Citigroup upgrades Egypt rating to Neutral

Egypt was lifted, in a recent report, to neutral at Citigroup Inc. Emerging-market stocks will rally 20 percent to 25 percent by the end of this year as the world…

Daily News Egypt

Alcotexa sells 992 T cotton in past week

  Egypt's Alexandria Cotton Exporters' Association (Alcotexa) committed to sell 992 tons of cotton in the week that ended on July 10, an Alcotexa official told Reuters on Sunday.  …

Reuters

Egypt names deputy regulator to head stock exchange

  Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif appointed Khaled Seyam as chairman of the Egyptian Exchange, the Investment Ministry said.   Seyam, who will replace Maged Shawky, will take up the post…

Daily News Egypt

Egypt plans 100 MW solar power plant by 2017

  Egypt plans to build a 100 MW solar power plant between 2012 and 2017, after its first solar plant starts this year, the Electricity Ministry said on Friday.  …

Reuters

Small caps lead gains; Orascom Telecom rises

  CAIRO: Egypt's main index rose but is outperformed by the secondary index, which climbed on positive sentiment over Saturday's appointment of a new bourse chief, traders said.   The…

Reuters

National Instruments expands operations with Egypt office

CAIRO: Little known US-based National Instruments (NI) will expand its Egypt operations by opening an office in Cairo by the end of the year, officials said at a conference last…

Christopher Le Coq

Zaki on target in Zamalek’s final warm-up

CAIRO: Amr Zaki scored his fifth goal in four games as Zamalek played out a 2-2 draw with Swiss side Winterthur in their final game of the pre-season Euro tour.…

Omar AbdelAziz

Al-Hadari suffers head injury in training

CAIRO: Zamalek new recruit Essam Al-Hadari required ten stitches to treat a head injury sustained in the team's pre-season camp in Switzerland, the Cairo club said. Al-Hadari was forced out…

Omar AbdelAziz

No Egyptian team can afford my wages: Zidan

CAIRO: Borussia Dortmund forward Mohamed Zidan implied that playing in the Egyptian league would be difficult for him as no club can afford his wages. Zidan, who is currently in…

Omar AbdelAziz

Inflation stable for June but may increase in July

  CAIRO: Egypt’s annual headline inflation reached 10.2 percent in June led by a 16.9 percent increase in food and beverage prices, according to statistics released Saturday by the Central…

Amr Ramadan