2017-01-02
In a letter dated December 29, 2016, the Central Bank of Egypt approved a one-year extension of the tourism sector support initiative, ending in February 2018, and a six-month extension of the consumer and mortgage loans initiative for tourism workers, ending in June 2017. The extensions were granted to alleviate the ongoing impact on the tourism sector and its employees, with the bank emphasizing the importance of the industry as a pillar of the economy and a source of foreign currency.