Reuters: Egypt News

DIARY - MidEast/African holidays to December 2009

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:07:50 +0000

Double-click in brackets for Americas holidays [HOL1/DIARY], Asian holidays [HOL2/DIARY] and European holidays [HOL3/DIARY]

EARNINGS POLL-Orascom Telecom Q3 net profit seen at $125.6 mln

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:50:51 +0000

* Net profit seen at $125.6 million, on revenue of $1.3 bln

EARNINGS POLL-Estimates for Egypt's GB Auto Q3 results

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:02:38 +0000

CAIRO, Nov 9 (Reuters) - GB Auto , Egypt's only listed automobile maker and assembler, is scheduled to announce its third-quarter results on Nov. 11.

TABLE-Africa 40 index leaders and laggards in past week

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:58:43 +0000

Nov 9 (Reuters) - Guaranty Trust Bank was the top performing stock in Africa, excluding South Africa in the week to Nov. 6, according to Nex Rubica data released on Monday.

World Bank urges more Mideast reform to create jobs

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:50:10 +0000

* World Bank says region needs 40 mln new jobs over 10 years

ANALYSIS-Hype belies challenges ahead for China-Africa ties

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:20:57 +0000

* Africa faces competition from low-cost Chinese companies

Egypt qualifies 10 firms to bid for wind firm

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:12:07 +0000

CAIRO, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Egypt has qualified 10 firms to compete for a project to build a 250-megawatt wind farm on its east coast, the Electricity and Energy Ministry said.

TAKE A LOOK-China offers Africa $10 billion in aid

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:02:51 +0000

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao offered Africa $10 billion in concessional loans over the next three years on Sunday, saying China was a "true and trusted friend" of the continent and its people.

UPDATE 2-China hopes U.S. keeps deficit to appropriate size

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:42:08 +0000

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 8 (Reuters) - China hopes that the United States will keep its deficit to an appropriate size to ensure basic stability in the U.S. dollar exchange rate, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Sunday.

UPDATE 3-Sudan's Bashir to miss OIC summit after EU objected

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:42:22 +0000

* Iran's Ahmadinejad, Afghan Karzai in Istanbul for summit