Egypt names EGX’s Mohamed Farid as financial regulator chairman
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has appointed Mohamed Farid as the acting chairman of the country’s market…
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Egypt sees first offering of green bonds worth $100 mln on Wednesday
Egypt expects to offer its first green bonds by a private company on Wednesday, said head of Egypt’s Financial…
Egypt cabinet approves lowering bourse trading fees
The Egyptian Cabinet decided to reduce bourse trading fees in a bid to boost the Egyptian Stock Exchange (EGX) and…
Shareholders’ equities of Egypt’s insurers decline 7.8% June-end
Shareholders’ equities of insurance firms operating in Egypt dropped around 7.8 percent to 35 billion Egyptian…
Egypt market regulator in talks with IFC on green bond-eligible projects
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) is in talks with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to…
Egypt bourse market cap to hit 2 trillion pounds 2022-end: official
The head of Egypt’s market regulator on Tuesday said the local bourse’s market capitalisation is expected to hit 2…
Egypt 10-year investments in insurance sector hit 102 bln pounds – official
The total investments of Egypt’s insurance sector reached 102 billion Egyptian pounds ($6.3 billion) over the past…
Egypt’s securitisation bond issuance to hit 20 billion pounds year-end: official
Egypt’s securitisation bond issuance is to reach 20 billion Egyptian pounds ($1.2 billion) at the end of this year,…
Microfinance activity records EGP14.8 bln pounds in Q3 2019
Egypt’s microfinance activity balance has increased over the third quarter (Q3) of 2019 to register 14.8 billion…
Egypt’s leasing contracts surge 48.9% in 9 months: FRA
The total value of leasing contracts recorded 40.5 billion Egyptian pounds in the first nine months of 2019 with a…
Egypt watchdog warns against cryptocurrency trading in emerging markets
Egypt’s market watchdog has warned on Sunday financial institutions in emerging markets not to trade in…
Egypt’s new listing amendments mandate more women on boards
Egypt’s market regulator on Tuesday has passed listing rule amendments that would require publicly listed companies…
Microfinance companies in Egypt fund 807K clients in 9 months
Microfinance companies operating in Egypt have pumped funds worth 4.7 billion Egyptian pounds ($261.7 million) to…
Egypt eyes robust growth in leasing activity in 2020: regulator
Egypt plans to double its leasing activity by 2020, head of the market regulator said at a conference in Cairo on…
Egypt regulator to introduce consumer financing services before end-2019
Egypt’s financial regulator plans to introduce consumer financing before end-2019 to expand funding options for…
Egypt’s Third Annual Leasing Conference kicks off in Cairo
One of Egypt’s biggest institutional initiatives, Partnership for Development has started Tuesday its third annual…
Egypt’s Third Annual Leasing Conference begins tomorrow
One of Egypt’s biggest institutional initiatives, Partnership for Development will started on Tuesday its third…
Egypt regulator plans introducing consumer financing services in 2019
Egypt’s financial regulator plans to introduce consumer financing within 2019 to expand funding options for…
Microfinance activity records 1.3 mln pounds in Q1 2018
Egypt's accumulated microfinance activity has increased over the first quarter (Q1) of 2018 to register…
Microfinance activity records 6.1 mln pounds in Q3 2017
Egypt's microfinance activity continued its growth over the third quarter (Q3) of 2017 to register 6.1 billion…
Ex-Egypt bourse chief Omran named 2017 Person of the Year at ASEA event
Mohamed Omran, former chairman of the Egyptian stock exchange, was named 2017 Person of the Year on Monday by the…
Egypt names former bourse chief Mohamed Omran as FSA head
Egypt has picked former stock market chief Mohamed Omran to lead the Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority…
Egypt names economist Mohamed Farid as new stock market chief
Egyptian Prime Minister Sherif Ismail appointed on Sunday Mohamed Farid Saleh as the new chairman for Egypt’s stock…
Egypt bourse among best worldwide stock exchanges in 4 years: chief
Egypt’s stock exchange is among the best in the world over the past four year as investors shift to emerging…
Egypt lifts restrictions on GDR deals, letting investors take return in dollars: official
Egypt is lifting restrictions on Egyptian investors who buy global depository receipts (GDRs) by purchasing shares…
Egypt stock market’s H1 surplus sets record
Egypt’s stock market posted a first half budget surplus worth more than 600 million Egyptian pounds ($33.5…
Egypt’s currency float boosts foreign investment: bourse chief
Foreign investors have bought a net 11 billion Egyptian pounds ($615.90 million) worth of shares since the country…
Cairo, Bombay bourses sign information exchange MoU
Egyptian and Bombay stock exchanges signed Wednesday a memorandum of understanding aimed at promoting mutual…
Egypt to hold Africa’s major bourses meeting next November: official
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) will host the African Securities Exchanges Association’s (ASEA) annual meetings next…
Egypt, Sydney bourses sign MoU
Egypt and Sydney bourses have signed Wednesday a memorandum of understanding that aims to exchange information…
Egypt IPO market have surged 40% in two-and-a-half years – official
The market for initial public offerings (IPOs) in Egypt saw a 40 percent growth in the past two years and half,…
Egypt bourse market cap climbs 40% in 2016: official
The market capitalisation of listed companies in Egypt have witnessed a 40 percent leap to exceed 600 billion…
ASEA picks Egypt bourse chief as head of capital markets standards committee
The African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA) has chosen Egyptian bourse (EGX) chairman Mohamed Omran as head…
Egypt bourse signs Marrakech Pledges to promote green markets in Africa
Egyptian bourse has signed Wednesday Marrakech pledge to promote green capital markets in Africa" during the…
Egypt wins Euro-Asian stock exchanges federation presidency against Iran
The Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges’ (FEAS) General Assembly has elected Mohamed Omran, Chairman of the…
Egypt bourse to host Euro-Asian stock exchanges federation annual meetings
Egyptian stock exchange (EGX) is hosting Wednesday the annual conference of the Federation of Euro-Asian Stock…
Brazil, Egypt bourses sign MoU for mutual cooperation
Egypt and Brazil’s bourses have signed Thursday a memorandum of understanding that includes mutual cooperation and…
Egypt bourse chief heads to Singapore for UN SSE Global Dialogue
Egyptian bourse chief Mohamed Omran is heading to Singapore to attend UN's 2016 Sustainable Stock Exchanges Global…
Egypt bourse chief tackles green finance at UNCTAD conference tomorrow
Egyptian stock exchange chief Mohamed Omran is heading to Nairobi, Kenya to take part in the fourteenth session of…
In 3 years, Egypt bourse secures $4.3 bln finances for national projects
Egypt's bourse has contributed around 38.2 billion Egyptian pounds ($4.3 billion) finances to its listed companies…