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Dec 30 2012

Egypt offers banks $75 mln at maiden foreign currency auction

CAIRO, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Egypt's central bank said it was offering $75 million at its first foreign currency auction on Sunday, with a maximum $11 million per bank.

The auction is part of a new currency regime the bank announced on Saturday to conserve its foreign reserves, which it said have fallen to a critical level.

Under the regime, Egyptian banks will not be able to hold long positions in U.S. dollars of more than 1 percent of their capital, down from a previous 10 percent, corporate clients will be limited to daily cash withdrawals of $30,000 and individuals who purchase foreign currencies will be charged a 1-2 percent administrative fee, bankers said.

(Reporting by Patrick Werr; Editing by Alison Williams)

((patrick.werr@thomsonreuters.com)(+20-2-2578-3290)(Reuters Messaging: patrick.werr.thomsonreuters.com@thomsonreuters.net))

Keywords: EGYPT CURRENCY/


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Egypt offers banks USD75m at maiden foreign currency auction

CAIRO, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Egypt's central bank said it was offering $75 million at its first foreign currency auction on Sunday, with a maximum $11 million per bank.

The auction is part of a new currency regime the bank announced on Saturday to conserve its foreign reserves, which it said have fallen to a critical level.

Under the regime, Egyptian banks will not be able to hold long positions in U.S. dollars of more than 1 percent of their capital, down from a previous 10 percent, corporate clients will be limited to daily cash withdrawals of $30,000 and individuals who purchase foreign currencies will be charged a 1-2 percent administrative fee, bankers said.

(Reporting by Patrick Werr; Editing by Alison Williams)

((patrick.werr@thomsonreuters.com)(+20-2-2578-3290)(Reuters Messaging: patrick.werr.thomsonreuters.com@thomsonreuters.net))

Keywords: EGYPT CURRENCY/


© Copyright Zawya. All Rights Reserved.


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