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 <title>OTH, &quot;1H08 Results&quot;; News Bulletin</title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;September 3rd, 2008&lt;br /&gt;1H08 Results: A Weak Second Quarter   &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;-Subscriber growth of 31.3% (YoY) and 4.4% (QoQ)  &lt;br /&gt;-GSM revenue growth of 21.1% (YoY) and total consolidated revenue growth of 18.6% (YoY) &lt;br /&gt;-Improved consolidated EBITDA Margin from 42.4% in 1H07 to 43.8% in 1H08 &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br class=&quot;clear&quot; /&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:56:51 +0000</pubDate>
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 <title>OCI, &quot;1H08 Results&quot;; News Bulletin</title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;September 1st, 2008&lt;br /&gt;1H08-Consolidated Results: Strong Performance Further Boosted by Capital Gains  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;-A 48.7% YoY growth in consolidated revenues to USD1,766.8 million&lt;br /&gt;-A 731bps YoY increase in consolidated EBITDA margin to 24.0%&lt;br /&gt;-A 128.7% YoY upturn in consolidated net income to USD702.2 million, inflated by USD260.9 million in capital gains&lt;br /&gt;-Excluding the capital gains, OCI still posted a 206.0% YoY growth in net income from continuing operations to USD439.2 million &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br class=&quot;clear&quot; /&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 08:17:02 +0000</pubDate>
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 <title>Raya, &quot;1H08 Results&quot;; News Bulletin</title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;August 19th, 2008&lt;br /&gt;1H08 Results: Modest Growth in Top Line Doesn&amp;#39;t Filter Through&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;-Top Line growth of 6.8% YoY to EGP1.10 billion in 1H08&lt;br /&gt;-Improvements in EBITDA margin to 5.7% in 1H08&lt;br /&gt;-Net Income plummets by 54.2% YoY to EGP30.4 million in 1H08&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br class=&quot;clear&quot; /&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:37:18 +0000</pubDate>
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 <title>EFG-Hermes, &quot;1H08 Results&quot;; News Bulletin</title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;August 19th, 2008&lt;br /&gt;1H08 Results: Asset Management Fuels Growth&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Asset Management Operations Drives Growth in Operating Revenues &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br class=&quot;clear&quot; /&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:51:57 +0000</pubDate>
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 <title>Oriental Weavers, &quot;1H08 Results&quot;; News Bulletin</title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;August 19th, 2008&lt;br /&gt;1H08 Results: Diversification of Export Markets Saves Top Line    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;-Revenue growth of 8.4% YoY to EGP1.6 billion&lt;br /&gt;-Margins dip on higher costs and expenses except for NPM&lt;br /&gt;-Lower interest expense, higher FX and other income boost bottom line by 13.3% YoY to EGP154.3 million&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br class=&quot;clear&quot; /&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:19:15 +0000</pubDate>
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 <title>NSGB, &quot;1H08 Results&quot;; News Bulletin</title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;August 18th, 2008&lt;br /&gt;1H08 Results: High Reversal of Provisions Boosts Bottom Line  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Drop in Funding Costs Gives Net Interest Income, Spread and NIM a Boost&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br class=&quot;clear&quot; /&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:47:32 +0000</pubDate>
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 <title>EFIC, &quot;1H08 Results&quot;; News Bulletin</title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;August 18th, 2008&lt;br /&gt;1H08 Standalone Results: Triple Digit Growth in Sales&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;-Sales skyrocketed by 109.3% YoY to EGP413.3 million &lt;br /&gt;-Drop in margins across the board on the back of higher raw materials&amp;#39; prices&lt;br /&gt;-Bottom line hiked by 69.1% YoY to EGP79.6 million &lt;br /&gt;-Total Debt surged by 68.5% YoY to EGP516.4 million&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br class=&quot;clear&quot; /&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:19:53 +0000</pubDate>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;August 18, 2008&lt;br /&gt;1H08 Results: As Usual, VFE to the Rescue &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;-Retail revenue up by 2.5% QoQ &lt;br /&gt;-Vodafone Egypt contributes 49.1% to bottom line&lt;br /&gt;-Net Income up by 24.0% YoY to EGP1.24 billion in 1H08 on the back of investment income from VFE  &lt;br /&gt;-Net Margin improves from 20.5% to 25.8% in 1H08 &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br class=&quot;clear&quot; /&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:21:04 +0000</pubDate>
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 <title>Sidi Kreir, &quot;1H08 Results&quot;; News Bulletin</title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;August 14th, 2008&lt;br /&gt;1H08 Results: Higher CoGs Take Their Toll! &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;-Revenue growth of 12.8% YoY on the back of higher prices&lt;br /&gt;-A shift from exports to local sales &lt;br /&gt;-Bottom line up by 3.1% YoY&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br class=&quot;clear&quot; /&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:50:22 +0000</pubDate>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;August 13th, 2008&lt;br /&gt;1H08 Results: Some One-Offs but Core Banking Income Remains Strong &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Low Cost of Funding Leads to Outstanding Net Interest Income&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br class=&quot;clear&quot; /&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:21:53 +0000</pubDate>
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