Egypt Financial Regulatory Authority trains women on responsible microfinance and regulated investment channels

The Egypt Financial Regulatory Authority held a technical financial literacy session at the National Council for Women in Alexandria on integrating women into the formal non-bank financial sector. The session provided practical and legal guidance on using financing, investment and insurance products, with an emphasis on protecting savings, developing businesses and avoiding unlicensed providers. It extends the authority’s broader capacity-building efforts to expand women’s access to regulated non-bank financial services. The authority explained that financial technology can reduce geographic barriers to digital financing, investment and insurance, while disclosure rules and complaint procedures protect customers from fraud and misleading practices. Its microfinance guidance covered transparent repayment schedules, the full cost of financing and the risks of borrowing from multiple providers, alongside supervisory expectations for fair pricing and non-abusive debt collection. The session also presented regulated investment funds as a way to invest relatively small amounts with professional management and risk diversification, stressing the importance of offering documents that disclose investment policies, fees and risk levels.