What Will the Central Bank's Withdrawal of Liquidity from Egyptian Banks Lead To?
What Will the Central Bank's Withdrawal of Liquidity from Egyptian Banks Lead To?
The Central Bank of Egypt announced today, Tuesday, the withdrawal of liquidity worth 1.082 trillion pounds in an open market tender, from 31 banks, following the adjustment of bid acceptance policies at an interest rate of 27.75%. This was preceded by the Central Bank's announcement of withdrawing liquidity worth 3.7 trillion pounds across 5 previous open market tenders, after adjusting bid acceptance policies at the same interest rate, up to May 21.
Considering the other tenders up to July 2, 2024, the total amount withdrawn by the Central Bank from banks reaches 8 trillion, 935 billion, and 200 million pounds, at a fixed interest rate of 27.75%, starting from March 19, 2024.
The Central Bank has issued new instructions regarding the rules governing the main operation for binding deposits in the open market operations it was conducting. These instructions include announcing the volume of the operation the Central Bank will conduct, accepting bids based on the ratio of the bid submitted by the bank to the total bids submitted, and applying the main operation rate to them.




