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  • nasair launches 2 new route to Assiut & Sharm Alshaikh


    nasair, the first budget carrier in Saudi Arabia, announced today that effective July 2nd 2009 it will fly from Riyadh & Jeddah to Assuit and Sharm Alshaikh in Egypt. Press Release - 04Jul 12:49GMT
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  • Mideast IPOs drop 87% in H1 of '09


    Middle East companies launched fewer initial public offerings (IPOs) in the first half compared with a year earlier as choppy regional markets and concerns over the global financial crisis weighed on sentiment, Zawya.com data showed. The Saudi Gazette - 04Jul 04:44GMT
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  • Samsung Announces 2009 Business Strategy in Egypt


    Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a leading mobile phone provider, recently hosted a roundtable discussion focusing on the company's 2009-2010 business strategy in Egypt. Press Release - 02Jul 08:40GMT
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  • Orascom Telecom Blocks Spam with Fortinet


    Fortinet announced that Orascom Telecom Holding S.A.E. ("OTH"), a leading player in the international telecommunications market, has deployed Fortinet's FortiMail multi-layered email security platform to protect its corporate email servers and 250 users against spam and viruses. Press Release - 01Jul 07:37GMT
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  • VideoEgypt's Alkan delays its shares' listing on bourse


    (Arabic) Alkan Holding delays its shares' listing on bourse due to financial crisis. Al-Arabiya - 30Jun 12:07GMT
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  • All-Arab Red Sea anti-piracy force proposed in Riyadh


    Arab states of the Gulf and Red Sea on Monday discussed forming a joint anti-piracy force, saying defending the crucial Red Sea waterway was the "primary responsibility" of littoral states. AFP - 30Jun 04:59GMT
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  • Wind Plans Euro 2.7 Billion Junk Bond Issue


    Wind Telecomunicazioni, one of Italy's largest mobile telecoms companies whose parent is controlled by Egyptian entrepreneur Naguib Sawiris, has launched plans to sell the biggest European junk bond since the financial crisis began. Financial Times - 30Jun 04:12GMT
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  • VideoEgypt refutes using individuals' savings in budget


    (Arabic) Egyptian government refutes using individuals' savings as resources for the budget. Al-Arabiya - 29Jun 10:37GMT
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  • Egyptian tycoon on death row hires new lawyer


    Egyptian business mogul Hesham Mustafa, sentenced to death for ordering the murder of Lebanese singer Suzan Tamim in Dubai last year, has hired a new defence lawyer to pursue his appeal against the ruling. Gulf News - 29Jun 05:17GMT
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  • VideoEgyptian economic growth to slow this year


    (Arabic) Booz and Co expects Egyptian economy to be affected by financial crisis impacts this year which will cut GDP growth to less than 5%. Al-Arabiya - 28Jun 12:59GMT
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Egypt: Country outlook
Economist Intelligence Unit - Jun 2009

EIU expects Egypt's real GDP to fall slightly in the second half of 2009 (the first half of 2009/10), before starting to pick up again in the first half of 2010. Inflation is forecast to average 9.7% in 2009 and 7% in 2010. The government's policy of reducing energy subsidies could also lead to increased fuel prices, bringing about a renewed cycle of price increases.
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Kuwait National Airways operates premium scheduled air transportation services through its division, Wataniya Airways. KNA listed its shares, worth USD125.57 million, on the Kuwait Stock Exchange, in December 2008.
 
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Watheeqa initiates coverage on EIPICO with a FAIRLY UNDERVALUED investment opinion and a target price ranging from EGP 33 (base case) and EGP 36 (best case) representing a 26.5% upside potential (using the base case intrinsic value) to the current market price of EGP 26.1 (as of June 29, 2009). The company is expected to record FY09 net profit of EGP 272 million, compared to EGP 257 million for FY08. The stock is trading at a PE of 6.9x for FY09E.

 
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