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War puts regional growth on the path to a contraction
Regional growth is set to contract 2.1% this year after expanding 3.3% in 2025, with the war cutting export routes…
The Finance Ministry is studying catastrophe bonds as it builds shock absorbers into the budget through 2030
Egypt is weighing its first catastrophe bond issuance as part of a strategy to shift severe natural disaster risk onto…
Egypt’s infrastructure guarantee facility draws 10 development partners ahead of a December World Bank board vote
Ten development finance institutions have signed onto Egypt’s USD 520 mn IFGF, the broadest multilateral backing for the vehicle since…
Five years into RISE, safety metric frozen as World Bank ratchets up fiduciary risk on Egypt’s railway loan
Fiduciary risk on the World Bank’s c. USD 421 mn RISE loan has been raised to “high” — the only…
Egypt prepares to double Universal Health Ins. reach before Phase 1 results are in
A EUR 150 mn policy loan from AFD is helping bankroll the rollout
USD 520 mn guarantee facility heads to the World Bank board in December
A World Bank project document lays out the equity structure, including a 20-25% gov’t stake, with private investors joining in…
Egypt + World Bank build a USD 520 mn private infrastructure financing vehicle
Good morning, folks. One common theme this morning: the market thinks a rate cut is coming and everyone is positioning…
Officials tell us why Egypt’s methane pledge is scoring high in oil and gas
Petroleum became the first mover because emissions in the sector are easier to measure, its projects easier to finance, and…
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