Egypt plans to issue $6bn in international bonds

Egypt plans to issue $6bn in international bonds

RIYADH: Egypt plans to issue international bonds worth between $6 billion this year, according to what a government source told Asharq. In the 2022-2023 budget, Egypt plans to obtain external financing by about 146.4 billion Egyptian pounds, which means an increase in the volume of external financing by about 87 percent over last year. Meanwhile, last March Egypt offered for the first time international bonds denominated in Japanese yen in the Japanese market, with a value of $500 million.