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2022-03-29CBE Regulation Book 5.6 - Controls On The Activity Of The Main Dealers Of Treasury Bills And Government Bonds
2022-03-29CBE Regulation Book 5.10 - Controls For Providing Services Of Commercial Registry And Real Estate Notarization (Documentation) Inside Bank Branches
2022-03-29CBE Regulation Book 5.7 - Controls For Practicing Activity Of Deposit Banks
2022-03-29CBE Regulation Book 5.11 - Controls Of Providing Services Selling Of Financial Products Issued By Egyptian Banks
2022-03-29CBE Regulation Book 5.12 - Investment Funds And Money Markets
2022-03-29CBE Regulation Book 5.13 - Regulatory Instructions For Dormant Accounts
2022-03-29CBE Regulation Book 5.5 - Controls on the Practice Activity of Custodians
2022-03-28CBE Regulation Book 3.1 - Capital Adequacy Standard Credit Risks
2022-03-28CBE Regulation Book 3.7 - The Maximum Limits For The Bank’s Investments With A Single Customer, The Customer, And The Parties Associated With It
2022-03-28CBE Regulation Book 3.4.1: Development of Liquidity Management Monitoring in Banks
2022-03-28CBE Regulation Book 3.9 - Concentration Of Credit Banks’ Portfolios
2022-03-28CBE Regulation Book 3.1.3: Credit Risk
2022-03-28CBE Regulation Book 3.5 - ICAAP Requirements of Pillar Two of Basel Decisions
2022-03-28CBE Regulation Book 3.1 - Capital Adequacy Standard Operational Risks Using The Standard Method
2022-03-28CBE Regulation Book 3.13 - Deposit A Percentage 10 Of The Balances Of Customers Deposits In Foreign Currencies
2022-03-28CBE Regulation Book 3.1 - Capital Adequacy Standard, Application Rules
2022-03-28CBE Regulation Book 3.8 - Controls And Limits On The Concentration Of Investments Of Banks Registered With The Central Bank Of Egypt In Countries And Institutions
2022-03-28CBE Regulation Book 3.3 - Financial Leverage
2022-03-28CBE Regulation Book 3.4 - Liquidity Risk Management: Liquidity Ratios in Local and Foreign Currencies
2022-03-28CBE Regulation Book 3.4 - Liquidity Risk Management: Liquidity Ratios According to Basel III Resolutions
2022-03-10Circular dated January 10, 2022 regarding emergency liquidity instructions
2021-12-29Circular dated December 29, 2021 regarding extending the exemption of some banking services from commissions in light of the precautionary measures to confront the Corona virus
2021-12-23Circular dated December 23, 2021 regarding extending the exceptions for participation in bank board meetings via video or telephone until the end of 2022
2021-12-23Circular dated December 23, 2021 regarding extending the period of work in the tourism sector initiative and the retail loans initiative for workers in the tourism sector until the end of 2022
2021-12-14Circular dated December 14, 2021 regarding the temporary amendment to the treatment of non-performing loans for small and medium-sized companies in accordance with the instructions of International Financial Reporting Standard No. 9
2021-12-14Circular dated December 14, 2021 regarding the regulatory framework for writing off non-performing debts
2021-12-12Circular dated December 9, 2021 regarding the continued extension of the period of exempting banks from the application of Clause Two contained in the instructions for concentration ratios in the credit portfolios of the 50 largest clients and related parties issued on January 11, 2016
2021-11-17Rules Regulating Real-Time Payments Network Services in the Arab Republic of Egypt
2021-11-15Circular dated November 14, 2021 regarding updating the rules for licensing and registration of banks and representative offices of foreign banks
2021-11-11Circular dated November 11, 2021 amending some governance provisions regarding the formation of the Council
2021-10-04Circular dated October 4, 2021 regarding amending the real estate financing initiative for middle-income people at a return rate of 8%
2021-09-30Circular Regarding Accounts Related to Guardianship of Money
