<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss xmlns:a10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>FirstBank</title><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/</link><description>First digital institution in Egypt for financial and banking ratings </description><language>ar</language><copyright>جميع الحقوق محفوظة © 2026 FirstBank</copyright><lastBuildDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 07:33:52 +0200</lastBuildDate><image><url>https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/SiteImages/Logo.png</url><title>FirstBank</title><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/</link></image><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/13213</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/13213</link><a10:author><a10:name>Kerolous Marzouk</a10:name></a10:author><title>«ADIB» and «Suez Canal» Shares Recorded the Biggest Gains Among Listed Banks at the Close of Today's Trading</title><description>Trading data todays session on the Egyptian Exchangeshowed mixed performance among listed banking stock</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:48:00 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-07-28T16:48:00+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Trading data from today&amp;#39;s session on the Egyptian Exchange&amp;nbsp;showed mixed performance among listed banking stocks, with 5 bank shares closing higher, while 7 stocks ended the session in negative territory.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&amp;laquo;ADIB-Egypt&amp;raquo; topped the list of gainers after its share price rose by 1.28%, closing at 52.15 EGP, compared with 51.49 EGP at the opening of trading.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Suez Canal Bank ranked second among the best-performing banking stocks, gaining 0.99% to close at 38.88 EGP, up from 38.50 EGP at the open. It was followed by Commercial International Bank, whose share price increased by 0.89% to close at 141.25 EGP, compared with&amp;nbsp;140.00 EGP at the beginning of the session.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The United Bank advanced 0.81%, closing at 13.77 EGP, versus an opening price of 13.66 EGP, while Faisal Islamic Bank (USD-denominated shares) edged up 0.10% to close at 0.97 USD.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;On the downside, Faisal Islamic Bank &amp;ndash; Egypt (EGP-denominated shares) declined 0.08%, closing at 37.02 EGP, compared with&amp;nbsp;37.05 EGP at the opening.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&amp;laquo;QNB-Egypt&amp;raquo; slipped 0.12% to close at EGP 56.77 EGP, versus 56.84 EGP at the start of trading. It was followed by the Export Development Bank of Egypt, whose share price fell 0.70% to 19.80 EGP, compared with an opening price of 19.94 EGP.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Housing &amp;amp; Development Bank declined 0.85% to close at 82.00 EGP, versus 82.70 EGP at the open, while Al Baraka Bank Egypt dropped 1.59% to 22.22 EGP, compared with&amp;nbsp;22.58 EGP at the beginning of the session.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Meanwhile, Egyptian Gulf Bank &amp;laquo;EG Bank&amp;raquo;&amp;nbsp;recorded the steepest decline of the session, falling 2.64% to close at 0.48 USD, compared with&amp;nbsp;0.493 USD at the opening.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="embed"&gt;&lt;table class="financial-table display" style="border-collapse:collapse !important;width:100% !important;max-width:100% !important;table-layout:auto !important;font-size:15px !important;"&gt;&lt;thead&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;th style="box-sizing:border-box !important;padding:10px 12px !important;border:1px solid #cccccc !important;background:#f2f2f2 !important;color:#222222 !important;text-align:right !important;font-weight:700 !important;"&gt;Rank&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style="box-sizing:border-box !important;padding:10px 12px !important;border:1px solid #cccccc !important;background:#f2f2f2 !important;color:#222222 !important;text-align:right !important;font-weight:700 !important;"&gt;Bank Name&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style="box-sizing:border-box !important;padding:10px 12px !important;border:1px solid #cccccc !important;background:#f2f2f2 !important;color:#222222 !important;text-align:right !important;font-weight:700 !important;"&gt;Opening Price&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style="box-sizing:border-box !important;padding:10px 12px !important;border:1px solid #cccccc !important;background:#f2f2f2 !important;color:#222222 !important;text-align:right !important;font-weight:700 !important;"&gt;Closing Price&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style="box-sizing:border-box !important;padding:10px 12px !important;border:1px solid #cccccc !important;background:#f2f2f2 !important;color:#222222 !important;text-align:right !important;font-weight:700 !important;"&gt;Change (%)&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/thead&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td data-order="1"&gt;1&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img alt="مصرف أبوظبي الإسلامي ADIB" loading="lazy" onerror="this.remove()" src="https://www.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/FBanks/16.jpg" style="width:28px;height:28px;object-fit:contain;vertical-align:middle;margin-left:8px;border-radius:4px;background:#fff;" title="مصرف أبوظبي الإسلامي ADIB"&gt; &amp;nbsp;Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="51.49"&gt;51.49 EGP&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="52.15"&gt;52.15&amp;nbsp;EGP&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="1.28"&gt;1.28%&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td data-order="2"&gt;2&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img alt="بنك قناة السويس" loading="lazy" onerror="this.remove()" src="https://www.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/FBanks/26.jpg" style="width:28px;height:28px;object-fit:contain;vertical-align:middle;margin-left:8px;border-radius:4px;background:#fff;" title="بنك قناة السويس"&gt; Suez Canal Bank&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="38.5"&gt;38.5&amp;nbsp;EGP&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="38.88"&gt;38.88&amp;nbsp;EGP&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="0.99"&gt;0.99%&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td data-order="3"&gt;3&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img alt="البنك التجاري الدولي CIB" loading="lazy" onerror="this.remove()" src="https://www.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/FBanks/2.jpg" style="width:28px;height:28px;object-fit:contain;vertical-align:middle;margin-left:8px;border-radius:4px;background:#fff;" title="البنك التجاري الدولي CIB"&gt; Commercial International Bank (CIB)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="140"&gt;140&amp;nbsp;EGP&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="141.25"&gt;141.25&amp;nbsp;EGP&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="0.89"&gt;0.89%&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td data-order="4"&gt;4&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img alt="المصرف المتحد" loading="lazy" onerror="this.remove()" src="https://www.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/FBanks/29.jpg" style="width:28px;height:28px;object-fit:contain;vertical-align:middle;margin-left:8px;border-radius:4px;background:#fff;" title="المصرف المتحد"&gt; United Bank of Egypt&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="13.66"&gt;13.66&amp;nbsp;EGP&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="13.77"&gt;13.77&amp;nbsp;EGP&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="0.81"&gt;0.81%&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td data-order="5"&gt;5&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img alt="بنك فيصل الإسلامي" loading="lazy" onerror="this.remove()" src="https://www.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/FBanks/39.jpg" style="width:28px;height:28px;object-fit:contain;vertical-align:middle;margin-left:8px;border-radius:4px;background:#fff;" title="بنك فيصل الإسلامي"&gt; Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt (EGP)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="37.05"&gt;37.05&amp;nbsp;EGP&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="37.02"&gt;37.02&amp;nbsp;EGP&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="-0.08"&gt;-0.08%&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td data-order="6"&gt;6&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img alt="بنك قطر الوطني الأهلي QNB" loading="lazy" onerror="this.remove()" src="https://www.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/FBanks/4.jpg" style="width:28px;height:28px;object-fit:contain;vertical-align:middle;margin-left:8px;border-radius:4px;background:#fff;" title="بنك قطر الوطني الأهلي QNB"&gt; Qatar National Bank (QNB)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="56.84"&gt;56.84&amp;nbsp;EGP&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="56.77"&gt;56.77&amp;nbsp;EGP&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="-0.12"&gt;-0.12%&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td data-order="7"&gt;7&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;Cr&amp;eacute;dit Agricole Egypt&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="24.15"&gt;24.15&amp;nbsp;EGP&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="24.05"&gt;24.05&amp;nbsp;EGP&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="-0.41"&gt;-0.41%&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td data-order="8"&gt;8&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img alt="بنك تنمية الصادرات EBank" loading="lazy" onerror="this.remove()" src="https://www.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/FBanks/36.jpg" style="width:28px;height:28px;object-fit:contain;vertical-align:middle;margin-left:8px;border-radius:4px;background:#fff;" title="بنك تنمية الصادرات EBank"&gt; Export Development Bank of Egypt (EBank)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="19.94"&gt;19.94&amp;nbsp;EGP&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="19.8"&gt;19.8&amp;nbsp;EGP&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="-0.7"&gt;-0.70%&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td data-order="9"&gt;9&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img alt="بنك التعمير والاسكان HDB" loading="lazy" onerror="this.remove()" src="https://www.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/FBanks/21.jpg" style="width:28px;height:28px;object-fit:contain;vertical-align:middle;margin-left:8px;border-radius:4px;background:#fff;" title="بنك التعمير والاسكان HDB"&gt; Housing and Development Bank (HDB)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="82.7"&gt;82.7&amp;nbsp;EGP&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="82"&gt;82&amp;nbsp;EGP&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="-0.85"&gt;-0.85%&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td data-order="10"&gt;10&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img alt="بنك البركة الإسلامي مصر" loading="lazy" onerror="this.remove()" src="https://www.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/FBanks/40.jpg" style="width:28px;height:28px;object-fit:contain;vertical-align:middle;margin-left:8px;border-radius:4px;background:#fff;" title="بنك البركة الإسلامي مصر"&gt; Al Baraka Bank Egypt&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="22.58"&gt;22.58&amp;nbsp;EGP&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="22.22"&gt;22.22 EGP&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="-1.59"&gt;-1.59%&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td data-order="11"&gt;11&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img alt="EGBANK" loading="lazy" onerror="this.remove()" src="https://www.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/FBanks/27.jpg" style="width:28px;height:28px;object-fit:contain;vertical-align:middle;margin-left:8px;border-radius:4px;background:#fff;" title="EGBANK"&gt; EGBANK&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="0.493"&gt;0.493&amp;nbsp;USD&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="0.48"&gt;0.48&amp;nbsp;USD&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="-2.64"&gt;-2.64%&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td data-order="12"&gt;12&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img alt="بنك فيصل الإسلامي" loading="lazy" onerror="this.remove()" src="https://www.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/FBanks/39.jpg" style="width:28px;height:28px;object-fit:contain;vertical-align:middle;margin-left:8px;border-radius:4px;background:#fff;" title="بنك فيصل الإسلامي"&gt; Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt (USD)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="0.969"&gt;0.969&amp;nbsp;USD&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="0.97"&gt;0.97&amp;nbsp;USD&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="0.1"&gt;0.10%&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/07/28/13213.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/13209</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/13209</link><a10:author><a10:name>Kerolous Marzouk</a10:name></a10:author><title>«ADIB» and «Suez Canal» Shares Recorded the Biggest Gains Among Listed Banks at the Close of Today's Trading</title><description>The Egyptian Exchanges trading session ended with a broadly positive performance for listed banking stocks, a</description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 17:01:44 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-07-27T17:01:44+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Egyptian Exchange&amp;#39;s trading session ended with a broadly positive performance for listed banking stocks, as nine banking shares closed higher, while three stocks declined.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&amp;laquo;ADIB-Egypt&amp;raquo; topped the list of the day&amp;#39;s biggest gainers, rising 4.82% to close at 51.49 EGP , compared with 49.12 EGP at the opening of the session.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Suez Canal Bank ranked second among the top gainers, advancing 1.85% to close at 38.50 EGP , up from 37.80 EGP at the open. It was followed by QNB Egypt, whose share price increased 1.46% to 56.84 EGP, compared with 56.02 EGP at the beginning of trading.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Commercial International Bank&amp;nbsp;gained 0.94%, closing at 140.0&amp;nbsp;EGP versus an opening price of 138.70 EGP , while Housing and Development Bank rose 0.85% to finish the session at 82.70 EGP .&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Meanwhile, Export Development Bank of Egypt&amp;nbsp;advanced 0.45% to close at 19.94 EGP, compared with 19.85 EGP at the open. The Egyptian Gulf Bank &amp;nbsp;also posted a gain of 0.41%, ending the session at 0.493 USD, up from 0.491 USD at the opening.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;On the downside, Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt (EGP-listed) recorded the steepest decline among listed banking stocks, falling 0.75% to close at&amp;nbsp;37.05 EGP, compared with 37.33 EGP at the start of trading.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Cr&amp;eacute;dit Agricole Egypt ranked second among the decliners, slipping 0.21% to 24.15 EGP from 24.20 EGP at the opening, followed by Al Baraka Bank Egypt, whose share price edged down 0.04% to 22.58 EGP , compared with 22.59 EGP at the beginning of the session.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="embed"&gt;&lt;table class="financial-table display" style="border-collapse:collapse !important;width:100% !important;max-width:100% !important;table-layout:auto !important;font-size:15px !important;"&gt;&lt;thead&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;th style="box-sizing:border-box !important;padding:10px 12px !important;border:1px solid #cccccc !important;background:#f2f2f2 !important;color:#222222 !important;text-align:right !important;font-weight:700 !important;"&gt;Rank&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style="box-sizing:border-box !important;padding:10px 12px !important;border:1px solid #cccccc !important;background:#f2f2f2 !important;color:#222222 !important;text-align:right !important;font-weight:700 !important;"&gt;Bank Name&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style="box-sizing:border-box !important;padding:10px 12px !important;border:1px solid #cccccc !important;background:#f2f2f2 !important;color:#222222 !important;text-align:right !important;font-weight:700 !important;"&gt;Opening Price&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style="box-sizing:border-box !important;padding:10px 12px !important;border:1px solid #cccccc !important;background:#f2f2f2 !important;color:#222222 !important;text-align:right !important;font-weight:700 !important;"&gt;Closing Price&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style="box-sizing:border-box !important;padding:10px 12px !important;border:1px solid #cccccc !important;background:#f2f2f2 !important;color:#222222 !important;text-align:right !important;font-weight:700 !important;"&gt;Change (%)&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/thead&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td data-order="1"&gt;1&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img alt="مصرف أبوظبي الإسلامي ADIB" loading="lazy" onerror="this.remove()" src="https://www.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/FBanks/16.jpg" style="width:28px;height:28px;object-fit:contain;vertical-align:middle;margin-left:8px;border-radius:4px;background:#fff;" title="مصرف أبوظبي الإسلامي ADIB"&gt; &amp;nbsp;Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="49.12"&gt;49.12&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="51.49"&gt;51.49&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="4.82"&gt;4.82&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td data-order="2"&gt;2&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img alt="بنك قناة السويس" loading="lazy" onerror="this.remove()" src="https://www.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/FBanks/26.jpg" style="width:28px;height:28px;object-fit:contain;vertical-align:middle;margin-left:8px;border-radius:4px;background:#fff;" title="بنك قناة السويس"&gt; Suez Canal Bank&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="37.8"&gt;37.8&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="38.5"&gt;38.5&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="1.85"&gt;1.85&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td data-order="3"&gt;3&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img alt="بنك قطر الوطني الأهلي QNB" loading="lazy" onerror="this.remove()" src="https://www.