Vodafone-Egypt Invests in 20 Emerging Companies
Eng. Hatem Dowidar, CEO of Vodafone Egypt, affirmed that the company aims at investing in 20 emerging companies…
Standard Life Profit Up On UK Growth, Cost Cuts
British insurer Standard Life on Tuesday said its half-year profit rose by a forecast-beating 15 percent thanks to…
Egypt Signs US$200 Mln Financing Agreement With World Bank
Egypt will sign a financing agreement amounting to US$ 200 million with the World Bank. Ashraf Al Araby, Minister…
HSBC’s Poon Transferred To Hang Seng China Unit As Deputy Chief
HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA)’s Thomas Poon has been transferred to unit Hang Seng Bank Ltd. (11)’s China subsidiary as…
Standard Chartered CEO In New York, May Attend Hearing
Standard Chartered Plc Chief Executive Officer Peter Sands is in New York and prepared to attend a hearing this…
Venture Capital Bank Reports Net Profit Of $13mfor First Half 2012
Bahrain-based regional Islamic investment bank, Venture Capital Bank (VCBank), reported a second consecutive…
Asia Stocks Brighten, But Shanghai Drops Again
Asian stocks saw some gains Tuesday, with airlines aloft and steel makers shining, though the Shanghai market…
Europe Stocks Higher After German, French GDP
European stock markets opened higher Tuesday, underpinned by better-than-expected German and French gross domestic…
Armed Men Attack Checkpoint In Egypt’s Sinai
A group of armed men opened fire on Monday at a checkpoint in el-Arish city in Egypt's Sinai peninsula, but the…
Libyan fighters join Syrian revolt against Assad
Veteran fighters of last year's civil war in Libya have come to the front-line in Syria, helping to train and…