Egypt central bank offers LE20bn in repos Tuesday

Reuters, Monday 27 Jun 2011

Tomorrow sees latest offering of seven-day repurchase agreements, started in March to keep short-term interest rates under control

Egypt's central bank said it will offer 20 billion Egyptian pounds (US$3.354 billion) in seven-day repurchase agreements in the money market on Tuesday at a fixed rate of 9.25 per cent CBES.

The central bank introduced the weekly seven-day repo agreements in March to keep short-term interest rates under control after a popular uprising ousted President Hosni Mubarak.

Last week it offered repos worth LE7bn but accepted only LE6.419bn. 

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