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Business
Postponement for the launch of a pipeline which would cut reliance on the contested Gulf waterway sparks a rise in oil prices
Lawmakers crack down on touts after currency slips 20 per cent against the dollar on the back of fresh US sanctions
Country's largest private equity firm will sell National Petroleum Company to Canadian energy developer for $147.5 million
Group of 9 writers demands $1.9 million compensation from entertainment giant after alleged illegal online sale of their works
Computerised system aims to attract investment on the stock exchange but needs to be back up new regulations and greater transparency, say traders
Egyptian Centre for Economic and Social Rights to sue current prime minister and others for corrupt sell-off of state assets  
Bourse sees heaviest trade in nearly a month as foreign investors re-enter market and target select high-cap firms, though concerns remain

Revisions are 'automatic' after the agency's decision to downgrade the country's currency default ratings at the end of last month

Algerian government will buy a 51 per cent stake in Orascom Telecom Algeria, branded as Djezzy, according to an advisor to the telecoms ministry

Top Libyan official says NTC will review all investments in Arab and African countries

Finance minister says Egypt will restart negotiations on a $3.2 billion loan from the IMF


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