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Digital bank Wio partners with First Abu Dhabi Bank to facilitate deposits

State-backed digital bank Wio Bank said Monday that it has joined forces with First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) to offer business customers cash and...

Egyptian authorities cancel letters of credit for importers. Here’s why

Egypt said Thursday that it had scrapped a requirement for importers to secure letters of credit as part of the government’s broader strategy to...

Allianz Egypt renews multi-year life insurance deal with Banque Misr

Allianz Egypt said Wednesday that it has extended its partnership with Banque Misr for five years to integrate the insurance services offered by the...

Egypt’s President Sisi banks to help clear import backlog within days

Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi said Monday that banks will help secure the necessary dollars to clear a backlog of imports, which is estimated to...

Egypt secures $500 million from the World Bank to expand social security

The World Bank has approved $500 million in new development financing to expand and strengthen Egypt’s social safety net and protection programme as the...

Egypt’s central bank hikes key interest rates by 300 bps

Egypt hiked overnight interest rates by a more-than-expected 300 basis points (bps) on Thursday, the most since 2016, as part of the authorities’ broader...

UAE-based Fintech Galaxy expands into Egypt with the acquisition of Underlie

UAE-based Fintech Galaxy said Thursday that it has acquired Underlie, an Egyptian open banking platform that offers application programming interfaces (APIs) to banks and...

IMF reportedly expects Egypt to switch to flexible exchange end of December

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expecting Egyptian authorities to switch to a flexible exchange rate after a requirement to finance imports through letters...

IMF executive board approves $3 billion Egypt extended arrangement

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Saturday that its executive board has approved a 46-month $3 billion financial support package for Egypt which is...

AD Ports, Invictus Investment to jointly invest $6 billion to develop Sudan’s Red Sea port

Sudan has signed a preliminary agreement with a consortium led by the UAE’s AD Ports Group and Invictus Investment to develop, manage and operate...

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