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 maintains same interest rate

Having increased the interest rate three times in 2016, the CBE does…

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Banks experiencing significant disposal operations of foreign currency; dollar registers lowest level since November 2016

Significant decline in Arab and foreign currencies traded in domestic market due…

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Pound continues strengthening against USD, expected to settle below EGP 17 to the dollar within days

Significant increase in hard cash supply as foreigners invest in government debt…

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The initiative contributes to providing new funding opportunities for adding deposits in banks: El-Baradei 

CBE initiative to finance low- to middle-income housing is a large starting…

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Mortgage companies participating in CBE initiative to finance low- to middle-income housing 

Mortgage finance companies operating in the domestic market started to prepare their…

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United Bank to be first bank to join Egyptian SMEs Association

The bank is to sign a cooperation protocol with the association to…

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Export Development Bank to increase small and midsize enterprises portfolio to EGP 5bn in 2019

The mortgage portfolio of the bank amounts to EGP 10m, and we…

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NBE to increase retail banking portfolio to EGP 43bn by end of June

We aim to transfer the micro-finance portfolio to the retail sector and…

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NPA, CIB sign MoU for regulating financial services

The cooperation between major economic entities will increase the volume of financial…

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