CAIRO, June 24, 2018 (MENA) – The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) said on Sunday that the banking sector loans rose by 27 billion pounds by the end of February 2018, to record about 1.503 trillion pounds, compared to 1.476 trillion pounds in January 2018. In a report, the bank said that the government sector loans reached 187.6 billion in local currency and 212.4 billion in foreign currency. It also pointed out that private sector loans in local and foreign currencies increased to reach 1.1 trillion pounds including 776.4 billion in local currency.