Business Egypt

*Dana Gas loses 1.27 pct. It has been hurt by the economic and political boycott of Qatar by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt. A London High Court judge on Tuesday adjourned a trial on Dana Gas and its creditors until Thursday after a UAE injunction issued last Sunday prevented the company from taking part in the proceedings.

Moody's hailed recent economic and fiscal reforms in its annual report released Tuesday, saying they point to "improved government effectiveness and policy predictability." Moody's said reforms and financial support provided by international lenders have helped in restoring Egypt's foreign reserves, which are currently above $36 billion, their highest...

*Egypt exports to hit $22 billion for 2017. CAIRO, Sept 19- Egypt's exports should grow about 10 percent this year to reach $22 billion, Trade Minister Tarek Kabil said on Tuesday, as the country lures foreign investors keen on setting up manufacturing following economic reforms. Egypt has been trying to market itself as a manufacturing hub for foreign investors,...

*Qatar snaps 11- session losing streak. DUBAI, Sept 19- Qatar's stock index came slightly off a five-year low on Tuesday as local funds intensified their buying of those shares, while Saudi Arabia was the region's worst performer. In Abu Dhabi, Dana Gas rose 1.3 percent ahead of a London High Court hearing on Monday and Tuesday over the validity of its sukuk.

*Egypt in market for first time since French cargo halted. DUBAI/ CAIRO, Sept 19- Egypt's state grain buyer GASC received fewer offers and was quoted higher prices in a wheat tender on Tuesday, as traders held back due to a dispute over two blocked import cargoes. One Cairo- based trader said prices offered included a risk premium of between $4 and $11 a tonne.

*Cairo plans 1.5 bln euro debt issue by end Nov. CAIRO, Sept 17- Egypt will issue a 1.5 billion euro bond by the end of November and plans to launch a new $10 billion Eurobond program next year, the Boursa newspaper reported on Sunday. Finance Minister Amr El Garhy told the newspaper that Cairo planned to sell Eurobonds worth $3 billion to $4 billion in the first quarter...

CAIRO, Sept 17- Egypt will issue a 1.5 billion euro bond by the end of November and then plans to launch a new $10 billion Eurobond program next year, the Boursa newspaper reported. Finance Minister Amr El Garhy told the newspaper that Cairo planned to sell eurobonds worth $3 billion to $4 billion in the first quarter of 2018, but did not give a detailed timetable for...

*Sukuk holders propose settlement to Dana Gas. *Orascom Construction up after JV signs $320 mln deal. DUBAI, Sept 14- Telecommunications shares weighed on the Saudi Arabian stock market on Thursday after authorities moved to remove the ban on voice and video calls over the Internet, while Qatar continued to fall as foreign buyers intensified their selling.

CAIRO, Sept 13- Poppy seeds found in two cargoes of imported wheat halted by Egyptian authorities are "not very dangerous", Agriculture Minister Abdel Moneim Al-Banna told Reuters on Wednesday, in comments that could avert a trade row. Al-Banna said the cargoes from France and Romania would be sieved before a decision was taken on whether to allow them into the...

*Egypt is world's largest wheat buyer. DUBAI/ CAIRO, Sept 10- Egypt is considering rejecting 59,000 tonnes of French wheat purchased by state grain buyer GASC due to the presence of poppy seeds, the second cargo to come under such scrutiny and raising fresh uncertainty over the country's import policy. Egypt's agricultural ministry said on Sunday its quarantine...

*Egypt is world's largest wheat buyer. DUBAI/ CAIRO, Sept 10- Egypt is considering rejecting 59,000 tonnes of French wheat purchased by state grain buyer GASC due to the presence of poppy seeds, the second cargo to come under such scrutiny and raising fresh uncertainty over the country's import policy. The world's biggest wheat importer threw the international...

GAZA, Sept 9- The new chief of Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, arrived in Cairo on Saturday to hold talks with senior Egyptian officials about the blockade of Gaza on his first such visit as leader, a Hamas spokesman said. In the past few months Hamas has sought to mend relations with Egypt, which controls their one international border crossing...

In the past few months Hamas has sought to mend relations with Egypt, which controls their one border crossing and has, under President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, been highly wary of ties between Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood, ousted from power by Sisi after mass protests. Hamas controls the Gaza Strip, a densely populated coastal territory that shares borders...

CAIRO, Sept 7- Egyptian investment bank Pharos Holding is advising on 7.5 billion Egyptian pounds worth of deals expected to close over the next 18 months in sectors ranging from food retail to chemicals, its chief executive told Reuters. The deals reflect a broader move by the Cairo- based company to build up business outside the banking industry, including...

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