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

Banque Misr requires customers to provide travel documents to use cards abroad

These new controls are designed to prevent cards abuse, says bank chairperson

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5 banks in Egypt account for 71.47% of banking sector’s total profits as of June: CBE

The sheer capital of banks amounts to EGP 100.72bn, with the top…

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Banque Misr aims to boost SME loan portfolio to EGP 30bn in next few years

Banque Misr aims to increase the size of its small- and medium-sized…

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NBE aims to increase SMEs loan portfolio to 70bn in 4 years

The National Bank of Egypt (NBE) aims to increase the size of…

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MIDB aims for EGP 350m in profits by end of year: managing director Amr Tantawi

As FEB representative and newly-appointed EGX board member, Tantawi will coordinate between…

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CBE vows to ‘punish’ banks lagging behind in SME support

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) vowed to punish banks that lagged…

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Issued credit cards increase to 3.8m at June’s close: CBE

The number of credit cards at banks operating in the Egyptian market…

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Non-performing loans fall to 5.9% as of end of June: CBE

Private sector accounts for 70.6% of total loans provided by banks to…

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14 banks inject EGP 4.1bn to finance low- and middle-income housing until end of October: Head of Mortgage Finance Fund

Financial leasing activity amounts to EGP 15bn during the first nine months…

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CBE fixes pound’s price against US dollar on Tuesday, market still awaiting devaluation

Possibility of launching exceptional auction completed ruled out for now, as the…

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