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.
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Egyptian Gulf Bank scores net profits of EGP 240.6m in H1 of 2016

The Egyptian Gulf Bank (EGB) achieved net profits of EGP 240.6m during…

Daily News Egypt

Banque du Caire profits increase by EGP 690m in 2015: El-Zahid

All of the bank's profits resulting from real operations, not the product…

Hossam Mounir

NBE finances 47,000 SMEs with EGP 28bn as of end of June

Bank aims to increase volume of provided SME funds to EGP 72bn…

Hossam Mounir

Stabilising US dollar exchange rate, CBE confuses dollar holders once again

The CBE directed banks to allocate foreign currency for imports of medication

Hossam Mounir

US dollar loses EGP 0.10 on informal market reaching EGP 12.40

Informal market started lowering the selling prices of the US dollar after…

Adel M. Fakhry

Bankers weigh in on the proposal to convert government’s debt to banks into shares in national projects

Some believe it is feasible while others claim it is fruitless

Hossam Mounir

A new start needed for Italy’s banks?

The Italian finance professor Claudio Zara calls for flexibility in eurozone rules…

Deutsche Welle

British retail bank Lloyds announces more job cuts

Lloyds Banking Group has said it will have to speed up its…

Deutsche Welle

US dollar loses over 50 piastres on informal market following announcement of $12bn loan from IMF

The US dollar is likely to see more depreciation in the coming…

Hossam Mounir

Dollar shortage created an inflationary recession in the local market: investors

Manufacturers rely on the informal market for US dollars, and securing 25%…

Hisham Salah