The Egypt Financial Regulatory Authority published figures showing total financing granted by entities under its supervision reached about EGP 1.1tn in January to October 2025, a 54.6% increase compared with the same period in 2024 and the first time the total has exceeded EGP 1tn. The total comprised EGP 553.4bn in share issuances (up 41.6%), EGP 139.9bn in financial leasing contracts (up 58.2%), EGP 102bn in discounted paper (up 82.4%), EGP 85.9bn in financing for small, medium and micro enterprises (up 11.9%), EGP 77.2bn in securities issuances other than shares (up 145.8%), EGP 74.9bn in consumer finance (up 58%) and EGP 32.5bn in mortgage finance (up 55.5%). The authority also reported that registrations of security interests on movable assets in the movable collateral registry reached about EGP 4tn by end-October 2025 (up 39.8% year on year), while outstanding balances of financing to small, medium and micro enterprises rose to EGP 93.8bn (up 27.1%).