Current highlights
Exchange Rates

20 May  2012
First : Market Rates

 

Buy

Sell

 

U$(USD)

6.0332

6.0625

  

€ (EUR)

7.7116

 7.7502

 

£ (GBP)

9.5414

9.5908

 

SFr (CHF) 

6.4148

6.4522

 

¥ 100 (JPY)

7.6330

7.6730

 

SRL  (SAR)

1.6087

1.6166

 

KD (KWD) 

21.6087

21.7370

 

UD (AED)

1.6423

1.6507

 

CNY

0.9533

0.9580

 

Second: Interbank Rates

 

 

 

 

W.Avr.

Min.

Max.

  

US$

6.0465

6.0450

6.0480

  

 

 

Interest Rates:

 

Overnight deposit and lending rates for the CBE
(Starting from 28 November 2011 )

 Overnight deposit rate

9.25 %

    

 Overnight lending rate

10.25 % 

    

 

- Overnight Interbank Rate on L.E.

    17 May 2012 9.765%  
   16 May 2012 9.726%  
 

 
- The April 2012 Inflation Note, (English, Arabic)
- Net International Reserves reached US $ 15212.5 mn at the end of April , 2012.

صرف حوالات العاملين المصريين بالعراق.
- Press Release: Adjusting the Required Reserve Ratio (English, Arabic)
- Press Release for Balance of Payments performance During first half FY 2011/2012.  (Arabic - English) 
-

The Funds owned by the Family of the Former President in Switzerland
-  Results of the inventory of the Egyptian Gold Reserves
- This year’s award for Central Bank Governor of the Year for the Middle East and North Africa.
- CBE Press Release on July 25, 2011 (Arabic)
- The CBE's Repurchasing Agreements: Operational Note (English, Arabic)
- Standard  Presentation acc. BPM5 for   Oct / Dec. 2011 (Methodology & Statistics)
- Press Release regarding the Monthly Statistical Bulletin No.149, August 2009         (Arabic - English )
 

Decisions of the CBE's Board of Directors on:
- Circular dated 22 March 2012 regarding Reserve Ratio Reduction from 14% to 12%.
   
- Circular dated 5 January 2012 regarding amendments on the rules of the central credit registry.
   
- Circular dated 28 December 2011 regarding external direct transfer on import transactions.
   
  Circular dated 23 August 2011 regarding CBE  BOD decree dated 5 July 2011 on  Banks' Governance.
   
- Circular dated 13 june 2011 regarding financial assets reclassification
   
- Circular dated 14 April 2011 regarding postponing the deduction of additional impairment on the excess of banks' investments in non-financial companies over 40% of the company's issued capital.
   
- Circular dated 14 April 2011 regarding offering special treatment to retail and corporate loans in light of the current crises.
   
- Reduction of the cash margin requested from customers on trade finance operations for trading purposes from 100% to 50%.
   
- CBE BOD decree no 1703/2009 dated 8 September 2009 to limit  banks' investment in non-financial companies to 40% of the company's issued capital.
   
- Encouraging Banks to obtain Customer's Credit History from I-Score
 

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