| Feb 4 | Will the Salafis change tack?
The growing influence of Salafis in Egypt has given rise to concern over their future role in parliament and what it may mean for Egypt's institutions and social fabric. |
| Feb 4 | Will the Salafis change tack? - Ahram Online
Will the Salafis change tack? Ahram Online A key figure in the Nour Party recently said that his party supports the Egyptian stock exchange (a bastion, you may notice, of secular capitalism). This is the kind of comment one has to consider carefully. The Salafis can rant all they want against ... |
| Feb 4 | Violence and kidnapping: Egypt's tourism industry crushed - Examiner.c..
Violence and kidnapping: Egypt's tourism industry crushed Examiner.com The recent clash in Port Said has left nearly 80 dead and led to violence around Cairo and Alexandria . Friday morning, two American tourists were released after being kidnapped and held in exchange for the release of some detainees. and more » |
| Feb 3 | Ginsburg Appears on Egyptian TV to Talk About Constitution Writing - A..
Ginsburg Appears on Egyptian TV to Talk About Constitution Writing ABA Journal Ginsburg was in Egypt to meet with judges, legal experts, law faculty and students in Cairo and Alexandria . According to the US Embassy, she was there to "'listen and learn' with her Egyptian counterparts as they begin Egypt's constitutional transition ... and more » |
| Feb 3 | Egypt’s stocks tumble after deadly football riots
Egypt’s shares retreated the most in six weeks after dozens were killed in clashes during a football match, the worst outbreak of violence since President Hosni Mubarak was overthrown a year ago. |
| Feb 2 | Egypt c.bank keeps rates steady, warns of inflation
Egypt's central bank left its benchmark overnight deposit and lending rates unchanged on Thursday. |
| Feb 2 | CHART: The 1-Month And 12-Month Return Of Every Major Stock Market In ..
One of the notable themes in financial markets early this year is the " dash for trash ." Specifically, many of the asset classes that sold off in 2011 have been rebounding sharply since the beginning of 2012. |
| Feb 2 | CHART: The 1-Month And 12-Month Return Of Every Major Stock Market In ..
CHART: The 1-Month And 12-Month Return Of Every Major Stock Market In The World Business Insider The Egyptian stock market, which got obliterated last year, posted a monster 27 percent gain in January. Unfortunately, Egypt is seeing its stock market sell off sharply due to horrific violence in the region. However, the "dash for trash" theme has ... |
| Feb 2 | Net Purchases of Foreign Investors Reached Nation 365 Million - AllAfr..
Net Purchases of Foreign Investors Reached Nation 365 Million AllAfrica.com The Egyptian Stock Exchange (ESE) rebounded Wednesday 1/2/2012 to resume its upward trend for the second straight day promoted by intensive purchases by foreign investors on big companies' stocks. Monthly report of ESE showed that foreign investors ... |
| Feb 2 | SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Justice Ginsburg takes tips on democracy to si..
SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Justice Ginsburg takes tips on democracy to sites of ... Chicago Tribune The justice, an appointee of President Bill Clinton, and her daughter, Jane, a legal expert on intellectual property, spent four days in Cairo and Alexandria meeting with judges, legal scholars and students. Egypt is set to start rewriting its ... and more » |
| Feb 2 | Egyptian Stocks Go to First From Worst as ING Sees Bear Rally
Egypt’s benchmark stock index, the worst performer in emerging markets last year, is leading gains in 2012 after the nation formed its first parliament since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak and started talks with the International Monetary Fund. |
| Feb 1 | Orascom Cons. Inds. - OCI Files with EFSA to Approve EGM Notice
Cairo, Egypt / 1 February, 2012 9:30 AM OCI Files with the Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority (EFSA) to Approve EGM Notice for Demerger Orascom Construction Industries (OCI) announced today that ... |
| Jan 28 | Egyptian Stock Exchange gains EGP 28 billion this week - Egypt SIS (pr..
