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Egypt to list army-owned companies on stock exchange

Egypt plans to list army-owned companies on the stock exchange before the end of the year, after repeated delays.
Stock market brokers work at the Egyptian Exchange, Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 6, 2013.

Egypt is planning to list army-owned companies on the stock exchange before the end of the year, as part of a plan to include the private sector in the management of state-owned assets. 

The decision to make state-owned companies public in Egypt is not new, but it has been repeatedly postponed. 

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