The Central Bank of Egypt announced a cooperation protocol with the Internal Trade Development Authority to provide the banking sector with aggregated electronic access to data from the commercial registry system, including the unified commercial registry number. The initiative is intended to improve the quality and availability of company information so banks can provide financial services to businesses more efficiently and support broader corporate financial inclusion. The protocol is presented as a step toward completing the Central Bank of Egypt's national database for corporate financial inclusion. It will make accurate and updated data available to banks on companies' economic sectors, business activities, legal form, ownership and management structure, capital and geographic distribution. That information is expected to support faster and more accurate banking services, clearer company profiling, risk analysis and credit decisions, and more tailored products for wider business segments, particularly micro and small enterprises, women-owned or women-managed firms, and businesses moving from the informal to the formal economy.
Central Bank of Egypt 2026-05-10
Central Bank of Egypt signs data sharing protocol to give banks aggregated electronic access to commercial registry data
The Central Bank of Egypt has signed a cooperation protocol with the Internal Trade Development Authority to give banks aggregated electronic access to commercial registry data, including unified commercial registry numbers. The initiative supports completion of the Central Bank’s national database for corporate financial inclusion and aims to improve company profiling, risk analysis, credit decisions and tailored products, particularly for micro and small enterprises, women-owned firms, and businesses formalising from the informal economy.