News
16 April 2018

Egyptian SME group and development bank sign SME loan deal

Region:
Middle East & Africa

The Egyptian Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Association has signed a cooperation agreement with the Export Development Bank of Egypt to facilitate loans to small and medium-sized enterprises. It falls within the framework of an initiative by the Central Bank of Egypt to offer loans at a 5-7% interest rate to SMEs.

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