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Foreign reserves rise to $42.5bn in February: CBE

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) said on Sunday that the volume of foreign reserves reached US$42.5 billion in February, compared to US$38.2 billion in January 2018, recording an increase of US$ 4.3 billion.

According to a statement by the CBE in February, foreign currency reserves rose by US$1.2 billion to US$38.209 billion by the end of January.

The cash reserve stood at US$37.019 billion at the end of December 2017.

Egypt’s foreign reserves have been climbing since the country secured a US$12 billion, three-year, International Monetary Fund loan program in November 2016, shortly after the country decided to float its currency in a bid to lure back foreign investors and revive its ailing economy.

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