Central Bank of Egypt
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| Headquarters | Cairo, Egypt |
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| Established | 1961 |
| Governor and Chairman | Tarek Amer |
| Central bank of | Arab Republic of Egypt |
| Currency | Egyptian pound EGP (ISO 4217) |
| Bank rate | 10.75% |
| Interest on reserves | 8.75% |
| Website | www.cbe.org.eg/ |
- This is the article for Egypt's central bank; for "Bank of Egypt" please see Banque Misr
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) is the monetary authority in Egypt. The bank's paid-up capital is 1000 million Egyptian pounds. According to its website, the CBE:
- Regulates banks and the banking system of Egypt
- Formulates and implements Egypt's banking policy, monetary policy and credit policy, including interbank rates;
- Issues banknotes;
- Manages gold and the foreign exchange reserves of the Arab Republic of Egypt
- Regulates and manages Egypt's presence in the foreign exchange market;
- Supervises the national payments system;
- Manages Egypt's public and private external debt.
List of Governors
- Tarek Amer - November 2015 to Present
- Hisham Ramez - March 2013 to November 2015
- Farouk El Okdah - December 2003 to February 2013
See also
External links
- Template:En icon The Central Bank of Egypt official site
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