Tag: Central Bank of Egypt

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

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

Hossam Mounir

CBE’s SME funding initiative met with doubt

The initiative conflicts with other government lending initiatives because of its low…

Shaimaa Al-Aees

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…

Hossam Mounir

The difficult question of the dollar crisis

Many have raised questions about the reason behind the dollar crisis. Fortunately,…

The automotive sector’s shaky road

The Egyptian automotive market can be described in three terms: "suffered, suffering…

Mohamed Aboul-Fotouh

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

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

Sara Aggour

CBE to hold exceptional $1.5bn auction

CBE sold $200m to banks operating in the local market at rate…

Hossam Mounir

Next fiscal year’s budget returned to government by parliament after partial floating of pound

Finance Ministry targets a deficit of 10.5% for the next fiscal year,…

Abdel Razek Al-Shuwekhi