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The Alliance of Sahel States (AES), comprising Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, has created a regional investment bank with an initial capital of 500 billion CFA francs (about $820 million), aimed at financing infrastructure and development projects across the three countries. The institution, named the Confederation Bank for Investment and Development (BCID-AES), is designed to […]
The military-led governments of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso have unveiled plans to fund a new regional investment bank with a portion of their national tax revenues, signaling a deepening break from traditional financial partners and regional bodies. Each country will contribute approximately 5% of its annual tax revenues to the bank, which aims to […]
EFG Hermes, Egypt’s biggest investment bank, has completed its takeover of state-owned Arab Investment Bank for an undisclosed transaction. EFG Hermes, Arab News reports, agreed to purchase a 51% stake in the bank in May, with the Sovereign Fund of Egypt also acquiring a 25% stake and the current owner, Egypt’s state-owned National Investment Bank […]
One of the biggest investment bank in Egypt has reported an 18.8 % decline in its net profit for the first nine months which fell to 232.1 million Egyptian pounds ($38 million) from 286 million pounds. EFG Hermes made this announcement in report of its third quarter consolidated financial results. EFG Hermes said its net […]