What are the main growth drivers of the residential market in Egypt?
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In a move that will boost the country’s capital markets, reduce state activity in the market and provide much-needed revenues for the government’s coffers, Egypt is laying the groundwork for the first potential sale of key state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in over a decade.
Articles & Analysis | Share analysis: Madinet Nasr Housing - Real Estate from The Report: Egypt 2016
Madinet Nasr for Housing and Development (MNHD) is a leading Egyptian real estate developer, offering middle and upper-middle-income housing. The firm was founded in 1959 and given the majority of its approximately 10m-sq-metre East Cairo land bank through a presidential decree in the 1960s. The company was offered on the Egyptian Exchange in...
Articles & Analysis | Egypt's insurance sector overcomes external obstacles from The Report: Egypt 2016
Despite political and economic difficulties in the country in the past few years, Egypt has a growing and attractive insurance market. Penetration is low, and people are becoming increasingly aware of the need to cover risk. They are especially positive on insurance given the turmoil of 2011 and the fact that insurers made good on their...
Articles & Analysis | Egyptian capital market deepens with introduction of exchange-traded funds from The Report: Egypt 2016
One of the more interesting developments on the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) in 2015 was the commencement of trading of the market’s first exchange-traded fund (ETF). Since the 1980s these instruments have proved popular with investors in well-established markets as a useful alternative to mutual funds, for a number of reasons.
Articles & Analysis | Increasing number of listings on Egyptian Exchange fuels optimism from The Report: Egypt 2016
As a bellwether of the domestic economy, the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) has been under particularly close scrutiny since the revolution in 2011. The growth of its main index over 2013 and 2014 was frequently adduced as proof of the improving economic sentiment in the country, and as the government continues with its programme of reform, stock...