Banks Egypt central bank ends foreign currency caps on individuals Yomna Yasser Mar 8, 2016 0 Egypt's Central Bank (CBE) has lifted the monthly cap on dollar deposits and withdrawal by individuals, it said in…
forex news Egypt black-market pound climbs despite central bank’s FX bid Yomna Yasser Mar 6, 2016 0 Egyptian pound weakened to a record Sunday despite the central bank’s $500 million exceptional foreign exchange…
Industry & Trade Dollar shortage may force Italcementi to change regional hub from Egypt Yomna Yasser Mar 6, 2016 0 Italian cement maker Italcementi SpA may consider moving its regional hub from Egypt if the country’s dollar…
Banks Egypt central bank to hold exceptional $500 million FX auction Sunday Yomna Yasser Mar 6, 2016 0 Egypt's central bank announced Sunday it would hold an exceptional auction for $500 million, pumping more foreign…
Banks Egypt’s foreign reserves climb to $16.5 billion in February Yomna Yasser Mar 3, 2016 0 Egypt’s foreign currency reserves have surged by $56 million in February for the fifth consecutive month, to reach…
Banks Egypt aims to slash import bill by 25% in 2016: c.bank governor Yomna Yasser Jan 14, 2016 0 Egypt aims to reduce its import bill by 25 percent in 2016 compared to the previous year after the central bank…
Banks Egypt’s central bank injects dollars into banks, seeking to ease shortage Yomna Yasser Dec 14, 2015 0 Egypt's central bank injected Sunday more foreign currency liquidity into the banking system in a surprise…
Banks Egypt’s central bank pledges $868.5 million to revive faltering factories Yomna Yasser Dec 3, 2015 0 Egypt’s central bank pledges to secure around 6.8 billion Egyptian pounds (US$868.5 million) dedicated for…
Banks Egypt’s foreign reserves rose $7 million in November Yomna Yasser Dec 3, 2015 0 Egypt's foreign currency reserves inched higher by US$7 billion to record US$16.423 billion dollars at the end of…
Banks Egypt Central bank repays $547.2 million to foreign investors Yomna Yasser Dec 1, 2015 0 Egypt’s central bank (CBE) said Tuesday it cleared the backlog of funds it owed foreign investors who sold local…