Egypt has issued $1 billion in social and development bonds for the first time in the MENA region since the outbreak of the Iran-US war, supporting the government’s efforts to diversify financing instruments and expand its investor base.

EFG Hermes, an EFG Holding company, has closed a short-term bond note issuance for Hermes Securities Brokerage, marking the first issuance under the brokerage firm’s newly established fourth short-term bond program with a total size of EGP 10 billion.

Egypt has raised $1 billion in an eight-year USD-denominated social bond issuance, drawing in robust investor demand despite market pressures amid the ongoing regional conflict, Al Ahram reported, citing Bloomberg data.

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) offered treasury bonds (T-bonds) at a combined value of EGP 47 billion on Monday, March 16th.

Egypt will launch the ‘Citizen Bond’ for individuals through post offices nationwide starting Sunday, February 22nd, Minister of Finance Ahmed Kouchouk announced.

QNB Egypt’s ordinary general meeting (OGM) approved the board's proposal of cash dividend distribution worth EGP 2 per share to the bank's shareholders.

mylo, the innovative fintech company born out of B.TECH, has completed its second securitization bond issuance at a value of EGP 1.76 billion

Egypt plans to issue $4 billion in international bonds over the next 12 months, Bloomberg cited Minister of Finance Ahmed Kouchouk at the Egyptian-British Business Association in London.

Beltone Holding’s subsidiary Beltone Leasing and Factoring has concluded its second securitization issuance in less than a year, with a total value of EGP2 billion

MNT-Halan’s business lending vertical has successfully concluded a landmark EGP 2.5 billion corporate bond issuance

International government bonds issued by Egypt increased on January 15th after Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire agreement.

Contact Financial Holding has closed its 45th issue of securitization bonds with a total value of EGP 1.214 billion

Arab African International Bank (AAIB) has issued a $500 million sustainability bond, with investments from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and British International Investment (BII).

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), on behalf of the Ministry of Finance, increased the average interest rate on the two-year fixed-return treasury bonds (T-bonds) to 25.28% in an auction held on November 18th.

CI Capital has successfully concluded a securitized bond issuance worth EGP 3.919 billion for Capital for Securitization, on behalf of Tasaheel Finance, which served as the originator of the portfolio.

NI Capital Holding for Financial Investments is looking to launch a fund to invest in Egypt’s government bonds this year.

The non-banking financial services provider GlobalCorp has issued its sixth securitization bonds valued at EGP 1.32 billion, following receiving approval from the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA).

Egypt and the New Development Bank (NDB) have probed issuing EGP-denominated bonds.

gypt’s sovereign dollar-denominated bonds climbed by over 2 cents after the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) hiked interest rates by 600 basis points (bps) and the Egyptian pound hit a fresh low record against the US dollar.

Egypt’s sovereign dollar-denominated government bonds climbed by over 3 cent, extending the significant increase following the country’s $35 billion deal with Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding (ADQ).