World Bank | Egypt Oil & Gas - Part 4

GNPC Received $500m LOC for Sankofa Gas

HSBC and Standard Chartered issued a $500m letter of credit (LOC) to Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) to guarantee payments for gas extracted in 2018 from the offshore Sankofa field.

Egypt’s United Bank Considers Renewables Investments

Egypt’s state-run United Bank is studying plans to contribute with $112.6m to upcoming syndicated loans, announced the bank’s Chairman, Ashraf El Kady.

WB: Egypt’s Annual Growth to Ease to 3.3%

According to the World Bank's (WB) report – Global Economic Prospects June - Egypt’s annual growth is forecast to ease to 3.3% in the fiscal year (FY) 2015/16 and it is estimated to reach 4.4% in FY 2016/17, falling ...

Egypt Considered Prone to Sign IMF Loan

Egypt may sign a five-year loan deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) during the IMF and World Bank biannual meetings in mid April.

IMF Expects Egypt to See 3.3% Growth Decline in 2016

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its World Economic Outlook (WEO) reports predicted a 3.1% growth in emerging markets in the next two years, compared to 2.5% in 2015, with Egypt expected to see a growth decline.

World Bank Set to Provide Egypt with First $1b of $3b Loan

The World Bank is to provide the first $1b tranche of a $3b loan to Egypt after parliament approves the government's economic program, World Bank Vice President, Hafez Ghanem, announced at a news conference.

British Firm to Seize 49% Stake in Cairo Solar Company

An unidentified British company is to seize a 49% stake in Egypt's Cairo Solar company worth EGP 180m to develop solar energy projects in Upper Egypt.

World Bank Reports Decline in MENA’s Economic Growth

A World Bank's recently published report on the Middle East and North Africa stated that 2015 economic growth in the region came to only 2.6%, falling short of a 2.8% forecast in October, as war, terrorism, and cheap ...

IMF, WB Mull $3b Loan to Azerbaijan’s Weakening Oil Economy

The International Monetary Fund and World Bank are considering a $3b loan to Azerbaijan to help the country face weakening currency amid global oil price slump.

Nigeria Asks for $3.5b Emergency Loans from World Bank, AfDB

Nigeria’s government is in talks for concessionary loans worth $3.5b from the World Bank and the African Development Bank to help finance its planned record budget in 2016.

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