Norway holds key rate unchanged at 4.5%
Norges Bank decided on Thursday to maintain the key policy rate at 4.5 per cent during its 18 December meeting,…
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Voters stand by Sisi in Egypt’s presidential elections: Monufiya governor
Egypt's Governor of Monufiya, Hesham Abd al-Bast, declared on Sunday his confidence that voters in his governorate…
Egypt to build its first smart green city in Aswan
The governor of Aswan, Major General Magdy Hegazy, announced the start of the designing of a smart model green…
North Sinai national project creates 65 job opportunities: governor
North Sinai's governor Abdel Fatah Harhoor said on Saturday a national project in the governorate has created 65…
Alexandria’s leaning building completely demolished
Alexandria’s 13-storey apartment building that tilted into another in Azarita district more than two weeks ago was…
Egypt’s North Sinai governor says situation improving
Major General al-Sayyed Harhour, the North Sinai governor, said the security situation in the province is…
Central Bank of Egypt governor denies resignation
Tarek Amer, Central Bank of Egypt's governor, said in remarks to Al-Arabiya news website that he did not resign…
Egyptian first female governor takes the reins in Nile Delta governorate: interview
Three days have passed since the swearing in of five new Egyptian governors, with Beheira’s Nadia Abdo appointed as…
Tourism returns down to $3.4bn – Egypt’s CBE
The governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) told the parliament’s economic committee that foreign exchange…
India central bank employees urge governor to protect autonomy
The employee union of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has urged the bank's governor to protect central bank…
Foreigners will be able to repatriate profits soon: CBE’s Amer
Egypt’s Central Bank Governor Tarek Amer said Thursday that foreign investors would be able to repatriate profits…
BOJ’s Kuroda told PM Abe U.S. economy growing steadily
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda voiced optimism over the health of the U.S. economy in a meeting with Prime…
Cairo to deliver 7380 homes for slum-dwellers early 2017
Cairo Governorate is planning to deliver 7380 housing units as part of the third phase in Al Asmarat slum-dweller…
Trump official Paladino under fire over crude Obama remarks
Carl Paladino, a co-chair of President-elect Donald Trump's New York campaign, is facing a backlash over crude…
Egypt delivers 5467 social housing units contracts in Qena
Egypt’s Minister of Hosing Mostafa Madbouly and Qena governor Abdel Hamid El Hagan have delivered Monday 5467…
Matrouh governorate upgrades Siwa power plant with $5.6mn
Governor of Matrouh, Alaa Abu Zeid inaugurates Saturday Siwa power plant after being upgraded with investment cost…
Dollar pauses vs yen after getting lift from US yields
The dollar held steady near a three-month high against the yen on Thursday, as rises in U.S. bond yields and…
State of uncertainty over devaluing Egyptian pound after Sisi-CBE governor meeting
A state of uncertainty over the timing of the devaluation of Egyptian pound by the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE)…
BOJ’s Kuroda vows to cut rates, buy more assets to fight shocks
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Saturday the central bank will deepen negative interest rates or…
BOJ may apply ‘fintech’ to its operations in future: Kuroda
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said the central bank may apply financial technology, or "fintech," to its…
Tokyo elects first woman governor as it prepares for its Olympics
Voters in the Japanese capital elected their first woman governor on Sunday, after two predecessors stepped down…
Don’t panic, Nigerian central bank governor says, as bank shake-out looms
Breaking the central bankers' taboo on use of the 'p-word', Nigeria's Godwin Emefiele is urging people not to panic…
Chinese firm eyes executing phosphate project in Egypt’s New Valley
A mission from large Chinese firm specialised in establishing mining projects is set to meet New Valley governor,…
BOJ’s Kuroda says to ease again if necessary to hit 2 percent price goal
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Saturday he would ease policy further if necessary to achieve its 2…
Egypt’s current account deficit almost doubled in first nine months of 2015/16
Egypt's current account deficit almost doubled in the first nine months of 2015/16 to $14 billion from $8 billion…
Cairo starts evacuating 65-year old Tahrir’s Mogamma
Tahrir complex (The Mogamma), a 65-year old administrative governmental building in Downtown Cairo in the heart of…
Egypt’s cenbank pays back $1 billion debt to Qatar
Egypt has returned to Qatar $1 billion deposited by the Gulf state to help prop up the Egyptian central bank's…
Egypt’s cenbank pays back $1 billion debt to Qatar
Egypt has returned to Qatar $1 billion deposited by the Gulf state to help prop up the Egyptian central bank's…
Saudi non-oil GDP growth to slow to 2.8% this year: central bank chief
Growth in Saudi Arabia's non-oil gross domestic product is expected to slow to 2.8 percent in 2016 from 3.4 percent…
Puerto Rico Governor suspends payments on infrastructure debt
Puerto Rican Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla late on Friday declared a suspension of any payments on some debt…
Mexico cenbank to weigh Fed decision at its June policy meeting – Carstens
Mexico's central bank will take into account the exchange rate and the U.S. Federal Reserve's upcoming rates…
Malaysia’s central bank says confident government will honor debt obligations
Malaysia's new central bank governor said he was confident the government would honor all its debt obligations, as…
Saudi Arabia appoints new central bank governor
Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Saturday appointed Ahmed al-Kholifey Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority Governor,…
Bank of Canada’s Poloz more optimistic about global economy
Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz said on Friday he was more encouraged about the state of the global economy…
Bangladesh central bank governor resigns over cyber heist
Bangladesh’s central bank governor Atiur Rahman said on Tuesday he had resigned after $81 million was stolen from…
CIB appoints Hisham Ramez as managing director
Commercial International Bank (CIB), Egypt's largest listed company, said on Sunday it had appointed former…
C.bank plans to float United Bank of Egypt
Egypt's central bank plans to float the United Bank of Egypt, in which it holds a 99 percent stake, in an initial…
Egypt’s Sharqiya governor dismissed amid expectation of larger gubernatorial changes
Egypt's Sharqiya governor Reda Abdel-Salam was sacked from his position by the cabinet on Friday, he told Ahram…
No need to adopt negative deposit rates, BoJ governor says
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Monday he saw no need to implement negative deposit rates in Japan…
BREAKING: Egypt’s PM accepts Alexandria governor resignation
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail accepted the resignation of Alexandria governor Hani El-Messiri on Sunday. This comes…