Egypt’s c. bank offers EGP 12.5b T-bonds

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) will auction treasury bonds (T-Bonds) on Monday with fixed coupon worth 12.5 billion Egyptian pounds, in coordination with the Ministry of Finance, according to a statement on its website.

The auctioned bonds are divided into two offerings. The first offering amounts at 2.5 billion pounds for a period of two years and the second offering is worth 10 billion pounds for three years.

A coupon is an annual interest paid on a bond. Investors receive a coupon payment, either annually or semi-annually, from issuance until maturity, if they hold the bond, according to DailyForex website.

Attribution: Amwal Al Ghad English

Subediting: M. S. Salama

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