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Banks are front-running the easing cycle
While banks moved quickly to cut interest rates on deposits and new certificates to reduce immediate costs, their asset portfolios…
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
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
External debt rises to USD 161 bn in FY 2024-25
External debt service climbed to USD 38.7 bn during FY 2024-25
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