Egypt: USD still below EGP 49 mark at Egyptian banks
It hit EGP 48.4 for purchasing and EGP 48.5 for selling at Banque Misr and the National Bank of Egypt (NBE).
The US dollar traded at EGP 48.40 for buying and EGP 48.50 for selling at the United Bank and Al Baraka Bank Egypt.
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