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Egypt central bank to offer 3 bln EG pounds in repos

CAIRO : Egypt's central bank said it will offer 3 billion Egyptian pounds ($502.6 million) in seven-day repurchase agree
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The central bank introduced the weekly repo agreements in March to keep short-term interest rates under control after a popular uprising ousted President Hosni Mubarak.

Last week it asked for repos worth 8 billion pounds and accepted the same amount it had requested.

 

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