Egypt to let brokers buy bonds to create market
CAIRO: Egypt's Finance Ministry has given its approval for brokerage companies to directly buy government bonds, officials said, a step towards developing a secondary bond market for corporate and state…
CI launches 'tailor-made' investment product
CAIRO: Investment bank CI Capital launched Tuesday a new individual portfolio management service called Made to Measure (MTM). During a workshop at the Euromoney Egypt Conference, officials from CI Capital…
ONE ON ONE: Ensor: If it's not broken, don't fix it
CAIRO: Right after he wrapped up an interview with Egypt's trade minister, Daily News Egypt caught up with Richard Ensor, managing director of Euromoney Institutional Investor, to get his views…
Small players need more financial services
CAIRO: In questioning a panel of established financial services providers like Banque Misr, ministry of investment representatives, and innovators in the sector, Euromoney Middle East Director Richard Banks tried to…
Banks are key to SME growth, experts say
CAIRO: "Everybody's talking SMEs, said Karim Helal, Group CEO of CI Capital Holding, at the start of a Euromoney panel called "SMEs - Can they ride to the rescue? SMEs,…
Panel highlights Egypt's focus on infrastructure spending
CAIRO: A panel addressing the development of Egypt's infrastructure, moderated by Euromoney Institutional Investor Managing Director Richard Ensor, conveyed an optimism somewhat belied by the cars crowding the corniche outside…
Polanski would face tougher prosecution today
If Roman Polanski were charged with child rape today, DNA evidence, stiffer penalties, outcry over childhood sexual abuse and tougher scrutiny of celebrity justice would make prosecutors much less willing…
Classical music: Cremation or reincarnation?
The world we live in is struggling to preserve its beauty and artistic values. With the state of our culture on the rocks, classical music falls as one of its…
China's Zhang Yimou: From edgy director to government favorite
Zhang Yimou, the acclaimed Chinese director behind Hero and the Olympics opening ceremony, was once an edgy filmmaker whose work was frowned upon - and sometimes banned - by authorities.But…
The dance must go on
In spite of the sudden loss of international dance choreographer and innovator Pina Bausch this summer, the Tanztheater Wuppertal company is bravely resuming the scheduled tour. Bausch's company is staging…