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The Central Bank of Egypt\u2019s board of directors agreed to provide the Credit Guarantee Company (CGC) with a EGP 2 bn assurance for SME financing, Al Masry Al Youm reports<\/a>. In exchange, CGC will issue assurances to banks offering funding for SME projects to cover the associated risks. CBE Governor Tarek Amer had announced<\/a> the CBE\u2019s intention to begin handing out these assurances in December.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Central Bank of Egypt\u2019s board of directors agreed to provide the Credit Guarantee Company (CGC) with a EGP 2 bn assurance for SME financing, Al Masry Al Youm reports. In exchange, CGC will issue assurances to banks offering funding for SME projects to cover the associated risks. 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