Middle-east Arab News Opinion | Asharq Al-awsat

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This file photo shows traders working at the Egyptian stock market in Cairo on February 2, 2014. (Reuters/ Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Files)

No plans to privatize Egypt stock market: Chairman

by Mohamed Abdu Hassanein | Sep 18, 2014 | Business

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—There are currently no plans to privatize Egypt’s stock market either in the near or distant future, according to the head of the bourse. Speaking on Wednesday on the second and final day of the 2014 Euromoney Egypt Conference in Cairo, Chairman...

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Traders work at the Egyptian Exchange in Cairo on June 1, 2014. (Reutyer/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Egypt stock market plunges on reports of new taxes

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 1, 2014 | Business

Cairo, AP—Egypt’s stock market witnessed a sharp plunge on Sunday that forced a temporary suspension of trading following reports of a newly proposed government tax on capital gains. The half-hour suspension on the first day of the trading week at the Egyptian...

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Traders work at the Egyptian Exchange in Cairo
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Egyptian stock exchange loses USD 1 billion

by Sharif Yamani | Aug 19, 2013 | Business

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat–The Egyptian stock exchange fell yesterday following fears caused by the ongoing unrest, taking the index to its lowest level since mid-June. Sales by foreign investors yesterday were the cause of the decline, causing the market to lose around...