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Qatari commodity export costs to rise as UAE port ban disrupts trading
Business
June 6, 2017
Qatari commodity export costs to rise as UAE port ban disrupts trading
The costs of Qatari energy and commodity exports are likely to rise as the United Arab Emirates’ ban on Qatari…
US dollar exchange rate stable during Sunday trading
Economy
May 21, 2017
US dollar exchange rate stable during Sunday trading
The US dollar exchange rate has been stable during Sunday trading. The purchasing rate at the National Bank of Egypt and Banque…
Egypt’s stocks climb by 2.2 pct after Arab, foreign purchases
Business
February 4, 2016
Egypt’s stocks climb by 2.2 pct after Arab, foreign purchases
Egypt's benchmark index EGX 30 climbed by 2.2 percent, supported by Arab and foreign investors' purchases, at the closing of…
Minister: Egypt to look again at trading treasury bonds on Cairo stock exchange
Egypt
April 2, 2015
Minister: Egypt to look again at trading treasury bonds on Cairo stock exchange
A cabinet-level economic committee will discuss stalled plans for the trading of treasury bonds on Egypt's stock exchange, the country's investment…
Expert: Cash transactions cost state 1.5 percent of GNP
Business
March 30, 2015
Expert: Cash transactions cost state 1.5 percent of GNP
Cash transactions cost the state about 1.5 percent of GNP, including the cost of printing money and securing the transfer…
CEO: Orascom Construction shares to start trading in Cairo by Wednesday
Business
March 9, 2015
CEO: Orascom Construction shares to start trading in Cairo by Wednesday
Shares in Egypt's Orascom Construction (OC) will start trading on the Cairo stock market by Wednesday, the company's chief executive…
Stock market indices rise by trading’s close
Business
November 3, 2013
Stock market indices rise by trading’s close
Egyptian stock market indices rose collectively by the close of Sunday trading. The stock market's benchmark EGX30 index rose by 0.08…
Stock market shares lose LE700 million
Business
October 2, 2013
Stock market shares lose LE700 million
Egyptian stock market indexes had varied results at the end of Wednesday’s trading session. The indexes were helped by foreign…
Stock market loses LE5.2 bn amid political uncertainty
Egypt
February 24, 2013
Stock market loses LE5.2 bn amid political uncertainty
The stock market lost about LE5.2 billion by the end of trading Sunday, influenced by an absence of positive news…
Egypt studies joint stock trading with Turkey
Business
October 22, 2012
Egypt studies joint stock trading with Turkey
The Egyptian Exchange is studying an alliance with the Istanbul Stock Exchange that would allow investors in the two countries…