Current highlights
Exchange Rates

26 Jan.  2012
First : Market Rates

 

Buy

Sell

 

U$(USD)

6.0261

6.0536

  

€ (EUR)

7.9207

 7.9581

 

£ (GBP)

9.4428

9.4873

 

SFr (CHF) 

6.5643

6.5951

 

¥ 100 (JPY)

7.7616

7.7981

 

SRL  (SAR)

1.6068

1.6142

 

KD (KWD) 

21.6882

21.8110

 

UD (AED)

1.6404

1.6483

 

CNY

0.9512

0.9559

 

Second: Interbank Rates

 

 

 

 

W.Avr.

Min.

Max.

  

US$

6.0371

6.0340

6.0400

  

 

 

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.

 24 Jan.2012

 9.713%  

 23 Jan.2012

9.598%

  
 

 
  Monthly Inflation Note, December 2011 (English, Arabic)
  Net International Reserves reached US $ 18119.0 mn at the end of  December , 2011.
  Press Release for Balance of Payments performance During July / September 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   Apr / June. 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 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
- CBE BOD Decree dated 6 January 2009 no. 104/2009 regarding goodwill and no.105/2009 regarding Acquisition Finance
 

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