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

CBE launches programme to fund 350,000 SMEs for EGP 200bn in 4 years

Companies with annual revenues between EGP 1m and EGP 20m will receive…

Hossam Mounir

CBE awaits first segment of World Bank loan to support foreign reserves

Foreign reserves are facing major challenges by the beginning of 2016; repaying…

Hossam Mounir

NBE arranged 17 syndicated loans valued at EGP 65bn in 2015: Deputy Chairman

Electricity sector accounted for EGP 30.8bn; 14.8bn for petroleum; 9.45bn for construction;…

Hossam Mounir

GCC States approaching towards tax reforms: Deloitte

Saudi Arabia is committed to BEPS initiative and OECD action plan

Gehad El-Shaik

CBE postpones decision regarding EGP interest rate to negotiate with coordination council

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting took three hours Thursday and ended…

Hossam Mounir

International foreign reserves ends in 2015 with a slight increase

CBE's international foreign reserves increase by $23m at the end of December

Hossam Mounir

11.6% increase in assets of Egyptian banking sector during first 9 months of 2015: UAB

Regulatory actions taken by CBE s capable of protecting Egyptian banking sector…

Hossam Mounir

Housing and Development Bank opens its 64th branch

The bank will begin applying the new Core Banking system and offer…

Daily News Egypt

Pound lost 9% of its value against dollar in 2015, retreat to contine in 2016

The dollar’s value rose from EGP 7.18 in January to EGP 7.83…

Hossam Mounir

NBE arranges loans for electricity sector worth EGP 39.4 in five years

The bank intends to support the national economy by funding national projects

Hossam Mounir