Hemaya Sept-2018
Hemaya Sept-2018
Hemaya Sept-2018
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Inflation jumps to 4.8% in July vs. 4.6% in June
Remittances increase 21.1% to USD26.5bn in FY 17/18 vs.
Major Asset Types USD21.9bn in FY 16/17
Treasury bills Moody’s upgrades outlook on five Egyptian banks to ‘Positive’,
Treasury bonds maintains ratings following sovereign outlook upgrade
Time deposits Government to collect payments online as of Jan-19
Repos World Bank offers USD500mn loan to support Egypt’s cash
Other mutual funds with 20% max of fund’s NAV subsidy programmes
Stocks in local equity market up to 25%
PMI rises to 50.5 in August vs. 50.3 in July amid improving
business conditions
Ministry of Finance to announce debt management plan including
external debt ceiling
Net foreign reserves rise 0.24% m-o-m to USD44.4bn in August vs.
USD44.3bn in July
Government approves EUR395mn financing from European Bank
Foreign holdings of Egypt debt reach USD15.01bn in July
Ministry of Finance: IMF Mission to visit Egypt in October to set
date for fifth tranche review
CBE sets new regulations on lending to consumer finance
companies
Egypt to transfer seized Muslim Brotherhood funds to state
treasury
Ministry of Finance to launch new national electronic payments
system
President El-Sisi instructs officials to amend real estate tax law or
issue new legislation that enables more thorough collection of
revenue
Egypt to sell cUSD5bn in foreign currency bonds in coming months
Egypt to receive last African Development Bank loan tranche
worth USD500mn
Egypt cancels auction of 5, 10-year treasury bonds for fourth time
Egypt plans to settle local debt transactions with Euroclear
CBE maintains overnight deposit, lending rates at 16.75%, 17.75%,
respectively
Egypt keeps customs exchange rate at EGP16.0/USD
Egypt to announce sovereign wealth fund structure by mid-
October
Egypt plans to approach JP Morgan for inclusion in EM bond index