Industry & Trade Egypt Investors Believe Sisi Presidency Will Bring Stability Yomna Yasser Mar 20, 2014 0 Egyptian Army chief Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi may not look like a model democrat, but foreign and local…
Industry & Trade Egypt’s EFG-Hermes Seeks More Investment Banking Revenue from Abroad Yomna Yasser Mar 11, 2014 0 EFG Hermes (HRHO.CA), Egypt's largest investment bank, wants to secure 60 percent of its investment banking revenue…
Egypt News Egypt to Miss GDP Growth Target This Fiscal Year, El-Araby Says Yomna Yasser Mar 10, 2014 0 Egypt’s economy is likely to grow less than the government’s target of at least 3% because of political turmoil,…
Egypt News Egypt’s Sisi Gives Clearest Sign He Will Run for President Yomna Yasser Mar 4, 2014 0 Egypt's armed forces chief, Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, has said he cannot ignore calls by the majority for…
Banks Egypt Central Bank Keeps Key Interest Rates on Hold Yomna Yasser Feb 28, 2014 0 Egypt's central bank left official interest rates on hold on Thursday, as it tries to stimulate…
Industry & Trade Egypt Sees 33% Rise in FDI during 2013/2014 Yomna Yasser Jan 21, 2014 0 Egyptian Investment Minister said Monday net foreign direct investment in Egypt is expected to rise by a third to…
Industry & Trade Egypt Says to Complete $1.5 bln Payment to Oil Firms This Week Yomna Yasser Dec 24, 2013 0 Egypt will complete payment this week of $1.5 billion of the $6.3 billion it says it owes oil firms, a state…
Financial Institutions Iskan Insurance Plans Capital Hike to EGP150 mln in FY2014/15 Yomna Yasser Nov 27, 2013 0 Iskan Insurance Company is planning within the coming fiscal year 2014/2015 to further increase its issued capital…
Banks EBRD Steps up Lending to Arab States Hit by Unrest Yomna Yasser Nov 22, 2013 0 The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) aims to invest up to 800 million euros next year in key…
Financial Institutions S&P Raises Egypt Ratings to B- from CCC+ Yomna Yasser Nov 16, 2013 0 Standard & Poor's Ratings has raised its sovereign credit ratings for Egypt to 'B-/B' from 'CCC+/C', saying it…