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

United Bank adopts strong expansion plan throughout 2017, despite bank sale discussions 

We are serious in providing banking and technical support for SMEs, says…

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CBE prints EGP 200m worth of EGP 1, EGP 0.5 banknotes

The bank said in a statement on Thursday that it has printed…

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Largest 10 banks acquired 72.11% of total deposits until September 2016: CBE

The share of the largest five banks of total deposits reaches 58.9%;…

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HDB conducting public lottery for social housing land in January 2017

The Housing & Development Bank is currently conducting a lottery for social…

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Banque du Caire to inject EGP 1bn across various economic sectors in 2017

Sectors include transportation, logistics, construction, industry, food, and commodities

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HDB increases number of branches to 70 

We aim to reach 100 branches by the end of 2018, Sebaey…

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QNB Al-Ahli cooperates with VISA to promote electronic payments

The bank is preparing to launch mVISA service for the first time…

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AAIB seeks to attract more investments, contribute to development in the SCZone

The bank signed a memorandum of understanding with the General Authority for…

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Banks achieve net profits worth EGP 30.143bn in Egyptian market until September 2016: CBE

The five largest banks acquire 44.32% of total profits, 42% of total…

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Non-performing loans reach 5.9% by the end of September 2016: CBE 

The private sector acquired 70% of total loans offered by banks to…

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