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/FBanks/4.jpg" style="width:28px;height:28px;object-fit:contain;vertical-align:middle;margin-left:8px;border-radius:4px;background:#fff;" title="بنك قطر الوطني الأهلي QNB"&gt; Qatar National Bank (QNB)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="56.02"&gt;56.02&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="56.84"&gt;56.84&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="1.46"&gt;1.46&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td data-order="4"&gt;4&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img alt="البنك التجاري الدولي CIB" loading="lazy" onerror="this.remove()" src="https://www.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/FBanks/2.jpg" style="width:28px;height:28px;object-fit:contain;vertical-align:middle;margin-left:8px;border-radius:4px;background:#fff;" title="البنك التجاري الدولي CIB"&gt; Commercial International Bank (CIB)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="138.7"&gt;138.7&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="140"&gt;140&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="0.94"&gt;0.94&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td data-order="5"&gt;5&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img alt="بنك التعمير والاسكان HDB" loading="lazy" onerror="this.remove()" src="https://www.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/FBanks/21.jpg" style="width:28px;height:28px;object-fit:contain;vertical-align:middle;margin-left:8px;border-radius:4px;background:#fff;" title="بنك التعمير والاسكان HDB"&gt; Housing and Development Bank (HDB)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="82"&gt;82&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="82.7"&gt;82.7&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="0.85"&gt;0.85&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td data-order="6"&gt;6&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img alt="بنك تنمية الصادرات EBank" loading="lazy" onerror="this.remove()" src="https://www.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/FBanks/36.jpg" style="width:28px;height:28px;object-fit:contain;vertical-align:middle;margin-left:8px;border-radius:4px;background:#fff;" title="بنك تنمية الصادرات EBank"&gt; Export Development Bank of Egypt (EBank)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="19.85"&gt;19.85&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="19.94"&gt;19.94&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="0.45"&gt;0.45&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td data-order="7"&gt;7&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img alt="EGBANK" loading="lazy" onerror="this.remove()" src="https://www.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/FBanks/27.jpg" style="width:28px;height:28px;object-fit:contain;vertical-align:middle;margin-left:8px;border-radius:4px;background:#fff;" title="EGBANK"&gt; EGBANK&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="0.491"&gt;0.491&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="0.493"&gt;0.493&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="0.41"&gt;0.41&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td data-order="8"&gt;8&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img alt="المصرف المتحد" loading="lazy" onerror="this.remove()" src="https://www.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/FBanks/29.jpg" style="width:28px;height:28px;object-fit:contain;vertical-align:middle;margin-left:8px;border-radius:4px;background:#fff;" title="المصرف المتحد"&gt; United Bank of Egypt&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="13.61"&gt;13.61&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="13.66"&gt;13.66&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="0.37"&gt;0.37&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td data-order="9"&gt;9&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img alt="بنك البركة الإسلامي مصر" loading="lazy" onerror="this.remove()" src="https://www.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/FBanks/40.jpg" style="width:28px;height:28px;object-fit:contain;vertical-align:middle;margin-left:8px;border-radius:4px;background:#fff;" title="بنك البركة الإسلامي مصر"&gt; Al Baraka Bank Egypt&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="22.59"&gt;22.59&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="22.58"&gt;22.58&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="-0.04"&gt;-0.04&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td data-order="10"&gt;10&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;Cr&amp;eacute;dit Agricole Egypt&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="24.2"&gt;24.2&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="24.15"&gt;24.15&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="-0.21"&gt;-0.21&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td data-order="11"&gt;11&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img alt="بنك فيصل الإسلامي" loading="lazy" onerror="this.remove()" src="https://www.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/FBanks/39.jpg" style="width:28px;height:28px;object-fit:contain;vertical-align:middle;margin-left:8px;border-radius:4px;background:#fff;" title="بنك فيصل الإسلامي"&gt; Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt (EGP)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="37.33"&gt;37.33&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="37.05"&gt;37.05&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="-0.75"&gt;-0.75&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td data-order="12"&gt;12&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img alt="بنك فيصل الإسلامي" loading="lazy" onerror="this.remove()" src="https://www.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/FBanks/39.jpg" style="width:28px;height:28px;object-fit:contain;vertical-align:middle;margin-left:8px;border-radius:4px;background:#fff;" title="بنك فيصل الإسلامي"&gt; Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt (USD)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="0.962"&gt;0.962&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="0.969"&gt;0.969&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td data-order="0.73"&gt;0.73&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/07/27/13209.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/13207</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/13207</link><a10:author><a10:name>Kerolous Marzouk</a10:name></a10:author><title>Currency rates at the start of Sunday trading</title><description /><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 10:10:45 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-07-26T10:10:45+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;p data-path-to-node="1" dir="ltr"&gt;The foreign exchange rates witnessed stability at the start of Sunday 26 July 2026 trading at Egyptian banks. First Bank monitors currency rates in Egyptian banks through the following report:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;US Dollar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;The average price of the US dollar recorded a increase against the Egyptian pound yesterday, reaching EGP 51.30&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 51.40&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="3" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was recorded at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 51.32 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="4" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 50.50 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="5" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Euro&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The euro recorded a increase against the Egyptian pound yesterday, reaching EGP 58.50 for buying and EGP 58.62 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="6" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;HSBC&amp;raquo; at EGP 58.49 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="7" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 57.95&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;British Pound&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;The British pound also increase against the Egyptian pound yesterday, reaching EGP 68.56 for buying and EGP 68.71 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="9" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;HDB&amp;raquo; at EGP 68.57 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="10" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 68.40 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="11" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Saudi&amp;nbsp;Riyal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Saudi riyal recorded a increase by the close of trading yesterday, reaching EGP 13.67 for buying and EGP 13.70&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="12" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.67 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="13" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.47 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="14" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Kuwaiti Dinar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Kuwaiti dinar recorded an decrease by the close of trading in Egypt yesterday, reaching EGP 166.64 for buying and EGP 167.02 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="15" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;saib&amp;raquo; at EGP 167.41 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="16" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;FABMISR&amp;raquo; at EGP 169.91 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;UAE Dirham&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;The UAE dirham recorded a decrease by the close of trading in Egypt yesterday, reaching EGP 13.97 for buying and EGP 13.99&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="18" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.97 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="19" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.76 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/07/26/13207.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/13206</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/13206</link><a10:author><a10:name>Kerolous Marzouk</a10:name></a10:author><title>Currency rates at Egyptian Banks During Trading on Thursday, July 23, 2026</title><description /><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:00:54 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-07-23T12:00:54+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;p data-path-to-node="1" dir="ltr"&gt;The foreign exchange rates witnessed stability during of Thursday 23&amp;nbsp;July 2026 trading at Egyptian banks. First Bank monitors currency rates in Egyptian banks through the following report:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;US Dollar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;The average price of the US dollar recorded a increase against the Egyptian pound yesterday, reaching EGP 51.30&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 51.40&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="3" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was recorded at &amp;laquo;NBK&amp;raquo; at EGP 51.35&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="4" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 50.50 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="5" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Euro&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The euro recorded a increase against the Egyptian pound yesterday, reaching EGP 58.50&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 58.62&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="6" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;NBK&amp;raquo; at EGP 58.17 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="7" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 57.95&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;British Pound&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;The British pound also increase against the Egyptian pound yesterday, reaching EGP 68.56&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 68.71&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="9" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 68.64 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="10" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 68.40 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="11" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Saudi&amp;nbsp;Riyal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Saudi riyal recorded a increase by the close of trading yesterday, reaching EGP 13.67&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 13.70&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="12" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.68&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="13" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.47 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="14" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Kuwaiti Dinar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Kuwaiti dinar recorded an decrease by the close of trading in Egypt yesterday, reaching EGP 166.64 for buying and EGP 167.02&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="15" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;saib&amp;raquo; at EGP 167.35&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="16" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;FABMISR&amp;raquo; at EGP 165.78&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;UAE Dirham&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;The UAE dirham recorded a decrease by the close of trading in Egypt yesterday, reaching EGP 13.97&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 13.99&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="18" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.98&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="19" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.76 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/07/23/13206.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/13203</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/13203</link><title>Egypt’s banking sector performance on EGX at Wednesday</title><description>The banking sector in the Egyptian Stock Exchange closed in todays trading session on Wednesday, July 22, 202</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:46:03 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-07-22T23:46:03+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;section data-testid="conversation-turn-112" data-turn="assistant" data-turn-id="request-6a329380-2be0-83ea-ba6a-1440d694adc7-1" data-turn-id-container="request-6a329380-2be0-83ea-ba6a-1440d694adc7-1" dir="auto"&gt;&lt;p data-end="350" data-start="58"&gt;The banking sector in the Egyptian Stock Exchange closed in today&amp;rsquo;s trading session on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, recording a decrease in its market capitalization by 3.70%, reaching EGP 928.712 billion at the end of today&amp;rsquo;s session, compared to 964.430 the previous trading session&amp;#39;s closing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="503" data-start="352"&gt;The sector&amp;rsquo;s market capitalization accounted for 24.50% of the total market capitalization, the highest share among all listed sectors on the exchange.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="767" data-start="505"&gt;Trading value on banking sector stocks reached EGP 776.937 million, representing 6.17% of the total trading value on the exchange today. A total of 10.584 million shares were traded in the sector, accounting for 0.28% of the overall trading volume of the market.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1057" data-start="769"&gt;The Egyptian Exchange closed at the end of today&amp;rsquo;s trading session with a mixed performance in the main indices, as the benchmark index declined while other indices increased, while foreign investors tended toward buying, recording a net purchase value of approximately EGP 258.8 million.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1249" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="" data-start="1059"&gt;The benchmark EGX30 index declined by 0.11% to close at 53.931 points, while the EGX70 index increased by 0.69% to 17.706 points, and the EGX100 index gained 0.49% to close at 23.597 points.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/section&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/07/22/13203.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/13201</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/13201</link><title>Foreign Currency Rates at the Close of Trading in Egyptian Banks on Wednesday, July 22, 2026</title><description /><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 15:42:00 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-07-22T15:42:00+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;p data-path-to-node="1" dir="ltr"&gt;The foreign exchange rates witnessed decreases at the close of Wednesday 22 July 2026 trading at Egyptian banks. First Bank monitors currency rates in Egyptian banks through the following report:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;US Dollar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;The average price of the US dollar recorded a decrease against the Egyptian pound today, reaching EGP 51.30 for buying and EGP 51.40 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="3" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was recorded at &amp;laquo;NBK&amp;raquo; at EGP 51.35&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="4" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 50.50 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="5" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Euro&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="5" dir="ltr"&gt;The euro recorded a decrease against the Egyptian pound today, reaching EGP 58.50 for buying and EGP 58.62 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="6" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;NBK&amp;raquo; at EGP 58.53 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="7" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 57.95 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;British Pound&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;The British pound recorded a decrease against the Egyptian pound today, reaching EGP 68.56 for buying and EGP 68.71 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="9" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 68.64 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="10" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 68.40 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="11" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Saudi Riyal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Saudi riyal recorded a decrease by the close of trading today, reaching EGP 13.67 for buying and EGP 13.70 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="12" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.68 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="13" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.47 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="14" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Kuwaiti Dinar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Kuwaiti dinar recorded a decrease by the close of trading in Egypt today, reaching EGP 166.64 for buying and EGP 167.02 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="15" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;saib&amp;raquo; at EGP 167.35&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="16" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;FABMISR&amp;raquo; at EGP 165.78 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;UAE Dirham&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;The UAE dirham recorded a decrease by the close of trading in Egypt today, reaching EGP 13.97 for buying and EGP 13.99&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="18" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.98 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="19" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.76&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/07/22/13201.