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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…
Egypt Forum closes with a scoreboarded 2027-2030 program and a bigger pitch to private investors
The forum closed with a named, KPI-tracked 2027-2030 program, 150 published indicators, and a wage floor that rises 87.5% by…
IMF lands in Cairo for the final review, with divestments, energy subsidies and tax on the table
Good morning, lovely people. The IMF mission is in town earlier than we expected for the eighth and final review…
IMF sees GCC’s non-oil economy shrinking 0.8% this year as war spreads beyond oil
The IMF expects a 9.1% rebound in the overall economy in 2027, but it won’t make up for lost ground.…
EBRD takes 40% of Scatec’s new Egypt renewables platform
The up to USD 221 mn commitment buys into four of Scatec’s local projects, and the vehicle can expand across…
EBRD, IFC sign on to Banque du Caire’s upsized IPO
The state’s biggest sale in years has grown to 45% of the bank and prices at the top of its…
EBRD-led lenders close USD 566 mn debt for Egypt’s largest solar-plus-storage plant
The EBRD-led package covers about three-quarters of the USD 764 mn project cost, pairing 1.2 GWp of solar with 600…
Gov’t pushes to close out its IMF program before December, with a final review due in late November
Divestments are our strongest card going in, while energy subsidies and a stalled free zone tax are the sticking points
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