Egyptian stock exchange head flies to US

 Head of the Egyptian Stock Exchange Mohamed Omran left here on Thursday for the US on a one-day visit.
At the Bank of New York, Omran will cast light on Egypt's potential investment opportunities and the government's painstaking efforts to lure more foreign investors.
Omran will also meet with a number of US investment fund managers to brief them on the positive developments in the Egyptian market, according to an EGX statement.
Omran, meanwhile, said the visit comes as part of the ongoing efforts exerted to encourage the foreign investors to pump more investments into the Egyptian market.
He noted that the Egyptian bourse indices soared by 105% since 2013, coming first at the level of advanced countries and second at the level of emerging states