Egypt Seeks to Lure Gulf Investors Amid Turmoil

Egypt is planning a charm offensive to persuade Gulf Arab entrepreneurs to invest in its economy, battered by political upheaval, protests and violence. Investment Minister Osama Saleh told Reuters Cairo would host a conference in early December, and had already contacted thousands of businessmen, to try to sell the region's most populous nation to wealthy Arabs. Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates promised Egypt more than $12 billion in loans, grants and ...

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