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  • Cairo & Alexandria Stock Exchanges Monthly Statistical Report January 2005

    Date 07/02/2005

    Listing Total number of listed companies on CASE in January 2005 decreased to 772 companies as opposed to 795 in the previous month. Five Companies were listed this month with total capitalization of LE 360 million.

  • Accounting: European Commission Endorses International Standard On Accounting For Share-Based Payments (IFRS 2)

    Date 07/02/2005

    The European Commission has adopted a Regulation endorsing International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) No. 2 on Share-based Payment. IFRS 2 means companies will need to reflect share-based payments, including stock options for staff, more clearly in their accounts. The text was supported almost unanimously by the Member States at the Accounting Regulatory Committee (ARC) on 20 December and by the European Parliament. This standard belongs to the so-called stable platform of acc

  • Xinhua Finance Completes Purchase Of Subsidiary Mergent Inc., Announces First Mergent China Product

    Date 04/02/2005

    Xinhua Finance (TSE Mothers: 9399), China's premier financial services and media company, announced today the completion of its purchase of Mergent Inc., the leading provider of credit ratings related products and services, and also the launch of the first Mergent China financial product.

  • Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Inc Crop Year-To-Date Volume Ahead Of A Year Ago

    Date 04/02/2005

    Crop year-to-date futures volume on Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Inc. at the end of January 2005 was 3.4% higher than a year ago. There have been 956,730 futures contracts traded on the Exchange since August 1, 2004.

  • Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Canola Futures Prices Continue Downward Trend

    Date 04/02/2005

    Canola futures prices at the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange continued their downward trend during the month of January. The March 2005 contract closed the month at $252.20 per metric tonne, down $20.40 from December 31. The nearby contract has not traded this low since November 2000. Slow demand and the large supply of canola in Western Canada and large supplies of canola/ rapeseed and other oil crops worldwide have continued to be a bearish influence. On February 2nd, Statistics Canada reported C