Economic experts laud CBE initiatives to support SMEs

Efforts should be exerted to create jobs for youth and reduce poverty, the experts said, praising initiatives of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) to support such projects.

CBE to keep interest rates on hold ignoring declining inflation

The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) announced that Egypt’s annual consumer price inflation rose to 8.9 percent in June 2019, compared to 13.8 percent in June 2018.

Egypt’s Plastic Currency

Following in the footsteps of England, the CBE is set a new, more durable form of some Egyptian notes by 2020.

CBE to keep interest rates unchanged in November

CBE fixed interest rates in September for the fourth time this year, setting the overnight deposit rate and the overnight lending rate at 16.75 and 17.75 percent.

Profiles of top Egyptian expat participants at World Youth Forum

Around 150 Egyptian expats participated in the World Youth Forum (WYF) held in Sharm El-Sheikh to share their knowledge and experience in their respective fields.

U.N. agrees new team of experts for Burundi; EU, US decry move

The UNHR Council agreed on Thursday to an African resolution to send a team of three experts to work with Burundi government.

Qatar’s sovereignty claim, an unjustifiable plea: experts

Qatar’s “sovereignty” claims are void and cannot be used to justify the country’s violation of international law, Egyptian experts stated.

Egyptian-Chinese program to promote museums of both countries

The Egyptian National Committee of Museums has begun implementing a program in cooperation with the Chinese committee of Museums.

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