2013-02-07
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The document adds pharmaceuticals, child milk, foodstuffs (wheat, oils, grains), animal feeds (corn, soy, other requirements), and fertilizers and pesticides to the list of goods exempt from the 50% minimum cash insurance rate for imports. Banks are granted freedom to determine the cash coverage percentage without a minimum floor, subject to Central Bank of Egypt credit issuance controls and their own credit study results. This exemption applies until the end of June 2013.