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Why CBE is extending tighter oversight to sukuk issuances
The move is the latest strand in the central bank’s macroprudential strategy to curb systemic risk from NBFIs
Visa positions Egypt at the center of its CEMEA mobile-first strategy
Cashless transactions are up 45% y-o-y, according to the CBE, but cash still runs 60-70% of transactions here. Visa is…
Central Bank of Egypt playing long game on digital EGP
Only three countries have implemented digital currency, and Egypt still has a long way to go
Analysts unanimously see CBE keeping interest rates on hold
All 11 analysts polled by EnterpriseAM expect the central bank to keep interest rates unchanged on Thursday as summer inflation…
CBE tightens rules on banks’ corporate and securitization bond investments
Banks have six months to bring their policies and exposures in line with new concentration caps, rating floors, risk weights,…
Former FRA head Sherif Samy pushes back on credit bubble worries
Samy and financial analyst Ahmed Ezz El-din argue Egypt’s consumer finance sector isn’t a credit bubble — the real systemic…
Infinity Power taps China’s Aiko Energy for 1.2 GW Nefer Minya mega-plant
Plus: Egyptian banks transition to the data-rich ISO 20022 SWIFT standard
China extends Egypt’s local-currency swap line for three more years
Analysts say without a push to grow Egyptian exports to China, the facility’s near-term use will concentrate on financing Chinese…
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