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/13198</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/13198</link><a10:author><a10:name>Kerolous Marzouk</a10:name></a10:author><title>Currency rates at the start of Wednesday trading</title><description /><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 10:27:40 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-07-22T10:27:40+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;p data-path-to-node="1" dir="ltr"&gt;The foreign exchange rates witnessed stability at the start of Wednesday 22 July 2026 trading at Egyptian banks. First Bank monitors currency rates in Egyptian banks through the following report:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;US Dollar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;The average price of the US dollar recorded a decrease against the Egyptian pound yesterday, reaching EGP 50.98&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 51.08&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="3" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was recorded at &amp;laquo;MID Bank&amp;raquo; at EGP 51.03 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="4" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 50.50 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="5" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Euro&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The euro recorded a increase against the Egyptian pound yesterday, reaching EGP 58.22&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 58.34&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="6" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;NXT Bank&amp;raquo; at EGP 58.17 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="7" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 57.95&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;British Pound&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;The British pound also increase against the Egyptian pound yesterday, reaching EGP 68.35 for buying and EGP 68.50&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="9" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;MID Bank&amp;raquo; at EGP 68.43&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="10" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;IDB&amp;raquo; at EGP 68.24 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="11" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Saudi&amp;nbsp;Riyal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Saudi riyal recorded a increase by the close of trading yesterday, reaching EGP 13.58&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 13.61&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="12" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.59 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="13" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.47 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="14" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Kuwaiti Dinar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Kuwaiti dinar recorded an decrease by the close of trading in Egypt yesterday, reaching EGP 165.64&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 166.02&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="15" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;saib&amp;raquo; at EGP 166.34&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="16" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;NXT Bank&amp;raquo; at EGP 169.23 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;UAE Dirham&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;The UAE dirham recorded a decrease by the close of trading in Egypt yesterday, reaching EGP 13.88 for buying and EGP 13.91&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="18" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.89 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="19" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.76 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/07/22/13198.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/13196</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/13196</link><a10:author><a10:name>Kerolous Marzouk</a10:name></a10:author><title>Foreign Currency Rates at the Close of Trading in Egyptian Banks on Tuesday, July 21, 2026</title><description /><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:43:26 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-07-21T15:43:26+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;p data-path-to-node="1" dir="ltr"&gt;The foreign exchange rates witnessed decreases at the close of Tuesday 21 July 2026 trading at Egyptian banks. First Bank monitors currency rates in Egyptian banks through the following report:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;US Dollar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;The average price of the US dollar recorded a decrease against the Egyptian pound today, reaching EGP 50.98&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 51.08&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="3" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was recorded at &amp;laquo;MID Bank&amp;raquo; at EGP 51.03 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="4" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 50.50 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="5" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Euro&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="5" dir="ltr"&gt;The euro recorded a decrease against the Egyptian pound today, reaching EGP 58.22 for buying and EGP 58.34 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="6" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;AAIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 58.22 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="7" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 57.95 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;British Pound&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;The British pound recorded a decrease against the Egyptian pound today, reaching EGP 68.35 for buying and EGP 68.50 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="9" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 68.48&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="10" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 68.40 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="11" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Saudi Riyal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Saudi riyal recorded a decrease by the close of trading today, reaching EGP 13.58&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 13.61 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="12" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.59&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="13" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.47 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="14" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Kuwaiti Dinar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Kuwaiti dinar recorded a decrease by the close of trading in Egypt today, reaching EGP 165.64 for buying and EGP 166.02 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="15" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;saib&amp;raquo; at EGP 166.30 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="16" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;FABMISR&amp;raquo; at EGP 164.58&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;UAE Dirham&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;The UAE dirham recorded a decrease by the close of trading in Egypt today, reaching EGP 13.88 for buying and EGP 13.91&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="18" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.89&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="19" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.76&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/07/21/13196.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/13190</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/13190</link><a10:author><a10:name>Kerolous Marzouk</a10:name></a10:author><title>Currency rates at the start of Tuesday trading</title><description /><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 10:02:26 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-07-21T10:02:26+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;p data-path-to-node="1" dir="ltr"&gt;The foreign exchange rates witnessed stability at the start of Tuesday 21 July 2026 trading at Egyptian banks. First Bank monitors currency rates in Egyptian banks through the following report:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;US Dollar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;The average price of the US dollar recorded a decrease against the Egyptian pound yesterday, reaching EGP 51.03&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 51.13&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="3" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was recorded at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 51.42 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="4" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 50.50 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="5" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Euro&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The euro recorded a decrease against the Egyptian pound yesterday, reaching EGP 58.33 for buying and EGP 58.45 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="6" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 58.75 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="7" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 57.95&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;British Pound&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;The British pound also decrease against the Egyptian pound yesterday, reaching EGP 68.70 for buying and EGP 68.87 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="9" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 69.11 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="10" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 68.40 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="11" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Saudi&amp;nbsp;Riyal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Saudi riyal recorded a decrease by the close of trading yesterday, reaching EGP 13.59 for buying and EGP 13.63 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="12" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.69 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="13" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.47 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="14" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Kuwaiti Dinar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Kuwaiti dinar recorded an decrease by the close of trading in Egypt yesterday, reaching EGP 165.87 for buying and EGP 166.25 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="15" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;saib&amp;raquo; at EGP 166.20 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="16" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;IDB&amp;raquo; at EGP 165.13&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;UAE Dirham&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;The UAE dirham recorded a decrease by the close of trading in Egypt yesterday, reaching EGP 13.89 for buying and EGP 13.92&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="18" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 14.00 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="19" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.76 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/07/21/13190.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/13189</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/13189</link><title>CBE's Net Foreign Assets Increase to USD 16.97 bn at End-June 2026</title><description>The latest monthly data released by the Central Bank of Egypt CBE showed that the Central Banks Net Foreign As</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:29:07 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-07-20T17:29:07+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The latest monthly data released by the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) showed that the Central Bank&amp;#39;s Net Foreign Assets (NFA) recorded a surplus of USD 16.97 bn (equivalent to EGP 836.44 bn) at the end of June 2026, up from USD 13.30 bn (equivalent to EGP 634.86 bn) at the end of 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;In May 2024, the CBE announced that its Net Foreign Assets (NFA) position had shifted from a deficit to a surplus for the first time since March 2022.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Net Foreign Assets (NFA) represent the banking sector&amp;#39;s foreign assets held against non-residents minus its liabilities to non-residents. Changes in this indicator reflect the banking sector&amp;#39;s net financial transactions with the rest of the world over a given period, including those conducted by the central bank.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/07/20/13189.jpg"></enclosure><keywords>Net Foreign Assets</keywords></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/13187</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/13187</link><title>CBE: Reserve Money rises to EGP 2.75 tn at end-June 2026</title><description>According to the CBE, Reserve Money M0 comprises Currency in circulation outside the CBE and Banks deposits in</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:20:49 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-07-20T16:20:49+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;According to the latest monthly data released by the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), Reserve Money (M0) rose to EGP 2.75 tn at the end of June 2026, from EGP 2.43 tn at the end of 2025, marking a 13.5% increase, or EGP 326.83 bn.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;According to the CBE, Reserve Money (M0) comprises Currency in circulation outside the CBE and Banks&amp;#39; deposits in local currency with the CBE.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The data showed that Currency in circulation outside the CBE increased by 17.2% during the first half of 2026 to EGP 1.82 tn at the end of June, compared with EGP 1.55 tn at the end of 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Meanwhile, Banks&amp;#39; deposits in local currency with the CBE rose to EGP 935.55 bn at the end of June 2026, from EGP 875.86 bn at the end of 2025.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/07/20/13187.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/13186</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/13186</link><title>Egypt’s banking sector performance on EGX at Monday</title><description /><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:20:46 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-07-20T16:20:46+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;h1 data-end="142" data-start="89"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;p data-end="450" data-start="144"&gt;&lt;strong data-end="151" data-start="144"&gt;The&lt;/strong&gt; banking sector in the Egyptian Stock Exchange closed in today&amp;rsquo;s trading session on Monday, July 20, 2026, recording an increase in its market capitalization by &lt;strong data-end="321" data-start="312"&gt;1.81%&lt;/strong&gt;, reaching &lt;strong data-end="355" data-start="332"&gt;EGP 905.328 billion&lt;/strong&gt; at the end of today&amp;rsquo;s session, compared to &lt;strong data-end="410" data-start="399"&gt;889.266&lt;/strong&gt; the previous trading session&amp;#39;s closing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="607" data-start="452"&gt;The sector&amp;rsquo;s market capitalization accounted for &lt;strong data-end="511" data-start="501"&gt;24.10%&lt;/strong&gt; of the total market capitalization, the highest share among all listed sectors on the exchange.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="887" data-start="609"&gt;Trading value on banking sector stocks reached &lt;strong data-end="679" data-start="656"&gt;EGP 981.545 million&lt;/strong&gt;, representing &lt;strong data-end="703" data-start="694"&gt;8.09%&lt;/strong&gt; of the total trading value on the exchange today. A total of &lt;strong data-end="790" data-start="765"&gt;12.058 million shares&lt;/strong&gt; were traded in the sector, accounting for &lt;strong data-end="842" data-start="833"&gt;0.33%&lt;/strong&gt; of the overall trading volume of the market.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1115" data-start="889"&gt;The Egyptian Exchange closed at the end of today&amp;rsquo;s trading session with a broad increase in the main indices, while foreign investors tended toward buying, recording a net purchase value of approximately &lt;strong data-end="1114" data-start="1093"&gt;EGP 258.8 million&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1344" data-start="1117"&gt;The benchmark &lt;strong data-end="1140" data-start="1131"&gt;EGX30&lt;/strong&gt; index increased by &lt;strong data-end="1169" data-start="1160"&gt;1.08%&lt;/strong&gt; to close at &lt;strong data-end="1199" data-start="1182"&gt;53.126 points&lt;/strong&gt;, while the &lt;strong data-end="1220" data-start="1211"&gt;EGX70&lt;/strong&gt; index increased by &lt;strong data-end="1249" data-start="1240"&gt;1.72%&lt;/strong&gt; to &lt;strong data-end="1270" data-start="1253"&gt;17.560 points&lt;/strong&gt;, and the &lt;strong data-end="1290" data-start="1280"&gt;EGX100&lt;/strong&gt; index gained &lt;strong data-end="1313" data-start="1304"&gt;1.37%&lt;/strong&gt; to close at &lt;strong data-end="1343" data-start="1326"&gt;23.397 points&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/07/20/13186.