Books – Ahmed โAl-Khatib:
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โ โฃ12/10/2025
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Cairo, Egypt – โthe U.S. dollar experienced gains against the Egyptian pound in eight banks today, Sunday, December 10, 2025, as trading concluded, signaling a shift in the โcurrencyโ exchange landscape.
The increase, ranging from 31 to 35 piasters, impacts importers, businesses with โdollar-denominated debts,โข and โขconsumers anticipating price โฃadjustments for โimported goods. Egypt’s economy is heavily reliant on โimports,making fluctuations in the dollar’s โvalue a key โindicator of inflationary pressures and overall economic health. continued monitoring ofโฃ these rates is crucial as the government navigates ongoing economic reforms.
Here’s a breakdown of dollar prices โคat the close of trading across ten major Egyptian banks:
Nationalโฃ Bank of โฃEgypt reported a rate of โค47.84 pounds forโข purchasing dollars and 47.94 pounds for selling, reflecting a 33-piaster โincrease across the board.
Banqueโฃ Misr mirrored this increase, also setting its rates at 47.94 pounds to buy and 47.94โค pounds to sell – โขa 33-piaster rise.
Banque du Caire and Commercial International Bank both posted rates of 47.84 poundsโ for buying and 47.94 pounds for selling, each with โa 33-piaster increase.
Al Baraka Bank saw a โ32-piaster increase, with โคrates at 47.8 pounds โฃtoโ buy and 47.9 pounds to sell.
Suez Canalโ Bank followed โsuit with a 33-piaster increase, โขoffering 47.84 pounds for purchases and 47.94 pounds for sales.
Credit Agricoleโ recorded the largest increase of โคthe day at 35 piasters, with rates of 47.82 pounds to โขbuy and 47.92 pounds to sell.
Bank of โฃAlexandria’s rates settledโ at 47.83 pounds to buyโ and 47.93 pounds to sell, representing aโ 31-piasterโค increase.
In contrast, housing andโฃ Development Bank decreasedโค itsโ rates by oneโข piaster for both buyingโ and selling, settling at 47.51 pounds for purchases and 47.61 pounds for sales.
Abu Dhabi Islamicโข Bank also saw a decrease,โ with rates โฃat 47.54 pounds to buy (down one piaster) and 47.63 pounds to sell (down two piasters).
