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Libyan Oil Port Said to Re-Open as OPEC Nation Boosts Output

TRIPOLI (Capital Markets in Africa) – Libya is re-opening its last major oil-export terminal and producing at the highest level in more than two years as the war-torn country benefits from an exemption from OPEC output cuts. The Zawiya terminal is preparing to resume exports after the pipeline supplying it was re-opened, an official at the state-run National Oil Corp. said, asking not to be identified for lack of authorization to speak to news media….

EFG-Hermes Halted in Cairo After Surging 10% on Revenue Outlook

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CAIRO (Capital Markets in Africa) — Egyptian investment bank EFG-Hermes halted after rising 10% to 8 1/2-year-high in Cairo, leading gains among 30 members of EGX 30 benchmark, as investors see continued benefit from dollar revenue and pick-up in brokerage business, says Sherif Shebl, an equities trader at Pharos Holding for Financial Investments. Stock suspended for 30 minutes after trading above 5%, under rules of exchange Advance supported by “high exposure to dollar; plus market…

EFG-Hermes Hires Exotix Banker to Lead Frontier Market Expansion

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CAIRO (Capital Markets in Africa) – EFG-Hermes Holding SAE hired former Exotix Partners LLP banker Ali Khalpey to head its frontier division as it seeks to expand into new markets. The Cairo-based investment bank named Khalpey as chief executive officer of EFG-Hermes Frontier that will focus on securities brokerage, investment banking and research, the lender said in an e-mailed statement on Tuesday. Khalpey previously worked for Exotix Africa LLP, Blackrock Inc., Investec and Renaissance Capital LLC, it said. With growth in…

AfDB signs US$ 500 million, 2nd tranche of budget support loan for Egypt

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CAIRO (Capital Markets in Africa) – The African Development Bank, on 19th December 2016, signed a loan of US$ 500 million to finance the Egypt Economic Governance and Energy Support Program Phase II. The loan, which was approved by the Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on 13th December 2016, is the second tranche of a three-year, US$ 1.5 billion programmatic series, covering the fiscal years 2015/16 to 2017/18 (July-June). It builds on the first phase of the…

Egypt Equity Markets | 28 Sep 2015 : Egyptian Equities benchmark indices see gains after the break, EGX up 65.52 bps….

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Egypt, Capital Markets in Africa –— Egyptian Exchange equity trading saw gains on the indices as the Exchange began the week’s trading session after the Eid al-Adha break. The equity market capitalization ended at EGP 222.496 billion (US$28,525 million) recorded at the end of the days trading session. The benchmark index EGX30 gained by 65.52 points to end 7,409.06 points or 0.85 percent higher than the 7,36.54 points recorded in the previous session. The equal-weighted index EGX50 gained 3.29 points…

Egypt Equity Market | 26 Aug 2015 : Egyptian equities bullish sentiment sustains, EGX30 0.53% higher, EGX100 up 1.12%..

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Cairo, Egypt (Capital Markets in Africa):- The Egyptian Exchange bullish sentiment was sustained today as indices rebounded and the market capitalization ended at EGP 424.890 billion relative to EGP 420.8 billion recorded at previous days trading session although stock price losers outweighed gainers. The benchmark index EGX30 surged by 0.53 percent or 36.54 points to end 6873.49 6,836.95 points conversely, the equal-weighted indexes EGX50 fell by -0.10 percent or 1.20 points to settle at 1172.54 points. EGX70, which measures small and mid-cap index, added o.34 percent or 1.28 points to settle…

Morocco Equity Market | 25 Aug 2015: Moroccan equity markets remain in red zone

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Casablanca, Morocco (Capital Markets in Africa):- Moroccan equity markets remained in red zone at the end of Tuesday’s trading session. The Moroccan benchmark stock index (measured as MASI Index) slumped by 114.10 point or 1.21 percent to close at 9,316.01 points (with a year-to-date performance to -3.61 percent) with total market capitalization at MAD 475.863 billion (a fall of MAD 4.8 billion relative to previous market capitalization of MAD 480.673) and market activities measured as total…

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