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Saudi Arabia reportedly suspends talks to acquire Egypt’s United Bank

Saudi Arabia has reportedly shelved a plan by its sovereign wealth fund to acquire the United Bank of Egypt as talks with Egyptian authorities...

Is Italy’s Intesa Sanpaolo considering taking full ownership of AlexBank?

Italy’s Intesa Sanpaolo Group is reportedly in advanced talks with cash-strapped Egypt to acquire the remaining 20% of the Bank of Alexandria (AlexBank) it...

Tunisia’s banking sector faces uncertain prospects, says S&P Global

Tunisia’s banks are navigating major uncertainty and significant macroeconomic pressure as the North African country seeks to secure an International Monetary Fund (IMF) to...

African Development Bank secures $350 million loan from Japan

The African Development Bank (AfDB) said on Wednesday that has secured a $350 million (JPY 44.1 million) loan from Japan to help finance the...

UAE’s ADGM partners with Zand Bank to support SMEs

The Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) said Monday that it has partnered with UAE’s Shariah-compliant digital bank Zand Bank to support SMEs in the...

Egypt’s Tadbiir Group launches non-banking financial services for SMEs

Tadbiir for Leasing and Factoring Company said Wednesday that it has launched its non-banking financial services to better support the small and medium-sized enterprises...

Commercial International Bank FY profit jumps 21% on higher revenues

Commercial International Bank (CIB) reported a rise of 21% in 2022 net profit, with revenue boosted by the bank’s solid grounding and robust balance...

Moody’s downgrades 5 Egyptian banks, citing weaker sovereign

Moody’s has downgraded the long-term bank deposit ratings of five Egyptian banks by one notch a week after the rating company lowered the North...

Dubai’s Network International to launch ‘direct to merchant’ payments in Egypt

Dubai-based payments processor Network International said Wednesday that it will launch its new ‘direct-to-merchant’ service offering in Egypt after receiving approval from the central...

HSBC, Uber launch new on-demand cashouts in Egypt

HSBC Egypt said Wednesday that it has joined forces with Uber Technologies to launch Flexpay, a digital payments solution that provides unbanked drivers on...

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