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  • EGX gains EGP 2.6bn

    EGX gains EGP 2.6bn

    Date: 2015-06-16 14:27:42 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:34 - ID:2809765

    The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) gained about 2.6 billion pounds at the end of Tuesday's trading on the back of purchases by Arab and local institutions that turned a blind eye to death sentences issued earlier in the day against a number of Muslim ....

  • CAPMAS: Rise in trade balance deficit in March

    CAPMAS: Rise in trade balance deficit in March

    Date: 2015-06-16 11:35:42 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:16 - ID:2808157

    A survey issued by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) on Tuesday showed a 10.9 percent rise in the trade balance deficit last March reaching 26.7 billion pounds against 24 billion in the same month last year. The ....

  • Egypt's bourse loses 1.7 billion pounds; index down 0.22%

    Egypt's bourse loses 1.7 billion pounds; index down 0.22%

    Date: 2015-06-15 15:01:20 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:18 - ID:2802753

    All bourse indices showed on Monday a downward trend amid sales of corporations and investors and plans by Emaar Misr to float shares worth 2.7 billion pounds. At closing today, the bourse reported 1.7 billion pound losses. The EGX 30 ....

  • Egypt's bourse announces trading hours during Ramadan

    Egypt's bourse announces trading hours during Ramadan

    Date: 2015-06-15 14:47:41 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:16 - ID:2802621

    Egypt Exchange announced on Monday trading hours during the fasting month of Ramadan. In a statement, the bourse set the new trading hours as follows: Listed Securities Market (Main Market) Official Trading Session from 10:00 a.m 01:30 ....

  • 221 mn cubic meters of water-saturated sand removed from new Suez Canal

    221 mn cubic meters of water-saturated sand removed from new Suez Canal

    Date: 2015-06-15 14:44:42 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:15 - ID:2802585

    A total of 221.569 million cubic meters of water-saturated sand have so far been lifted by 39 dredgers at the new Suez Canal lane project, head of the Suez Canal Authority Mohab Mamish said. The figure represents 85.88% of the target of 258,000 ....

  • NBE to put up investment funds to attract Egyptian expatriates savings

    NBE to put up investment funds to attract Egyptian expatriates savings

    Date: 2015-06-14 13:46:54 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:35 - ID:2795045

    National Bank of Egypt (NBE) Financial Sector Head Hussein el Refaie said the bank agreed on putting up new investment funds during the coming period. This comes after Al Ahly Capital Holding gained a license to manage funds and money from Dubai ....

  • Egypt bourse loses EGP 8.7bn last week

    Egypt bourse loses EGP 8.7bn last week

    Date: 2015-06-12 11:02:22 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:10 - ID:2782249

    The Egyptian Exchange closed last week with losses amounting to EGP 8.7 billion and its indexes were all down. The capital market declined to EGP 489.3 billion, 1.7 percent less than the week before. During the course of the week, the ....

  • New Fund to start with EGP 5bn capital – min.

    New Fund to start with EGP 5bn capital – min.

    Date: 2015-06-12 11:01:19 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:9 - ID:2782237

    The new sovereign wealth fund “Amlak” will start with a capital of EGP 5 billion as of the new financial year 2015-2016, Planning Minister Ashraf el Araby said. Speaking to MENA, Araby said the fund will be entirely owned by the State represented ....

  • Egypt auctions 182-, 364-day T-bills

    Egypt auctions 182-, 364-day T-bills

    Date: 2015-06-11 16:36:51 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:20 - ID:2779141

    The Finance Ministry auctioned on Thursday treasury bills at a total value of EGP 7 billion. In an online statement, the ministry said it sold EGP 3 billion of 182-day T-bills. The average yield was 12.522%, it said, adding it accepted bids at ....

  • Egyptian banks to open branches in Africa in upcoming period - CBE governor

    Egyptian banks to open branches in Africa in upcoming period - CBE governor

    Date: 2015-06-10 13:00:15 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:41 - ID:2770025

    Egyptian banks will open branches in all African countries within the coming period in order to help Egyptian businessmen to open wider trade areas and contribute to boosting trade movement between Egypt and the continent's countries, said Central ....

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