Egypt Kuwait Holding 2006 net profit up 1.7 percent

CAIRO: Egypt Kuwait Holding made consolidated net profit of $56.18 million in 2006, 1.7 percent up on 2005, the company said in a statement released through the stock exchange on Thursday. Net profit in 2005 was $55.26 million, it said. Shares in the company, which has diverse holdings in the chemical and fertilizer industries, last traded on Thursday unchanged at $1.72.