Inside the wood-panelled Egypt Post office in downtown Cairo, the morning rush is no longer just for pensions or utility bills. Small-scale savers, holding dog-eared bank books and national IDs, are queuing for a direct stake in the state. “I prefer the monthly return,” says one retiree, waiting to subscribe to the new 17.75% Citizen […] The post Why Egypt’s 17.75% Citizen Bond bypasses banks to secure EGP 7.7tn in savings first appeared on Dailynewsegypt .