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/13185</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/13185</link><a10:author><a10:name>Kerolous Marzouk</a10:name></a10:author><title>Foreign Currency Rates at the Close of Trading in Egyptian Banks on Monday, July 20, 2026</title><description /><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:01:31 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-07-20T16:01:31+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;p data-path-to-node="1" dir="ltr"&gt;The foreign exchange rates witnessed decreases at the close of Monday 20 July 2026 trading at Egyptian banks. First Bank monitors currency rates in Egyptian banks through the following report:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;US Dollar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;The average price of the US dollar recorded a decrease against the Egyptian pound today, reaching EGP 51.03&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 51.13&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="3" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was recorded at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 51.42&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="4" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 50.50 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="5" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Euro&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="5" dir="ltr"&gt;The euro recorded a decrease against the Egyptian pound today, reaching EGP 58.33 for buying and EGP 58.45&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="6" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 58.75 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="7" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 57.95 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;British Pound&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;The British pound recorded a decrease against the Egyptian pound today, reaching EGP 68.70&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 68.87&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="9" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 69.11&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="10" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 68.40 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="11" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Saudi Riyal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Saudi riyal recorded a decrease by the close of trading today, reaching EGP 13.59&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 13.62&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="12" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.69&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="13" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.47 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="14" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Kuwaiti Dinar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Kuwaiti dinar recorded a decrease by the close of trading in Egypt today, reaching EGP 165.87&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 166.25&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="15" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;saib&amp;raquo; at EGP 166.47&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="16" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;FABMISR&amp;raquo; at EGP 165.41 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;UAE Dirham&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;The UAE dirham recorded a decrease by the close of trading in Egypt today, reaching EGP 13.89 for buying and EGP 13.92&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="18" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 14.00 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="19" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.76&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/07/20/13185.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/13183</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/13183</link><a10:author><a10:name>Kerolous Marzouk</a10:name></a10:author><title>Currency rates at the start of Monday trading</title><description /><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:13:05 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-07-20T10:13:05+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;p data-path-to-node="1" dir="ltr"&gt;The foreign exchange rates witnessed stability at the start of Monday 20 July 2026 trading at Egyptian banks. First Bank monitors currency rates in Egyptian banks through the following report:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;US Dollar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;The average price of the US dollar recorded a decrease against the Egyptian pound yesterday, reaching EGP 51.07&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 51.17&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="3" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was recorded at &amp;laquo;ABK&amp;raquo; at EGP 51.10&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="4" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 50.50 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="5" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Euro&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The euro recorded a increase against the Egyptian pound yesterday, reaching EGP 58.42&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 58.54&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="6" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;saib&amp;raquo; at EGP 58.38&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="7" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;EALB&amp;raquo; at EGP 57.91&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;British Pound&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;The British pound also increase against the Egyptian pound yesterday, reaching EGP 68.71 for buying and EGP 68.86 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="9" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;saib&amp;raquo; at EGP 68.61 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="10" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;EALB&amp;raquo; at EGP 67.90 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="11" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Saudi&amp;nbsp;Riyal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Saudi riyal recorded a increase by the close of trading yesterday, reaching EGP 13.60 for buying and EGP 13.63 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="12" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ABK&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.45&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="13" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.47 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="14" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Kuwaiti Dinar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Kuwaiti dinar recorded an decrease by the close of trading in Egypt yesterday, reaching EGP 166.01 for buying and EGP 166.39 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="15" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;saib&amp;raquo; at EGP 166.69 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="16" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 164.53 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;UAE Dirham&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;The UAE dirham recorded a decrease by the close of trading in Egypt yesterday, reaching EGP 13.90&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 13.93&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="18" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;HSBC&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.91 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="19" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.76 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/07/20/13183.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/13182</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/13182</link><title>Egypt’s banking sector performance on EGX at Sunday</title><description>The banking sector in theEgyptian Stock Exchange closed in todays trading session on Sunday, July 19, 2026,</description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 18:01:29 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-07-19T18:01:29+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The banking sector in the&amp;nbsp;Egyptian Stock Exchange closed in today&amp;rsquo;s trading session on Sunday, July 19, 2026, recording a decrease in its market capitalization by 0.99%, reaching EGP 889.266 billion at the end of today&amp;rsquo;s session, compared to 898.136 the previous trading session&amp;#39;s closing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The sector&amp;rsquo;s market capitalization accounted for 23.84% of the total market capitalization, the highest share among all listed sectors on the exchange.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Trading value on banking sector stocks reached EGP 418.302 million, representing 3.96% of the total trading value on the exchange today. A total of 7.412 million shares were traded in the sector, accounting for 0.23% of the overall trading volume of the market.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Egyptian Exchange closed at the end of today&amp;rsquo;s trading session with a decrease in the main index EGX30, while the EGX70 and EGX100 indices rose, This came amid foreign investors&amp;rsquo; tendency toward buying, recording a net purchase value of approximately EGP 258.8 million.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The benchmark EGX30 index declined by 0.70% to close at 52.560 points, while the EGX70 index increased by 1.25% to 17.263 points, and the EGX100 index gained 0.85% to close at 23.081 points.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/07/19/13182.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/13181</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/13181</link><a10:author><a10:name>Kerolous Marzouk</a10:name></a10:author><title>Foreign Currency Rates at the Close of Trading in Egyptian Banks on Sunday, July 19, 2026</title><description /><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 16:01:10 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-07-19T16:01:10+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;p data-path-to-node="1" dir="ltr"&gt;The foreign exchange rates witnessed increases at the close of Sunday 19 July 2026 trading at Egyptian banks. First Bank monitors currency rates in Egyptian banks through the following report:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;US Dollar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;The average price of the US dollar recorded a increase against the Egyptian pound today, reaching EGP 51.07 for buying and EGP 51.17&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="3" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was recorded at &amp;laquo;ABK&amp;raquo; at EGP 51.10&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="4" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 50.50 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="5" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Euro&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="5" dir="ltr"&gt;The euro recorded a increase against the Egyptian pound today, reaching EGP 58.42&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 58.54&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="6" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;saib&amp;raquo; at EGP 58.38&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="7" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;EALB&amp;raquo; at EGP 57.91 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;British Pound&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;The British pound recorded a increase against the Egyptian pound today, reaching EGP 68.71&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 68.86&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="9" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;saib&amp;raquo; at EGP 68.61&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="10" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;EALB&amp;raquo; at EGP 68.10 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="11" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Saudi Riyal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Saudi riyal recorded a increase by the close of trading today, reaching EGP 13.60&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 13.63&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="12" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ABK&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.61&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="13" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.47 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="14" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Kuwaiti Dinar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Kuwaiti dinar recorded a increase by the close of trading in Egypt today, reaching EGP 166.01&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 166.39&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="15" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;saib&amp;raquo; at EGP 166.69&amp;nbsp; at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="16" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 164.53&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;UAE Dirham&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;The UAE dirham recorded a increase by the close of trading in Egypt today, reaching EGP 13.90&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 13.93&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="18" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;HSBC&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.91at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="19" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.76&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/07/19/13181.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/13178</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/13178</link><a10:author><a10:name>Kerolous Marzouk</a10:name></a10:author><title>Currency rates at the start of Sunday trading</title><description /><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 10:57:33 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-07-19T10:57:33+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;p data-path-to-node="1" dir="ltr"&gt;The foreign exchange rates witnessed stability at the start of Sunday 19&amp;nbsp;July 2026 trading at Egyptian banks. First Bank monitors currency rates in Egyptian banks through the following report:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;US Dollar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;The average price of the US dollar recorded a decrease against the Egyptian pound yesterday, reaching EGP 50.49 for buying and EGP 50.59 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="3" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was recorded at &amp;laquo;IDB&amp;raquo; at EGP 50.53 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="4" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 50.50 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="5" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Euro&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The euro recorded a increase against the Egyptian pound yesterday, reaching EGP 57.88 for buying and EGP 58.00 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="6" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;HDB&amp;raquo; at EGP 57.87&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="7" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Faisal&amp;raquo; at EGP 57.88 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;British Pound&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;The British pound also increase against the Egyptian pound yesterday, reaching EGP 68.16 for buying and EGP 68.31 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="9" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;NBK&amp;raquo; at EGP 68.21 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="10" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;EALB&amp;raquo; at EGP 67.90 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="11" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Saudi&amp;nbsp;Riyal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Saudi riyal recorded a increase by the close of trading yesterday, reaching EGP 13.45 for buying and EGP 13.47 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="12" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.45&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="13" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;CREDIT AGRICOLE&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.46 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="14" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Kuwaiti Dinar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Kuwaiti dinar recorded an decrease by the close of trading in Egypt yesterday, reaching EGP 164.18 for buying and EGP 164.56 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="15" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;saib&amp;raquo; at EGP 164.80 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="16" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;FABMISR&amp;raquo; at EGP 163.91 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;UAE Dirham&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;The UAE dirham recorded a decrease by the close of trading in Egypt yesterday, reaching EGP 13.75 for buying and EGP 13.77 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="18" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.75 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="19" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.76 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/07/19/13178.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/13177</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/13177</link><title>Egypt’s banking sector performance on EGX at Thursday</title><description /><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:24:10 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-07-16T16:24:10+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;p data-end="361" data-start="57"&gt;the banking sector in the Egyptian Stock Exchange closed in today&amp;rsquo;s trading session on Thursday, July 16, 2026, recording an increase in its market capitalization by &lt;strong data-end="232" data-start="223"&gt;0.52%&lt;/strong&gt;, reaching &lt;strong data-end="266" data-start="243"&gt;EGP 898.136 billion&lt;/strong&gt; at the end of today&amp;rsquo;s session, compared to &lt;strong data-end="321" data-start="310"&gt;893.529&lt;/strong&gt; the previous trading session&amp;#39;s closing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="518" data-start="363"&gt;The sector&amp;rsquo;s market capitalization accounted for &lt;strong data-end="422" data-start="412"&gt;24.07%&lt;/strong&gt; of the total market capitalization, the highest share among all listed sectors on the exchange.