Egypt’s FRA reports EGP79.2b in financing by March ’25

Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) reported that total financing provided by entities under its supervision reached 79.2 billion Egyptian pounds by the end of March 2025. This financing covered various sectors, including capital markets and non-banking financial activities.

Key financing figures include:

• 25.3 billion pounds from share issuances

• 1.6 billion pounds from securities issuances other than shares

• 20.7 billion pounds from financial leasing contracts

• 8.2 billion pounds granted to medium, small, and micro enterprises

• 5.5 billion pounds in consumer financing

• 11.8 billion pounds in factored securities

• 6.1 billion pounds in mortgage finance

The report also noted that disclosures on movable collateral reached 3.3 trillion pounds by March 2025, while financing for medium, small, and micro enterprises (SMEs) stood at 84.6 billion pounds.

Insurance Sector Premiums and Payouts Reach Billions

The FRA’s March 2025 report for the insurance sector indicated that total premiums collected amounted to 9.04 billion pounds. This includes:

• 5.11 billion pounds from property and liability insurance

• 3.93 billion pounds from life and fund formation insurance

Total insurance payouts during the period reached 4.51 billion pounds, broken down as:

• 2.10 billion pounds for property and liability claims

• 2.41 billion pounds for life and fund formation claims

Private insurance funds investments were valued at 2.17 billion pounds by the end of March 2025.

Attribution: Amwal Al Ghad English
Subediting: M. S. Salama