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 sets new controls for mortgage finance initiative for low-income individuals

Mortgage finance will be provided for clients who meet CBE’s conditions

Hossam Mounir

Egypt’s outstanding dollar, euro bonds increase to $23.2bn, €2bn respectively

Maturities of dollar bonds range between 5-30 years, euro bonds between 8-12…

Hossam Mounir

For first time, CBE instructs banks to protect clients’ rights

Instructions have been in effect since 13 February, banks were given one-year…

Hossam Mounir

CBE pays EGP 114.4bn of interest on Deposit Operation in FY 2017/18

Bank turns from profits of EGP 12.66bn in FY 2016/17 to losses…

Hossam Mounir

Crédit Agricole Egypt’s net profit rises by 12.4% to EGP 2.2bn in 2018

Crédit Agricole Egypt reported a net profit of EGP 2.2bn at the…

Daily News Egypt

Yields on Egypt’s T-Bills down by 0.34 – 0.83% after CBE interest-rate cut

Interest rates, accepted by finance ministry, decline on T-Bills of 91-day to…

Hossam Mounir

International institutions acquired 30.7% of Egypt’s debts by end-June 2018

Debts to Arab countries reached $23.1bn or 24.9% of total external debts:…

Hossam Mounir

Business community calls on CBE to more cuts in interest rates

Decision to cut interest rates by 1% is good, yet values still…

Hagar Omran

Banks to discuss fate of deposit, lending interests this week following CBE rate cut

NBE, Banque Misr to keep interests of fixed-rate saving certificates stable, cut…

Hossam Mounir

CBE cuts interest rates by 1%

Overnight deposit rate, overnight lending rate, rate of the main operation at…

Daily News Egypt