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UPDATE 1-Egypt's Beltone says agrees to merge with Pioneers - AFX - Sun 08 Nov, 07:19 AM
CAIRO, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Egyptian investment bank Beltone Financial said on Sunday it had agreed to merge with Pioneers Holding, a tie-up analysts have said would be complementary.

INDICATORS - Egypt - Nov 8 - AFX - Sun 08 Nov, 07:15 AM
--- INTEREST RATES --- Latest Date Pvs Rate 4 weeks ago 91-day T-bill yield 9.715 6/10/09 9.611 9.592 182-day T-bill yield 9.952 3/11/09 9.949 9.773 266-day T-bill yield 10.219 10/11/09 ---- ---- 273-day T-bill yield 10.211 3/11/09 10.247 9.781 350-day T-bill yield 9.806 1/9/09 9.794 10.273 357-day T-bill yield 10.239 3/11/09 10.237 9.813 364-day T-bill yield 10.263 10/11/09 10.242 9.913 Central bank (CBSU.PK - news) discount rate 8.5 2/8/09 9.0 9.0 Central bank o/n deposit 8.25 17/9/09 8.5 8.5 Central bank o/n lending 9.75 17/8/09 10.0 10.0 Overnight interbank 8.270 4/11/09 8.266 8.280 --- MONTHLY DATA --- Month Pvs Yr ago Countrywide CPI change Sept 10.2 8.4 22.2 (year-on-year, percent) Countrywide CPI index Sept 142.8 140.0 129.5 Urban consumer prices Sept 10.8 9.0 21.5 (year/year, pct change) Urban consumer price Sept 141.3 138.7 127.6 index Core (Berlin: LJ1.BE - news) inflation Sept 6.3 5.8 23.0 (year-on-year, percent) Producer price index Sept 152.4 152.8 163.3 Foreign reserves ($bln) Oct 34.03 33.51 35.03 Oil output (mln tonnes) Aug 2,974 2,984 3,006 Suez Canal ($mln) Sept 382.5 371.8 469.6 Money supply M2 Sept 8.99 7.1 14.07 (pct change yr/yr) --- QUARTERLY DATA --- Q4 2008/09* Q3 2008/09 Q4 2007/2008 (*provisional figures) (all in millions of dollars) Trade balance -5,680 -4,866 -6,626 Exports 5,915 5,658 8,518 Oil 2,416 2,607 4,552 Non-oil 3,498 3,051 3,966 Imports -11,595 -10,524 -15,144 Net services 2,878 2,158 4,170 Goods and services balance -2,802 -2,708 -2,456 Transfers 1,807 1,790 2,945 Current account balance -994 -918 489 Capital account 702 -1347 3,933 Net errors/omissions -743 469 -3,916 OVERALL BALANCE -1,035 -1,796 506 Q4 2008/09 Q3 2008/09 Q4 2007/08 Tourism receipts ($mln) 1,832 2,188 2,393 Q1 2009/10 Q4 2008/09 Q1 2008/09 GDP growth (percent) 4.9 4.7 5.8 --- ANNUAL DATA --- 2008/2009* 2007/2008 2006/2007 (*preliminary figures) Real GDP growth (% change) 4.7 7.2 7.1 BALANCE OF PAYMENTS ($mln) -3,378 5,420 5,282 Trade balance -25,173 -23,415 -16,291 Exports 25,169 29,356 22,018 Oil 11,005 14,473 10,108 Non-oil 14,164 14,883 11,910 Imports -50,342 -52,771 -38,308 Net services 12,502 14,966 11,771 Goods and services -12,671 -8,449 -4,792 Transfers 8,247 9,338 7,061 Current account -4,424 888 2,269 Capital account 1,381 7,558 853 Net errors/omissions -335 -3,025 -2,160 --- LONG-TERM CREDIT RATINGS --- Standard & Poors BB plus (non-investment grade) Moody's Ba1 (non-investment grade) Fitch BB plus (non-investment grade) * The base for the index has been changed to January 2007 Other notes: 1. Fiscal year is July-June. 2. Data from Central Bank except for the following.

Egypt's Beltone says agrees to merge with Pioneers - AFX - Sun 08 Nov, 07:03 AM
CAIRO, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Egypt investment bank Beltone Financial said on Sunday it had agreed to merge with Pioneers Holding.

RBS cuts losses, bank profits slump - Reuters - Sat 07 Nov, 08:11 PM
LONDON (Reuters) - Losses at part-nationalised Royal Bank of Scotland more than halved in the third quarter with a sharp reduction in bad debt writeoffs, despite a slump in profits at its beleaguered investment bank.

Trade and investment data between Japan and the five Southeast Asian Mekong river nations - AFP - Sat 07 Nov, 08:20 AM
A chart showing trade and investment data between Japan and the five Southeast Asian Mekong river nations

Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway triples profit [at Financial Times] - Financial Times - Sat 07 Nov, 12:40 AM
Warren Buffett on Friday highlighted his rebound from last year's poor performance as strong stock markets and derivatives gains helped Berkshire Hathaway, his investment vehicle, triple profits in the third quarter to $3.24bn.

Berkshire Hathaway's net income triples - Reuters - Fri 06 Nov, 11:48 PM
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Friday said quarterly earnings tripled, as rising stock markets boosted its investment holdings and a quiet hurricane season contributed to higher insurance profit.

