Financial Institutions S&P settles Australian lawsuit over Lehman Bros collapse Noha Gad Feb 20, 2016 0 A substantial settlement has been reached in a landmark A$200 million ($143 million) class action brought against…
Banks Al Baraka Bank – Egypt 2015 net profit up 18% Yomna Yasser Jan 24, 2016 0 Al Baraka Bank – Egypt, part of the Bahraini Al Baraka Group, reported an 18 percent rise in 2015 net profit, the…
Financial Institutions S&P cuts its outlook on 3 Egyptian banks from ‘positive’ to ‘stable’ Yomna Yasser Nov 17, 2015 0 Standard & Poor's (S&P) Ratings Services has revised Tuesday its outlook on the Commercial International…
Financial Institutions S&P cuts Egypt credit outlook to stable on lower Gulf support Yomna Yasser Nov 14, 2015 0 The outlook on Egypt’s credit rating was cut Friday to stable from positive by Standard & Poor’s amid…
Arab Dubai stocks drop to 2-month low as Saudi downgrade jolts Gulf Yomna Yasser Nov 1, 2015 0 Dubai’s stocks sank Sunday to the lowest level in more than two months, leading most Middle Eastern markets lower,…
Arab Gulf stock markets slip after S&P downgrade of Saudi debt Yomna Yasser Nov 1, 2015 0 Gulf stock markets fell in early trade Sunday after Standard & Poor's downgraded Saudi Arabia's sovereign debt…
Financial Institutions Standard & Poor’s assigns ‘B+’ ratings for Egyptian Life Takaful Yomna Yasser Oct 22, 2015 0 Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has assigned its 'B+' long-term counterparty credit and financial strength…
Financial Institutions Egypt’s finance minister off to IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in Peru Yomna Yasser Oct 8, 2015 0 Egyptian Ministry of Finance Hany Qadry is heading a delegation to attend the annual meetings of the International…
Financial Institutions S&P upgrades Spain’s credit rating to ‘BBB+’ Yomna Yasser Oct 3, 2015 0 Spain’s credit rating was boosted to BBB+ by Standard & Poor’s, which cited reforms to labor regulations,…
Financial Institutions Brazil loses investment-grade rating from S&P Noha Gad Sep 10, 2015 0 Standard & Poor's on Wednesday stripped Brazil of its investment-grade credit rating in a move that calls into…