Egypt to launch short selling within weeks, regulator says
Egypt will launch short selling within weeks after completing the Centralised Lending System and finalising…
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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…
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…
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 nears launch of short selling as final preparations advance
Egypt is nearing the launch of short selling on the Egyptian Exchange (EGX), with technical preparations and…
Egypt’s regulator warns of action over customer data verification breaches
Egypt's Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) will take legal action against non-bank financial firms that fail to…
Egypt’s FRA approves long-awaited short-selling framework
Egypt's Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) on Wednesday approved a long-awaited framework for short selling,…
Egypt’s FRA cuts fees for sustainable securities applications to 50%
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has cut the fees for reviewing applications to issue sustainable…
Egypt’s FRA to begin state IPO training on 26 July
Egypt's Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) will launch a training programme next Sunday, 26 July, to help…
Egypt’s FRA launches training programme to prepare state firms for IPOs
Egypt's Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) will launch an IPO readiness programme within two weeks to help…
Egypt adds unfair dismissal cover to expatriates’ insurance scheme
Egypt will expand its voluntary insurance scheme for citizens living and working abroad to include protection…
Top Achievers Award goes to 10 Egyptian leaders at Amwal Al Ghad 2026
Ten Egyptian officials and executives were awarded the Top Achievers Award at the Amwal Al Ghad Awards Ceremony…
Egypt’s FRA, CAPMAS sign first data-sharing pact on insurance, brokerage sectors
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) and state statistics agency CAPMAS signed their first data-sharing…
Egypt restructures economic ministerial team to strengthen fiscal-monetary coordination
Egypt restructured its economic ministerial group on Thursday, placing it under the direct supervision of Prime…
Egypt’s FRA launches updated digital registry to expand access to collateral financing
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) on Thursday launched an upgraded electronic system for the Egyptian…
Mohamed Farid: An Institutional Architect at the Helm of Egypt’s Investment Reset
Mohamed Farid’s appointment is not merely another Cabinet reshuffle.
Profile: Ahmed Rostom, Egypt’s Minister of Planning, Economic Development
Ahmed Rostom, recently appointed Egypt’s Minister of Planning and Economic Development, brings nearly 25 years of…
Egypt’s FRA extends capital hike deadline for insurance brokers by 6 months
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has extended by six months the deadline for insurance and reinsurance…
Egypt plans to list more state-owned companies on stock exchange in 2026
Egypt’s government is preparing to list additional state-owned companies on the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) in 2026,…
Egypt appoints Ahmed Abdel Aziz as deputy head of financial regulator
Egypt’s Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly has appointed Ahmed Abdel Aziz as deputy chairman of the Financial…
Egypt’s FRA approves first digital platform for real estate fund investments
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has approved on Thursday the creation of the country’s first digital…
Egypt’s FRA issues first-ever rules for reinsurers to boost market oversight
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) on Monday introduced its first comprehensive regulations for…
Egypt’s FRA receives 13 real estate fund, 4 licence applications
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) said on Tuesday it had received 17 applications, including 13 to set…
Egypt’s FRA approves licences for 8 companies in investment, non-banking finance
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has approved Monday a series of licences and corporate establishments…
Egypt’s FRA backs Misr Insurance, STM tie-up to expand project insurance
Egypt’s Misr Insurance, part of the Sovereign Fund of Egypt (TSFE), signed a cooperation protocol with STM…
Egypt’s FRA chief pledges new products to deepen market
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) is working to introduce new financial products and mechanisms to boost…
Egypt’s PM vows full support for capital market reforms
Egyptian Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly said on Tuesday his government would fully support efforts to develop the…
Egypt’s FRA chief Mohamed Farid reappointed with ministerial rank
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi renewed Mohamed Farid’s appointment as acting chairman of Egypt’s Financial…
Egypt boosts insurance benefits for expatriates under new deal
Egypt has signed on Sunday a cooperation protocol to expand and enhance life and disability insurance coverage for…
Egypt’s FRA grants new non-banking finance licences
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has approved new licences for four companies in the non-banking…
Egypt’s FRA plans Basel III rules for finance firms as PM reviews sector overhaul
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) is preparing to implement Basel III capital standards across the…
Egypt approves 2 Shariah-compliant sukuk issuances worth EGP 5.8b
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has on Monday greenlit two Shariah-compliant sukuk issuances worth a…
Egypt’s non-banking financial sector financing hits EGP 118.5b by Feb-end: FRA
Egypt’s total financing from entities regulated by the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) reached 118.5 billion…
Thndr wins FRA’s approval to offer full digital onboarding
Egyptian investment platform, Thndr announced on Tuesday that it had secured approval from the country’s Financial…
Egypt’s FRA requires insurers to invest 5% in equity funds
Egyptian Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has mandated insurance and reinsurance companies to allocate a…
Egypt’s non-banking financial sector hits EGP 85.4b in total financing in Nov ’24…
Egypt’s non-banking financial sector saw total financing granted by entities under the Financial Regulatory…
Egypt’s insurance premiums soar 34% YoY at June-end – FRA chair
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) reported on Monday a 34 per cent year-on-year growth in total…
Egypt’s FRA raises minimum capital requirements for insurance companies
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has issued on Sunday a new decree to strengthen the financial solvency…
Egypt’s FRA eases rules for mortgage financing
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) announced on Wednesday new regulations allowing mortgage financing…
Egypt c.bank co-hosts APRM 9th Meeting of Experts on Credit Ratings
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) is co-hosting the African Peer-Review Mechanism’s (APRM) 9th Meeting of Experts on…