Egypt's MNT-Halan closes $150 million securitised bond issuance

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian microfinance lending and payments company MNT-Halan said on Monday it had closed a securitised bond issuance of approximately $150 million, as part of a $600 million program with Commercial International Bank (CIB).

"The proceeds will fuel the company's accelerated growth across multiple lending business lines," the company said in a statement.

(Reporting by Patrick Werr; Writing by Aidan Lewis; Editing by Louise Heavens)