{"id":675343,"date":"2025-11-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/11\/12\/qatars-usd-30-bn-north-coast-investment-is-boon-for-egypts-credit-position-moodys\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T00:00:00","slug":"qatars-usd-30-bn-north-coast-investment-is-boon-for-egypts-credit-position-moodys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/11\/12\/qatars-usd-30-bn-north-coast-investment-is-boon-for-egypts-credit-position-moodys\/","title":{"rendered":"Qatar\u2019s USD 30 bn North Coast investment is boon for Egypt\u2019s credit position -Moody\u2019s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <strong>The <\/strong><strong>USD 30 bn Qatari Alam El Roum project is good news for Egypt's credit <\/strong><strong>outlook, but government borrowing costs<\/strong><strong> remain elevated<\/strong>, Moody\u2019s said in a research note seen by EnterpriseAM. The positive credit momentum from the agreement \u2014 which the Madbouly government signed with Qatar Investment Authority-owned Qatari Diar <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/b2a719d8-0048-49cb-99ea-7376e75ecf4b\/%253cmark%253eqatar%253c%2Fmark%253e-signs-agreement-for-usd-30-bn-north-coast-project\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">last week<\/a> \u2014 is also complemented by other macro developments, including our <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/c64ad0cb-f3a5-4d5f-8e2c-7658c1a7c9a9\/current-account-deficit-narrows-to-usd-15.4-bn-in-fy-2024-25\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">narrowed current account deficit<\/a>, higher tax collections, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/bab7fde0-b838-45a2-8824-622c4caef1cc\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">record primary budget surplus<\/a> in FY 2024-25.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">(<strong>Tap or click the headline above to read this story with all of the links <\/strong>to our background as well as external sources.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The investment agreement also bolsters Egypt\u2019s position as an attractive destination for <\/strong><strong>GCC foreign direct investments<\/strong>, with more investments expected from Saudi Arabia and Kuwait in the coming years, according to Moody\u2019s. These FDI inflows are expected to stabilize the exchange rate and improve investor confidence, which should, in turn, translate into lower and more sustainable inflation rates, the ratings agency said. The ultimate result would be reduced borrowing costs for the government and an improvement in overall debt affordability.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>BUT- Debt servicing remains a key challenge:<\/strong> Despite recent developments throughout the past year with regard to inflation and interest rates, debt servicing costs are still elevated, the research note says. The yield on government T-bills dropped to 27% this month, compared to 31% in December 2024, indicating that the government\u2019s borrowing rate did not cool at the same pace as inflation. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Egypt continues to have weak debt affordability<\/strong>, with Moody\u2019s noting that \u201cthe country ranks among the top three sovereigns we rate with the highest interest payments to revenue ratio, which stood at more than 63% for the consolidated general government\u201d in FY 2024-25. When accounting for interest expenses on T-bills and zero-coupon bonds, the ratio would come in above 95%, \u201cimplying that the government is spending nearly all of its revenue on debt service,\u201d the note explains. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>There\u2019s upside in the outlook:<\/strong> As interest rates continue easing over the next few quarters, the interest-to-revenue ratio is expected to cool to 40% by 2030, excluding interest expense on T-bills and zero-coupon bonds. 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