Credit Suisse sees lot of Tailwinds for Egypt
By Bloomberg
27 August 2018 |
11:59 am
Fahd Iqbal, head of Middle East research at Credit Suisse Group AG, discusses Saudi Arabian stocks, and the country's decision to put the initial public offering of its giant oil company on hold. He also talks about Anraaj Group, the floundering Middle Eastern private equity firm, and Egypt stocks.
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