Egypt’s inflation pressures broaden in Q1 as CBE diffusion index hits 18.3%
Inflation pressures in Egypt became more broad-based in the first quarter of 2026, with a larger share of goods and…
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Egypt’s central bank maps alternative inflation path on Iran-US conflict
Egypt’s central bank raised its inflation outlook and outlined an alternative risk scenario after the Iran–US…
Imagine Being Hassan Abdalla in a World Addicted to Instability
Imagine being Hassan Abdalla, the governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE). You are not overseeing the monetary…
Egypt’s gold reserves rise to $19.201 bln in April – CBE
Egypt’s gold reserves rose slightly in April to $19.201 billion, up from $19.188 billion in March, Central Bank of…
URGENT: Egypt’s net FX reserves hit $53.009 bln in April – central bank
Egypt’s net foreign exchange reserves rose to $53.009 billion at the end of April, up from $52.831 billion in…
URGENT: Egypt’s remittances surge 25.7% in February- CBE
Remittances from Egyptians working abroad rose 25.7 per cent year-on-year in February 2026 to $3.8 billion from…
Egypt’s central bank imposes new rules on margin trading finance
Egypt’s central bank has issued new regulations governing banks’ financing of securities purchases on margin, a…
Egypt’s FX flexibility, reform strategy boosts shock resilience – CBE chief
Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) Governor Hassan Abdalla said Egypt’s sweeping economic reforms have helped drive down…
Egypt’s central bank orders exchange firms to adopt goAML to curb money laundering risks
Egypt’s central bank has instructed exchange companies to implement the goAML reporting system, stepping up efforts…
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…
URGENT: Egypt’s annual core inflation hits 14% in March – CBE
Egypt’s annual core inflation rose to 14.0 per cent in March, up from 12.7 per cent in February, the Central Bank…
Banks in Egypt to close 12–13 April for Easter, Sham El-Nessim holidays
Egypt’s central bank said on Thursday that all banks operating in the country will suspend work on Sunday and…
Sisi reviews economic performance, FX buffers with PM, central bank chief
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Monday reviewed efforts to curb inflation, boost foreign currency…
Egypt’s c.bank, media regulator sign deal on digital banking transparency
Egypt’s central bank and the Supreme Council for Media Regulation (SCMR) signed a cooperation protocol on Monday to…
Egypt gold reserves reach $19.188 bln in March – CBE
Egypt’s gold reserves declined in March, falling to $19.188 billion from $21.502 billion in February, data from the…
UPDATE: Egypt’s net FX reserves hit $52.831 bln in March – central bank
Egypt’s net foreign exchange reserves edged higher at the end of March, rising to $52.831 billion from $52.746…
Egypt’s central bank holds interest rates steady, signals wait-and-see stance
Egypt’s central bank on Thursday decided to keep key policy rates unchanged, maintaining a tight monetary stance…
Egypt’s central bank unveils debt restructure deal for key borrower amid social media…
A consortium of Egyptian banks has agreed to restructure the debts of a key banking sector client to secure full…
Egyptian banks follow strong credit policies, central bank says
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) on Thursday highlighted the rigorous credit and risk management practices of banks…
Deposits in Egyptian banks top EGP 15.7 trillion at 2025-end: CBE
Deposits in Egypt’s banking sector recorded 15.767 trillion Egyptian pounds by the end of December 2025, according…
Egypt’s banking sector posts record net profit of EGP 601.6b in 2025 – CBE
Banks operating in Egypt recorded a net profit of 601.612 billion Egyptian pounds in 2025, according to preliminary…
Egypt’s banking sector shows resilience with strong capital, low NPLs – CBE
Egypt’s banking sector remains robust and well-positioned to support economic growth, according to the latest…
Egypt’s remittances jump 28.4% in first 7 months of FY 2025/26
Remittances from Egyptians working abroad rose sharply in the first seven months of the 2025/2026 fiscal year,…
Egypt’s PM chairs crisis committee to monitor regional military escalation
Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly chaired a meeting of Egypt’s Central Crisis Management Committee on Tuesday to…
Egypt’s annual core inflation hits 12.7% in February – CBE
Egypt’s annual core inflation rate recorded 12.7 per cent in February, up from 11.2 per cent in January, according…
Egypt tackles global energy volatility from stronger economic position – PM
Egypt is facing the ongoing global energy volatility from a position stronger than in previous challenges, Prime…
Egypt’s PM reviews contingency plans to shield economy, supply chains
Egypt’s Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly convened a high-level meeting on Sunday to review the consequences of the…
Egypt’s c.bank plans to issue EGP 5 billion sukuk on 9 March
Egypt’s central bank will issue a 5 billion Egyptian pound sukuk on Monday, 9 March, according to data released…
URGENT: Egypt has no dollar crisis, PM says amid global market volatility
Egypt has sufficient foreign currency reserves and faces no dollar shortage, Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly said…
Egypt’s PM reviews contingency plans as Mideast escalation roils global markets
Egypt’s Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly chaired an economic ministerial group meeting on Monday to assess the…
URGENT: Egypt’s remittances at strongest in 2025, 40% YoY up – CBE
Remittances from Egyptians working abroad surged to a record $41.5 billion in 2025, up 40.5 per cent from a year…
Egypt c.bank-backed BDS Hubs reach half a million entrepreneurs
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) said on Wednesday that it had reached more than half a million entrepreneurs and…
Egypt reports 54.7mn active financial accounts, CBE readies 2026-2030 inclusion plan
Egypt now counts 54.7 million citizens with active transactional accounts, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) said…
Egypt’s central bank announces Ramadan banking hours
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) said on Sunday that banks will adjust their working hours during Ramadan 2026.
UPDATE: Egypt’s central bank cuts key interest rates by 100bps in first 2026 MPC meeting
Egypt’s central bank on Thursday lowered key interest rates by 100 basis points, marking the first monetary policy…
Egypt’s annual core inflation eases to 11.2% in January – CBE
Egypt’s annual core inflation fell to 11.2 per cent in January from 11.8 per cent in December, the Central Bank of…
Egypt’s central bank governor highlights reforms, rising reserves at AlUla Conference
Egypt’s central bank Governor Hassan Abdalla told a Saudi conference on Monday the country’s shift to a fully…
Egypt’s gold reserves jump to $20.730 bln in January – CBE
Egypt’s gold reserves rose to $20.730 billion in January, up from $18.166 billion in December, the Central Bank of…
Egypt’s net FX reserves rise in January to $52.6 bln – central bank
Egypt’s net foreign exchange reserves rose to $52.594 billion at the end of January, up from $51.452 billion in…
The Illogical Proposal: How Nations Lose Sovereignty When They Confuse Debt with Statehood
In modern Egyptian history, few moments illustrate the dangers of conflating sovereignty with debt more clearly…