2021-09-30Circular dated September 30, 2021 regarding facilitating people with disabilities’ access to banking services and products
2021-09-02Circular dated September 2, 2021 regarding instructions for recovery plans
2021-08-04Circular dated August 4, 2021 regarding regulatory instructions regulating dormant accounts
2021-08-03Rules Regulating the Interoperability of Cash Deposit and Withdrawal Services through Service Providers
2021-08-02Circular dated July 29, 2021 regarding financial inclusion activities
2021-07-18Circular dated 18 July 2021 on sustainable finance
2021-07-13Circular dated July 13, 2021 regarding the real estate financing initiative for low- and middle-income people at a return rate of 3%
2021-07-06Circular dated June 23, 2021 regarding extending the exemption of some banking services from commissions in light of the precautionary measures to confront the Corona virus
2021-07-06Circular on Controls for Providing Commercial Registry and Documentation Services Through Banks
2021-05-19Circular dated May 19, 2021 regarding amending the two tourism initiatives to finance the replacement and renovation of hotels and transportation fleets and the payment of salaries, wages, and maintenance
2021-04-22Circular dated April 22, 2021 regarding emphasizing non-discrimination between customers and providing a quick and free mechanism for dealing with complaints
2021-04-21Rules Regulating the Provision of Payment Services Using Mobile Phones, Third Edition, April 2021
2021-04-05Circular dated April 5, 2021 regarding municipal bakeries benefiting from the small companies initiative at a return rate of 5% to finance the process of switching to natural gas
2021-03-31Circular dated March 31, 2021 regarding extending the period of exempting banks from the application of Clause Two contained in the instructions for concentration ratios in the credit portfolios of the 50 largest clients and related parties issued on January 11, 2016
2021-03-23Circular dated March 23, 2021 regarding extending the period of excluding some food products from the cash cover requirements for one year
2021-03-15Circular dated March 15, 2021 regarding financing gas dues from ceramic companies within the private industrial sector initiative
2021-03-02Circular dated March 24, 2021 regarding the explanatory memorandum on due diligence procedures and the rules governing financial inclusion
2021-02-22Circular dated February 22, 2021 regarding stimulating banks to contribute to the capital of targeted investment funds to invest in small and medium-sized companies
2021-02-22Circular dated February 22, 2021 regarding the use of alternative data for credit assessment through digital assessment models
2021-02-22Circular dated February 22, 2021 regarding amending some provisions of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Initiative
2021-02-17Circular dated February 17, 2021 regarding guaranteeing facilities granted within the framework of the tourism initiative to finance the replacement and renovation of hotels through the Credit Risk Guarantee Company
2021-02-15Circular dated February 15, 2021 amending some provisions of the tourism initiative issued under the guarantee of the Ministry of Finance
2021-02-15Circular dated February 15, 2021 amending controls and rules of bank financing for real estate development companies
2021-01-26Circular dated January 27, 2021 regarding opening accounts for youth from 16 to 21 years old
2021-01-24Circular Letter dated January 24, 2021, regarding the implementation of local transfers in Egyptian pounds and IBAN usage
2021-01-13Circular dated January 13, 2021 regarding the emphasis on notifying tourism sector clients of the initiatives issued to them and that bank employees are aware of all initiatives
2021-01-11Circular dated January 11, 2021 regarding banks’ distribution of cash dividends in light of the continuing Corona crisis
2021-01-06Circular dated January 6, 2021 regarding local transfers in the Egyptian pound
