A consortium of eight banks agreed to extend the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) an EGP 1.8 bn facility to finance its plans to increase natural gas production, Ahram Gate reports. The five-year loan is arranged by Banque du Caire; EGP 220 mn from was contributed by Emirates NBD, according to Al Mal. The plan includes production increases from Zohr and gas projects in the East Nile Delta.

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