Microfinance

Egyptian government unveils new initiative to boost microfinance targeted at women

Sun, 10 Mar 2024 - 02:00 GMT

The Ministry of Social Solidarity launched an initiative to increase the amount of micro loans disbursed to women by Nasser Social Bank (NSB).

Egypt carries out study on microfinance unveiling key facts

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 - 02:05 GMT

Egypt Today spoke to the head of one of the microfinance associations operating in Upper Egypt.

Egypt launches funding programme to irregular workers' enterprises with LE570M

Thu, 10 Aug 2023 - 03:11 GMT

The beginning is with signing cooperation protocols with three NGOs.

Microfinance jumps by 18.4% in Q1 of 2023 hitting LE74.8B

Wed, 12 Jul 2023 - 05:57 GMT

That is compared to LE63.1 billion in the same period last year.

Egypt's expenditure on social care, protection rises to 9.5% of GDP in 2022

Wed, 07 Jun 2023 - 01:36 GMT

Minister of Social Solidarity Nevine al-Qabaj highlighted Tuesday that Egypt's expenditure on social care, protection and development rose to 9.5 percent of the GDP in 2022.

Egypt allocates LE56M to train, microfinance women in Upper Egypt

Thu, 01 Jun 2023 - 02:17 GMT

The Ministry of Social Solidarity revealed Wednesday a project to train women in Menya, Qena, and Luxor governorates on business management, and finance their micro enterprises.

Value of microfinance in Egypt grows by 7.9% in 2022

Mon, 27 Mar 2023 - 03:13 GMT

Zulfaqar equally highlighted that the client base expanded by 10 percent.

Egyptian gov., NGOs partner up to create 50K jobs with funds worth LE36.5M

Mon, 20 Feb 2023 - 02:14 GMT

The Ministry of Social Solidarity signed Monday contracts with 10 NGOs to contribute to the creation of 50,000 job opportunities.

Egypt's 'Takaful wa Karama' to offer microfinance to rural beneficiaries

Tue, 24 Jan 2023 - 11:38 GMT

The Rural Industries Support Fund is finalizing a microfinancing programme targeting Takaful w Karama beneficiaries residing the countryside.

Sovereign Fund of Egypt, Etisalat Egypt launch ‘Erada’ Microfinance

Mon, 16 Jan 2023 - 10:10 GMT

The company enables access to a wide range of financial services to micro and small enterprises.

Financing micro-enterprises in Egypt reaches LE64.6B by end of June 2022

Sun, 28 Aug 2022 - 03:15 GMT

The non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and financing companies working in financing micro-projects from members of the Federation granted LE 31.9 billion to serve 3.8 million customers, while the banking system injected funds (up to LE 20,000) by about LE 32.7 billion, to 778,000 customers by the end of June 2022.

Microfinance in Egypt exceeds LE19B in 2020

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 - 11:09 GMT

FRA indicated in a report, Saturday, that the number of microfinance beneficiaries reached 3.2 million by the end of 2020, up from 3.1 million during 2019.

Microfinance in Egypt grows by 7% in 3rd quarter of 2020

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 - 08:37 GMT

The number of beneficiaries also rose slightly by 0.5 percent.

Microfinance records 47% growth in 2019

Tue, 25 Feb 2020 - 04:18 GMT

Also, the number of beneficiaries grew by 11.8 percent.

Credit portfolio of microfinance industry hits LE21.2B by end of Q2 2019

Thu, 08 Aug 2019 - 10:49 GMT

The number of beneficiaries reached 3.3 million customers with a growth rate of 14.1 percent, compared to the results of the end of the second quarter of 2018.

112 NGOs receive LE376 million in October

Sun, 11 Nov 2018 - 02:09 GMT

Wali explained that 55 foreign entities provided 151 grants to 112 NGOs in Egypt.

Microfinance rises to LE15.6B serving 2.9 million customers

Sun, 02 Sep 2018 - 10:54 GMT

Zulficar stated that the number of enterprises holding licenses to provide microfinance increased to six while that of NGO’s rose to 897.

Business News Wrap-up

Sun, 11 Mar 2018 - 05:06 GMT

A wrap-up of the most prominent business news of the day.

IFC supports DBACD to increase microfinance lending in Egypt

Sun, 11 Mar 2018 - 02:40 GMT

IFC will provide advisory services to the Dakahliya Businessmen Association for Community Development (DBACD) to ramp up ts lending to low-income citizens.

Microfinance registers LE 6.1B in Q3 2017

Sun, 17 Dec 2017 - 10:43 GMT

A number of 840 entities were granted licenses by the EFSA to operate in the microfinance sector.

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