Base Page Information

Base Page Information
Country		EGYPT
Data category		Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank

Contact person		Mr. Ahmed Salah Abd El Hamid
Organization		Central Bank of Egypt Bank Control Department
Phone Number		(202) 3934879
Fax Number		(202) 3939689
E-mail		banking_control@cbe.org.eg

Dissemination formats:
Hardcopy			News release
			Weekly	Monthly	X	quarterly bulletin
			Other

Electronic	X		On-line country bulletin board or database
			Diskette	CD ROM		Other
Summary Methodology Access to Egypt’s Statistics

The Data: Coverage, Periodicity, and Timeliness

Coverage characteristics

In millions of Egyptian pounds, based on CBE's accounting records, showing reserve money, net domestic claims on public sector, of which government & General Authority for Supply of Commodities (GASC) & Public Economic Authorities, net claims on local banks and net external position.

Periodicity

Monthly

Timeliness

Two weeks after the end of the reference month

Access by the Public

Advance dissemination of
release calendar

An advance release calendar giving one-quarter-ahead notice of the approximate release date and then a week-ahead notification of the precise release date is disseminated on the Internet on the IMF's Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board at……..

Simultaneous release to all
interested parties

Data are initially released to the public via the CBE’s website: (http://www.cbe.org.eg). A notice to this effect is published in the CBE's monthly Statistical Bulletin. These data are also disseminated in the said Bulletin, the quarterly Economic Review, and the Annual Report. These documents are available freely by the CBE, either by subscription or distribution.

Integrity

Dissemination of terms and
conditions under which
official statistics are
produced, including ...
confidentiality of individual
responses

The data are collected by the CBE in accordance with the Central Bank and Banking System Law (No. 88, 2003) issued in June 2003 and includes a section that provides confidentiality to both banks and their clients.
The Central Bank and Banking System Law (No. 88, 2003) is available in Arabic, and a copy can be downloaded from the CBE website at: (http://www.cbe.org.eg)

Data are published by the CBE as a public service.

Identification of internal
government access to data
before release

There is no internal government access to data prior to release.

Identification of ministerial
commentary on the occasion of
statistical releases

There is no ministerial commentary on the occasion of statistical releases.

Provision of information
about revision and advance
notice of major changes in
methodology

The data are preliminary figures when first released and are subject to revision. The final data will be released on the next month.
Changes in methodology are noted at the time of dissemination on the Central Bank of Egypt website: (http://www.cbe.org.eg).

Quality

Dissemination of
documentation on methodology
and sources used in preparing
statistics

Brief explanatory notes are in the CBE's monthly Statistical Bulletin, Annual Report and the quarterly Economic Review.
(See also summary methodology)

Dissemination of ... that
support statistical cross-
checks and provide assurance
of reasonableness

The CBE's monthly Statistical Bulletin, Annual Report and the quarterly Economic Review
provide multiple tables of the Central Bank and banking sector accounts. These documents are freely obtained via subscription or distribution from the Central Bank of Egypt’s offices.

Summary Methodology Page
Data category		Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank
National descriptor		CBE - Bank Control Department

Contact person		Mr. Ahmed Salah Abd El Hamid
Organization		Central Bank of Egypt Bank Control Department
Phone Number		(202) 3934879
Fax Number		(202) 3939689
E-mail		banking_control@cbe.org.eg

I.	Analytical framework, concepts, definitions, and classifications (including reference to applicable guidelines)
	The balance sheet of the CBE is published, based on the concept of reserve money (monetary base), and its counterpart assets classified into net claims on banks, net claims on government, net foreign assets, and other items (net), in accordance with the IMF Money and Banking Manual.
II.	Scope of the data (coverage of, e.g., institutional units, transactions and stock, commodities, industries, and geographic areas)
	All items on assets and liabilities of the CBE on stock basis. Assets are classified into domestic and foreign. The former is broken down by institution. The latter is shown on gross basis.
III.	Accounting conventions (e.g. time of recording, valuation methods)
	On transaction -by-transaction basis. Valuation in accordance with international standards.
IV.	Nature of the basic data (e.g., administrative records, surveys censuses, combinations of these)
	Administrative and accounting records.
V.	Compilation practices (e.g., weighting schemes, imputation methods, balancing/cross-checking techniques)
	Accounting is on fiscal year basis.
VI.	Other aspects (e.g., seasonal adjustment, disclosure avoidance, base years, reference years, transformations from fiscal to calendar years)
	Monthly and annual data are published in final form. Transformation from fiscal to calendar year can be made as data are on stock monthly basis.

The Data: Coverage, Periodicity, and Timeliness
Coverage characteristics	In millions of Egyptian pounds, based on CBE's accounting records, showing reserve money, net domestic claims on public sector, of which government & General Authority for Supply of Commodities (GASC) & Public Economic Authorities, net claims on local banks and net external position.
Periodicity	Monthly
Timeliness	Two weeks after the end of the reference month
Access by the Public
Advance dissemination of release calendar	An advance release calendar giving one-quarter-ahead notice of the approximate release date and then a week-ahead notification of the precise release date is disseminated on the Internet on the IMF's Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board at……..
Simultaneous release to all interested parties	Data are initially released to the public via the CBE’s website: (http://www.cbe.org.eg). A notice to this effect is published in the CBE's monthly Statistical Bulletin. These data are also disseminated in the said Bulletin, the quarterly Economic Review, and the Annual Report. These documents are available freely by the CBE, either by subscription or distribution.
Integrity
Dissemination of terms and conditions under which official statistics are produced, including ... confidentiality of individual responses	The data are collected by the CBE in accordance with *the Central Bank and Banking System Law (No. 88, 2003)* issued in June 2003 and includes a section that provides confidentiality to both banks and their clients. *The Central Bank and Banking System Law (No. 88, 2003)* is available in Arabic, and a copy can be downloaded from the CBE website at: (http://www.cbe.org.eg) Data are published by the CBE as a public service.
Identification of internal government access to data before release	There is no internal government access to data prior to release.
Identification of ministerial commentary on the occasion of statistical releases	There is no ministerial commentary on the occasion of statistical releases.
Provision of information about revision and advance notice of major changes in methodology	The data are preliminary figures when first released and are subject to revision. The final data will be released on the next month. Changes in methodology are noted at the time of dissemination on the Central Bank of Egypt website: (http://www.cbe.org.eg).
Quality
Dissemination of documentation on methodology and sources used in preparing statistics	Brief explanatory notes are in the CBE's monthly Statistical Bulletin, Annual Report and the quarterly Economic Review. (See also summary methodology)
Dissemination of ... that support statistical cross- checks and provide assurance of reasonableness	The CBE's monthly Statistical Bulletin, Annual Report and the quarterly Economic Review provide multiple tables of the Central Bank and banking sector accounts. These documents are freely obtained via subscription or distribution from the Central Bank of Egypt’s offices.