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CBE and Afreximbank ink MoU to study pan-African gold bank and accredited Egyptian refinery
Good afternoon, friends, 2026 is around the corner and the headlines are matching the pace as 2025 grinds to a…
The year our macro plumbing started to function again
While the IMF is satisfied, the wheels of production are still grinding against high (albeit falling) real interest rates
Central bank sets up 2026 nicely with 100 bps rate cut
725 bps sounds like a lot, but we’re just at the “beginning or middle” of a longer journey, Al Ahly…
El Sisi shuffles central bank board, appointing three new subject-matter experts
Sherif Kamel, Ali Faramawy retain seats for another year
Farmers aren’t borrowing to survive anymore — they’re investing
Medium-term loans rose more than 1k% to EGP 22.6 bn in the FY 2023-24, while short-term lending fell more than…
The CBE is (gently) throttling the consumer credit engine
The CBE has verbally instructed banks that they must now obtain prior approval before participating in any securitization transaction
With cooling inflation, the odds of an interest rate cut are looking up
12 out of the 14 participants we surveyed expect rate cut on Thursday
Of app-ification, golden licenses, and Egyptian banks in Iraq
PLUS: Mansour Auto, China’s Deli Group get golden licenses
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