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What we’re tracking on 15 July 2020
Good morning, friends, and welcome to the day we here like to think of as almost-THURSDAY. Three-day weekends are supplanting…
Gov’t unveils package of measures to boost consumer spending
Gov’t unveils package of measures to boost consumer spending: A new package of measures designed to push the economy through…
More consumer products are now eligible for finance as FRA looks to boost consumer spending
LEGISLATION WATCH- You can get consumer finance for just about anything now: Consumers will now be able to pay for…
Export Development Bank granted factoring license
The Export Development Bank of Egypt has received a license from the Financial Regulatory Authority to offer factoring and registration…
Egyptian consumer finance firm Sarwa looks to set up transferable value fund
Sarwa Capital filed with the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) to set up a “transferable value” fund, a new type of…
Seven would-be consumer finance companies want to enter the increasingly crowded industry
Seven consumer finance companies have license applications in with the FRA to formally join an increasingly crowded industry, Al Mal…
Egypt obtains EGP 200 mn SME grant from Saudi Arabia
KSA to give EGP 200 mn grant to five Egyptian MSMEs: Saudi Arabia will provide EGP 200 mn to finance…
FRA tightens prudential regulations on consumer finance companies
REGULATION WATCH- The FRA has set new solvency standards for consumer finance companies in a bit to curb concentration risk…
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