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Egypt Regulator Clears France Telecom's Mobinil Offer

Egypt Regulator Clears France Telecom's Mobinil Offer

Egypt's financial market regulator EFSA said on Sunday that France Telecom can go ahead with a tender offer for a stake in mobile operator Mobinil held by local shareholder Orascom Telecom Media and Technology (OTMT).

April 23, 2012 9:13
 
France Telecom Finalises Terms of Mobinil Buyout

France Telecom Finalises Terms of Mobinil Buyout

Tender offer price remains 202.5 Egypt pounds/ECMS share; Egyptian owner Sawiris to sell most of his stake; OTMT remains in Mobinil via voting rights, board seats; Egypt regulator sees response next week

April 12, 2012 3:18
 
Egypt's Suez Canal Rises 3.5 Pct In Year To March

Egypt's Suez Canal Rises 3.5 Pct In Year To March

Monthly revenue from Egypt's Suez Canal rose 3.5 percent in the year to March to $428 million, the Egypt Information Portal website showed on Monday.

April 10, 2012 9:21
 
CI Capital Raises Egypt's Oriental Weavers

CI Capital Raises Egypt's Oriental Weavers

Raises co to "buy" from "hold"; Expects earnings growth of 33 pct in 2012

April 9, 2012 5:14
 
Egypt Says No IMF Agreement Until June

Egypt Says No IMF Agreement Until June

Egyptian Planning Minister Faiza Abu El-Naga said on Monday that Egypt is expected to sign a $3.2 billion financing package with the International Monetary Fund in June, three months later than it had previously hoped.

April 3, 2012 3:58
 
Morocco axes Orascom-led group from solar project

Morocco axes Orascom-led group from solar project

Morocco has excluded a group led by Egypt-based Orascom Construction Industries from the bidding for the first phase of a major solar energy project, l'Economiste newspaper reported on Friday.

March 24, 2012 3:43
 
Egyptian MPs to pick constitution-setting assembly

Egyptian MPs to pick constitution-setting assembly

Egypt's Islamist-dominated parliament on Saturday will pick members of a body tasked with drafting a new constitution, a document that could decide which branch of state will effectively rule the country for years to come.

March 24, 2012 3:21
 
Egypt’s Citadel to grow staple crops in South Sudan

Egypt’s Citadel to grow staple crops in South Sudan

A unit of Egyptian private equity firm Citadel Capital plans to cultivate up to 40,000 acres of farmland in South Sudan to sell staple foods such as maize in the newly-independent nation, an executive said on Tuesday.

March 21, 2012 1:55
 
Cashing In: Egypt Street Traders Get Inspiration from Revolutionary Spirit

Cashing In: Egypt Street Traders Get Inspiration from Revolutionary Spirit

"The sarcasm and sad humour reflects a rejection of the past, the oppression, the injustice, the violence," (The vendors) have immortalised the martyrs and made products inspired by the revolution."

March 16, 2012 3:39
 
The week ahead: fragile UAE uptrend, Egypt hopes for IMF loan

The week ahead: fragile UAE uptrend, Egypt hopes for IMF loan

After a sharp setback last week, UAE stock markets are now showing high trading volumes. But some say it remains fragile, speculative and depends on a benign global backdrop.

March 15, 2012 11:07
 
Egypt’s Palm Hills falls into loss, revenues plunge

Egypt’s Palm Hills falls into loss, revenues plunge

Egypt's second-biggest listed property developer, Palm Hills, reported on Monday it made a net loss of 331.3 million Egyptian pounds ($55 million) last year, compared with a profit of 526 million pounds in 2010, as sales revenue plunged 67.6 percent.

March 12, 2012 2:03
 
Egypt Suez Canal revenue down 1 percent in year to Feb

Egypt Suez Canal revenue down 1 percent in year to Feb

Revenue from Egypt's Suez Canal inched down 1 percent in the year to February, the Egyptian Information Portal website showed on Saturday.

March 11, 2012 1:00
 
IMF to visit Egypt for loan talks in late March

IMF to visit Egypt for loan talks in late March

The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday a delegation will visit Egypt later in March for discussions on an IMF lending program after Egyptian authorities recently submitted economic plans to the global lender.

March 10, 2012 5:05
 
Egypt attracts solid demand for 7-year government bonds

Egypt attracts solid demand for 7-year government bonds

Egypt attracted solid demand at an auction of seven-year treasury bonds on Monday amid optimism that foreign donors will help ease the country's fiscal crisis, traders said.

March 6, 2012 10:57
 
Egypt’s GB Auto says Q4 net rises 8 percent

Egypt’s GB Auto says Q4 net rises 8 percent

Egyptian vehicle distributor GB Auto reported an 8 percent rise in its fourth-quarter net income on Monday as soaring sales of its two and three-wheeled motorcycles offset a car market weakened by the recent political turmoil.

March 5, 2012 1:25
 
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