Banks EFG Hermes Q1 net profit 201% up on recovery in regional markets Yomna Yasser May 15, 2017 0 Egyptian investment bank EFG Hermes reported Monday a 201 percent rise in first quarter net profit after tax and…
Banks No plans to demonetize Egyptian pound or redesign currency: central bank Yomna Yasser May 15, 2017 0 Egypt will neither launch a new currency exchange mechanism nor have a new design for the current currency, the…
Banks Consortium plans EGP13.5 bln loan for Egypt Petroleum Corp Yomna Yasser May 15, 2017 0 A consortium of nine Egyptian banks is set to secure 13.5 billion Egyptian pounds ($745.8 million) to finance the…
Banks Egypt’s NBE Bank pumps 900 mln pounds in two property developer loans Yomna Yasser May 14, 2017 0 Egypt’s biggest lender, the state-owned National Bank of Egypt (NBE) has approved to invest 900 million Egyptian…
Banks EBRD approves $11 million loan for Egyptian petrochemical project: minister Yomna Yasser May 14, 2017 0 The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved a $11 million loan for Egyptian…
Banks SAIB Bank removes curbs on Egyptians’ use of credit cards abroad Yomna Yasser May 14, 2017 0 Egypt's Societe Arab Internationale de Banque (SAIB) has removed Sunday all the curbs imposed on the Egyptians’ use…
Banks IMF release of second payment shows confidence in Egypt’s economy: official Yomna Yasser May 14, 2017 0 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreement to release the second tranche of a 12-billion US dollar loan to…
Banks Foreign investment in Egypt treasury bills jumps to six-year high Yomna Yasser May 11, 2017 0 Foreign investment in Egyptian government’s treasury bills is reaching its highest levels in six years since 2011…
Banks Bank of England keeps interest rates on hold, cuts growth forecast modestly Yomna Yasser May 11, 2017 0 The Bank of England sent on Thursday a mixed message on the future pace of interest rate rises ahead of next…
Banks Egypt’s annual core inflation eases slightly to 32.06% in April Yomna Yasser May 11, 2017 0 Egypt's annual core inflation eased slightly to 32.06 percent in April, down from 32.25 percent in March and 33.10…