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="797" data-start="520"&gt;Trading value on banking sector stocks reached &lt;strong data-end="590" data-start="567"&gt;EGP 448.929 million&lt;/strong&gt;, representing &lt;strong data-end="614" data-start="605"&gt;3.75%&lt;/strong&gt; of the total trading value on the exchange today. A total of &lt;strong data-end="700" data-start="676"&gt;8.412 million shares&lt;/strong&gt; were traded in the sector, accounting for &lt;strong data-end="752" data-start="743"&gt;0.23%&lt;/strong&gt; of the overall trading volume of the market.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1025" data-start="799"&gt;The Egyptian Exchange closed at the end of today&amp;rsquo;s trading session with a broad increase in the main indices, while foreign investors tended toward buying, recording a net purchase value of approximately &lt;strong data-end="1024" data-start="1003"&gt;EGP 258.8 million&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1254" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="" data-start="1027"&gt;The benchmark &lt;strong data-end="1050" data-start="1041"&gt;EGX30&lt;/strong&gt; index increased by &lt;strong data-end="1079" data-start="1070"&gt;0.70%&lt;/strong&gt; to close at &lt;strong data-end="1109" data-start="1092"&gt;52.928 points&lt;/strong&gt;, while the &lt;strong data-end="1130" data-start="1121"&gt;EGX70&lt;/strong&gt; index increased by &lt;strong data-end="1159" data-start="1150"&gt;1.54%&lt;/strong&gt; to &lt;strong data-end="1180" data-start="1163"&gt;17.049 points&lt;/strong&gt;, and the &lt;strong data-end="1200" data-start="1190"&gt;EGX100&lt;/strong&gt; index gained &lt;strong data-end="1223" data-start="1214"&gt;1.24%&lt;/strong&gt; to close at &lt;strong data-end="1253" data-start="1236"&gt;22.887 points&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/07/16/13177.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/13176</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/13176</link><a10:author><a10:name>Kerolous Marzouk</a10:name></a10:author><title>Foreign Currency Rates at the Close of Trading in Egyptian Banks on Thursday, July 16, 2026</title><description /><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:47:23 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-07-16T15:47:23+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;p data-path-to-node="1" dir="ltr"&gt;The foreign exchange rates witnessed decreases at the close of Thursday 16 July 2026 trading at Egyptian banks. First Bank monitors currency rates in Egyptian banks through the following report:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;US Dollar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;The average price of the US dollar recorded a decrease against the Egyptian pound today, reaching EGP 50.49 for buying and EGP 50.59&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="3" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was recorded at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 50.58 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="4" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 50.50 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="5" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Euro&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="5" dir="ltr"&gt;The euro recorded a increase against the Egyptian pound today, reaching EGP 57.88&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 58.00 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="6" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 57.97 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="7" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 57.97 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;British Pound&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;The British pound recorded a increase against the Egyptian pound today, reaching EGP 68.16 for buying and EGP 68.31 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="9" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 68.38 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="10" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 68.40 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="11" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Saudi Riyal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Saudi riyal recorded a decrease by the close of trading today, reaching EGP 13.45&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 13.47&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="12" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.47 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="13" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;FABMISR&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.45 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="14" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Kuwaiti Dinar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Kuwaiti dinar recorded a decrease by the close of trading in Egypt today, reaching EGP 164.18&amp;nbsp; for buying and EGP 164.56 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="15" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;saib&amp;raquo; at EGP 164.67 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="16" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;FABMISR&amp;raquo; at EGP 163.41 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;UAE Dirham&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;The UAE dirham recorded a decrease by the close of trading in Egypt today, reaching EGP 13.75 for buying and EGP 13.77 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="18" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.77 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="19" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;FABMISR&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.75 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/07/16/13176.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/13175</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/13175</link><a10:author><a10:name>First Bank</a10:name></a10:author><title>Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait – Egypt Receives Three Prestigious awards from  International Business Magazine for 2026</title><description /><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:48:13 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-07-16T12:48:13+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait &amp;ndash; Egypt (ABK-Egypt) achieved another significant milestone, receiving three prestigious awards from International Business Magazine for 2026. These awards came as a tribute to the Bank&amp;rsquo;s excellence across both retail and corporate banking and reinforce its position as one of Egypt&amp;rsquo;s prominent financial institutions. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="color:black"&gt;In recognition of his exceptional leadership, Mr. Khaled El Salawy, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of ABK-Egypt, was awarded &lt;b&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;/b&gt;Best Visionary Banking Leader 2026&lt;b&gt;&amp;quot;. &lt;/b&gt;A recognition that attests his pivotal role in driving the Bank&amp;rsquo;s sustainable growth, fostering a culture of innovation, and elevating institutional performance in line with global banking best practices.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Alongside its CEO &amp;amp; MD recognition, ABK-Egypt was honored with the &lt;b&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;/b&gt;Best Corporate Banking Services 2026&lt;b&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;/b&gt; and &amp;quot;Best Retail Bank 2026&lt;b&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;/b&gt; awards. This dual recognition reflects the Bank&amp;rsquo;s excellence in delivering customer-centric banking solutions tailored to the evolving needs of its corporate clients and retail customers. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The awards further recognize the Bank&amp;#39;s commitment to introducing innovative products and services and strategic promotional campaigns that keep pace with the rapid changes in the financial ecosystem.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="color:black"&gt;Commenting on this honorary recognition, Mr. Ali Marafi, Chairman of ABK-Egypt, expressed his gratitude, stating: &amp;ldquo;These recent awards showcase the Bank&amp;#39;s unwavering efforts in providing the best banking products and services, as well as its commitment to the highest standards of innovation and customer service. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="color:black"&gt;The Bank consistently strives to strengthen its position in the Egyptian banking sector and is&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="color:black"&gt; firmly committed to the principles of governance, sustainability, and corporate social responsibility (CSR), based on our belief that success is not only measured by financial performance, but also by the positive and lasting impact we create in our community. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="color:black"&gt;I would like to thank the Bank&amp;rsquo;s executive management team for their effective guidance and leadership in directing us towards our strategic objectives and praise all staff members whose commitment has made our aspirations and ambitious plans achievable.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="color:black"&gt;From his side, Mr. Khaled El-Salawy, CEO and Managing Director of ABK-Egypt, stated: &amp;ldquo;Receiving this recognition highlights our constant pledge to performance excellence, and reflects our ongoing dedication to extending exceptional financial solutions that meet all our customers&amp;rsquo; needs. We move forward with determination and optimism to further strengthen our solid financial position, preserve our achievements, and keep pace with the rapid changes taking place in the banking sector.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="color:black"&gt;As an acknowledgement to the driving force behind this recognition, Mr. Khaled El-Salawy also praised the diligent efforts of the entire team in achieving strong results across all key performance indicators and expanding the Bank&amp;rsquo;s customer base, which has contributed &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;significantly to seizing the right business opportunities and strengthening the Bank&amp;rsquo;s position among prominent banks. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;He also emphasized that customer satisfaction is among the Bank&amp;rsquo;s top priorities, an&lt;span style="color:black"&gt;d that the Bank consistently works on improving its offerings to create added value for its customers and providing exceptional services that meet their daily needs with ultimate ease and security.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="color:black"&gt;Over the past decade, ABK-Egypt has recorded exceptional growth across all key financial indicators, positioning itself among the fastest-growing banks in the Egyptian banking sector. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="color:black"&gt;This achievement has been driven by sustained business expansion, constant pursuit of operational efficiency, and a firm commitment to strong corporate governance in line with international banking standards.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="color:black"&gt;As part of its ongoing growth strategy, ABK-Egypt continues to expand its nationwide presence through a network of 47 branches across 19 governorates, ensuring greater accessibility to its banking services. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="color:black"&gt;The Bank also remains dedicated to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:black"&gt;serving &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="color:black"&gt;customers with disabilities, providing them with ease of access to all banking services, which reflects its profound commitment to delivering a secure, seamless, and inclusive banking experience for all segments of society, while continuously investing in digital transformation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/07/16/13175.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/13174</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/13174</link><a10:author><a10:name>Kerolous Marzouk</a10:name></a10:author><title>Currency rates at the start of Thursday trading</title><description /><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:05:35 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-07-16T10:05:35+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;p data-path-to-node="1" dir="ltr"&gt;The foreign exchange rates witnessed stability at the start of Thursday 16&amp;nbsp;July 2026 trading at Egyptian banks. First Bank monitors currency rates in Egyptian banks through the following report:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;US Dollar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;The average price of the US dollar recorded a increase against the Egyptian pound yesterday, reaching EGP 50.53&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 50.63 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="3" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was recorded at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 50.55 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="4" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 50.53 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="5" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Euro&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The euro recorded a increase against the Egyptian pound yesterday, reaching EGP 57.68 for buying and EGP 57.81 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="6" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;saib&amp;raquo; at EGP 57.94 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="7" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;NBK&amp;raquo; at EGP 57.90 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;British Pound&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;The British pound also increase against the Egyptian pound yesterday, reaching EGP 67.69 for buying and EGP 67.84 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="9" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;Suez Canal&amp;raquo; at EGP 67.84&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="10" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;NBK&amp;raquo; at EGP 67.90 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="11" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Saudi&amp;nbsp;Riyal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Saudi riyal recorded a increase by the close of trading yesterday, reaching EGP 13.46 for buying and EGP 13.48 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="12" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.50 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="13" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;FABMISR&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.44 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="14" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Kuwaiti Dinar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Kuwaiti dinar recorded an increase by the close of trading in Egypt yesterday, reaching EGP 164.22 for buying and EGP 164.60 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="15" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;saib&amp;raquo; at EGP 164.90 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="16" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;FABMISR&amp;raquo; at EGP 163.00 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;UAE Dirham&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;The UAE dirham recorded a increase by the close of trading in Egypt yesterday, reaching EGP 13.76 for buying and EGP 13.76 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="18" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.80 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="19" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.73 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/07/16/13174.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/13173</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/13173</link><a10:author><a10:name>Kerolous Marzouk</a10:name></a10:author><title>Foreign Currency Rates at the Close of Trading in Egyptian Banks on Wednesday, July 15, 2026</title><description>The foreign exchange rates witnessed decreases at the close of Wednesday 15 July 2026 trading at Egyptian bank</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:51:38 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-07-15T15:51:38+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;p data-path-to-node="1" dir="ltr"&gt;The foreign exchange rates witnessed decreases at the close of Wednesday 15 July 2026 trading at Egyptian banks. First Bank monitors currency rates in Egyptian banks through the following report:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;US Dollar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;The average price of the US dollar recorded a decrease against the Egyptian pound today, reaching EGP 50.53&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 50.63&amp;nbsp; for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="3" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was recorded at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 50.70&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="4" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 50.40 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="5" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Euro&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="5" dir="ltr"&gt;The euro recorded a decrease against the Egyptian pound today, reaching EGP 57.68&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 57.81 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="6" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 57.89 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="7" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;FABMISR&amp;raquo; at EGP 57.73 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;British Pound&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;The British pound recorded a decrease against the Egyptian pound today, reaching EGP 67.69&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 67.84&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="9" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 67.84&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="10" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;FABMISR&amp;raquo; at EGP 67.70&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="11" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Saudi Riyal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Saudi riyal recorded a decrease by the close of trading today, reaching EGP 13.46&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 13.48&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="12" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.50&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="13" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;FABMISR&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.44 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="14" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Kuwaiti Dinar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Kuwaiti dinar recorded a decrease by the close of trading in Egypt today, reaching EGP 164.22&amp;nbsp; for buying and EGP 164.60&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="15" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;SAIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 164.90&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="16" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;FABMISR&amp;raquo; at EGP 163.00 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;UAE Dirham&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;The UAE dirham recorded a decrease by the close of trading in Egypt today, reaching EGP 13.76 for buying and EGP 13.79 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="18" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.80 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="19" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.73 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/07/15/13173.