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Egyptians to borrow to boost economy
Published in The Egyptian Gazette on 15 - 12 - 2010

CAIRO - Egypt will let 6 million state employees borrow against their salaries in a move designed to stimulate the economy, al-Akhbar newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing an unnamed Ministry of Finance official.
Under the programme, employees will be able to borrow up to 25 per cent of their salaries as of January 1 in loans that must be repaid within seven years.
"The programme is a tool used by the ministry to limit the relative slowdown that has hit the markets in general. It will have a direct effect on inflation," the newspaper quoted the official as saying.
"It is one of a series of stimulus measures aimed at boosting economic activity linked to consumption and the retail sector."
After three years of around 7 per cent growth, Egypt's economy slowed when the global financial crisis hit to 4.7 per cent in the 2008-2009 fiscal year, before quickening to 5.1 per cent in 2009-2010.
The government believes it needs a minimum of 6 per cent growth to absorb new entrants to the labour force.
The Finance Ministry has contracted with National Bank of Egypt , Banque du Caire and Alexbank, which is controlled by the Italian bank Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, to provide the finance using the employees' salaries as security, al-Akhbar said.
Finance Minister Youssef Boutros Ghali said on Monday he expected the economy to grow by 7 per cent in the financial year beginning in July 2011 and by 8 to 8.5 per cent the year after.


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