Tag: CBE

CBE launches initiative to finance microenterprises at end of May

About 37,000 small and medium-sized companies received loans worth EGP 101bn between…

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$8bn total transfers from Egyptians working abroad in 5 months: CBE

Total remittances in March 2017 were worth $1.6bn, compared to $1.5bn in…

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Egypt’s stocks under pressure as possible interest rate hike looms

The CBE delayed the meeting of its monetary policy committee to 21…

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Banks start activities of financial inclusion week on Thursday

Negm addresses banks to be present in remote areas, clubs, and universities,…

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CBE Governor meets international financing institutions officials during IMF meetings

Tarek Amer, the Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), had…

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Banks opened letters of credit worth $6.34bn for petroleum product imports in 2016: CBE

The banking system has collected $19.2bn since the flotation

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Household sector accounts for 75% of deposits at banks in December

It is very normal that individuals' share in deposits is higher than…

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Egypt’s public debt is reaching critical level

Experts believe there are no other options but to ask for more…

Hisham Salah Hisham Salah

Government has to ease reliance on banks: source

The reliance leads to a vicious cycle, “amid low state revenues,” says…

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Egypt’s foreign exchange reserves to reach $28.5bn by March: CBE

Egypt expects the second tranche of a $12bn IMF loan by May

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