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CBE lets banks hire outside agents to sign up customers beyond their branch networks
PLUS: MTS is in talks to build a USD 100 mn data-center hardware plant in Egypt for China’s Inspur
CBE hikes for the first time since March 2024, raising rates 100 bps and moving its inflation target to 4Q 2027
The CBE raised policy rates by 100 bps and called it preemptive, ending an easing cycle that had cut 825…
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…
Consumer lenders can no longer finance gold, and analysts weigh what that says about how Egyptians save
Analysts say borrowing to buy gold turns a hedge into a leveraged trade, while deposit and inclusion data show trust…
Vietnamese tech giant FPT opens first Africa office in Cairo
Good morning, ladies and gents, and happy Thursday. The IPO everyone has been talking about takes its last orders today,…
MNT-Halan’s retail book is 2.68x covered, with EGP 3.16 bn of orders for an EGP 1.18 bn tranche.
Good morning, folks. Ambition is the theme in today’s issue, and it starts with two stories you will read here…
Urban inflation eased to 13.9% in September, even as monthly prices continue to pick up
Last year’s high base pulled the annual rate down, even as food prices rebounded
MSC added its weekly Himalaya services at Damietta, its second new call there in recent months
PLUS: The New and Renewable Energy Authority is eyeing EGP 2 bn in credit facilities from local banks to accelerate…
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