Tech news Bank of Canada seeks payment systems upgrades, closely watching fintech Ghada Ismail Jun 18, 2016 0 The Bank of Canada wants upgrades made to the core payments systems used in the country's financial system in order…
Industry & Trade IKEA CEO says on track for 50 billion euro sales goal Noha Gad Jun 9, 2016 0 Furniture retailer IKEA Group expects to grow sales about 8-10 percent in its current financial year, leaving it on…
Banks Best not to use U.S. rates for financial stability: Fed’s Mester Noha Gad Jun 4, 2016 0 The Federal Reserve should only resort to using interest rates if other more precise tools fail to head off…
Financial Institutions Egyptian asset manager Beltone Financial to buy NYC brokerage firm aya salah Jun 2, 2016 0 Beltone Financial, Egypt's largest asset manager, signed an agreement to acquire 51 percent of New York-based…
Banks Fed’s Bullard: rates too low for too long could be risky Noha Gad May 24, 2016 0 U.S. interest rates being kept too low for too long could cause financial instability in future and stronger market…
Real Estate Amer Group profits grow 36% in Q1/2016 aya salah May 23, 2016 0 Egypt leading real estate developer Amer Group Holding’s consolidated profits for the first quarter of 2016 rose…
Real Estate Porto Group net profit ebbs to $3m in Q1/2016 aya salah May 23, 2016 0 Egypt’s leading real estate firm Porto Group posted 2016 first quarter net profit of 28 million Egyptian pounds…
Tech news Google turns down payday lender ads Ghada Ismail May 12, 2016 0 Google, a unit of Alphabet Inc, said it would ban advertisements for payday loans as these "deceptive or harmful…
Real Estate Egypt’s mortgage sector leapt by 30 pct in 2016 aya salah May 3, 2016 0 Egypt’s first-quarter mortgage activity surged by 30 percent, the head of Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority,…
Banks Banks, markets coping well with ECB policy: ECB’s Coeure Noha Gad May 3, 2016 0 Banks and financial markets are coping well with the European Central Bank's ultra-low interest rates and money…