CBE approves digital banking identity rules
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has approved rules governing the Digital Financial Identity (DFI), enabling banks…
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Egypt’s MSMEDA, KfW sign €30 mln financing deal for microenterprises
Egypt's Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Development Agency (MSMEDA) has signed a €30 million financing…
Egypt’s c.bank prepares second national financial inclusion strategy for 2026-2030
Egypt's central bank is preparing a second national financial inclusion strategy covering 2026-2030, with a greater…
Egypt’s financial inclusion rate rises to 79% by June 2026 – CBE
Egypt's financial inclusion rate rose to 79 per cent by the end of June 2026, with 56.4 million adults holding…
Egypt’s Nasser Social Bank, Egypt Post partner to expand financial services…
Egypt's Nasser Social Bank signed on Sunday a cooperation protocol with Egypt Post to expand access to banking and…
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’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…
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 signs protocol to give banks access to commercial registry data
Egypt's Central Bank (CBE) and the Ministry of Supply signed a cooperation protocol on Sunday, enabling the banking…
Egypt’s Nasser Social Bank launches early pension disbursement product
Egypt's Nasser Social Bank, chaired by Maya Morsy, Minister of Social Solidarity, has announced the launch of a new…
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 inaugurates Talabat’s largest MENA distribution hub
Egypt’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology Raafat Hindy inaugurated on Tuesday Talabat Egypt’s…
CBE marks 10th participation in Arab Financial Inclusion Day
Egypt's Central Bank (CBE) announced on Tuesday its participation in Arab Financial Inclusion Day for the tenth…
Sisi directs inflation control, economic growth
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi stressed the need to reduce inflation by closely monitoring targeted…
Egypt’s FX reserves cover 6.9 months of imports, above global norms
Egypt’s net international reserves rose to a record $52.6 billion in January 2026, covering about 6.9 months of…
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 Social Housing Fund signs EGP 500 mln mortgage deal with EBank
Egypt’s Social Housing and Mortgage Finance Fund (SHMFF) signed on Saturday a cooperation protocol with the Export…
Egypt’s FRA regulates microinsurance to expand coverage for low-income groups
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA), headed by Dr. Mohamed Farid, issued comprehensive rules governing…
Egypt’s Social Housing Fund, IDB seal EGP4b mortgage finance cooperation
Egypt’s Social Housing and Mortgage Finance Support Fund signed a cooperation protocol on Wednesday with the…
Egypt’s FRA launches first registry for risk assessment companies in non-bank…
Egypt’s Financial Supervisory Authority (FRA) announced Monday the establishment of the first registry for…
Egypt’s non-bank financing surpasses EGP1 trillion – FRA
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) reported on Wednesday that financing provided by entities under its…
MSMEDA, Reefy sign EGP300m microfinance deal
Egypt's Medium, Small, and Micro Enterprise Development Agency (MSMEDA) signed on Tuesday a micro-finance project…
Egypt’s HCFI, e& Egypt partner to modernise Carry On consumer complexes
Egypt’s Holding Company for Food Industries (HCFI) and e& Egypt signed on Monday a cooperation protocol to…
Women make up 17% of new digital contracts as Egypt’s regulator bets on technology
Women account for about 17 per cent of newly signed digital financial contracts in Egypt, highlighting the…
Central Bank of Egypt, EBRD launch MasterTalks to boost banking innovation, financial…
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) launched a…
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 MSMEDA invests EGP 18b in women-led small, micro projects over 11 years
Egypt’s Medium, Small, and Micro Enterprise Development Agency (MSMEDA) has invested 18 billion Egyptian pounds…
Egypt launches new expat banking initiative to spur inflows
Egypt’s central bank and ministry of foreign affairs on Sunday launched a new initiative aimed at simplifying bank…
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…
Egypt’s c.bank launches Banking Reform and Development Fund
Egypt’s central bank has launched the Banking Reform and Development Fund and appointed an eleven-member board for…
Egypt establishes Strategic Financial Framework for Economic Empowerment
Egypt’s Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly has issued a decree establishing a Strategic Financial Framework for…
Egypt’s Housing Fund, Bank NXT renew mortgage financing deal
Egypt’s Social Housing and Mortgage Finance Support Fund signed on Sunday a cooperation protocol with Bank NXT to…
Egypt’s health min. inks deal with eFinance to launch nationwide e-payment system
Egypt’s ministry of health signed a memorandum of understanding on Sunday with e-Finance to implement electronic…
Egypt’s financial inclusion rate climbs to 76.3% in June – CBE
Egypt’s financial inclusion rate rose to 76.3 per cent in June 2025, with 53.8 million citizens using active…
Egypt’s CBE allows banks to open service units to expand financial access nationwide
Egypt’s central bank has issued new instructions on Monday allowing banks to establish service units outside their…
EGX launches beta bersion of EGX Gate app to boost transparency, investor access
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) has unveiled the beta version of its new mobile application, EGX Gate, as part of…
MSMEDA, Banque du Caire sign EGP500m microfinance contracts
MSMEDA CEO Basil Rahmy said the agreements align with directives from the political leadership to expand…
FRA issues digital real estate investment platforms regulations
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has issued its first-ever rules for establishing digital platforms…
CBE launches Egypt’s first-of-its-kind banking sciences course
Egypt’s central bank is partnering with the Ministry of Higher Education to launch the country’s first bachelor’s…