Egypt’s MNT-Halan closes $130m in new raiser. 2 other stories and a trivia

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1. Egypt’s MNT-Halan closes $130m in new raiser

An Egyptian fintech startup, MNT-Halan, has closed a $130 million funding to mark the fifth tranche of securitised bond issuances this year.