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Central Bank of Egypt

Central Bank of Egypt
البنك المركزي المصري
Al-Bank al-Markazī al-Masrī

Headquarters Cairo, Egypt

Governor and Chairman Dr. Farouk Abd El Baky El Okdah

Central Bank of Arab Republic of Egypt

Currency Egyptian pound

ISO 4217 Code EGP

Base borrowing rate 10.75%

Base deposit rate 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 is the central bank of 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.

External links

(English) The Central Bank of Egypt official site

v • d • e Central Banking

List of Central Banks

Global	Bank for International Settlements · Financial Stability Forum · Basel Committee on Banking Supervision

Major	Federal Reserve System · European Central Bank · Bank of Japan · Bank of England · Bank of Canada · Reserve Bank of Australia

Europe	Central Bank of Russia · Central Bank of Turkey · Croatian National Bank · National Bank of Serbia · Czech National Bank

Asia	Brunei Currency and Monetary Board · People's Bank of China · Reserve Bank of India · Bank of Korea · Bank Indonesia · National Bank of Malaysia · State Bank of Pakistan · Central Bank of the Philippines · Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) · Bank of Thailand · State Bank of Vietnam

Latin America	Central Bank of Brazil · Central Bank of Chile · Bank of Mexico

Middle East & Africa	National Bank of Ethiopia · Bank of Israel · Central Bank of Iran · Central Bank of Iraq · Central Bank of Nigeria · Central Bank of Syria · Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe



Policies	Expansionary monetary policy · Contractionary monetary policy · Monetary policy of the USA · Monetary policy of Sweden · Capital requirement

Implementation	Open market operations · Capital control · Discount rate · Money creation · Interest rates · Sovereign wealth fund



Bretton Woods system	World Bank · International Bank for Reconstruction and Development · International Finance Corporation · International Development Association · Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency · International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

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