Central Bank of Egypt (CBE)
Egypt to offer US$500 mln in 1-year T-bills
Business
February 19, 2012
Egypt to offer US$500 mln in 1-year T-bills
The Central Bank said on Sunday it would offer $500 million in dollar-denominated 1-year treasury bills at an auction on…
Central Bank clears Mubarak of seizing US$9 bln in grants
Egypt
February 9, 2012
Central Bank clears Mubarak of seizing US$9 bln in grants
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) cleared former President Mubarak of allegations he seized US$9 billion in grants from the…
Central Bank: Foreign reserves hit 7-year low in December
Business
January 8, 2012
Central Bank: Foreign reserves hit 7-year low in December
The Egyptian foreign reserves continued to decline in December 2011, standing at US$18.1 billion, the lowest it has been in…
Egypt T-bill yields rise as banks feel pinch
Business
November 13, 2011
Egypt T-bill yields rise as banks feel pinch
Egyptian treasury bill yields jumped by around 40 basis points at an auction on Sunday, in further sign that the…
SCAF approves Central Bank Law amendments
Egypt
October 16, 2011
SCAF approves Central Bank Law amendments
Egypt’s ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces on Sunday issued a decree amending a number of provisions in laws…
Egypt asks banks to unveil foreign donations to local charities
Egypt
August 4, 2011
Egypt asks banks to unveil foreign donations to local charities
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has ordered banks to provide the Ministry of Solidarity and Social Justice with information…
Egypt keeps interest rates unchanged at 8.25%
Business
July 21, 2011
Egypt keeps interest rates unchanged at 8.25%
Egypt’s central bank kept its benchmark interest rate at the lowest level in more than four years with the aim…
Egypt calls on banks to freeze assets of former Tunisian president
Egypt
June 14, 2011
Egypt calls on banks to freeze assets of former Tunisian president
Egypt requested banks to freeze assets of the deposed Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and his wife, Layla al-Taraboulsy,…
CBE decides to keep rates unchanged again
Business
March 11, 2011
CBE decides to keep rates unchanged again
The Central Bank of Egypt's Monetary Policy Committee decided in a meeting last night to maintain overnight deposit and lending…
Top banking official: Former regime tried to undermine banking sector
Business
February 27, 2011
Top banking official: Former regime tried to undermine banking sector
A prominent banking official said former President Hosni Mubarak’s regime wanted to ruin Egypt's four public banks, that is the…