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/13172</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/13172</link><title>Egypt’s banking sector performance on EGX at Wednesday</title><description /><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:38:35 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-07-15T15:38:35+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;p&gt;the banking sector in the Egyptian Stock Exchange closed in today&amp;rsquo;s trading session on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, recording an increase in its market capitalization by 0.21%, reaching EGP 893.529 billion at the end of today&amp;rsquo;s session, compared to 891.691 the previous trading session&amp;#39;s closing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The sector&amp;rsquo;s market capitalization accounted for 24.08% of the total market capitalization, the highest share among all listed sectors on the exchange.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Trading value on banking sector stocks reached EGP 424.115 million, representing 3.59% of the total trading value on the exchange today. A total of 7.016 million shares were traded in the sector, accounting for 0.20% of the overall trading volume of the market.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Egyptian Exchange closed at the end of today&amp;rsquo;s trading session with an increase in the main index EGX30, while the EGX70 and EGX100 indices rose, This came amid foreign investors&amp;rsquo; tendency toward buying, recording a net purchase value of approximately EGP 258.8 million.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The benchmark EGX30 index rose by 0.50% to close at 52.558 points, while the EGX70 index increased by 1.42% to 16.790 points, and the EGX100 index gained 1.20% to close at 22.607 points.
&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/07/15/13172.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/13171</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/13171</link><a10:author><a10:name>Kerolous Marzouk</a10:name></a10:author><title>Currency rates at the start of Wednesday trading</title><description>The foreign exchange rates witnessed stability at the start of Wednesday 15July 2026 trading at Egyptian bank</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:19:49 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-07-15T10:19:49+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;p data-path-to-node="1" dir="ltr"&gt;The foreign exchange rates witnessed stability at the start of Wednesday 15&amp;nbsp;July 2026 trading at Egyptian banks. First Bank monitors currency rates in Egyptian banks through the following report:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;US Dollar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;The average price of the US dollar recorded a increase against the Egyptian pound yesterday, reaching EGP 50.66 for buying and EGP 50.76 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="3" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was recorded at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 50.70 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="4" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;AIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 50.37 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="5" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Euro&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The euro recorded a increase against the Egyptian pound yesterday, reaching EGP 57.76 for buying and EGP 57.88 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="6" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 57.89&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="7" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;AIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 57.47 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;British Pound&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;The British pound also increase against the Egyptian pound yesterday, reaching EGP 67.78 for buying and EGP 67.93 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="9" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 67.84&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="10" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;AIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 67.64 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="11" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Saudi&amp;nbsp;Riyal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Saudi riyal recorded a increase by the close of trading yesterday, reaching EGP 13.49 for buying and EGP 13.52 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="12" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.50 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="13" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;AIB&amp;raquo; &amp;nbsp;at EGP 13.42 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="14" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Kuwaiti Dinar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Kuwaiti dinar recorded an increase by the close of trading in Egypt yesterday, reaching EGP 164.60 for buying and EGP 164.98 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="15" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;SAIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 165.36 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="16" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;AIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 163.70 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;UAE Dirham&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;The UAE dirham recorded a increase by the close of trading in Egypt yesterday, reaching EGP 13.80 for buying and EGP 13.82&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="18" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.80 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="19" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;AIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.72 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/07/15/13171.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/13170</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/13170</link><a10:author><a10:name>Kerolous Marzouk</a10:name></a10:author><title>Foreign Currency Rates at the Close of Trading in Egyptian Banks on Tuesday, July 14, 2026</title><description /><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:51:38 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-07-14T15:51:38+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;p data-path-to-node="1" dir="ltr"&gt;The foreign exchange rates witnessed increases at the close of Tuesday 14 July 2026 trading at Egyptian banks. First Bank monitors currency rates in Egyptian banks through the following report:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;US Dollar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;The average price of the US dollar recorded a increase against the Egyptian pound today, reaching EGP 50.66 for buying and EGP 50.76&amp;nbsp; for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="3" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was recorded at &amp;laquo;NBK&amp;raquo; at EGP 50.80&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="4" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 50.17 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="5" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Euro&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="5" dir="ltr"&gt;The euro recorded a increase against the Egyptian pound today, reaching EGP 57.76 for buying and EGP 57.88 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="6" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 57.81 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="7" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 57.22 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;British Pound&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;The British pound recorded a increase against the Egyptian pound today, reaching EGP 67.78 for buying and EGP 67.93 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="9" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 67.78 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="10" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 67.14 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="11" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Saudi Riyal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Saudi riyal recorded a increase by the close of trading today, reaching EGP 13.49&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 13.52&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="12" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.53&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="13" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.38&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="14" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Kuwaiti Dinar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Kuwaiti dinar recorded a increase by the close of trading in Egypt today, reaching EGP 164.60 for buying and EGP 164.98 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="15" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;SAIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 165.32 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="16" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;AIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 163.70 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;UAE Dirham&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;The UAE dirham recorded a increase by the close of trading in Egypt today, reaching EGP 13.80 for buying and EGP 13.82&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="18" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.83 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="19" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.67 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/07/14/13170.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/13169</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/13169</link><title>Egypt’s banking sector performance on EGX at Tuesday</title><description /><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:45:52 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-07-14T15:45:52+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;p data-end="358" data-start="56"&gt;the banking sector in the Egyptian Stock Exchange closed in today&amp;rsquo;s trading session on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, recording a decrease in its market capitalization by &lt;strong data-end="229" data-start="220"&gt;0.89%&lt;/strong&gt;, reaching &lt;strong data-end="263" data-start="240"&gt;EGP 891.691 billion&lt;/strong&gt; at the end of today&amp;rsquo;s session, compared to &lt;strong data-end="318" data-start="307"&gt;899.725&lt;/strong&gt; the previous trading session&amp;#39;s closing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="515" data-start="360"&gt;The sector&amp;rsquo;s market capitalization accounted for &lt;strong data-end="419" data-start="409"&gt;24.23%&lt;/strong&gt; of the total market capitalization, the highest share among all listed sectors on the exchange.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="794" data-start="517"&gt;Trading value on banking sector stocks reached &lt;strong data-end="587" data-start="564"&gt;EGP 557.478 million&lt;/strong&gt;, representing &lt;strong data-end="611" data-start="602"&gt;5.19%&lt;/strong&gt; of the total trading value on the exchange today. A total of &lt;strong data-end="697" data-start="673"&gt;8.049 million shares&lt;/strong&gt; were traded in the sector, accounting for &lt;strong data-end="749" data-start="740"&gt;0.22%&lt;/strong&gt; of the overall trading volume of the market.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1022" data-start="796"&gt;The Egyptian Exchange closed at the end of today&amp;rsquo;s trading session with a broad decrease in the main indices, while foreign investors tended toward buying, recording a net purchase value of approximately &lt;strong data-end="1021" data-start="1000"&gt;EGP 258.8 million&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1251" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="" data-start="1024"&gt;The benchmark &lt;strong data-end="1047" data-start="1038"&gt;EGX30&lt;/strong&gt; index declined by &lt;strong data-end="1075" data-start="1066"&gt;0.59%&lt;/strong&gt; to close at &lt;strong data-end="1105" data-start="1088"&gt;52.299 points&lt;/strong&gt;, while the &lt;strong data-end="1126" data-start="1117"&gt;EGX70&lt;/strong&gt; index decreased by &lt;strong data-end="1155" data-start="1146"&gt;0.05%&lt;/strong&gt; to &lt;strong data-end="1176" data-start="1159"&gt;16.555 points&lt;/strong&gt;, and the &lt;strong data-end="1196" data-start="1186"&gt;EGX100&lt;/strong&gt; index fell by &lt;strong data-end="1220" data-start="1211"&gt;0.03%&lt;/strong&gt; to close at &lt;strong data-end="1250" data-start="1233"&gt;22.340 points&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/07/14/13169.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/13165</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/13165</link><a10:author><a10:name>Kerolous Marzouk</a10:name></a10:author><title>Currency rates at the start of Tuesday trading</title><description /><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:07:19 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-07-14T10:07:19+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;p data-path-to-node="1" dir="ltr"&gt;The foreign exchange rates witnessed stability at the start of Tuesday 14&amp;nbsp;July 2026 trading at Egyptian banks. First Bank monitors currency rates in Egyptian banks through the following report:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;US Dollar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;The average price of the US dollar recorded a increase against the Egyptian pound yesterday, reaching EGP 50.17&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 50.27&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="3" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was recorded at &amp;laquo;MID Bank&amp;raquo; at EGP 50.35 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="4" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 49.87 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="5" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Euro&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The euro recorded a increase against the Egyptian pound yesterday, reaching EGP 57.34&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 57.46&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="6" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;MID Bank&amp;raquo; at EGP 57.39&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="7" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 57.08 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;British Pound&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;The British pound also increase against the Egyptian pound yesterday, reaching EGP 67.20&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 67.34 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="9" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 67.28 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="10" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 66.88&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="11" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Saudi&amp;nbsp;Riyal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Saudi riyal recorded a increase by the close of trading yesterday, reaching EGP 13.36&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 13.39&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="12" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.41&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="13" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; &amp;nbsp;at EGP 13.30&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="14" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Kuwaiti Dinar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Kuwaiti dinar recorded an increase by the close of trading in Egypt yesterday, reaching EGP 163.00 for buying and EGP 163.38&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="15" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;SAIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 163.73&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="16" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;FABMISR&amp;raquo; at EGP 162.55&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;UAE Dirham&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;The UAE dirham recorded a increase by the close of trading in Egypt yesterday, reaching EGP 13.66&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 13.69&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="18" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.70 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="19" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.59&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/07/14/13165.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/13164</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/13164</link><title>Egypt’s banking sector performance on EGX at Monday</title><description>the banking sector in the Egyptian Stock Exchange closed in todays trading session on Monday, July 13, 2026,</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 18:12:35 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-07-13T18:12:35+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;h1 data-end="53" data-section-id="j1xb67" data-start="0"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;p data-end="357" data-start="55"&gt;the banking sector in the Egyptian Stock Exchange closed in today&amp;rsquo;s trading session on Monday, July 13, 2026, recording an increase in its market capitalization by &lt;strong data-end="228" data-start="219"&gt;0.83%&lt;/strong&gt;, reaching &lt;strong data-end="262" data-start="239"&gt;EGP 899.725 billion&lt;/strong&gt; at the end of today&amp;rsquo;s session, compared to &lt;strong data-end="317" data-start="306"&gt;892.330&lt;/strong&gt; the previous trading session&amp;#39;s closing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="514" data-start="359"&gt;The sector&amp;rsquo;s market capitalization accounted for &lt;strong data-end="418" data-start="408"&gt;24.46%&lt;/strong&gt; of the total market capitalization, the highest share among all listed sectors on the exchange.