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Saudi Aramco signed deals with General Electric worth around $500 million

The deal should raise the field's production capacity of Shaybah by 25 percent

ABC enters into an agreement to acquire 49% of Mediterranean Bank in Lybia

A new Arab Banking Corporation deal to acquire a 49 per cent ownership stake in the Libyan–based Mediterranean Bank S.A.L reflects ABC's North Africa expansion plans

Orascom Telecom gets final $230 million tax claim

The firm says it had already paid taxes and would take legal steps

Market report: Commercial International Bank results drives the market upward

EGX30, Egypt's main stock market index, rose by 0.82 per cent to 6,996 points, led by the largest listed lender, which exceeded expectations. The total turnover in the mid-week session was LE1.336 billion

Court postpones review of Palm Hills case

An Egyptian court has postponed the review of Palm Hills Development case until 4 January, 2011

Egypt’s telecom sector growth slows

Growth in Egypt’s telecommunications industry may be slower starting next year, as both mobile phone revenue per user and the number of new subscribers decline

Apple online store accused of selling pirated Japan novels

Japanese publishers are accusing Apple Inc. of selling pirated digital copies of novels

Yahoo to lay off more than 600 staffers-sources

Amid tough competition with Google over revenues, Yahoo plans to lay off about 600 of its staff

Market report: The main index witnesses its fourth rise

EGX30 did not bend despite a selling spree, rising 0.32 per cent.

Palm Hills on trial

The Egyptian administrative court will convene tomorrow to begin discussing the case of Palm Hills Development’s (PHD) land acquisition.

Airbus raises aircraft demand forecasts

Airbus raises its demand forecasts as the aircraft industry recovers

Egypt's ASEC Cement on track to boost output

ASEC Cement will triple its output in the Middle East and North Africa region by 2013, executives say

Kuwait Energy sells 20 per cent of Egyptian concession to Canadian company

Canada's East West Petroleum has gained 20 per cent of the Burg Al-Arab concession via Kuwait Energy

El-Sewedy to enter new markets

The leading electricity company in the Midddle East is planning to establish two new plants in Russia and Australia

Amer Group wins Fayoum bid

Amer Group has won a bid to develop 2.8 million square metres south of Cairo

Show me some skins: Skinzo... an infant in the business world

Despite his jeans and the laptop hanging off his shoulder, Amr El-Salanekly, 20, is not your average third-year university student. He is co-founder of Skinzo, the first Egyptian company to produce laptop skins.

U.S, Chinese consumption boost oil demand in 2011, EIA, OPEC said

Oil demand forecast for 2011 has increased as consumption is expected to rise in developed countries

Orascom Hotels and Development to delist from the Stock Market

Orascom Development to launch a public tender offer to the remaining minority shareholders in its subsidiary, Orascom Hotels & Development(OHD), and intends to delist OHD from the Egyptian Stock Exchange

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