Headquarters | Cairo |
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Coordinates | 30°03′16.9″N 31°14′48.0″E / 30.054694°N 31.246667°E 30°03′29″N 31°14′03″E / 30.0581°N 31.2343°E |
Established | 25 June 1898[1] |
Ownership | 100% state ownership[2] |
Governor | Hassan Abdullah |
Central bank of | Egypt |
Currency | Egyptian pound EGP (ISO 4217) |
Reserves | US$40.361 billion[2] |
Bank rate | 12.25[3] |
Interest on reserves | 11.25%[3] |
Preceded by | National Bank of Egypt (until 1960) |
Website | www.cbe.org.eg |
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE; Arabic: البنك المركزي المصري) is the central bank and monetary authority of the Arab Republic of Egypt.