Banking

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 apply limited interest cuts after CBE slashes basic rates

Most cuts were limited to variable return certificates

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Egyptian pound gains 5 piasters against the US dollar despite CBE’s interest rate cut

The average official price of the US dollar at the Central Bank…

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Banks allocate EGP 122bn to face doubtful debts until June 2019: CBE

Slight increase in non-performing loans at banks in 1H 2019, reaching 4.2%…

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CBE authorises 28 banks to provide mobile payment services in Egypt: Amer

Subscribers reach 13.5 million by end-June, with a total value of transactions…

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Egyptian banking sector awaits repercussions of interest rate cut

Banks will begin Sunday to discuss the fate of interest on their…

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CBE cuts interest rates by 1% in line of expectations

This is the second interest cut in a row following the 150…

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Strong expectations that  CBE’s basic interest rates will be cut by 50 to 150 basis points

MPC ecided at its meeting on 22 August 2019 to reduce the…

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HDB’s mortgage portfolio amounts to EGP 6.6bn: vice chairperson

Bank ready to join CBE initiative to finance middle-income housing once it…

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ADIB-Egypt signs EGP 200m deal with Ora Developers to develop Sheikh Zayed Central Park

“We hire companies with proven track records of building integrated, modern urban…

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HC expects interest rate cut by 100 bps at CBE’s Thursday meeting

Inflationary pressures to ease dramatically following July’s subsidy lift, says Monette Doss

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