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Egyptian central bank keeps interest rates unchanged

  CAIRO / Reuters Egypt’s central bank kept its key interest rates unchanged in its first decision since it raised rates by 150 basis points last month. The bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) kept the overnight deposit rate at 10.75 percent and the overnight lending rate at 11.75 percent, it said in a statement. Egypt has been struggling to restore economic ...

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ICICI Bank’s profit dips maximum in 15 years as provision levels surge

  Bloomberg ICICI Bank Ltd., India’s second-largest lender by assets, reported the biggest drop in quarterly profit in at least 15 years after setting aside reserves on top of bad-loan provisions to cushion future defaults. Net income fell 76 percent to 7 billion rupees ($105 million), or 1.2 rupees a share, for the three months ended March 31, from 29.2 ...

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Saudi central bank’s foreign assets fall $6 billion in March

  Reuters Saudi Arabia’s central bank, which serves as the kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund, reported a fall of $6 billion in net foreign assets in March as low oil prices took their toll. Net foreign assets held by the central bank dropped by 1.0 percent from the previous month to 2.17 trillion riyals ($579 billion) in March, central bank data ...

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