Finance News
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Egypt expects remaining $4.66bln in EU financial package by 2027
Egypt expects $4.66bn from the EU by 2027. This liquidity injection stabilizes the economy and lowers risk for foreign and local capital owners.
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Egypt’s net international reserves rise by $4.3bn in 2025
Net reserves hit $51.45 billion in 2025. Stronger reserves mean better currency protection and an improved ability to meet external debt obligations.
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Egypt’s gold reserves jump 71%, pushing total reserves to historic high
Gold value hits $18.16b. Highly significant, but secondary to the total reserve update at #3 which provides the full liquidity context
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Egypt digitizes non-bank finance oversight
Egypt’s non-banking financial sector, the message is clear: regulatory engagement is becoming faster, more predictable, and increasingly digital.
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Five-year CDS fall to lowest level since 2020
The Ministry of Finance announced that Egypt’s five-year credit default swap (CDS) prices fell below 270 basis points on 6 January.
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Egyptian inflation seen edging up to 12.5% in December
The median forecast for annual headline urban consumer inflation was calculated from a poll of 16 analysts. In November, inflation fell unexpectedly
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Egypt finalizes new entrepreneurship charter for startups
The government is considering establishing a unified institutional body for entrepreneurship to serve as a single point of contact for startups.
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How Instant Payments Are Changing Access for a New Generation
Started in 2020, several firms in Egypt employed digital financial tools like mobile wallets and digital payments.
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Can Egypt’s Digital Payments Pioneer Reboot Market Confidence?
Investors are asking whether this is a value opportunity or a trap?
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Egypt int’l reserves hit record $51.4 bln at end of December 2025
Egypt’s net international reserves (NIRs) maintain its upward trend at end of December, recording a new high of $51.4 billion.
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FRA launches first register for tech-based risk assessment firms in non-banking finance
Such systems enable faster, data-driven decision-making and enhance risk evaluation processes across non-banking financial services.
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Egypt’s public business sector revenues rise 20%, exports up 27% in FY24/25
The Ministry of Public Business Sector owns six holding companies that oversee 63 subsidiary firms. It also holds stakes in 106 other companies.
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Here is the maximum daily cash deposit limit for banks and ATMs in Egypt
The National Bank of Egypt raises the daily ATM cash deposit limit to LE 100,000 with a LE 500,000 monthly cap, easing business transactions.
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Finance ministry launches magazine highlighting Egypt fiscal reforms, economic growth
Finance Ministry launches new publication highlighting Egypt's fiscal policy enhancements and economic growth support initiatives for stakeholders.
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Egypt targets influencers with tax incentives
It is designed for easier compliance, cheaper, and more predictable, particularly for small businesses, freelancers, and digital economy participants
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Egypt achieves 92% of FY24/25 investment target with EGP 922 bln spending
Egypt’s investment spending reached EGP 922 billion (around $19.4 billion), achieving 92 percent of the approved EGP 1 trillion investment cap.
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GlobalCorp issues eighth securitization bond worth EGP 2.5bn
The issuance was structured into three tranches with varying maturities and credit ratings.
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EGX Posts Strong Year as State IPOs Set to Support 2026
The benchmark EGX30 index surged nearly 40% in 2025, surpassing 41,000 points for the first time in its history.
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Egypt offers 52 state-backed investment projects
The projects, which come with preliminary feasibility studies and have been approved for presentation to investors.
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Egypt and Afreximbank lay the groundwork for a pan-African hub
Egypt signed a memorandum of understanding establishing a pan-African gold bank program.