Buffett's Berkshire net income triples - Reuters - Fri 06 Nov, 10:36 PM
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Friday said third quarter net income tripled, as rising stock markets boosted its investment holdings and a quiet hurricane season contributed to higher insurance profit.

BRIEF-Equus Total Return announces Infinia Investment write down - AFX - Fri 06 Nov, 09:32 PM
Nov 6 (Reuters) - Equus Total Return Inc (NYSE: EQS - news) :

Glance-UPDATE 2-Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions - AFX - Fri 06 Nov, 09:27 PM
(Adds Advent Solar, Aksa Elektrik, China Investment Corp, Suncor Energy Inc, others) Nov 6 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies were reported by 2100 GMT on Friday. (For Reuters columns on deals, click on) ** Integra Energie agreed an 850 million euro ($1.3 billion) loan to back its acquisition of Thuga AG from German utility E.ON AG, arranging banks said. (To read more click on ) ** The U.S. Federal Communications Commission gave final approval to AT&T Inc's $944 million bid to buy Centennial Communications Corp (NASDAQ: CYCL - news) . ** U.S. private equity fund Advent International announced a public bid for Poland's top textbook publisher WSiP for 405 million zlotys ($141 million).


Share Watch: British Land 07:40 PM [ Financial Times ]
Globaltrans to get investor approval for capital hike 06:17 PM [ AFX ]
Property has provided me with firm foundations 05:25 PM [ Financial Times ]
UPDATE 2-Fortress shares fall on 3rd-qtr loss 04:27 PM [ AFX ]
Lipper Snaps UK-Capita BPM leads mixed-asset funds in Oct. 03:48 PM [ AFX ]


Czech watchdog clears IPR power plant sale 02:42 PM [ AFX ]
Company comment: Gladstone attracts bidders 02:32 PM [ ShareCast]
COLUMN-Better the devil you know in Hellas : Neil Unmack 02:09 PM [ AFX ]
BEFORE THE BELL-Fortress Investment down after Q3 loss 01:25 PM [ AFX ]

Stock Picks: Cisco, CVS, Whole Foods [at BusinessWeek Online] 01:24 PM [ BusinessWeek Online]


How We Build the Rankings [at BusinessWeek Online] 01:24 PM [ BusinessWeek Online]
Vital Signs: Export Growth Should Help U.S. Recovery 01:24 PM [ BusinessWeek Online]
Toyota's Cost-Cutting Restores Profits [at BusinessWeek Online] 01:24 PM [ BusinessWeek Online]
Laurent-Perrier's Grand Blend [at BusinessWeek Online] 01:24 PM [ BusinessWeek Online]
Stocks Rally, with Dow Back Above 10,000 [at BusinessWeek Online] 01:24 PM [ BusinessWeek Online]


Unemployment Bill, With Extras, Passes Senate 01:24 PM [ BusinessWeek Online]

Referendums 2009: Gains for Government Spending, Gambling [at BusinessWeek Online] 01:24 PM [ BusinessWeek Online]
Teaching the Facebook Generation [at BusinessWeek Online] 01:24 PM [ BusinessWeek Online]
Change in Plans [at BusinessWeek Online] 01:24 PM [ BusinessWeek Online]
UPDATE 1-Fortress posts loss as management fees fall 12:47 PM [ AFX ]


The Mekong summit does not include Asian giant China 12:43 PM [ AFP ]
BRIEF-Newcastle Investment Q3 results 12:20 PM [ AFX ]
WRAPUP 1-Hungary, Czech imports plunge to drag on recovery 11:57 AM [ AFX ]
TABLE-Hannover Rueck 3rd quarter results 07:09 AM [ AFX ]
NIB adds NZ$100 mln to 2015 Kauri bond 03:57 AM [ AFX ]


Inpex to decide on Ichthys LNG project in late 2010 03:41 AM [ AFX ]
Metro Pac to issue bonds to fund Meralco deal 02:35 AM [ AFX ]
Aussie firm on bullish RBA; 3-mth high vs NZ$ 01:46 AM [ AFX ]
UPDATE 1-PennyMac Trust reports net loss in first 2 months 01:44 AM [ AFX ]
BRIEF-PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust reports results for first post-IPO period ended September 30, 2009 11:45 PM [ AFX ]


Lula da Silva in London 11:25 PM [ AFP ]
UPDATE 2-Hanmi Financial posts Q3 loss; seeks Korean investment 08:14 PM [ AFX ]
BRIEF-Hanmi Financial says second investment by Korean firm may be delayed 07:21 PM [ AFX ]
Fidelity's ProBuild investment stumbles -- filing 06:05 PM [ AFX ]
BRIEF-Crombie REIT Q3 results 05:54 PM [ AFX ]


Company comment: Benefits from Education 05:44 PM [ ShareCast]
UPDATE 1-Verenex agrees to Libya offer as China sale blocked 05:27 PM [ AFX ]
BRIEF-Verenex, Libyan Investment Authority enter definitive arrangement agreement 04:44 PM [ AFX ]
BRIEF-Vermilion enters voting agreement supporting arrangement between Verenex, Libyan Investment Authority 04:43 PM [ AFX ]
WRAPUP 1- Canaccord earnings strong, GMP disappoints 04:17 PM [ AFX ]


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