Egyptian Banks Pump EGP 2 B in CBE’s Mortgage Initiative

• Friday, 8th April 2016
• by Nadine Abou el Atta

Egypt’s local banks placed EGP 2 billion pounds ($225 million) in the Central Bank of Egypt’s (CBE) low income mortgage initiative in March 2016, Chairman of the Mortgage Finance Fund (MFF), May Abdel Hamid, told Amwal El-Ghad.

Minister of Housing: EGP 61 B Allocated for Social Housing in FY 2016/2017

• Wednesday, 6th April 2016
• by Nadine Abou el Atta

Minister of Housing, Utilities, and Social Development, Moustafa Madbouly, stated that the Board of Directors of the Social Housing Fund has amended the proposed Fund budget for the fiscal year (FY) 2016/2017 from EGP 33.5 billion to EGP 61 billion, reported Invest Gate.

5m Smart Water Meters Deal for Cairo’s New Administrative Capital

• Monday, 4th April 2016
• by Nadine Abou el Atta

Minister of Housing, Utilities, and Urban Communities, Moustafa Madbouly, signed a cooperation protocol with a Chinese company that has secured the supply of 5 million smart water meters for Cairo’s new administrative capital, as well as assistance in laying out the control systems of the capital, Invest Gate reported.

Construction of Cairo’s New Administrative Capital to Begin this Month

• Sunday, 3rd April 2016
• by Nadine Abou el Atta

Construction of the new administrative capital has officially begun. According to a statement by Mostafa Madbouly, Minister of Housing, four construction companies have been assigned with execution of the project’s first phase infrastructure, reported Akhbar Alakarat.