Central Bank of Egypt
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EGYPT |
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| Data category |
External Debt Statistics |
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| Contact person |
Mr. Ahmed Moustafa Mohamed El Lozy Mr. Moustafa Fat’hy El Sayed Ahmed |
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| Organization |
Central Bank of Egypt Loans and External Debt Department |
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| Phone Number |
(202) 5568842 - 010 5684732 (202) 8500789 - 010 5165705 |
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| Fax Number |
(202) 5901776 |
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Loan&external@cbe.org.eg |
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News release |
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Weekly |
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Monthly |
quarterly bulletin X |
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Other |
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| Electronic |
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On-line country bulletin board or database |
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Diskette |
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CD ROM |
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Other |
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The Data: Coverage, Periodicity, and Timeliness |
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Coverage characteristics |
Data
are disseminated in millions of US dollars on the total gross outstanding
external debt. |
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Periodicity |
Quarterly |
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Timeliness |
Within three months after the end of the reference quarter. |
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Access by the Public |
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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…….. |
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Simultaneous
release to all |
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. |
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Integrity |
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Dissemination
of terms and |
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. Data are published by the CBE as a public service. |
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Identification
of internal |
There is no internal government access to data prior to release. |
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Identification
of ministerial |
There is no ministerial commentary on the occasion of statistical releases. |
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Provision
of information |
The
data are preliminary figures when first released and are subject to
revision. The final data will be released on the next quarter. |
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Quality |
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Dissemination
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The data are compiled in accordance with the Fifth Edition of the IMF’s Balance of Payments Manual. No documentation on methodology and sources used in preparing the external debt statistics is published at present. However, such information can be provided by the contact person above on request. (See
also summary methodology) |
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Dissemination
of ... that |
Central Bank of Egypt publishes statistics covering position of the external debt, in the monthly Statistical Bulletin, the quarterly Economic Review, and the Annual Report. |
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Summary Methodology Page |
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Data category |
External Debt Statistics |
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National descriptor |
CBE - Loans and External Debt Department. |
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Contact person |
Mr. Ahmed Moustafa Mohamed El lozy Mr. Moustafa Fathy El Sayed Ahmed |
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Organization |
Central Bank of Egypt Loans and External Debt Department |
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Phone Number |
(202)5568842-0105684732 (202)8500789-0105165705 |
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Fax Number |
(202) 5901776 |
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Internet Address |
Loan&external@cbe.org.eg |
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I. |
Analytical framework, concepts, definitions, and classifications (including reference to applicable guidelines) |
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External debt data are compiled according to Fifth Edition of the IMF’s Balance of Payments Manual. Data are classified by: sector; original maturity, and instrument. |
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Scope of the data (coverage of, e.g., institutional units, transactions and stock, commodities, industries, and geographic areas) |
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Data are presented by sector into government, monetary authority, banking sector and other sectors. Data are presented on aggregate or at national level. |
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Accounting conventions (e.g. time of recording, valuation methods) |
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Recording is made on the same day, and in the same currency of transaction. Aggregate value of transactions in the same currency effected during the month is converted into US$, using the end of month exchange rates. |
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Nature of the basic data (e.g., administrative records, surveys censuses, combinations of these) |
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Administrative records. |
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Compilation practices (e.g., weighting schemes, imputation methods, balancing/cross-checking techniques) |
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Compilation of data is according to the Fifth Edition of the IMF’s Balance of Payments Manual. |
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Other aspects (e.g., seasonal adjustment, disclosure avoidance, base years, reference years, transformations from fiscal to calendar years) |
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Both fiscal and calendar years are available. |
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