Business
Egyptian pound steady at official auction, stronger on black market
May 21, 2015
Egyptian pound steady at official auction, stronger on black market
Egypt's central bank kept the pound steady at 7.53 to the dollar at a foreign exchange auction on Thursday, while…
Kuwait’s Al Ahli Bank buying Piraeus Bank Egypt for $150 mn
May 21, 2015
Kuwait’s Al Ahli Bank buying Piraeus Bank Egypt for $150 mn
Kuwait's Al Ahli Bank will pay about US$150 million to acquire 98.5 percent of the Egyptian unit of Greece's Piraeus…
Housing Ministry to sign partnership with Mountain View and Sisban
May 21, 2015
Housing Ministry to sign partnership with Mountain View and Sisban
The Egyptian Housing Ministry is expected to finalize the contracts of two of the memoranda of understanding (MOU) signed during…
Egypt’s Juhayna to enter joint venture with Denmark’s Arla Foods
May 21, 2015
Egypt’s Juhayna to enter joint venture with Denmark’s Arla Foods
Juhayna Food Industries, one of Egypt's largest dairy product and juice makers, will form a joint venture with Denmark's Arla…
Egypt’s market loses LE2.4 bn on Wednesday, EGX30 down 0.6%
May 20, 2015
Egypt’s market loses LE2.4 bn on Wednesday, EGX30 down 0.6%
Egypt's market closed in the red zone during Wednesday's session, as the benchmark EGX30 Index went down 0.58 percent reaching…
Nine banks offer LE5.4 bn loan to finance monorail in Egypt
May 20, 2015
Nine banks offer LE5.4 bn loan to finance monorail in Egypt
A group of nine banks have offered to provide Egypt’s New Urban Communities Authority (NUCA) with a LE5.4 billion (US$700…
BP increases stake in Egypt gas field after DEA farm down
May 20, 2015
BP increases stake in Egypt gas field after DEA farm down
BP has increased its share in the $12 billion West Nile Delta gas field in Egypt to above 80 percent…
Dubai’s Emaar plans to float 13 % Egypt unit on Cairo exchange
May 20, 2015
Dubai’s Emaar plans to float 13 % Egypt unit on Cairo exchange
Dubai's Emaar Properties plans to list a 13 percent stake in its Egyptian unit on Cairo's stock exchange, the largest…
Hazem Hassan: Family businesses in Egypt not growing
May 19, 2015
Hazem Hassan: Family businesses in Egypt not growing
Though families businesses are the locomotive of development in Egypt and the Middle East, only 3 percent are capable of continuing until…
Oil prices drop as Saudis keep pumps running
May 19, 2015
Oil prices drop as Saudis keep pumps running
Oil prices fell on Tuesday as a global supply glut and soft demand overshadowed the impact of geopolitical tensions in…