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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-17T09:39:12.000Z",
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    "Market Updates & Finance",
    "Banking Regulation",
    "Central Bank of Egypt",
    "CIB",
    "Consumer Lending",
    "Credit Risk",
    "Egypt",
    "Egypt Banking Sector",
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    "Emerging Markets",
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    "Egypt’s Consumer Finance Boom sparks a Regulatory Debate",
    "The Middle East Observer"
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  "textContent": "Hisham Ezz Al-Arab, Chief Executive Officer of Commercial International Bank (CIB), has warned that the rapid expansion of Egypt’s non-banking financial sector could create future risks for the broader economy if growth continues without sufficiently strict credit controls and risk-management standards. Speaking during a televised interview on MBC Egypt’s “El Hekaya” programme, Ezz Al-Arab stressed […]\n\nThe post Egypt’s Consumer Finance Boom sparks a Regulatory Debate appeared first on The Middle East Observer.",
  "title": "Egypt’s Consumer Finance Boom sparks a Regulatory Debate"
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