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The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) is mulling whether interest should be paid on funds left in e-wallets to give users incentives to activate dormant accounts as part of the country\u2019s financial inclusion drive, sources tell Al Mal<\/a>. The CBE is also almost done with new regulations for the e-wallets, which will allow mobile lending<\/a> and raise the ceiling of payments, the sources added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) is mulling whether interest should be paid on funds left in e-wallets to give users incentives to activate dormant accounts as part of the country\u2019s financial inclusion drive, sources tell Al Mal. 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