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4/3/2024 8:56:24 PM
Egypt’s Net International Reserves reached $40.36 billion at the end of March 2024, the highest since February 2022, according to data released by the Central Bank of Egypt on Wednesday.
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Economy
4/2/2024 4:50:35 PM
Experts say that Egyptian exports now have an opportunity to grow and compete globally due to the depreciation of the pound against the dollar.
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Economy
3/18/2024 5:21:23 PM
The US dollar rate has continued to decline against the Egyptian pound since the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced on 6 March that it would let the value of the local currency be set by market forces.
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Economy
3/12/2024 4:26:09 PM
The US dollar rate against the Egyptian pound declined on Tuesday by approximately 1.5 percent to EGP 48.8/1 USD for selling, compared to EGP 49.5/1 USD recorded a week ago and EGP 49/1 USD seen on Monday, according to the rates on the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE)’s website.
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Economy
3/10/2024 1:50:00 PM
Head of Egypt’s Banks Federation Mohamed El-Etreby urged caution amid an influx of hard currency into Egypt in the form of hot money following the flotation of the Egyptian pound and an increase in interest rates.
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Economy
3/7/2024 8:04:00 PM
The Egyptian pound averaged EGP 49.3 against the US dollar in most major banks at the closing of Thursday's trading just 24 hours after the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) floated the local currency against the greenback.
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Economy
2/28/2024 1:05:05 PM
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has resolved key issues with Egyptian authorities regarding the reviews of its $3 billion loan programme and will announce the final financing package within weeks, Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the IMF, said in an interview with Reuters.
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Economy
2/4/2024 9:14:27 PM
The US dollar recorded a noticeable drop against the Egyptian pound in the parallel market, reaching approximately EGP 55 over the past few hours, down from a recent peak of EGP 72 in the past few days, according to media reports.
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Egypt
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Society
2/2/2024 1:42:32 PM
The Ministry of Education warned several international schools that charging fees in foreign currencies is a violation of the law after receiving various complaints from parents.
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Economy
2/1/2024 8:35:31 PM
Global investment banks Goldman Sachs and Pictet Asset Management issued recommendations urging investors to purchase Egypt's US dollar-denominated bonds, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Economy
2/1/2024 3:52:05 PM
The National Bank of Egypt (NBE) has launched a new debit card for customers with US dollar accounts, named Visa Platinum, to facilitate customers' overseas purchases, according to a statement released by the state-owned bank on Thursday.
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Economy
2/1/2024 1:02:03 PM
The 12-month non-deliverable forward contracts for the Egyptian pound against the US dollar surged to an all-time high of EGP 63, with short-term contracts also following this upward trend, according to Bloomberg.
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Economy
1/31/2024 4:36:22 PM
The US dollar rate in Egypt’s currency parallel market has soared to a new peak, hitting EGP 72 per USD, multiple sources in the local market reported to Ahram Online.
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Economy
1/30/2024 5:43:05 PM
Egypt's state-owned Banque Misr (BM) has issued a new debit card exclusively for US dollar accounts, named Visa Platinum, enabling account holders to make purchases inside or outside of Egypt with a monthly limit of $20,000, an informed source at the bank told Ahram Online (AO).
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Economy
1/30/2024 1:32:22 PM
S&P Global Rating Agency expects that Egypt is likely to devalue its currency to align it more accurately with the parallel market rate, according to a recent report released by the agency.
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Economy
1/29/2024 3:18:12 PM
Egypt's zero-customs car import initiative is projected to generate $2 billion, based on the high demand witnessed in the first and second phases, Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait said on Monday.
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Economy
1/28/2024 7:03:25 PM
The Egyptian Cabinet has approved the extension of the zero-customs car import initiative for expats for an additional three-month period, starting from 29 January, according to the Egyptian Gazette.
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Markets & Companies
1/24/2024 3:57:16 PM
Gold prices broke all records on Wednesday with the gold pound coin exceeding EGP 30,000 for the first time.
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Economy
1/24/2024 2:36:33 PM
Global rating agency Moody’s has changed the future outlook for five major Egyptian state-owned and private banks from stable to negative, while maintaining their long-term deposit ratings at CAA1 and B3, according to a report by the agency on Tuesday.
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Economy
1/24/2024 1:11:51 PM
The Egyptian pound’s forward exchange rate against the US dollar for one-year contracts reached a new peak at EGP 54.26 on Tuesday, according to Reuters.
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