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Egypt’s stock traders remain unfazed

Bloomberg Holders of Egyptian stocks seem to have developed thick skin. The benchmark index rose 0.8 percent in Cairo on Sunday even after more than 300 people were killed in a militant attack in northern Sinai on Friday. “No one is in shock as investors have, unfortunately, become immune to such events,” said Ashraf Akhnoukh, the director of Middle East ...

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Brexit spurs European banks to trim exposure to UK assets

Bloomberg European banks pared their exposure to Britain in the aftermath of its vote to quit the European Union, slashing their UK assets by $425 billion in the span of a year. The decline was driven by a 35 percent drop in derivatives exposures, showing European banks are preparing for the risk that the UK fails to reach an agreement ...

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Pimco, BlueBay score political win by buying Catalonia bonds

Bloomberg For proof that taking on political risk is a winning formula in Europe this year, look no further than Pimco’s wager on Spanish unity. The California fund manager has amassed the largest position of Catalonia’s $6 billion of junk-rated debt, undeterred by a raucous independence movement and a snap election next month that may produce another victory for separatist ...

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