The Egypt Financial Regulatory Authority published a readout of talks with the General Authority for Healthcare on closer coordination between Egypt's non-bank financial and health sectors. The two bodies agreed to launch a joint programme to raise awareness in the health sector about investment through non-bank financial activities, supported by a joint working group and a cooperation protocol planned for signature at Africa Health ExCon 2026 in mid-June. The discussions also covered the General Authority for Healthcare's study of capital-markets options to attract domestic and foreign investment, including listing major healthcare entities on the stock exchange, broadening their ownership base, and creating specialised investment funds for healthcare and treatment services. FRA linked the initiative to its work on medical insurance and healthcare under the Unified Insurance Law No. 155 of 2024, including the first regulatory framework for third-party administration of healthcare programmes. The meeting also addressed greater private-sector participation in the comprehensive health insurance system through co-insurance and risk transfer models, with expected annual transactions in Egypt's medical insurance industry estimated at EGP 300 billion to EGP 400 billion in coming years. A further topic was medical tourism, including insurance coverage for foreign visitors and discussions with Russian counterparts on medical insurance services for more than 2.5 million Russian tourists visiting Egypt each year.

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