Central Bank of Egypt

Infobox Central bank
bank_name_in_local = البنك المركزي المصري
"Al-Bank al-Markazī al-Masrī
image_1 = CENTRAL BANK OF EGYPT LOGO.pngimage_title_1 =
image_width_1 = 210
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headquarters = Cairo, Egypt
president = Dr. Farouk Abd El Baky El Okdah
leader_title = Governor and Chairman
bank_of = flagicon|Egypt Arab Republic of Egypt
currency = Egyptian pound
currency_iso = EGP
borrowing_rate = 10.75%
deposit_rate = 8.75%
website = [http://www.cbe.org.eg/ www.cbe.org.eg/]
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:"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.

ee also

*Central banks and currencies of Africa
*Economy of Egypt
*List of central banks

External links

* [http://www.cbe.org.eg/ en icon The Central Bank of Egypt official site]
* [http://www.cbrates.com/ en icon Central Bank Rate Decisions and Monetary Meetings]