2021-01-04Circular dated January 4, 2021 regarding operational risk management instructions
2021-01-03Circular dated January 3, 2021 regarding the initiative to replace vehicles with dual fuel
2021-01-03Circular Letter Dated January 3, 2021 Regarding Extension of Work Period for Two Distressed Client Initiatives
2020-12-29Circular dated December 30, 2020 regarding the Credit Risk Guarantee Company’s guarantee account for calculating the maximum limits for the bank’s investments with a single client and related parties
2020-12-28Circular dated December 28, 2020 regarding extending the period of exemption from commissions and fees on banking services
2020-12-07Circular dated December 6, 2020 regarding extending the period of work in the tourism sector initiative and the retail loans initiative for workers in the tourism sector until the end of 2021
2020-12-07Circular dated December 6, 2020 regarding amending some items of the initiatives to replace and renew hotels and finance the payment of salaries, with the guarantee of the Ministry of Finance
2020-11-22Circular dated November 23, 2020 regarding extending the period of exceptions for participation in bank board meetings via video or telephone
2020-11-18CBE Regulation Book 6.1 - Concepts Items Of Financial Position Data And Basis Of Its Preparation
2020-11-03Circular dated November 2, 2020 amending some provisions of the tourism initiative issued under the guarantee of the Ministry of Finance
2020-10-27Circular on Informing the Board of Directors of Central Bank Instructions
2020-10-04Circular dated October 5, 2020 amending some of the rules governing financial inclusion
2020-09-30CBE Regulation Book 9.2 - Rules Regulating Repo Operations
2020-09-30CBE Regulation Book 6.3 - Concepts Of Preparing Assets And Liabilities Analysis Models
2020-09-30CBE Regulation Book 6.2 - Sector Concepts Included In Assets And Liabilities Distribution Models By Business Sectors
2020-09-30CBE Regulation Book 9.1 - Work Rules In The Return Price Framework System
2020-09-22Circular dated September 21, 2020 regarding reviewing the models used in calculating expected credit losses
2020-09-15Circular dated September 15, 2020 regarding commissions and fees on banking services
2020-09-14Circular Letter Dated September 14, 2020 Regarding Postponement of Customers' Credit Dues
2020-08-19Circular dated August 19, 2020 regarding the basis of the net unit area in the real estate financing initiative for middle-income people
2020-08-06Circular dated August 6, 2020 regarding allowing banks to own shares in companies providing payment services and payment operators without a maximum limit
2020-07-13A circular dated July 13, 2020 regarding responding to bank inquiries regarding precautionary measures to confront the Corona virus.
2020-06-29Circular dated June 29, 2020 amending some provisions of the tourism initiative issued under the guarantee of the Ministry of Finance
2020-06-27Circular dated June 25, 2020 regarding the initiative to guarantee facilities for major companies operating in the industrial, agricultural and contracting sectors through the Credit Risk Guarantee Company
2020-06-24Circular dated June 24, 2020 obliging banks to notify irregular customers to delete historical information and lift the ban on dealing with them
2020-06-21Circular dated June 21, 2020 regarding extending the period of exempting local transfers in Egyptian pounds from commissions and expenses until September 15, 2020
2020-06-17Circular dated June 16, 2020 regarding the initiative to finance the payment of salaries and wages for workers in the tourism sector, guaranteed by the Ministry of Finance
2020-06-17Circular dated June 18, 2020 regarding the listing of newly established medium-sized companies and small companies affiliated with large entities with an 8% initiative
2020-05-27A circular dated May 27, 2020 in addition to the initiative issued to the private industrial, agricultural, and contracting sectors on December 12, 2019.
