Economy
Cyprus: energy deal boosts plans to export gas to Egypt
November 23, 2015
Cyprus: energy deal boosts plans to export gas to Egypt
A move by British oil and gas company BG International to buy a stake in Cyprus' offshore mineral deposits is…
Price of oil drops close to seven-year low
November 23, 2015
Price of oil drops close to seven-year low
The price of Brent oil held steady at about US$43 per barrel Monday; however, the bearish outlook remains strong in…
Egypt’s market loses LE5.3 bn on Monday, EGX30 drops 2.4%
November 23, 2015
Egypt’s market loses LE5.3 bn on Monday, EGX30 drops 2.4%
Egypt's market incurred heavy losses on Monday, with the benchmark index EGX30 dropping by 2.36 percent, reaching 6,451 points and…
Egypt issues $1.77 bn of one-year treasury bills at average yield of 2.837%
November 23, 2015
Egypt issues $1.77 bn of one-year treasury bills at average yield of 2.837%
Egypt's central bank said on Monday it had sold $1.77 billion in one-year treasury bills at an average yield of…
Qalaa’s Mashreq in talks to terminate liquid bulk station contract at East Port Said
November 23, 2015
Qalaa’s Mashreq in talks to terminate liquid bulk station contract at East Port Said
Mashreq Petroleum, a subsidiary of Qalaa Holdings, is in negotiations with the General Authority of the Suez Canal Economic Zone…
UPDATE: Egypt’s Orascom Construction reports Q3 net income of $24.5 mn
November 23, 2015
UPDATE: Egypt’s Orascom Construction reports Q3 net income of $24.5 mn
Orascom Construction Ltd , listed in both Cairo and Dubai, posted third-quarter net income of $24.5 million, the engineering and…
INTERVIEW: Egypt’s GB Auto urges support for industry to avert future crisis
November 22, 2015
INTERVIEW: Egypt’s GB Auto urges support for industry to avert future crisis
Egypt's largest car assembler and distributor GB Auto says it is pushing ahead with its expansion plans despite a dollar…
Egypt’s market gains LE820 mn on Sunday, EGX30 up 0.6%
November 22, 2015
Egypt’s market gains LE820 mn on Sunday, EGX30 up 0.6%
Egypt's stock market closed in the green zone for the third session in a row, as the benchmark EGX30 index…
Egyptian pound steady at auction and on parallel market
November 22, 2015
Egyptian pound steady at auction and on parallel market
Egypt's central bank kept the pound steady at LE7.7301 to the dollar at its official foreign currency auction on Sunday,…
CNN: Low oil prices could lead to energy shortages
November 22, 2015
CNN: Low oil prices could lead to energy shortages
Low oil prices could lead to global fuel shortages in the future, the International Energy Agency has warned. The IEA said…