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<\/a> INVESTMENT WATCH- Sanlam eyes Egypt investments in the next 12 months:<\/b> South Africa\u2019s largest insurance company Sanlam<\/a> could invest an undisclosed amount in Egypt within the next 12 months as part of its continental strategy, CEO Ian Kirk told Reuters<\/a>. Sanlam previously said<\/a> in March it intended to take an equity stake in an Egyptian firm, but that it hadn\u2019t found a suitable partner. Things don\u2019t appear to have moved that much since then: Kirk said last week that the firm is looking at a number of potential companies, without providing details on which companies it is considering. \u201cI would say [we could invest] within the next 12 months...we\u2019re busy on it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

INVESTMENT WATCH- Sanlam eyes Egypt investments in the next 12 months: South Africa\u2019s largest insurance company Sanlam could invest an undisclosed amount in Egypt within the next 12 months as part of its continental strategy, CEO Ian Kirk told Reuters. 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