Egypt's Pioneers Holding posted a 54.8 percent rise in second-quarter net profit, it said in a bourse statement on Wednesday. Profit of 96 million Egyptian pounds ($13.43 million) were up from 62 million a year earlier. The firm, which specialises in brokerage services, said it plans to spend 1.2 billion pounds in investments in 2014. http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/108843.aspx