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  • EGX starts implementing executive rules for ETFs, market makers, block deals

    EGX starts implementing executive rules for ETFs, market makers, block deals

    Date: 2014-04-07 15:37:47 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:61 - ID:654932

    Egyptian Exchange (EGX) chairman Mohamed Omran issued a decision to implement the executive rules for ETFs, Market Makers and Block Deals. The rules were endorsed by the Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority (EFSA), after they were ....

  • Economic ministerial group approves to continue covering wage deficit at spinning, weaving companies

    Economic ministerial group approves to continue covering wage deficit at spinning, weaving companies

    Date: 2014-04-07 11:59:54 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:52 - ID:654377

    The ministerial economic panel, under Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab, underlined during its meeting on Monday the importance of laying out a mechanism to support the faltering factories through the banking sector. The committee also approved ....

  • Real estate investment funds

    Real estate investment funds "crucial" to Egyptian economy - FSA chief

    Date: 2014-04-07 11:56:23 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:50 - ID:654362

    Establishing real estate investment funds is an important step to support and flourish the Egyptian economy, said Head of the Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) Sherif Sami. Amendments to regulations on investments funds have been finalized, ....

  • Nile water level down by 1 cm

    Nile water level down by 1 cm

    Date: 2014-04-07 11:28:56 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:46 - ID:654260

    The Nile River water level dropped Monday, recording 175.24 meters, one centimeter less than yesterday. Water released from the Aswan Dam reached 155 million cubic meters and the amount of water coming freshly to Lake Nasser reached 103 million ....

  • Industry minister witnesses signing of $1.7 bln petrochemical compound deal

    Industry minister witnesses signing of $1.7 bln petrochemical compound deal

    Date: 2014-04-07 10:54:51 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:40 - ID:654151

    Egypt's Trade, Industry and Investment Minister Munir Abdel-Nour witnessed on Monday the signing of a deal with an Italian group to establish a petrochemical compound at a total investment of $1.7 billion. Italy-based Maire Tecnimont, in ....

  • Egypt's foreign reserves up at dlrs 17.414 bn during March

    Egypt's foreign reserves up at dlrs 17.414 bn during March

    Date: 2014-04-07 09:35:46 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:35 - ID:653926

    Egypt's foreign reserves rose to 17.414 billion dollars in March, the Central Bank of Egypt said on Monday. The latest figure shows an increase by 107 million dollars to reach dlrs 17.414 billion in March against 17.307 billion dollars in the ....

  • 91-, 273-day T-bills auctioned

    91-, 273-day T-bills auctioned

    Date: 2014-04-06 16:16:39 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:29 - ID:652953

    The Finance Ministry auctioned on Sunday treasury bills at a total value of EGP 5 billion. In an online statement, the ministry said it sold EGP 2 billion of 91-day T-bills with an average yield of 10.417%, adding it accepted bids at rates ....

  • 1.3 trillion pounds in total banking deposits in January - CBE

    1.3 trillion pounds in total banking deposits in January - CBE

    Date: 2014-04-06 15:07:38 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:25 - ID:652817

    Total deposits of the banking system, other than the central bank’s deposits, hiked by about nine billion pounds to hit 1.325 trillion pounds in January compared to 1.316 trillion pounds in December, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced on ....

  • Bourse indexes decline sharply in late trading

    Bourse indexes decline sharply in late trading

    Date: 2014-04-06 14:23:00 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:23 - ID:652717

    The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes went down collectively during late trading on Sunday, losing the gains it made in the morning, due to intensive share sales by Egyptian investors. The main benchmark EGX 30 index went down by 1.5 percent, ....

  • Minister:Firms registration hits 9-year high

    Minister:Firms registration hits 9-year high

    Date: 2014-04-05 12:22:41 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:31 - ID:650563

    Trade, Industry and Investment Minister Mounir Fakhri Abdel-Nour said that the establishment of new companies during March 2013 has reached its highest level in nine years, as 855 companies, with a capital of 549.1 billion EGP have been ....

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