Egypt’s CBE offers EGP 5b T-bonds fixed coupon

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) will auction treasury bonds (T-Bonds) on Monday with fixed coupon worth 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 3 billion pounds for a period of two years and the second offering is worth 2 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: Y.Yasser

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