• MIDEAST STOCKS-Egypt rises as new c.bank chief arrives; Gulf sluggish

    * Hopes that new Egypt c.bank head can resolve FX crisis* Shares in port services companies rise * Saudi cement firms up on hopes for export liberalisation * UAE’s Dana Gas soars on arbitration award in Kurdistan * Real estate-related stocks soft in Dubai By Andrew Torchia DUBAI, Nov 29 (Reuters) – Egypt’s stock market rose onSunday as a new central bank governor took office, increasinghopes that the country’s foreign exchange crisis can beresolved, while bourses in the G
  • MIDEAST STOCKS-Egypt rises as new central bank chief arrives; Saudi firm

    DUBAI, Nov 29 (Reuters) – Egypt’s stock market rose early onSunday as a new central bank governor took office, increasinghopes that the country’s foreign exchange crisis can beresolved, while the Saudi market was firm. Tarek Amer, a well-regarded former commercial banker, was tohead the first meeting of the central bank’s new board onSunday. Many people expect him to work with the government to try toend the foreign currency shortage by regulating imports andsupporting e

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