2020-05-21Central Bank of Egypt Initiative for Electronic Payment Circular dated May 21, 2020
2020-05-14Circular dated May 13, 2020 regarding allowing the contracting sector to benefit from the private sector industrial initiative
2020-05-05Circular dated May 5, 2020 regarding the implementation of the International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS9) in light of the Corona crisis
2020-04-28Circular on Due Diligence Procedures for Prepaid Card Service Customers (March 2020)
2020-04-22Circular dated April 22, 2020 amending the maximum limits for cash withdrawals and deposits issued on March 29, 2020
2020-04-21Circular dated April 16, 2020 exempting banks for one year from complying with Clause Two of the January 11, 2016 instructions on concentrating credit portfolios for the largest 50 clients
2020-04-16Circular dated April 16, 2020 regarding the mechanism for paying interest calculated during the credit maturity period
2020-04-07Circular dated April 7, 2020 amending the decision issued regarding the rules regulating the credit registration system at the Central Bank
2020-04-04Circular Dated April 4, 2020 Regarding Expanding the Scope of the Industrial Private Sector Initiative
2020-03-26Circular dated March 25, 2020 regarding adding companies operating in the agricultural field to benefit from the private industrial sector initiative
2020-03-24Circular dated March 23, 2020 regarding granting credit facilities for two years within the framework of the tourism initiative issued to support the replacement and renovation of hotels
2020-03-23Circular dated March 22, 2020 regarding exempting local transfers in Egyptian pounds from all commissions and expenses
2020-03-22Circular dated March 22, 2020 regarding clarifications on postponing customers' credit dues for 6 months
2020-03-20Circular dated March 20, 2020 regarding precautionary measures to confront the effects of the Corona virus
2020-03-19Circular dated March 19, 2020 regarding canceling the field inquiry procedure for credit customer suppliers
2020-03-19Circular dated March 19, 2020 regarding amending the special interest rate for a number of Central Bank initiatives
2020-03-17Circular dated March 17, 2020 regarding participation in bank board meetings via video or telephone during the year 2020
2020-03-16Circular dated March 16, 2020 regarding extending the period of excluding some food products from the cash cover requirements for one year
2020-03-16Circular dated March 16, 2020, supplementing the instructions issued regarding the precautionary measures that must be taken to confront the effects of the Corona virus
2020-03-16Circular dated March 16, 2020 regarding the Irregular Customers of Natural Individuals Initiative
2020-03-15Circular on Precautionary Measures to Confront the Effects of Coronavirus
2020-03-05Circular dated March 5, 2020 regarding establishing a financial inclusion department in banks
2020-02-26Circular dated February 26, 2020 regarding extending the reconciliation period to conduct field inquiries about suppliers of credit clients
2020-02-20Circular dated February 20, 2020 following the initiative for irregular legal persons (creditworthiness categories 9 and 10)
2020-02-18Circular dated February 16, 2020 regarding amending the ratio of real estate financing to the total loan portfolio
2020-01-12Circular dated January 12, 2020 regarding the exhaustion of the amount available for the medium-sized companies initiative at a return rate of 7%
2020-01-08Circular dated January 8, 2020 regarding the initiative for irregular legal persons operating in the tourism sector
2020-01-08Circular dated January 8, 2020 regarding the initiative for irregular legal persons (creditworthiness categories 9 and 10)
2020-01-08Circular dated January 8, 2020 regarding the initiative to support the replacement and renovation of residence hotels, floating hotels, and tourist transportation fleets
2020-01-08Circular dated January 8, 2020 regarding extending the work period for the tourism sector support initiative and the retail loan initiative for workers in the tourism sector until the end of 2020
2020-01-02Circular dated December 31, 2019 following the private industrial sector initiative issued on December 12, 2019
2019-12-22Circular dated December 19, 2019 amending the ratio of consumer loans to total monthly income
2019-12-22Circular dated December 19, 2019 regarding the real estate financing initiative for middle-income people
2019-12-15Circular dated December 12, 2019 regarding the Irregular Legal Persons Initiative (Creditworthiness Categories 9 and 10)
2019-12-15Circular dated December 12, 2019 regarding the private industrial sector initiative
2019-12-05Circular dated December 5, 2019 regarding exempting beneficiaries of digital payments from commissions
2019-12-04Circular dated December 3, 2019 regarding conducting a field inquiry about suppliers of credit clients
2019-10-15Circular dated October 13, 2019 regarding regulatory controls for microfinance
2019-10-15Circular dated October 13, 2019 regarding amending customers’ bank investments accounts
2019-08-07Circular dated August 7, 2019 regarding the standards for practicing the activity of exporting and importing surplus foreign currency notes
2019-07-21Circular dated July 17, 2019 regarding the rules governing the classification of financial inclusion products and services
2019-06-23Rules Regulating Payment Services Using Prepaid Cards in the Arab Republic of Egypt
