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Egypt’s microfinance reaches 1.8 million women in Q2 – FRA chief
Women accounted for 52.8 per cent of Egypt’s microfinance beneficiaries in the second quarter of 2026, with 1.8…
Suez Canal Company, Egyptian Arab Land Bank sign mortgage financing deal
Egypt’s Suez Canal Company for Development and Real Estate Investment signed a cooperation protocol with the…
Egypt’s FRA, women’s council sign deal to boost women’s financial inclusion
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) and the National Council for Women (NCW) signed a cooperation protocol…
Private sector regaining momentum in Egypt as investment surges – FinMin
The private sector has strongly regained momentum in Egypt, with private investment becoming the largest…
Egypt’s movable collateral registrations rise 11.9% to 285,015 at end-August – FRA
The number of notices registered on Egypt's movable collateral registry rose 11.9 per cent to 285,015 at the end of…
Egypt’s FRA reviews movable collateral registry after creditor feedback
Egypt's Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) is reviewing services and procedures at the Egyptian Movable…
Egypt opens €3.8 mln waste stations under Kitchener Drain Depollution Project
Egypt has opened two waste transfer stations in Dakahlia and Gharbia governorates at a combined cost of €3.8…
Egypt’s unemployment falls to 5.8% in Q2 as focus shifts to job quality – minister
Egypt's unemployment rate fell to 5.8 per cent in the second quarter of 2026, as the government shifts its focus…
URGENT: Egypt’s remittances 28.1% y/y up in first 7 months of 2026 – CBE
Remittances from Egyptians working abroad surged 28.1 per cent year-on-year to $29.7 billion in the first seven…
Egypt PM reviews digital transformation projects
Egypt’s Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly reviewed developments in several information technology,…
Egypt’s PM, CBE governor discuss economic reforms
Egypt’s Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly met on Sunday with Central Bank Governor Hassan Abdalla to discuss…
Egypt, World Bank discuss healthcare reform, universal insurance
Egypt's Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar met with a World Bank delegation on Sunday to discuss expanding…
Egypt to chair North Africa central banks group in 2028
Egypt will chair the North Africa region of the Association of African Central Banks (AACB) in 2028 after the…
Egypt to pilot programme-based budgeting in FY2027/2028
Egypt will begin pilot implementation of programme and performance-based budgeting in the 2027/2028 fiscal year as…
Egypt’s FRA, Supreme Council for Media Regulation sign protocol on digital platforms
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) and the Supreme Council for Media Regulation signed a cooperation…
Egypt’s FRA issues second edition of real estate valuation standards
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has issued on Saturday the second edition of the Egyptian Real Estate…
Egypt’s FRA forms committee for insurance pools
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has formed a committee to prepare a unified model for the bylaws of…
Egypt approves updated Banque du Caire valuation ahead of potential IPO
A government committee unanimously approved on Thursday the methodology for an updated fair value study of Banque…
Egypt, FAO sign two MoUs on South Sinai development, olive sector
Egypt and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) signed two memoranda of understanding…
Egypt’s annual core CPI inflation hits 14.9% in August – CBE
Egypt’s annual core inflation rate recorded 14.9 per cent in August from 14.7 per cent in July, data from the…
Egypt’s central bank warns of InstaPay scams targeting users
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) on Thursday warned users of InstaPay, the country's instant payments platform,…
URGENT: Egypt’s annual inflation fall to 12.7% in August – CAPMAS
Egypt’s annual inflation rate fell to 12.7 per cent in August 2026, down from 13.0 per cent in July. The general…
Egypt seeks to host EBRD annual meeting in Sharm El-Sheikh in 2027
Egypt hopes to host the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's (EBRD) annual meeting in Sharm El-Sheikh…
EBRD seeks to expand investment in Egypt across energy, industry
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is seeking to expand investment in Egypt, particularly…
Egypt’s sovereign fund launches industrial investment sub-fund
The Sovereign Fund of Egypt (TSFE) launched an industrial investment sub-fund on Tuesday with paid-up capital of…
Egypt’s PM, central bank governor discuss reserves, inflation, dollar inflows
Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly and Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) Governor Hassan Abdalla discussed on Monday…
Egypt’s real estate tax app draws 612,000 taxpayer accounts in 2 months – minister
More than 612,000 taxpayers opened electronic accounts through Egypt's real estate tax mobile application in the…
Egypt’s gold reserves hit $19.058 bln in August – CBE
Egypt's gold reserves rose 11.2 per cent month on month to $19.058 billion at the end of August from $17.139…
Egypt’s net international reserves hit new record $57.215 bln in August – CBE
Egypt's net international reserves rose to a new record $57.215 billion at the end of August from a record $56.294…
Egypt’s regulator issues first comprehensive consumer finance rulebook
Egypt's Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) issued on Saturday its first comprehensive guide to the rules…
Egypt’s Suez Canal grows 33.8% in Q4
Egypt’s Suez Canal activity grew by 33.8 per cent in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025/2026 and 23.3 per cent…
URGENT: Egypt’s economy grows 5.1% in FY2025/26, beating forecasts – minister
Egypt's economy grew 5.1 per cent in the 2025/26 fiscal year, accelerating from 4.4 per cent a year earlier and…
Egypt’s petroleum refining sector grows 22.4% in Q4 2025/26
Egypt's petroleum refining sector grew 22.4 per cent in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025/26 and 8.7 per cent…
Egypt, China renew currency swap, seek more local-currency trade
Egypt and China agreed to renew and expand their currency swap arrangement and encouraged wider use of local…
Egypt denies plans to sell Suez Canal, dismisses $500 mln loss claim
Egypt denied plans to sell, pledge, or transfer ownership of the Suez Canal in exchange for government debt,…
Egypt, UAE central banks affirm coordination on Banque Misr branches
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) and the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE) affirmed their full and…
Egypt denies Suez Canal debt swap
Egypt denies plans to swap or pledge the Suez Canal to settle domestic debt, the Cabinet said on Sunday, rejecting…
CBE clarifies Banque Misr UAE branch measures
Egypt’s central bank said measures reportedly imposed on Banque Misr’s branch in the United Arab Emirates as part…
Egypt settles EGP9.8 bln NUCA debt to National Investment Bank
Egypt signed an agreement on Wednesday to settle 9.8 billion Egyptian pounds in accumulated debts and financial…
Egypt clears EGP88.3 bln state media debt to National Investment Bank
Egypt signed an agreement on Wednesday to settle 88.3 billion Egyptian pounds in historical debts owed by the…