Egyptian Stock Exchange gains EGP 28 billion this week Egypt SIS (press release) The Egyptian Stock Exchange (ESE) closed this week with gains amounting to EGP 28 billion prompted by share purchases by foreign, Arab and local investors and refreshed by the start of the first parliament session this week. During the course of this ... and more » |
| Jan 26 | There's One Dominant Theme To All Global Markets This Year
The trash that people were willing to throw in the dumpster in 2011 is red hot in 2012. One week later that still holds, even more so. We were reminded of this by an article in The Daily News Egypt which points out that the Egyptian stock market rose a whopping 7.2% following a peaceful anniversary of the January 25th uprising that saw Mubarak removed from power last year. |
| Jan 26 | Egypt stocks surge after uprising anniversary
Egypt's stock market posted its strongest gains in about 10 months, with the benchmark index rallying over 7 percent on Thursday as the peaceful passing of the one-year anniversary of the uprising that ousted former President Hosni Mubarak injected optimism. |
| Jan 25 | Egypt's Year Without a Pharaoh - RIA Novosti
CTV.ca Egypt's Year Without a Pharaoh RIA Novosti On January 25, 2011 mass demonstrations began in Cairo and Alexandria , leading to the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in February and the transfer of power to the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) headed by Field Marshal ... Egypt's stolen revolution sparks uncertainty gulfnews.com Egypt's 'digital activism' hits its limit GlobalPost Live updates: Hundreds of thousands take to Egypt's streets for.. |
| Jan 23 | Egypt's stolen revolution sparks uncertainty - gulfnews.com
gulfnews.com Egypt's stolen revolution sparks uncertainty gulfnews.com Just about everyone I've come across in Cairo and Alexandria are worried about the future and fear tomorrow's anniversary will be marked by violence in the streets with protests planned against military rule. Everywhere I go people are shaking their ... Five taboos that fell with Mubarak Ahram Online all 113 news articles » |
| Jan 21 | Orascom to list tech company on Egyptian stock exchange - IT News Afri..
Bikya Masr Orascom to list tech company on Egyptian stock exchange IT News Africa “Following receipt of approvals from the Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority and the Egyptian Stock Exchange, or EGX, the current suspension of trading … shall be lifted on Sunday, Jan. 22,” Orascom Telecom said in a statement posted on the ... Orascom Telecom, OTMT Shares To Start Trading Sunday On Egyptian Exchange Wall Street Journal Orascom Telecom says stock to resume trade Sunday Reuters Africa all 13 n.. |
| Jan 20 | Orascom Telecom says stock to resume trade Sunday
CAIRO (Reuters) - Orascom Telecom (OT) said on Thursday its shares would resume trading on Sunday after the purchase by Russia's Vimpelcom of most of the group resulted in it being split into two separate companies. Trading in OT's shares has been suspended since November 24 as it spun off Orascom Telecom Media and Technology (OTMT), which will include the assets excluded from Vimpelcom's ... |
| Jan 19 | Islamists look to shake up Egypt stock exchange - Al-Masry Al-Youm
Islamists look to shake up Egypt stock exchange Al-Masry Al-Youm Last month, Mahmoud Abbas, a member of the Salafi-led Nour Party, addressed newly elected members of Egypt's lower house of parliament and journalists in a conference at the Egyptian stock exchange, in an effort to reassure investors that markets will ... |
| Jan 18 | World Bank to World: 'Prepare for the Worst'
If the euro zone finally loses its grip on its super-slo-mo meltdown, the countries paying the highest price might not be the ones confined to the euro, according the World Bank's new morbid report on ... |
| Jan 15 | Fresh wave of labor protests hits Cairo and Alexandria - Al-Masry Al-Y..
Fresh wave of labor protests hits Cairo and Alexandria Al-Masry Al-Youm Cairo and Alexandria witnessed a fresh wave of strikes and protests on Sunday, blocking roads and causing disruption to the work of the Ministry of Transport. In the Cairo district of Nasr City, truck drivers blocked the entrance to the Ministry of ... |
| Jan 15 | Egyptian Stocks: Ezz Steel and Juhayna Food Are Active - Bloomberg
Egyptian Stocks: Ezz Steel and Juhayna Food Are Active Bloomberg The following were among the most active equities on the Egyptian Stock Exchange today. Stock symbols follow company names. Ezz Steel (ESRS) jumped 6.9 percent, the most in almost seven weeks, to 4.36 Egyptian pounds. The government agreed to return ... and more » |
| Jan 13 | Leading Business Intelligence on the Middle East & North Africa
Citadel Capital Citadel Capital (CCAP.CA on the Egyptian Stock Exchange), the leading private equity firm in the Middle East and Africa, announced today that it has increased its stake to 99.9% in Wafra, an agricultural platform with operations in Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan. |