2019-05-26Circular dated May 26, 2019 regarding encouraging banks to invest in targeted investment funds for small emerging companies
2019-05-23Standards for Issuing and Accepting Contactless Electronic Payments in the Arab Republic of Egypt
2019-04-08Circular dated April 7, 2019 regarding concentration risk management
2019-04-08Circular dated April 7, 2019 regarding discounting commercial papers submitted by real estate development companies
2019-04-04Rules for Payment Technology Service Providers and Electronic Payment Process Facilitators in the Arab Republic of Egypt
2019-03-18Circular dated March 14, 2019 regarding financing agricultural cooperative societies within the Central Bank’s initiative for small companies and enterprises
2019-03-07Circular dated March 6, 2019 regarding the exception of some food products from the cash cover requirements for one year
2019-02-26Circular No. 42 issued on February 26, 2019 regarding instructions for implementing the International Financial Reporting Standard (9)
2019-02-24Circular dated February 21, 2019 regarding the rules and procedures for the real estate financing initiative for low-income people
2019-02-19Circular dated February 19, 2019 regarding instructions for protecting the rights of bank customers
2019-01-30Circular dated January 28, 2019 regarding the continuation of the real estate financing initiative for low-income people only
2019-01-29Circular dated January 29, 2019 amending the periodicity of Board of Directors meetings and the number of times of participation via telephone or video call
2018-12-17Circular dated December 17, 2018 regarding extending the work period for the tourism sector support initiative and the retail loans initiative for workers in the tourism sector until the end of 2019
2018-10-08Instructions dated October 4, 2018 regarding managing return rate risks for positions for non-trading purposes
2018-09-20Circular dated September 20, 2018 amending the periodicity of Board of Directors meetings and allowing participation by telephone or video call
2018-09-16Circular dated September 2, 2018 regarding establishing a comprehensive database for financial inclusion
2018-09-09Circular dated September 6, 2018 regarding financing controls for installment sales services companies
2018-09-09Circular Regarding Obtaining Ministry of Finance Approval Before Lending to Public Business Sector Companies
2018-08-26Circular dated August 16, 2018 regarding the definition of companies and establishments owned or managed by women
2018-07-30Circular dated July 29, 2018 regarding conducting external evaluations of internal audit
2018-06-25Circular dated June 24, 2018 regarding opening accounts for private labor associations
2018-05-23Circular dated May 22, 2018 regarding the need for banks to ensure that associations obtain a license to collect donation funds before opening accounts for them
2018-05-03Circular dated May 3, 2018 regarding some procedures to facilitate import operations
2018-04-29Circular dated April 12, 2018 regarding Arab Financial Inclusion Day
2018-04-12Responding to banks’ inquiries regarding the pilot application of the IFRS9 standard
2018-04-05Circular dated March 15, 2018 regarding the necessity of Central Bank approval when dealing with money export companies
2018-03-25Circular dated March 25, 2018 regarding the exhaustion of the amount available for the working capital financing initiative for medium-sized companies at a return rate of 12%
2018-01-30Circular dated January 28, 2018 regarding instructions for implementing the requirements of International Financial Reporting Standard No. 9
2018-01-10Circular dated January 9, 2018 regarding monitoring the accounts of deceased persons to avoid adding insurance and pension benefits to them
2018-01-03Circular dated January 3, 2018 regarding the recognition of the credit risk company’s guarantee
2017-12-28Circular dated December 28, 2017 regarding extending the work period for the tourism sector support initiative and the retail loans initiative for workers in the tourism sector until the end of 2018
2017-11-28Circular dated November 28, 2017 regarding amending the limits of banks’ currency positions
2017-11-28Circular dated November 28, 2017 regarding the cancellation of the maximum limits for cash deposits and withdrawals for legal persons working in the import of non-essential goods
2017-11-22Circular dated November 20, 2017 regarding the electronic response received from customs to banks on Form 4
2017-10-16Circular dated October 4, 2017 regarding unifying the expenses included in the return price of small and medium enterprise initiatives
2017-10-09Circular on Increasing Real Estate Financing Initiative Allocation and Treatment of Martyrs' Families
2017-10-04Circular dated October 3, 2017 regarding increasing the reserve ratio from 10% to 14%
2017-08-30Circular No. 10 of 2017 Regarding Procedures at Non-Mechanized Customs Sites and Stopping Parallel Issuance of Form 4
2017-08-24Circular dated May 25, 2017 regarding obligating banks to inform their boards of directors of all instructions, controls, and correspondence issued by the Central Bank
2017-08-23A circular dated June 22, 2017 amending the real estate financing initiative for low- and middle-income people
2017-07-13Circular dated July 12, 2017 regarding financing small enterprises operating in the agricultural field, agricultural processing, fish, poultry and animal wealth.
