerating.
Ankush is the CEO of Al Mansour Automotive Group, a leading Egyptian and regional automotive distributor.
With both global and local industry knowledge, Ankush provides an insider&rsquo;s perspective on the automotive industry in Egypt. Particularly on policy, development, and the bet Mansour is making on manufacturing.
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Six days a week, we help top executives make sense of the Arab world’s companies and economies — and every Thursday, our editor-in-chief, Patrick, talks shop with the people who run them. 

Making It is an hour where the founders, CEOs, investors, and policymakers making the biggest decisions in our region show their work and talk about what’s next. 

From EnterpriseAM, the Arab world’s business daily.

Six days a week, we help top executives make sense of the Arab world&rsquo;s companies and economies &mdash; and every Thursday, our editor-in-chief, Patrick, talks shop with the people who run them.&nbsp;
Making It is an hour where the founders, CEOs, investors, and policymakers making the biggest decisions in our region show their work and talk about what&rsquo;s next.&nbsp;
From EnterpriseAM, the Arab world&rsquo;s business daily.

A show where we talk shop with the people who run the biggest companies in the Arab world.

Making It

When Chinese cars first appeared in Egypt around a decade ago, they were met with backlash. Now, they’re everywhere. Why? And how?   On this episode of Making It, Ankush Arora joins Patrick to break down how this happened, and why the pace of adoption is accelerating now.

The Chinese takeover with Ankush Arora

Past the doom and gloom, what the heck is actually going on with AI at the moment?

On this episode of Making It, Tarek Assaad joins Patrick to decode the latest in AI.

From one of the smartest people in business and tech, this is an episode for both the novice and the pro, about what we should make of the recent technological breakthroughs, and what we’re yet to find out.

Tarek is Managing Partner at Algebra Ventures,one of Egypt’s leading venture capital firms.

Algebra turned 10 in May 2026. So we also discuss the journey of backing Egyptian founders through three devaluations, a pandemic, the end of free money, and the hyper AI moment we're all living through.

Tarek is the first guest we’ve invited on Making It twice. You can listen to the previous episode here. 

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Past the doom and gloom, what the heck is actually going on with AI at the moment?
On this episode of Making It, Tarek Assaad joins Patrick to decode the latest in AI.
From one of the smartest people in business and tech, this is an episode for both the novice and the pro, about what we should make of the recent technological breakthroughs, and what we&rsquo;re yet to find out.
Tarek is Managing Partner at Algebra Ventures, one of Egypt&rsquo;s leading venture capital firms.
Algebra turned 10 in May 2026. So we also discuss the journey of backing Egyptian founders through three devaluations, a pandemic, the end of free money, and the hyper AI moment we're all living through.
Tarek is the first guest we&rsquo;ve invited on Making It twice. You can listen to the previous episode <a href="https://enterpriseam.com/egypt/podcast/investing-in-digital-disruption-how-algebra-ventures-became-synonymous-with-tech-startups/">here</a>.&nbsp;
Sign up to our <a href="https://enterpriseam.com/egypt/makingit/">newsletter</a> to get Making It in your inbox every Thursday.

 Past the doom and gloom, what the heck is actually going on with AI at the moment? On this episode of Making It, Tarek Assaad joins Patrick to decode the latest in AI. 

Decoding AI with Tarek Assaad

Six days a week, we help top executives make sense of the Arab world&rsquo;s companies and economies &mdash; and every Thursday, our editor-in-chief, Patrick, talks shop with the people who run them.&nbsp;
Making It is an hour where the founders, CEOs, investors, and policymakers making the biggest decisions in our region show their work and talk about what&rsquo;s next.&nbsp;
From EnterpriseAM, the Arab world&rsquo;s business daily.

Making It is an hour where the founders, CEOs, investors, and policymakers making the biggest decisions in our region show their work and talk about what’s next. 

Making It: A preview

In this special feed drop, Patrick shares an episode of EnterpriseAM’s new show, Morning Drive.

It's a 10-minute rundown of the biggest business stories that will shape your day. To get new episodes straight in your feed every morning, follow EnterpriseAM | Egypt wherever you're listening right now.

We’ll be back with a new season of Making It soon, so stay tuned.

In this special feed drop, Patrick shares an episode of EnterpriseAM&rsquo;s new show, Morning Drive.
It's a 10-minute rundown of the biggest business stories that will shape your day. To get new episodes straight in your feed every morning, follow EnterpriseAM | Egypt wherever you're listening right now.
We&rsquo;ll be back with a new season of Making It soon, so stay tuned.

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