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De-equitisation will boost share prices but hit capex

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INT

More merger and acquisition (M&A) activity, shareholder activism and earnings-enhancing share buyback programmes have more than offset the supply of new equity from initial public…

Investors will greet Saudi IPOs -- and look to Aramco

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SAUDI ARABIA

Investor appetite for Saudi equities has been demonstrated in the huge over-subscription in the IPO of 20% of an internet affiliate of Saudi Telecom Company, which raised almost…

Asia will be top IPO market globally in 2016

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INTERNATIONAL

The current state of the global IPO market.

New Egyptian central bank chief faces currency crisis

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EGYPT

The previous governor, Tarek Amer, departed on August 17 after seven years in post. Though credited with the flotation of the Egyptian pound in 2016, he often attracted criticism…

Socially conscious investment will expand in 2018

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INTERNATIONAL

Sustainable investments outlook.

Egypt’s new capital will not help the housing crisis

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EGYPT

Effects of the new capital.

Electricity shortage looms in Japan

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JAPAN

Spiking prices and volatility on the electricity exchange have put major power companies under huge financial pressure. The government is asking households and companies to…

Saudi Aramco-SABIC merger will raise strategy concerns

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SAUDI ARABIA

This will be used to meet part of the costs of acquiring a controlling stake in Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), the kingdom’s principal petrochemical producer. Aramco…

Saudi Aramco IPO holds key to diversification plans

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SAUDI ARABIA

This development is at the centre of 'Vision 2030', the kingdom's new medium-term strategy for reducing reliance on crude oil revenue and improving economic efficiency. The…

Egypt's economy will stand on firmer ground

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EGYPT

Its actions included floating the currency, which triggered a major devaluation, and a 600-basis point increase in its benchmark interest rate to 27.75%. Meanwhile, the government…