2016-02-22
The Central Bank of Egypt has issued an initiative to encourage banks to provide facilities for small and medium-sized enterprises, with a particular focus on reducing interest rates for these companies. The initiative includes a decision by the Board of Directors to allocate 5 billion Egyptian pounds for medium-term loans to regular or newly established companies in the fields of industry and agriculture, with a maximum duration of 10 years. The interest rate for these loans is set at a fixed rate of 7% annually, with the possibility of revision by the Executive Management of the Central Bank of Egypt.