Weekly Rundown of Top 10 Trending Headlines

Updated 10/24/2025 9:00:00 AM

Arab Finance: The third week of October witnessed several developments in Egypt’s economic landscape across key sectors, including energy, financing, industry, and aviation.

Here’s a list of the top 10 news to check:

1-FRA reports EGP 851.4B in total financing in 8 months

Entities regulated by the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) provided a total of EGP 851.4 billion in financing between January and the end of August 2025, according to the authority’s recent report covering capital market and non-banking financial activities.

2-Egypt, Cyprus ink commercial, operational deals for Cronos gas exports

Egypt and Cyprus have signed a set of commercial and operational agreements for the transmission of natural gas from Cyprus’ Cronos field to Egyptian infrastructure.

3-Industrial sector captures 61% of bank loans by March 2025: CBE

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced that the industrial sector remained the largest recipient of bank financing, accounting for around 61% of the total loan portfolio by the end of March 2025, according to the CBE's Financial Stability report.

4-Egypt, IFC mull expanding private sector financing

Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Hassan El-Khatib and Minister of Planning and Economic Development, and International Cooperation Rania Al-Mashat met with International Finance Corporation (IFC) Managing Director Makhtar Diop to discuss expanding cooperation in private sector financing and implementing Egypt’s State Ownership Policy Document.

5-Egypt’s non-oil exports rise 21% YoY in 9 months

Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Hassan El-Khatib reviewed a report by the General Organization for Export and Import Control (GOEIC), showing a 21% rise in non-oil exports during the period from January to September 2025.

6-Money Fellows reaches $1.5B in total transaction value

Money Fellows has achieved $1.5 billion in total transaction value, backed by over $60 million in funding from local and international investors.

7-Banking alliance grants EGP 5.2B financing for Inertia Egypt's Jefaira project

A banking alliance has successfully concluded a long-term syndicated Islamic financing agreement amounting to EGP 5.2 billion for Inertia Egypt.

8-Capgemini concludes acquisition of WNS

Capgemini has completed the acquisition of WNS, a digital-led business transformation and services company and leader in the digital business process (BPS) services market.

9-SCZONE chief touts Egypt’s green fuel hub ambitions at Tokyo HENCA 2025

Chairman of the General Authority of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) Waleid Gamal El-Dien met with representatives from Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Zensho Holding Corporation, and Tokyo government officials during his visit to Japan.

10-Egypt, Boeing probe deeper partnership in aviation, air transport

Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Hassan El-Khatib met with Boeing executives to discuss expanding strategic cooperation in Egypt’s aviation and air transport sectors.