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Can AI promise Egypt’s lenders more borrowers and fewer bad loans?
Banks are cautious about letting AI judge a borrower. Local fintechs are not.
Banque du Caire’s retail book closed 27x covered, days before trading
Good morning, friends, and happy almost-weekend. We’ve all been wondering lately: where does the money go from here? Today’s issue…
Retail investors pile into Banque du Caire IPO
Here are the stories driving the day both at home and abroad. Banque du Caire’s (BdC) retail book closed 27x…
MNT-Halan’s parent completes its EGP 4 bn injection into the Egyptian arm
Good morning, lovely people. The theme in today’s issue is money that isn’t where it needs to be: containers are…
DPI closes Egypt-born fintech fund Nclude at USD 112 mn
The final close adds roughly USD 7 mn to a fund that was already at USD 105 mn before DPI…
Banque du Caire’s blockbuster IPO holds firm against EGX selloff
The IFC and the EBRD are in for USD 100 mn each, with BdC committing to tighter governance and enough…
Another historic high for the greenback
Here are the stories driving the day, both at home and abroad. The USD passed the EGP 56 mark in…
BdC’s Hussein Abaza on why the bank is listing now and what comes next
The CEO says investors are buying a finished turnaround, funded by rural deposits and built for rate cuts
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