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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Decision to propose capital increases for 2 banks on EGX is governamt’s most impotant in recent years

Chairman of the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) Mohamed Omran said the government's and…

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$3.3tn of Arab banking sector assets by end of September 2015: Barakat

Only 8% of total financing in Arab banks goes to SMEs

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First portion of WB loan has not entered CBE yet: CBE Deputy Governor

Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) Tarek Fayed asserted…

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IFC provides up to $50m to NBK-Egypt

IFC’s financing will help the bank meet the foreign currency requirements of…

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Monetary Policy Committee holds first meeting in 2016 to discuss future of basic interest rates at CBE

The MPC decided during its last meeting on 24 December 2015 to…

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Non-performing loans fell to 7.2% of total by end of September 2015: CBE

CBE issued its Financial Soundness Indicators report, where the loans-to-deposits ratio increased…

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NBK records $929.7m in net profits for 2015

The group aims at strengthening its position in Egypt and increasing growth…

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Banque Misr signs a $100m loan agreement with Chinese CDB

The loan is intended to strengthen the bank's dollar resources to support…

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EGP 29.3bn increase in bank deposits, EGP 10.8bn increase in loans in October 2015: CBE

Household sector acquires 77.6% of deposits in the local currency and 63.2%…

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AAIB predicts a better outcome with new offers and services in 2016

Bank is targeting about 30% average growth on retail, says head of…

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