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.
Latest Banking News

The Biggest Ever Cases of Bank Fraud

Bank fraud is the criminal act of breaching the security measures of…

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IDB to increase mortgage finance to low-income customers to EGP 1.5bn

The financing is offered at 5% and 7% interest rates, as part…

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20 banks finance 254,200 beneficiaries by EGP 24.6bn in CBE’s mortgage finance initiative 

8 companies inject EGP 1.5bn, Taamir Mortgage tops with EGP 551.6m with…

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14.8% growth in Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt’s assets during 2019

Bank manages 1.701m accounts for its clients worth EGP 82.896bn

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Arab banking sector is stable, able to withstand shocks despite  challenges and risks: AMF

Arab banking sector assets reached $3.4trn by end-2018 equivalent to 124% of…

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SMEs account for 61% of the total ABE loan portfolio: ElKosayer

Bank pumped EGP 19bn to about 900,000 SMEs

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Egypt’s Long-term external debt at 87%: Amer

13% of short-term debts are deposits from Arab countries that are renewed…

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CBE issues new regulations for microfinance in banks

Excluding credit portfolios purchased from micro finance companies or associations in 20%…

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ABE signs cooperation protocol with World Food Programme

It’s part of bank's efforts to support, finance development projects, especially in…

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Egypt’s new banking draft law: opportunities and challenges

New law reinforces the independence of the CBE and banks’ boards of…

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