{"id":672955,"date":"2025-10-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/10\/02\/net-foreign-assets-narrow-for-first-time-in-three-months\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T00:00:00","slug":"net-foreign-assets-narrow-for-first-time-in-three-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/10\/02\/net-foreign-assets-narrow-for-first-time-in-three-months\/","title":{"rendered":"Net foreign assets narrow for first time in three months"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Good afternoon, friends, and congratulations on making it to the end of the week.<\/strong> We\u2019re in for a hot weekend, but we\u2019re looking forward to cooling down nonetheless.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">THE BIG STORY TODAY-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <strong>Net foreign assets (NFAs) in Egypt\u2019s banking sector shrank for the first time<\/strong><strong> in three months by nearly USD 583 mn to hit USD 17.9 bn in August<\/strong>, marking a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/09288d20-2c11-4acb-a2e4-759a4fb15e12\/%253cmark%253enet%253c%2Fmark%253e%253cmark%253e-foreign%253c%2Fmark%253e%253cmark%253e-assets%253c%2Fmark%253e-hit-fresh-high-of-usd-18.5-bn-in-july\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">3.3% m-o-m decrease<\/a>, according to data from the Central Bank of Egypt. On an annual basis, our banking sector almost doubled its net foreign assets, compared to USD 9.7 bn in August 2024, according to CBE\u2019s historical data. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Why do NFAs matter? <\/strong>Think of NFAs as the banking system\u2019s core financial buffer \u2014 the net difference between the foreign currency banks hold (assets like USD and EUR) and what they owe to entities abroad (liabilities). A positive and growing NFA signals health: a strong capacity to cover import bills. In that case, the EGP will generally hold steady or even appreciate. But when NFAs shrink or turn negative, it means we owe more FX than we hold \u2014 and that\u2019s when the EGP tends to slide against key foreign currencies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Behind the dip: <\/strong>\u201cThe NFA narrowing was due to a decline in banks\u2019 foreign assets by c. 2% m-o-m, which we attribute to the regular m-o-m liabilities. It is worth mentioning that Egypt imported LNG shipments in August, as August represents its peak month of electricity consumption, and paid USD 306 mn of its dues to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the first week of August,\u201d HC\u2019s Heba Monir told EnterpriseAM.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2025\/10\/124.jpg?ssl=1\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">THE BIG STORY ABROAD<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Global<\/strong><strong> headlines are following the Gaza-bound humanitarian aid flotilla currently <\/strong><strong>unlawfully detained by Israeli forces.<\/strong> In what activists and international observers are calling a flagrant violation of international law, Israeli naval forces intercepted and boarded dozens of civilian vessels carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza. Over 150 activists from more than 20 countries have been detained in international waters, including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandela, grandson of South African anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The Global Sumud Flotilla set sail to deliver desperately needed food, meds, and water <\/strong><strong>filtration equipment to Gaza\u2019s starved population.<\/strong> Flotilla organizers condemned Israel\u2019s deployment of water cannons, scrambling of communications systems, and boarding of the flotilla vessels as an act of piracy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The seizure of the vessels sparked immediate global backlash and protests across <\/strong><strong>multiple continents.<\/strong> Turkey denounced Israel\u2019s actions as \u201can act of terror,\u201d Colombia ordered the expulsion of Israel\u2019s entire diplomatic delegation and terminated the country\u2019s freetrade agreement with the occupying state, and Malaysia stated that \u201cIsrael has shown utter contempt not only for the rights of the Palestinian people but also for the conscience of the world.\u201d Protests erupted in cities in Italy \u2014 where major labor unions called for a nationwide general strike \u2014 as well as in Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Spain, Turkey, and Argentina.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>As detained activists face deportation, Israel\u2019s defense minister issued what he called a <\/strong><strong>last chance for Palestinians to flee Gaza City<\/strong>, stating that \u201cthose who remain [will be considered] terrorists and terror supporters.\u201d The Israeli military has closed Al Rashid Street, Gaza\u2019s main coastal highway, further tightening the noose around the city. The Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders have both suspended operations in Gaza City as the humanitarian catastrophe deepens.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Despite Israel\u2019s efforts, flotilla organizers report that approximately 23 vessels continued <\/strong><strong>sailing toward Gaza as of publication, determined to complete their mission. <\/strong>(<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/10\/01\/world\/middleeast\/gaza-flotilla-israel.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">NYT<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/israel-stops-13-gaza-aid-boats-organisers-say-sparking-international-criticism-2025-10-02\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/world\/live-news\/israel-gaza-flotilla-10-02-25?t=1759402699816\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>)<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 subscribe-box-panel\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"title\">\n<h4 class=\"fw-lighter mb-10\">   Get <b style=\"font-weight: 700\">Enterprise<\/b> daily   <\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-10\">The roundup of news and trends that move your markets and shape corporate agendas delivered straight to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/egypt\/en\/user\/NewsLetters\" type=\"button \" class=\"btn-green px-3 d-flex align-items-center\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe here<\/a>  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>\u2600\ufe0f <\/strong><strong>TOMORROW\u2019S WEATHER- <\/strong>We\u2019re in for another hot day tomorrow, with the weekend being inaugurated with 35\u00b0C temperatures before cooling to 23\u00b0C at night, according to our favorite weather app.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good afternoon, friends, and congratulations on making it to the end of the week. 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