Banks in Egypt increase capital to comply with new banking law
Published 10 Apr,2021 via Daily News Egypt - In the past few days, there have been noticeable changes at a number of banks operating in the Egyptian market as they work on increasing their capital to comply with the country’s new banking law.
Banking Law No 194 of 2020 stipulates that the minimum capital for banks operating in the Egyptian market should stand at EGP 5bn, instead of the EGP 500m in the previous law. The capital of foreign bank branches should stand at $150m, instead of $50m.
The increase aims to increase the rigidity and efficiency of the capital base at banks, in order to help them face potential risks and enhance their ability to compete with other banks regionally and globally.
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