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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NBE ‘ Strongest Bank ’ in Egypt, Africa in 2017: Asian Banker

Reaching that rating comes as a result of the restructuring of the…

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SMEs represent 15% of total loans portfolio in United Bank: chairperson

We aim to take the percentage to 20% by the end of…

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Banque Misr seeks to seal funding deals worth EGP 81.3bn in different economic sectors

The bank has arranged loans worth EGP 32.9bn in FY 2016/2017, from…

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NBE marketed, managed syndicated loans worth EGP 58bn during first nine months of 2017

The loans arranged by the bank have been directed to many strategic…

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Egyptian Arab Land Bank board begins developing its strategy for next 3 years: chairperson

The board holds its first meeting after restructuring it under the chairmanship…

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Egyptian Agricultural Banks signs contract with MSMEs for EGP 250m

The contract aims to finance 23,000 new and existing projects to provide…

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Banks in Egypt issue 2 million credit cards during H1 2017: CBE

The number of debit cards jumped to 17,562 million cards in June…

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Banks’ profits in Egypt worth EGP 47.381bn by end of H2 2017: CBE

The five largest banks account for 69.52% of total profits, the top…

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Banks’ capital increases by EGP 128.42bn at end of June 2017: CBE

The return on average assets of banks operating in the Egyptian market…

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