Standard Chartered sees Egypt’s pound at 49 per dollar by end-2026
Standard Chartered expects Egypt's pound to strengthen against the US dollar by the end of the year, supported by…
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Egypt’s oil company arrears settlement seen encouraging investment, Standard…
Egypt's settlement of all outstanding arrears owed to international oil companies is a positive development that…
Egypt showcases investment opportunities, reform progress at BEBA UK mission
Egypt highlighted this week investment opportunities and progress in economic reforms at the "Egypt Future:…
Egypt’s Al Mashat, Meridiam discuss progress on flagship wind plant
Egypt’s Minister of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation Rania Al Mashat held talks with…
Egypt eyes stronger partnership with Standard Chartered Bank
Egypt’s Deputy Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Ghada Nour held a high-level meeting with representatives…
Adani Airports secures $750m financing from global banks
Adani Enterprises announced on Wednesday that its airports unit secured $750 million in financing from a consortium…
Egypt issues senior unsecured notes with JP Morgan as stabilisation coordinator
JP Morgan Securities PLC announced on Tuesday its role as the Stabilisation Coordinator for Egypt’s latest bond…
Standard Chartered Bank gets custodian membership on EGX
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) officially approved on Thursday the registration of Standard Chartered Bank as a…
Egypt’s FRA grants Standard Chartered custodian bank licence
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) announced on Sunday that it had granted Standard Chartered Bank a…
Zambia in talks to restructure $3.3b of commercial debt
Zambia is in talks to restructure $3.3 billion of commercial debt, following a recent agreement with overseas…
Standard Chartered names Mohammed Gad as Egypt CEO
Standard Chartered said on Monday it had named Mohammed Gad as its chief executive officer for Egypt with immediate…
Standard Chartered: Egypt, IMF to reach $6 billion loan deal before end of month
Egypt is expected to reach an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) “before the end of September”…
Standard Chartered exits seven businesses in Africa, Mideast to focus on Egypt, Saudi…
Britain’s Standard Chartered Bank is planning to exit its operations in seven countries in Africa and the Middle…
Standard Chartered to open first branch in Egypt next Sept.– c.bank official
Britain’s Standard Chartered Bank will open its first branch in Egypt by next September at maximum, Egyptian…
Standard Chartered gets initial approval for first Egypt branch
Standard Chartered Bank has obtained preliminary approval from Egypt’s central bank to open its first branch in the…
Banque Misr to secure largest syndicated loan in its history worth $1 billion
Egypt's second largest state-run lender, Banque Misr is in the process of obtaining the largest syndicated loan in…
Egypt among top 10 fastest growing GDP countries by 2030 – Standard Chartered
The London-based financial institution, Standard Chartered maintained its previous forecast for Egypt’s economy to…
Egypt says has sold $5 billion in three tranches of bonds
Egypt has on Thursday sold $5 billion in bonds in three tranches with maturities of four, 12, and 30 years, a…
Citi, JP Morgan among banks on list for Egypt’s USD-denominated bond offering
Egypt has picked five international investment banks for a new dollar-dominated bond offering, the ministry of…
Standard Chartered sees Egypt FY19 GDP growth at 5.5%
Egypt’s economy is likely to grow to 5.5 percent in the 2018-2019 financial year, which ends in June 2019, a senior…
Nigeria fraud agency seeks to arrest Standard Chartered executive: sources
Officers from Nigeria’s financial crime agency attempted to arrest an executive at Standard Chartered’s building in…
Standard Chartered H1 pretax profit rises 34%
Standard Chartered Plc reported on Tuesday a 34 percent surge in its pretax profit for the six months to June, as…
Egypt’s NBE bank signs $750 mln financing deal with global banks
National Bank of Egypt (NBE), the country's largest state bank, reached a $750 million financing agreement with a…
Banque Misr tops Bloomberg’s 2015 best African banks list
Egypt’s second largest state-run bank, Banque Misr has topped Bloomberg’s Africa list for 2015 as the best bank…
Standard Chartered’s Africa Crown threatened by Egypt Loans boom
Standard Chartered Plc is facing a challenge for the title of Africa’s top loan arranger from a local bank about…
Shell signs $15.3 billion Bridge Loan
Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) has agreed a 10.07 billion pound ($15.28 billion) bridge loan from a group of…
Standard Chartered Operating Profit Falls 16%
Standard Chartered PLC (STAN.LN) on Tuesday said its operating profit fell 16% in the third quarter, partly because…
Mashreq Eyes Turkey, Egypt for Acquisitions
Dubai's Mashreq is targeting Egypt and Turkey for acquisitions to expand beyond its crowded home market, its chief…
Standard Chartered To Provide Custody And Fund Administration Services For Al Mal Capital
Standard Chartered announced today its partnership with Al Mal Capital to provide the investment institution with…
Europe Stocks Rise to Five-Year High as Fed Resists Taper
European stocks rose to the highest level in more than five years as the Federal Reserve decided not to slow…
Standard Chartered Profits Sag After $1 Billion Hit On Korea Arm
Asia-focused bank Standard Chartered (STAN.L) took a $1 billion hit on the value of its Korean business on Tuesday,…
Iran Sanctions: Foreign Banks Kick Sand in Uncle Sam’s Face
As I have pointed out before in this space, much of the most shocking evidence of America’s weakening position…
Morgan Stanley Sells India Wealth Management Unit
Morgan Stanley MS +2.48% Monday said it is selling its Indian wealth management business to Standard…
Standard Chartered Hosts Financial Institutions Trade Finance Seminar
Standard Chartered 's Transaction Banking team organized a first-of-a-kind Trade Finance Seminar for financial…
Europe Stocks Extend Gains, Delhaize Rises
European stock markets rose on Wednesday, extending the prior day's gains when the German index climbed to an…
Standard Chartered Fined By Taiwan After Employee’s Embezzlement
Standard Chartered Plc (STAN) was fined NT$5 million ($168,500) for inadequate internal controls after an employee…
Finance Ministry Receives Standard Chartered Delegation To Discuss Sukuk Law
The Egyptian Ministry of Finance will receive today a delegation from Standard Chartered Bank to discuss the bank’s…
Standard Chartered Settlement To Come Monday
Standard Chartered, a British bank, is expected to announce on Monday a $330 million settlement with U.S.…
Standard Chartered Sees $330 Mln Iranian Settlement
Standard Chartered Plc (STAN), Britain’s second-largest bank by market value, said it expects to pay about $330…
Standard Chartered Wins Best Consumer Internet Bank Awards
Standard Chartered has been awarded "World's Best Consumer Internet Bank" and "Best Consumer Internet Bank in Asia,…