Tag: Banking

Banking sector to rise up for supporting SMEs

EGP 101bn finances granted from banks to this sector so far, says…

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HDB awaits CBE approval to separate real estate activity from banking business

We aim at becoming a commercial bank practicing banking business only and…

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Reform measures taken in 2016 to positively reflect on performance of economy, banks in 2017: El-Damaty 

Payment of temporary facilities obtained by customers in foreign currency is the…

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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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Banque Misr records EGP 5bn increase in banking portfolio during last FY

The bank spent more than EGP 40bn on salaries transferred from public…

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I expect stability in the foreign exchange market by early 2017: prominent banker

No state in the world has entirely floated its currency without facing…

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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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EU banking reforms coming to an end

Eurozone banking supervisor Daniele Nouy is worried about high levels of non-performing…

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Would shutting down exchange companies solve the US dollar crisis?

Opponents to the proposal point to the companies’ role in securing hard…

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