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="793" data-start="516"&gt;Trading value on banking sector stocks reached &lt;strong data-end="586" data-start="563"&gt;EGP 490.455 million&lt;/strong&gt;, representing &lt;strong data-end="610" data-start="601"&gt;5.09%&lt;/strong&gt; of the total trading value on the exchange today. A total of &lt;strong data-end="696" data-start="672"&gt;6.334 million shares&lt;/strong&gt; were traded in the sector, accounting for &lt;strong data-end="748" data-start="739"&gt;0.19%&lt;/strong&gt; of the overall trading volume of the market.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1021" data-start="795"&gt;The Egyptian Exchange closed at the end of today&amp;rsquo;s trading session with a broad increase in the main indices, while foreign investors tended toward buying, recording a net purchase value of approximately &lt;strong data-end="1020" data-start="999"&gt;EGP 258.8 million&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1250" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="" data-start="1023"&gt;The benchmark &lt;strong data-end="1046" data-start="1037"&gt;EGX30&lt;/strong&gt; index increased by &lt;strong data-end="1075" data-start="1066"&gt;0.67%&lt;/strong&gt; to close at &lt;strong data-end="1105" data-start="1088"&gt;52.608 points&lt;/strong&gt;, while the &lt;strong data-end="1126" data-start="1117"&gt;EGX70&lt;/strong&gt; index increased by &lt;strong data-end="1155" data-start="1146"&gt;0.47%&lt;/strong&gt; to &lt;strong data-end="1176" data-start="1159"&gt;16.563 points&lt;/strong&gt;, and the &lt;strong data-end="1196" data-start="1186"&gt;EGX100&lt;/strong&gt; index gained &lt;strong data-end="1219" data-start="1210"&gt;0.36%&lt;/strong&gt; to close at &lt;strong data-end="1249" data-start="1232"&gt;22.347 points&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/07/13/13164.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/13163</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/13163</link><a10:author><a10:name>Kerolous Marzouk</a10:name></a10:author><title>Foreign Currency Rates at the Close of Trading in Egyptian Banks on Monday, July 13, 2026</title><description /><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:56:16 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-07-13T15:56:16+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;p data-path-to-node="1" dir="ltr"&gt;The foreign exchange rates witnessed increases at the close of Monday 13 July 2026 trading at Egyptian banks. First Bank monitors currency rates in Egyptian banks through the following report:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;US Dollar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;The average price of the US dollar recorded a increase against the Egyptian pound today, reaching EGP 50.17&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 50.27&amp;nbsp; for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="3" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was recorded at &amp;laquo;MID Bank&amp;raquo; at EGP 50.35&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="4" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 49.87&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="5" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Euro&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="5" dir="ltr"&gt;The euro recorded a increase against the Egyptian pound today, reaching EGP 57.34for buying and EGP 57.46&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="6" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;MID Bank&amp;raquo; at EGP 57.39&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="7" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 57.08&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;British Pound&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;The British pound recorded a increase against the Egyptian pound today, reaching EGP 67.20&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 67.34&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="9" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 67.28&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="10" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 66.88 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="11" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Saudi Riyal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Saudi riyal recorded a increase by the close of trading today, reaching EGP 13.36&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 13.39&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="12" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.41&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="13" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.30&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="14" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Kuwaiti Dinar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Kuwaiti dinar recorded a increase by the close of trading in Egypt today, reaching EGP 163.00&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 163.38 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="15" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;SAIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 163.73&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="16" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;FABMISR&amp;raquo; at EGP 162.55&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;UAE Dirham&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;The UAE dirham recorded a increase by the close of trading in Egypt today, reaching EGP 13.66&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 13.69&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="18" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.70 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="19" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.59&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/07/13/13163.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/13161</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/13161</link><a10:author><a10:name>Kerolous Marzouk</a10:name></a10:author><title>Currency rates at the start of Monday trading</title><description /><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 10:12:03 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-07-13T10:12:03+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;p data-path-to-node="1" dir="ltr"&gt;The foreign exchange rates witnessed stability at the start of Monday 13&amp;nbsp;July 2026 trading at Egyptian banks. First Bank monitors currency rates in Egyptian banks through the following report:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;US Dollar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;The average price of the US dollar recorded a increase against the Egyptian pound yesterday, reaching EGP 49.87 for buying and EGP 49.97 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="3" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was recorded at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 49.91 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="4" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 49.87 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="5" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Euro&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The euro recorded a increase against the Egyptian pound yesterday, reaching EGP 56.92 for buying and EGP 57.04&amp;nbsp; for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="6" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;BANK NXT&amp;raquo; at EGP 56.91&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="7" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 56.90&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;British Pound&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;The British pound also increase against the Egyptian pound yesterday, reaching EGP 66.68 for buying and EGP 67.01 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="9" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;BANK NXT&amp;raquo; at EGP 66.79 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="10" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 66.77 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="11" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Saudi&amp;nbsp;Riyal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="11" dir="ltr"&gt;The Saudi riyal recorded a increase by the close of trading yesterday, reaching EGP 13.28&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 13.31 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="12" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;HSBC&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.29&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="13" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;EALB&amp;raquo; &amp;nbsp;at EGP 13.25&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="14" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Kuwaiti Dinar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Kuwaiti dinar recorded an increase by the close of trading in Egypt yesterday, reaching EGP 162.03 for buying and EGP 162.41 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="15" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;SAIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 162.78 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="16" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;FABMISR&amp;raquo; at EGP 161.39&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;UAE Dirham&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;The UAE dirham recorded a increase by the close of trading in Egypt yesterday, reaching EGP 13.58&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 13.61 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="18" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.59&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="19" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;Credit Agricole&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.58&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/07/13/13161.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/13160</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/13160</link><title>Egypt’s banking sector performance on EGX at Sunday</title><description /><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 16:27:10 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-07-12T16:27:10+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;p data-end="355" data-start="55"&gt;the banking sector in the Egyptian Stock Exchange closed in today&amp;rsquo;s trading session on Sunday, July 12, 2026, recording a decrease in its market capitalization by &lt;strong data-end="227" data-start="218"&gt;0.12%&lt;/strong&gt;, reaching &lt;strong data-end="261" data-start="238"&gt;EGP 892.330 billion&lt;/strong&gt; at the end of today&amp;rsquo;s session, compared to &lt;strong data-end="315" data-start="305"&gt;893.39&lt;/strong&gt; the previous trading session&amp;#39;s closing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="512" data-start="357"&gt;The sector&amp;rsquo;s market capitalization accounted for &lt;strong data-end="416" data-start="406"&gt;24.35%&lt;/strong&gt; of the total market capitalization, the highest share among all listed sectors on the exchange.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="791" data-start="514"&gt;Trading value on banking sector stocks reached &lt;strong data-end="584" data-start="561"&gt;EGP 313.697 million&lt;/strong&gt;, representing &lt;strong data-end="608" data-start="599"&gt;3.11%&lt;/strong&gt; of the total trading value on the exchange today. A total of &lt;strong data-end="694" data-start="670"&gt;6.434 million shares&lt;/strong&gt; were traded in the sector, accounting for &lt;strong data-end="746" data-start="737"&gt;0.20%&lt;/strong&gt; of the overall trading volume of the market.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1075" data-start="793"&gt;The Egyptian Exchange closed at the end of today&amp;rsquo;s trading session with a decrease in the main index &lt;strong data-end="903" data-start="894"&gt;EGX30&lt;/strong&gt;, while the &lt;strong data-end="924" data-start="915"&gt;EGX70&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong data-end="939" data-start="929"&gt;EGX100&lt;/strong&gt; indices increased, while foreign investors tended toward buying, recording a net purchase value of approximately &lt;strong data-end="1074" data-start="1053"&gt;EGP 258.8 million&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1303" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="" data-start="1077"&gt;The benchmark &lt;strong data-end="1100" data-start="1091"&gt;EGX30&lt;/strong&gt; index declined by &lt;strong data-end="1128" data-start="1119"&gt;0.11%&lt;/strong&gt; to close at &lt;strong data-end="1158" data-start="1141"&gt;52.256 points&lt;/strong&gt;, while the &lt;strong data-end="1179" data-start="1170"&gt;EGX70&lt;/strong&gt; index increased by &lt;strong data-end="1208" data-start="1199"&gt;1.25%&lt;/strong&gt; to &lt;strong data-end="1229" data-start="1212"&gt;16.485 points&lt;/strong&gt;, and the &lt;strong data-end="1249" data-start="1239"&gt;EGX100&lt;/strong&gt; index gained &lt;strong data-end="1272" data-start="1263"&gt;0.90%&lt;/strong&gt; to close at &lt;strong data-end="1302" data-start="1285"&gt;22.266 points&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/07/12/13160.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/13159</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/13159</link><a10:author><a10:name>Kerolous Marzouk</a10:name></a10:author><title>Foreign Currency Rates at the Close of Trading in Egyptian Banks on Sunday, July 12, 2026</title><description /><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 15:27:28 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-07-12T15:27:28+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;p data-path-to-node="1" dir="ltr"&gt;The foreign exchange rates witnessed increases at the close of Sunday 12 July 2026 trading at Egyptian banks. First Bank monitors currency rates in Egyptian banks through the following report:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;US Dollar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;The average price of the US dollar recorded a increase against the Egyptian pound today, reaching EGP 49.87 for buying and EGP 49.97 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="3" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was recorded at &amp;laquo;FABMISR&amp;raquo; at EGP 49.90&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="4" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;EALB&amp;raquo; at EGP 49.75 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="5" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Euro&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="5" dir="ltr"&gt;The euro recorded a increase against the Egyptian pound today, reaching EGP 56.92&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 57.04&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="6" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;HSBC&amp;raquo; at EGP 56.97 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="7" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;EALB&amp;raquo; at EGP 56.92&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;British Pound&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;The British pound recorded a increase against the Egyptian pound today, reaching EGP 66.86&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 67.01&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="9" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ALEXBANK&amp;raquo; at EGP 66.83&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="10" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;EALB&amp;raquo; at EGP 66.85&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="11" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Saudi Riyal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Saudi riyal recorded a increase by the close of trading today, reaching EGP 13.28&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 13.31&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="12" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;HSBC&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.29 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="13" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;EALB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.25 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="14" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Kuwaiti Dinar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Kuwaiti dinar recorded a increase by the close of trading in Egypt today, reaching EGP 162.03&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 162.41for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="15" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;SAIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 162.78 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="16" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;FABMISR&amp;raquo; at EGP 161.76&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;UAE Dirham&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;The UAE dirham recorded a increase by the close of trading in Egypt today, reaching EGP 13.58 for buying and EGP 13.61&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="18" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;HSBC&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.53 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="19" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;HDB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.59&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/07/12/13159.