Tag: Interest rate

CBE to meet 8 times in 2017 to determine future of Egyptian pound’s interest rate

Direction of interest rate depends on inflation and government strategy, say analysts

Hossam Mounir Hossam Mounir

Private banks move to protect their deposits after governmental banks raise interest rate to 20%

Banks issue new savings certificates at high interest rates; others increased return…

Hossam Mounir Hossam Mounir

Interest rates for deposits set at 11.75%, lending at 12.75%: Monetary Policy Committee

The committee’s decision comes in an effort to control the rising rate…

Daily News Egypt Daily News Egypt

CBE raises interest rate to its record high in 11 years

This increase boosts the CBE's deposit rate to 11.75% and lending to…

Hossam Mounir Hossam Mounir

CBE maintains EGP interest rate

The CBE interest rates are the main index for interest rates on…

Hossam Mounir Hossam Mounir

High interest rate hinders banks in Egypt from obtaining foreign loans

Foreign institutions require high return interest rates of 5.5%, which is unsuitable…

Hossam Mounir Hossam Mounir

Basic interest rate raised by 1.5%

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE)…

Daily News Egypt Daily News Egypt

US Federal Reserve raises interest rates on dollar to 0.5%

The US Federal Reserve raised the interest rates on the dollar with…

Mohamed Ayyad Mohamed Ayyad

CBE may raise interest rate on the pound next Thursday: analyst

Rising inflation and expectations of higher dollar interest may raise the interest…

Hossam Mounir Hossam Mounir

World Bank agrees to raise Egypt’s portfolio to $6bn: Nasr

World Bank highly considers giving $3bn loan to support budget, the first…

Menna Samir Menna Samir