Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly held talks with Minister of Finance Ahmed Kouchouk to review the initial estimates for the fiscal year (FY) 2026/2027 draft budget.

Interest payments on public debt jumped by 40.9% year-on-year (YoY) to EGP 1.49 trillion in the first seven months of fiscal year (FY) 2025/2026, according to the Ministry of Finance’s latest financial performance report.

The cabinet approved expanding the scope of the financing facilities initiative for priority industries with the launch of its second phase.

The Ministry of Finance signed a cooperation protocol with the Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) to strengthen collaboration and make greater use of the center’s research, data, and technological capabilities.

The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade decided that ports and customs outlets will continue operating at full capacity throughout the year.

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) issued treasury bills worth EGP 95 billion on Thursday, February 5th, 2026, in coordination with the Ministry of Finance, as part of the government’s efforts to finance the state budget deficit.

Ahmed Amawi, the Head of the Egyptian Customs Authority (ECA) and Abdel Aziz El-Sherif, the Head of the Egyptian Commercial Service (ECS), signed a cooperation protocol agreement to enhance the competitiveness of the Egyptian economy.

Egypt’s Ministry of Finance has announced an $80 reduction in fees for automating and verifying commercial documents for incoming air shipments, coinciding with the mandatory implementation of the Advance Cargo Information (ACI) system starting Thursday, January 1st, 2026.

Egypt’s Ministry of Finance is set to issue EGP 5 billion in three-year local sovereign sukuk through an auction scheduled for Monday, December 29th, with settlement due on Tuesday, December 30th, according to data released by the Central Bank of Egypt.

Egypt’s Minister of Finance Ahmed Kouchouk announced the second package of tax incentives, saying it forms part of a wider plan to ease procedures for the taxpaying community.

The Ministry of Finance launched its first sovereign sukuk issuance in the local market at a value of EGP 3 billion, through the primary dealer system, with a three-year maturity period.

The trade volume between Egypt and South Korea increased to $1.6 billion in 2024, Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk announced during a conference on “Korea–Egypt Economic Partnership and Cooperation”.

The Ministry of Finance launched a new public-private partnership (PPP) project fund, with a capital of €10 million, in cooperation with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk announced.

Public Prosecutor Mohamed Shawky announced cooperation with the Ministry of Finance in delivering 200 kilograms of gold bullion to the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) as a fixed reserve asset.

Egypt paid a total of EGP 19.3 billion under the new export burdens refund program for fiscal year (FY) 2024/2025 and FY2025/2026, with EGP 3 billion currently being disbursed.

Preliminary indicators show a decline in debt of Egypt’s budget agencies to 85.6% of gross domestic product (GDP) in June 2025, from 89.4% in June 2024, Minister of Finance Ahmed Kouchouk announced.

The Egyptian government has disbursed an amount of EGP 45 billion during fiscal year (FY) 2024/2025 to back economic, productive, industrial, and export activities, Minister of Finance Ahmed Kouchouk revealed in a press conference.

The government allocated the highest budget for export during the current fiscal year (FY) at EGP 45 billion, Minister of Finance Ahmed Kouchouk said.

Egypt succeeded in advancing fiscal discipline efforts through tax concessions, which led to a growth of nearly 35% in tax revenues without imposing new burdens, announced Minister of Finance Ahmed Kouchouk.

Egypt’s Ministry of Finance has begun the executive procedures to disburse 50% of the total overdue payments to exporting companies under the export subsidy program.