2017-07-04Circular dated July 2, 2017 regarding confirmation of the adjustment period to pay the value of imports in accordance with the circular dated June 5, 2017
2017-06-22Circular dated June 22, 2017 regarding extending the work period for the retail loans initiative for workers in the tourism sector
2017-06-14Circular dated June 14, 2017 regarding canceling the maximum limit on transfers abroad
2017-06-13Circular dated June 7, 2017 regarding the establishment of the National Payments Council and its results regarding reducing expenses for mobile payment services
2017-06-07Circular dated May 7, 2017 regarding locally systemically important banks
2017-06-06Circular Letter Dated June 5, 2017 Regarding the Payment of the Value of Imports Exceeding Two Thousand US Dollars by Banks
2017-05-23Circular dated May 23, 2017 regarding the Microfinance Initiative
2017-05-08Circular dated May 7, 2017 regarding limiting exchange companies’ transactions with banks
2017-04-12Circular dated April 6, 2017 regarding the Arab Financial Inclusion Week
2017-04-03Circular dated April 3, 2017 regarding the mechanism for compensating the return price difference for the tourism, companies, and medium-sized enterprises initiative
2017-03-08Circular dated March 6, 2017 regarding notifying the Central Bank before procuring foreign currencies for government agencies
2017-03-05Circular dated March 5, 2017 amending some items of initiatives for companies and small and medium enterprises
2017-03-02Circular dated March 1, 2017 regarding temporary facilities granted in foreign currencies
2017-02-27Circular dated February 27, 2017 regarding the conditions that must be met to include interim profits/losses within the capital base of the capital adequacy standard
2017-02-21Central Bank of Egypt Initiative to Support Replacement and Renovation of Residence Hotels, Floating Hotels, and Tourist Transportation Fleets
2017-01-22Rules and standards for registering and delisting auditors in the register of the Central Bank of Egypt
2017-01-16Circular dated December 28, 2016 regarding clarifications on monthly income for calculating consumer loan installment values
2017-01-16Circular Letter dated January 11, 2017 amending the conditions for listing supportive loans (deposits) in accordance with the instructions of the capital adequacy standard
2017-01-02Circular dated December 29, 2016 regarding extending the work period for the tourism sector support initiative and the retail loans initiative for workers in the tourism sector
2017-01-02Circular dated December 29, 2016 amending the second clause of the circular issued on January 11, 2016 regarding the Small and Medium Enterprises Initiative
2016-12-06Circular dated June 23, 2016 regarding updating, reviewing and publishing the electronic regulatory instructions manual
2016-11-27Circular letter dated November 27, 2016 regarding the unified conditions for granting real estate financing to low-income people under the umbrella of the Real Estate Finance Initiative
2016-11-03Circular dated November 3, 2016 regarding the liberalization of exchange rates
2016-08-17Circular dated January 11, 2016 regarding the concentration of banks’ credit portfolios
2016-07-21Instructions for managing liquidity risks in accordance with Basel III decisions
2016-06-08Circular dated June 8, 2016 regarding the detailed memorandum on the initiative for medium-sized companies operating in the fields of industry and agriculture
2016-05-23Circular dated April 19, 2016 regarding banks undertaking activities to market banking products in certain gathering places
2016-05-16Circular dated May 15, 2016 regarding extending the period of work on the initiative to deal with retail loans for workers in the tourism sector until the end of December 2016