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File photo—Traders work at Egypt’s Stock Exchange in Cairo on December 8, 2013. (REUTERS/Stringer)
Egypt central bank tells banks to offer the euro at market rates
Cairo, Reuters—Egypt’s central bank has told banks to conform to international market rates in official trading of non-US dollar foreign currencies, a move that traders said could discourage banks from selling euros and boost black market trade. The...Caption:
A man carries bread on wooden racks to be sold to customers in Cairo, on April 11, 2013. (REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)
Egypt Sells USD 600 mn to Import Basic Goods
Cairo, Reuters—Egypt’s central bank sold USD 600 million to banks in a special auction of foreign exchange on Sunday to pay for wheat, meat, cooking oil and other essential imports to a country struggling with a currency crisis. The size of the auction—15 times...Caption:
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, looks at the monkey which allegedly rode an Iranian rocket into space, held by an unidentified technician, while director of Iran’s space agency Hamid Fazeli looks on. (AP Photo/Presidency Office, Arman Teimour)