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 du Caire aims to inject EGP 2bn into SMEs during 2016: Chairperson

El-Zahid said the bank has been supporting these projects for more than…

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UAB, World Bank to conclude study on initiatives to support SMEs

There are serious steps being taken to support SMEs in Egypt, Sudan,…

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CBE governor claims responsibility for reduction of pound’s value against dollar

In a meeting with the CBE deputy governor and various banking officials,…

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NBE records EBT of EGP 10.4bn during FY 2014/2015

The bank also achieved a 23% growth in loans granted to small…

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Banque Misr pays EGP 3.6bn in taxes, achieves highest net profit in its history

The bank’s net profit reached EGP 4.2bn in FY 2014/2015, compared to…

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AIB aims to increase SMEs loans portfolio to EGP 7bn by 2020

The volume of loans provided to SMEs amounted to EGP 1.5bn, equal…

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Basic interest rate raised by 1.5%

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE)…

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CBE sells $1.5bn to cover portion of temporary credit facilities to importers

Banks are required to redeposit amounts obtained in the CBE auction with…

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Is the CBE the only player to blame for the dollar crisis?

In a recent press conference, prominent economist and chief economic adviser at…

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