The Africa Banking Brief

Stories · Tuesday 27 October1 story

Egypt

Central Bank of Egypt requires prior approval for bank fund policy changes

The Central Bank of Egypt has issued a circular requiring banks to obtain its prior approval before amending investment policies of affiliated investment funds where the change alters the fund's nature. The rule applies to banks operating in the domestic market and was also flagged on the CBE's own search pages.

Regulation · announcedarabfinance.com · gate.ahram.org.eg +3 more

Stories · Sunday 25 October1 story

Egypt

Central Bank of Egypt tightens oversight of bank lending to consumer finance firms

The CBE issued new controls on bank financing of consumer finance companies, tightening supervision of this lending channel. Lenders are reassessing instalment and card-based consumer finance plans in response.

Regulation · announcedalmasryalyoum.com

Stories · Saturday 24 October1 story

Egypt

CBE and FRA stress tests show Egyptian banks resilient to shocks

The Central Bank of Egypt and the Financial Regulatory Authority said stress tests on the ten largest banks, about 80% of sector assets, showed low to moderate capital and liquidity risk. The tests cover macroeconomic and climate scenarios and are continuously updated.

AnalysisDaily News Egypt · wansom.ai

Stories · Thursday 22 October1 story

Egypt

Egyptian banks cut T-bill and securities holdings by EGP 482bn

Central Bank of Egypt data show banks reduced investments in treasury bills and securities by about EGP 482 billion in Q2 2026, to EGP 8.136 trillion. Lending and discount balances rose over the same period.

Analysisamwalalghad.com