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…
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Egypt’s regulator issues first comprehensive consumer finance rulebook
Egypt's Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) issued on Saturday its first comprehensive guide to the rules…
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 investment fund assets jump to EGP 410.6 bln in Q1 – FRA
Net assets of Egypt’s investment funds rose to around 410.6 billion Egyptian pounds in the first quarter of 2026,…
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 PM directs faster capital market reforms, state listings
Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly on Sunday called for accelerating capital market reforms and expediting the…
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…
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…
EGX issues Decision No. 36 of 2026 on accredited sponsors
Egypt’s Egyptian Exchange (EGX) issued Decision No. 36 of 2026 to regulate the work of accredited sponsors as part…
Egypt’s bourse to upgrade trading system, expand listings in gold sector — chairman
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) is implementing a major upgrade of its trading technology to support transactions…
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…
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 weighs incentives for big listings to revive bourse, FinMin says
Egypt is studying offering incentives for large-scale initial public offerings (IPOs) to deepen its stock market…
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 bourse chief to fast-track derivatives, market maker system
Egypt’s new Egyptian Exchange (EGX) Chairman Islam Azzam, affirmed plans to accelerate key reforms in the capital…
Cairo bourse in search of renewal
After the change in the Exchange’s leadership, an urgent plan is required to transform the Egyptian stock market…
Egypt raises insurance policy limit for expatriates
Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) signed a cooperation protocol on…