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  • EGX indexes show varied performance at closing

    EGX indexes show varied performance at closing

    Date: 2013-12-19 14:48:28 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:37 - ID:450881

    The Egyptian Stock Exchange (EGX) showed varied performance at closing on Thursday, amid Arab and Egyptian investors' purchases. The market capital recorded losses worth about 1.1 billion pounds, reaching 423.1 billion pounds. The ....

  • Egypt has great potentials in furniture industry - minister

    Egypt has great potentials in furniture industry - minister

    Date: 2013-12-19 14:25:42 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:34 - ID:450827

    Minister of Trade and Industry Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour underscored that Egypt's furniture industry is a very promising sector, adding that Egypt has great potentials qualifying it to export furniture to the international markets. Abdel Nour's ....

  • EGX changes NSGB name to QNB

    EGX changes NSGB name to QNB

    Date: 2013-12-19 14:12:56 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:29 - ID:450788

    The securities listing committee at the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) approved on Thursday changing the name of the National Société Générale Bank (NSGB) to Qatar National Bank Ahly (QNB), Mubasher.com reported. The stock’s code will be changed to ....

  • Kuwait's Al Ghanim plans major projects in Egypt: Minister

    Kuwait's Al Ghanim plans major projects in Egypt: Minister

    Date: 2013-12-19 12:19:55 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:16 - ID:450471

    Kuwaiti conglomerate Al Ghanim Industries is planning to carry out two major agricultural and real estate projects in Egypt, Minister of Investment Osama Saleh said. The agricultural project aims at cultivating millions of varied trees in Upper ....

  • Plastic banknotes to start in 2016, Bank of England says

    Plastic banknotes to start in 2016, Bank of England says

    Date: 2013-12-18 16:45:22 GMT - United Kingdom - Economy - SN:67 - ID:449162

    Plastic banknotes that can survive a spin in the washing machine are to be brought into circulation by the Bank of England in 2016, the BBC reported. The Bank argues that the polymer notes stay cleaner and are more secure than cotton paper notes, ....

  • Mamish launches locomotive in Alexandria

    Mamish launches locomotive in Alexandria

    Date: 2013-12-18 15:39:28 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:60 - ID:449062

    Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority Admiral Mohab Mamish launched a locomotive in Abu-Qir, eastern of Alexandria, which was set up in the workshops of Al-Temsah Company for Building Ships. In statements on the sidelines of the ceremony, attended ....

  • EGX index up 0.05 percent

    EGX index up 0.05 percent

    Date: 2013-12-18 14:50:26 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:52 - ID:448952

    The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) main index upped by 0.05 percent on Wednesday, retrieving all losses the bourse had endured since January 2011. The EGX 30 main benchmark index closed at 7,623.64 points, which is 0.5 point more than that recorded on ....

  • CAPMAS: 52% decrease in tourists turnout in October

    CAPMAS: 52% decrease in tourists turnout in October

    Date: 2013-12-18 11:44:34 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:46 - ID:448439

    Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) said that the number of tourists coming from various world countries decreased by 52 percent during October to reach 559,000 tourists down from 1.2 million tourists who visited Egypt ....

  • 693 flights to be launched to tourist destinations during new year

    693 flights to be launched to tourist destinations during new year

    Date: 2013-12-18 10:44:24 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:29 - ID:448247

    As many as 693 additional and regular flights will be operated to Sharm el-Sheikh, Hurghada, Luxor and Aswan between December 20 and January 11, 2014, said Chairman & CEO of EgyptAir Holding Company Captain Hossam Kamal Wednesday. Coordination ....

  • Board of Real estate tax authority workers fund to be reshuffled

    Board of Real estate tax authority workers fund to be reshuffled

    Date: 2013-12-18 10:38:05 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:25 - ID:448228

    The board of the Workers' Fund of the Egyptian Real Estate Tax Authority will be reshuffled with a high possibility that its statute will be also amended to cope with current economic and social changes, according to a statement by the Manpower ....

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