Bloomberg Business activity in Egypt hit its lowest level in more than three years in October, shrinking for a 13th month amid a foreign currency shortage, the pound’s weakness in the black market and accelerating inflation. The Emirates NBD Purchasing Managers Index for non-oil activity fell to 42 from 46.3 the month before, the weakest since July 2013, according …

  Reuters Egypt’s Supreme Investment Council approved a host of measures to boost investment that included an extended suspension of capital gains tax on shares and tax exemptions for producers in strategic sectors. Egypt has been trying to attract investment to restore growth since an uprising in 2011, which ushered in protracted political turmoil and scared away tourists and foreign …

  Bloomberg Oil rebounded from its longest losing streak in two months as uncertainty over an OPEC output deal amid growing US crude stockpiles and the upcoming American election kept markets volatile. US inventories rose by a record last week, and OPEC members claiming exemption from an agreement to limit supplies boosted production in October. While the stockpile gain was …