Saudi Aramco has hired four banks to advise on its first bond sale ahead of its 2018 IPO, Bloomberg reported. NCB Capital, Alinma Investment Co., Riyad Capital, and HSBC Holding Plc’s local arm will advise on the sale of SAR-denominated sukuk, which could be followed by USD-denominated bonds, sources close to the matter said. Aramco […]
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Inktank Communications is hiring an investor relations analyst
*** Investor relations analyst wanted: Inktank Communications, the Cairo-based investor relations firm that works with both major EGX-listed companies and privately held groups, is looking for two investor relations analysts. The position with our parent company entails working on everything from investor presentations, earnings releases, board material and client transactions to investor-focused press releases and […]
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Egypt in the News on 7 February 2017
It’s a big morning for Egypt in the international press. Football remains the dominant story by sheer volume of pieces, with one of the more significant piece in that vein being the BBC’s report that the Egyptian Football Association isn’t planning on kicking head coach Héctor Cúper to the curb for failing to bring home […]
Egypt should allow football fans back into the stadiums
It’s time for the stadiums to reopen their doors to the football fans, Ossama El Ghazaly Harb writes in Al Ahram. Football stadiums have been closed to the public since 2011 for safety concerns, but allowing the crowds back in, particularly now after the AFCON, would send a message to the world that Egypt is […]
Is legislation on verbal divorce a way of adapting Islamic shari’a to modern times?
Islamic customs with a modern twist are not a novelty, so why is the issue of banning verbal divorce such a big no-no for Al Azhar? May Azzam muses on the question in her latest column for AMAY, arguing that certain guidelines of Islamic shari’a have been adapted—in practice rather than essence—to cope with changing […]
Women’s issues in Egypt are sidelined by political and economic challenges
Women’s issues in Egypt have been pushed to the sidelines since the start of the Arab Spring, as the country grappled with political and economic instability in its aftermath, the director of Rice University’s Women’s Rights in the Middle East Program, Marwa Shalaby, says in an interview with World Politics Review. The significant progress that […]
Ancient Egyptian underworld is a red tape nightmare
Ancient Egypt’s underworld is a red tape nightmare: Looking at the Egyptian Book of the Dead — the guidebook to the soul — one really gets the impression that the underworld of the Ancient Egyptians was a bureaucratic nightmare of Mogamma El Tahrir proportions. The sheer number of tests and hurdles the soul might go […]
Egypt interested in participating in China Pakistan Economic Corridor
Egypt is interested in participating in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) agreement, Pakistan’s National Assembly speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq told Pakistan Observer following a meeting with Egyptian Ambassador to Pakistan Sherif Shaheen. Egypt’s participation in CPEC can connect the trade corridor — part of the China-led One Belt, One Road initiative — to Africa, Europe, […]
Egypt and US to strengthen economic ties
The US apparently considering enacting new measures such as easing restrictions which would facilitate trade with Egypt, particularly in food and agriculture, according to statements made by a delegation of the US Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS) which met with Supply Minister Mohamed Ali El Sheikh on Sunday. “We anticipate growth in trade in agriculture goods […]