Egypt launches training programme to prepare state-owned firms for public offerings
Egypt's Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has launched the country's first national training programme to…
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EGX revises index review schedule
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) has revised the schedule for announcing the results of its periodic reviews of the main…
NI Capital’s Sahmy 70 fund posts 66.3% return in first year
Egypt's NI Capital said on Sunday its Sahmy 70 fund generated a cumulative return of 66.3 per cent in its first…
Egypt launches first phase of petroleum listings on EGX with three firms
Egypt launched on Sunday the first phase of its petroleum sector IPO programme with the preliminary listing of…
Egypt’s FRA finalises framework for short selling on EGX
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) is finalising preparations to launch short selling on the Egyptian…
Egypt’s MSMEDA, EGX sign pact to widen SME access to capital markets
Egypt’s Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise Development Agency (MSMEDA) and the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) signed a…
EGX to launch CIB, TMG futures contracts on 18 June
Egypt's Egyptian Exchange (EGX) will launch futures contracts on shares of Commercial International Bank (CIB) and…
Egypt’s FRA launches violators list for non banking financial activities
Egypt’s Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority (FRA) introduced on Friday a new system classifying companies and…
Egypt’s Thndr says investor funds protected under regulated framework
Egyptian investment platform Thndr said Sunday that investor funds on its platform are protected under a regulated…
Egypt appoints FRA chairman Islam Azzam to GAFI board
Egyptian Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly has appointed Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) Chairman Islam Azzam…
Egypt’s market regulator witnesses training deals to boost sector skills
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) said on Wednesday it witnessed the signing of a series of cooperation…
Egypt wins IOSCO emerging markets committee chairmanship for 2026–2028
Egypt, represented by Islam Azzam, chairman of the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA), has been elected chair of…
EGX expands IPO programme with 6 new state firms – chairman
Egypt’s Egyptian Exchange (EGX) is expanding its initial public offering programme (IPO) with the addition of six…
Egypt wins key IOSCO role as FRA Chief secures GEMC chairmanship
Egypt, represented by Islam Azzam, Chairman of the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA), won the chairmanship of…
Egypt taps Islam Azzam to lead Financial Regulatory Authority
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has appointed Islam Azzam as acting chairman of the Financial Regulatory…
Egypt’s bourse approves listing of Misr Life Insurance shares for first time since…
The Egyptian Exchange’s (EGX) Listing Committee approved the temporary listing of Misr Life Insurance Company…
Egypt’s FRA grants first licence for futures trading on local securities
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) on Sunday granted the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) its first licence to…
Egypt’s stock benchmark EGX30 hits all-time high on Monday, 08 Dec.
The Egyptian stock market rose sharply on Monday, with the benchmark EGX 30 index breaking the 42,000-point barrier…
Egypt’s FRA reports nearly EGP 1 trillion in financing in first 9 months
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) reported that total financing granted by entities under its…
Egypt’s FRA Chief chairs IOSCO GEMC meetings in Malta, highlights market reforms, ESG…
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) Chairman Mohamed Farid chaired the Global Emerging Markets Committee…
Egypt’s FRA to launch 1st digital payment platform for non-bank financial firms
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) plans to roll out the country’s first electronic payment platform for…
EGX strengthens cooperation with Muscat Stock Exchange
Egyptian Exchange (EGX) Chairman Islam Azam met on Monday with Haitham Al Salmi, CEO of the Muscat Stock Exchange…
EGX starts week in green on 19 Oct.
Egypt’s stock market (EGX) closed in the green zone on Sunday.
Egypt’s FRA chair highlights non-banking financial reforms at IMF, World Bank…
Egypt’s Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority (FRA) Chairman Mohamed Farid highlighted Egypt’s non-banking…
10 Egyptian SMEs move to main market: EGX chair
Ten companies have transferred from Egypt’s small and medium enterprises (SME) board to the main market, in a move…
Moody’s to acquire majority stake in Egypt’s MERIS
Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) announced plans to acquire a majority equity stake in Middle East Rating &…
EGX hits record highs at opening of the trading session on Tuesday
The Egyptian Exchange’s (EGX) main indices and market capitalisation hit historic peaks on Tuesday, with more than…
EGX finalises printing firm public, private placements
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) executed the public and private offerings of National Printing (NAPR.CA), a private…
Egypt’s FRA accelerates digital shift in NBFS
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) is pushing ahead with a comprehensive digitalisation agenda to…
Egypt’s FRA launches regulatory sandbox
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has launched a regulatory sandbox to accelerate digital transformation…
EGX sees EGP1.8b listing of Bonyan
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) has completed a new listing worth 1.8 billion Egyptian pounds ($37.6 million) for…
FRA promotes Egypt’s insurance reforms to global investors
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) Chairman Mohamed Farid met with Jefferies and international investors…
Canaccord Genuity eyes entry into Egypt’s mining sector
Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi met with Raj Khatri, Head of Metals and Mining…
Egypt’s FRA approves new funds, licences for 5 non-banking financial firms
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has approved the establishment of two new investment funds, one…
Egypt’s FRA reports EGP79.2b in financing by March ’25
The Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) revealed that total financing provided by entities under its supervision…
Lagarde sees euro as strong rival to US dollar
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Monday that the euro could become a strong alternative to…
ADB prices $4b global bond due ’30
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has set the price for a $4 billion 5-year global bond, with the proceeds to be…
Egypt, World Bank discuss cooperation on J-CAP
Egypt’s Minister of Planning, Economic Development, and International Cooperation, Rania Al Mashat, held talks with…
German Cabinet approves measures to promote startups
The German Cabinet approved the Second Financing for the Future Act on Wednesday, aiming to promote startups and…
Swiss National Bank faces 2b franc loss in Q2 ’24
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) reported a 2 billion Swiss franc ($2.27 billion) loss for the second quarter,…