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The latest banking stories from Egypt and across the globe, by the Daily News Egypt banking team, including global insight and commentary on the top issues concerning this sector.
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Banks in Egypt hedge against COVID-19 despite Q1 profit decline

Daily News Egypt monitors profit decline of 12 banks out of 16…

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US dollar depreciates by 19 piasters against Egyptian pound last week

Egypt’s import bill has generally decreased, on back of commensurate decrease in…

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Mashreq Bank Egypt appoints Haitham Hammad as Executive VP

Hammad will also be responsible for managing standard customer experience and quality…

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HSBC Egypt appoints Todd Wilcox as Deputy Chairperson, CEO

Wilcox’s appointment was made with effect from 1 July, following the receipt…

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NBE attracts 2 million subscribers to Meeza card service

About EGP 2bn in transactions undertaken using Meeza cards was in purchases…

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Egypt banks see EGP 62bn increase in local currency deposits in May

NFA surplus with banks, CBE records about $5.3bn increase

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CIB Egypt reserves hotel floor as quarantine for employees if needed

Bank adheres to state precautionary measures from the very beginning to prevent…

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CBE provides EGP 69bn in facilities to support industry, agriculture, contracting sectors

5 industries, including F&B and plastics, acquired 60%, or EGP 41bn, of…

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Egypt’s MSME financing records EGP 181bn since January 2016: CBE

MSME initiative was launched by the CBE in January 2016. It has…

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SCB chief reveals details of EGP 250m cash investment fund launch

New fund provides effective tool in cash management field, provides tax benefits,…

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