VOL. XLIV

No. 27

2-July-2001

EGYPT

Egypt Launches Debut $1.5Bn Sovereign Eurobond

Senior Egyptian officials including the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), Dr Mahmud I 'Abd al-'Uyun, the Minister of Finance, Dr Muhammad Midhat 'Abd al-'Atti Hasanain, and the Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade, Yusuf Boutros Ghali, have been touring international financial markets in a bid to secure a positive outcome for the 29 June launch of Egypts first ever sovereign Eurobond. The issue...