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External debt up 15% in 1Q FY2020-2021
Egypt’s total external debt rose 15% y-o-y in 1Q FY2020-2021 to more than USD 125 bn, up from almost USD…
You now need a license to import food
Some food commodity news to start the week: Imports of food products without a license from the National Food Safety…
A little bit limp
Annual urban headline inflation dropped to 5.4% in December from 5.7% in November, according to figures released Sunday by state…
Our latest IMF report card is out, unlocking USD 1.67 bn
The IMF has bumped its growth outlook for Egypt in FY2020-2021 to 2.8%, up from its 2% forecast in June.…
Some folks just got a breather from CBE
Banks will continue to support businesses at risk of default for another six months: The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE)…
2020: The year the sky fell — but then didn’t
How covid brought on a liquidity-charged global monetary order, and with it, an investing enlightenment: Just three months into what…
Loans, green bonds, sukuks, and securitization were all the rage in the covid era
How heavy borrowing and new debt instruments sustained us during the pandemic: As the covid-19 crisis took hold, the government…
On our radar for 27 December 2020
Egypt is soon getting the final tranche of a Chinese loan to finance the new capital’s business district, cabinet said…
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