Archive for the ‘Egypt’ category
Egypt: Beyond Tahrir Square
Mert Yildiz, an economist at Renaissance Capital, argues that Egypt is at a pivotal point and could potentially be the success story of the decade, provided it travels down the right economic/political path.
No reason to rush into the Egyptian market, says Imara
Pan-African financial services group Imara has indicated to international investors there is no great need to leap into Egyptian equity markets following the ‘Arab Spring’.
US retailer Gap confident about North African market
Despite the recent political turmoil experienced in North Africa, US-based clothing retailer Gap Inc. last week announced that it will enter the continent by opening stores Egypt and Morocco.
More African countries could turn to GM crops
Up to an additional seven African nations are expected to start with the commercial production of genetically modified (GM) crops by 2015.
Strong sell-off as Egyptian stock exchange reopens
The Egyptian stock exchange finally reopened on Wednesday this week after having been closed for approximately seven weeks following political upheaval in that country.
Egypt: Zin Bekkali responds to the news of Mubarak’s resignation
In response to the news that Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has resigned, Zin Bekkali, CEO of emerging markets focused Silk Invest, wrote the following note.
Egypt will eventually find its way back to investors’ hearts
The Arab world has moved into unchartered territory during the past few weeks but the recent events will not derail the economic development of the region.
Egypt ‘contagion’ unlikely in sub-Saharan Africa
Though some Middle East and North Africa (MENA) equity markets fell at times by 20% or more following popular unrest in Tunisia and Egypt, there is a relatively low risk of ‘Egyptian contagion’.
Eye on North Africa: January 2011
North Africa specialist Francois Conradie looks at the region’s most important business and politics stories for the month of January 2011.
Investec shares its views on the situation in Egypt
Malcolm Gray, portfolio manager at Investec, gives an update on events and their views on Egypt.
