Egypt
Finance
In a speech in Lebanon, Naguib Sawiris, chairman of Orascom Telecom, has made clear that his company aims to stay in the global telecoms space, despite the potential that much of its...
2010-06-04Finance
Trading of Trading of Orascom Telecom shares on the London Stock Exchange has been suspended pending an announcement form the Egypt-based company on the future of its African assets,...
2010-04-28Finance
Following Santander Brasil's double listing in New York and Sao Paulo (the US$8.1bn IPO is the largest global IPO so far this year), the Brazilian unit has attracted yet more interest....
2009-10-14Finance
To those who thought sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) would hibernate until the end of the global recession, Qatar Investment Authority (QIA)'s involvement in the VW-Porsche megamerger...
2009-07-28Finance
In a move that underlines the significant potential for investment that exists in Egypt's nascent banking sector, UK-based private equity investor Actis has agreed to pay US$244mn...
2009-07-14Finance
Egypt's state-owned Misr Insurance may launch an IPO of its life unit by July 2010 if conditions are favourable, according to the chairman of the Insurance Holding Company. beginning...
2009-07-08Finance
Multinational drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has strengthened its position in the Middle East by purchasing the Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) branded generics business in selected countries...
2009-07-06Finance
Saudi Arabia-based Almarai and soft drinks giant PepsiCo' s joint venture International Dairy and Juice Ltd (IDJ) is believed to be close to acquiring a 70% controlling stake in leading...
2009-06-12
