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

Egypt’s bank deposits in local currency increase by EGP 376.1bn during H1 2021

Deposits in foreign currency reach equivalent of about EGP 650.870bn in June…

Hossam Mounir

ADCB appoints Inès Kadri as Head of Communications, Sustainability, Customer Satisfaction

Kadri has over 20 years of banking experience, during which she has…

Hossam Mounir

CIB submits request to increase issued capital to EGP 19.7bn

The higher figure reflects an increase of EGP 4.92bn, and compares to…

Daily News Egypt

Tamweely injects EGP 3.6bn of funds to over 141,000 clients

Company plans to expand network to 100 branches by 2021 end

Hossam Mounir

Agricultural Bank of Egypt installs 750 ATMs in rural areas

This is considered a record period compared to the challenges facing the…

Hossam Mounir

Cash on delivery drops 85% as consumer trust in digital payments continues to rise: Visa

Egyptian consumers increasingly stepping away from cash, and putting trust in digital…

Daily News Egypt

Arab Banking Corporation offers to acquire BLOM Bank – Egypt

ABC wants to buy up to 300 million shares of BLOM Bank…

Hossam Mounir

Egypt is vitally important for expansion in emerging markets: Citibank

Citi sees Egypt as a very important and critical country among emerging…

Nehal Samir

Central Bank of Egypt directs local market to abide by sustainable financing principles

Achieving SDGs requires banks directing financing to more sustainable economic activities

Daily News Egypt

Capital flows into EM keep recovering after March 2020 slump: Central Bank of Egypt

Continued rollout, development of vaccines is expected to support global economic recovery

Hossam Mounir