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/13157</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/13157</link><a10:author><a10:name>Kerolous Marzouk</a10:name></a10:author><title>Currency rates at the start of Sunday trading</title><description /><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 10:13:37 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-07-12T10:13:37+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;p data-path-to-node="1" dir="ltr"&gt;The foreign exchange rates witnessed stability at the start of Sunday 12&amp;nbsp;July 2026 trading at Egyptian banks. First Bank monitors currency rates in Egyptian banks through the following report:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;US Dollar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;The average price of the US dollar recorded a increase against the Egyptian pound yesterday, reaching EGP 49.64 for buying and EGP 49.75 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="3" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was recorded at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 49.69&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="4" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 48.94&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="5" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Euro&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The euro recorded a increase against the Egyptian pound yesterday, reaching EGP 56.72 for buying and EGP 56.84&amp;nbsp; for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="6" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 56.70&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="7" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;NBK&amp;raquo; at EGP 56.90&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;British Pound&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;The British pound also increase against the Egyptian pound yesterday, reaching EGP 66.47&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 66.62&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="9" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 66.53&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="10" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;NBK&amp;raquo; at EGP 66.75 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="11" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Saudi&amp;nbsp;Riyal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="11" dir="ltr"&gt;The Saudi riyal recorded a increase by the close of trading yesterday, reaching EGP 13.22&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 13.25&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="12" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.24&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="13" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;EALB&amp;raquo; &amp;nbsp;at EGP 13.21&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="14" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Kuwaiti Dinar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Kuwaiti dinar recorded an increase by the close of trading in Egypt yesterday, reaching EGP 161.29&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 161.67&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="15" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;SAIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 162.03 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="16" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;FABMISR&amp;raquo; at EGP 160.79 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;UAE Dirham&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;The UAE dirham recorded a increase by the close of trading in Egypt yesterday, reaching EGP 13.52&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 13.54&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="18" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.53&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="19" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;Credit Agricole&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.52&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/07/12/13157.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/13156</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/13156</link><title>Egypt’s banking sector performance on EGX at Thursday</title><description>the banking sector in the Egyptian Stock Exchange closed in todays trading session on Thursday, July 9, 2026,</description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 22:12:56 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-07-09T22:12:56+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;h1 data-end="177" data-start="122"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;p data-end="479" data-start="179"&gt;the banking sector in the Egyptian Stock Exchange closed in today&amp;rsquo;s trading session on Thursday, July 9, 2026, recording a decrease in its market capitalization by &lt;strong data-end="352" data-start="343"&gt;8.12%&lt;/strong&gt;, reaching &lt;strong data-end="385" data-start="363"&gt;EGP 893.39 billion&lt;/strong&gt; at the end of today&amp;rsquo;s session, compared to &lt;strong data-end="439" data-start="429"&gt;972.36&lt;/strong&gt; the previous trading session&amp;#39;s closing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="636" data-start="481"&gt;The sector&amp;rsquo;s market capitalization accounted for &lt;strong data-end="540" data-start="530"&gt;24.17%&lt;/strong&gt; of the total market capitalization, the highest share among all listed sectors on the exchange.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="915" data-start="638"&gt;Trading value on banking sector stocks reached &lt;strong data-end="708" data-start="685"&gt;EGP 523.324 million&lt;/strong&gt;, representing &lt;strong data-end="732" data-start="723"&gt;5.54%&lt;/strong&gt; of the total trading value on the exchange today. A total of &lt;strong data-end="818" data-start="794"&gt;8.879 million shares&lt;/strong&gt; were traded in the sector, accounting for &lt;strong data-end="870" data-start="861"&gt;0.33%&lt;/strong&gt; of the overall trading volume of the market.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1143" data-start="917"&gt;The Egyptian Exchange closed at the end of today&amp;rsquo;s trading session with a broad increase in the main indices, while foreign investors tended toward buying, recording a net purchase value of approximately &lt;strong data-end="1142" data-start="1121"&gt;EGP 258.8 million&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1360" data-start="1145"&gt;The benchmark EGX30 index increased by &lt;strong data-end="1193" data-start="1184"&gt;0.54%&lt;/strong&gt; to close at &lt;strong data-end="1223" data-start="1206"&gt;52.311 points&lt;/strong&gt;, while the EGX70 index increased by &lt;strong data-end="1269" data-start="1260"&gt;1.73%&lt;/strong&gt; to &lt;strong data-end="1290" data-start="1273"&gt;16.281 points&lt;/strong&gt;, and the EGX100 index gained &lt;strong data-end="1329" data-start="1320"&gt;1.47%&lt;/strong&gt; to close at &lt;strong data-end="1359" data-start="1342"&gt;22.067 points&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/07/09/13156.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/13154</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/13154</link><a10:author><a10:name>Kerolous Marzouk</a10:name></a10:author><title>Foreign Currency Rates at the Close of Trading in Egyptian Banks on Thursday, July 9, 2026</title><description /><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 16:09:06 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-07-09T16:09:06+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;p data-path-to-node="1" dir="ltr"&gt;The foreign exchange rates witnessed increases at the close of Thursday 9 July 2026 trading at Egyptian banks. First Bank monitors currency rates in Egyptian banks through the following report:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;US Dollar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;The average price of the US dollar recorded a increase against the Egyptian pound today, reaching EGP 49.64&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 49.75&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="3" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was recorded at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 49.70&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="4" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;ADCB&amp;raquo; at EGP 49.58&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="5" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Euro&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="5" dir="ltr"&gt;The euro recorded a increase against the Egyptian pound today, reaching EGP 56.72 for buying and EGP 56.84 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="6" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 56.74&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="7" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;ADCB&amp;raquo; at EGP 56.76&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;British Pound&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;The British pound recorded a increase against the Egyptian pound today, reaching EGP 66.47&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 66.62&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="9" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 66.53&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="10" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;ABK&amp;raquo; at EGP 66.46&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="11" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Saudi Riyal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Saudi riyal recorded a increase by the close of trading today, reaching EGP 13.22&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 13.25&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="12" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.24 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="13" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;EALB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.21 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="14" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Kuwaiti Dinar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Kuwaiti dinar recorded a increase by the close of trading in Egypt today, reaching EGP 161.29&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 161.67&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="15" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;SAIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 162.06&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="16" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 160.08&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;UAE Dirham&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;The UAE dirham recorded a increase by the close of trading in Egypt today, reaching EGP 13.52&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 13.54 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="18" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.53 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="19" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;FABMISR&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.50&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/07/09/13154.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/13153</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/13153</link><a10:author><a10:name>Kerolous Marzouk</a10:name></a10:author><title>Currency rates at the start of Thursday trading</title><description /><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:50:09 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-07-09T09:50:09+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;p data-path-to-node="1" dir="ltr"&gt;The foreign exchange rates witnessed stability at the start of Thursday&amp;nbsp;9 July 2026 trading at Egyptian banks. First Bank monitors currency rates in Egyptian banks through the following report:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;US Dollar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;The average price of the US dollar recorded a increase against the Egyptian pound yesterday, reaching EGP 49.57&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 49.67 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="3" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was recorded at &amp;laquo;NXT&amp;raquo; at EGP 49.60&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="4" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 48.94&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="5" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Euro&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The euro recorded a increase against the Egyptian pound yesterday, reaching EGP 56.52 for buying and EGP 56.64&amp;nbsp; for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="6" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;SAIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 56.62&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="7" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 55.99 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;British Pound&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;The British pound also increase against the Egyptian pound yesterday, reaching EGP 66.12&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 66.27&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="9" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;SAIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 66.39&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="10" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 65.36&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="11" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Saudi&amp;nbsp;Riyal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="11" dir="ltr"&gt;The Saudi riyal recorded a increase by the close of trading yesterday, reaching EGP 13.20&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 13.22&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="12" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ABK&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.21 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="13" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; &amp;nbsp;at EGP 13.03 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="14" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Kuwaiti Dinar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Kuwaiti dinar recorded an increase by the close of trading in Egypt yesterday, reaching EGP 161.04&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 161.42&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="15" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;SAIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 161.77&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="16" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 159.47&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;UAE Dirham&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;The UAE dirham recorded a increase by the close of trading in Egypt yesterday, reaching EGP 13.50&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 13.52 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="18" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;HSBC&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.50 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="19" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.33 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/07/09/13153.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/13152</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/13152</link><a10:author><a10:name>Kerolous Marzouk</a10:name></a10:author><title>Foreign Currency Rates at the Close of Trading in Egyptian Banks on Wednesday, July 8, 2026</title><description /><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:25:41 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-07-08T15:25:41+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;p data-path-to-node="1" dir="ltr"&gt;The foreign exchange rates witnessed increases at the close of Wednesday 8 July 2026 trading at Egyptian banks. First Bank monitors currency rates in Egyptian banks through the following report:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;US Dollar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;The average price of the US dollar recorded a increase against the Egyptian pound today, reaching EGP 49.57 for buying and EGP 49.67 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="3" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was recorded at &amp;laquo;NXT&amp;raquo; at EGP 49.65 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="4" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 48.76 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="5" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Euro&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="5" dir="ltr"&gt;The euro recorded a increase against the Egyptian pound today, reaching EGP 56.52 for buying and EGP 56.64 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="6" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;NXT&amp;raquo; at EGP 65.59 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="7" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 55.67 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;British Pound&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;The British pound recorded a increase against the Egyptian pound today, reaching EGP 66.12 for buying and EGP 66.27 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="9" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;CIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 66.18 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="10" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 65.14 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="11" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Saudi Riyal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Saudi riyal recorded a increase by the close of trading today, reaching EGP 13.20 for buying and EGP 13.22&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="12" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ABK&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.22 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="13" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.01 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="14" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Kuwaiti Dinar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Kuwaiti dinar recorded a increase by the close of trading in Egypt today, reaching EGP 161.04 for buying and EGP 161.42 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="15" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;SAIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 161.83 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="16" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 157.47 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;UAE Dirham&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;The UAE dirham recorded a increase by the close of trading in Egypt today, reaching EGP 13.50 for buying and EGP 13.52 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="18" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;HSBC&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.51 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="19" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.29 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/07/08/13152.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/13149</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/13149</link><a10:author><a10:name>Kerolous Marzouk</a10:name></a10:author><title>Currency rates at the start of Wednesday trading</title><description /><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:24:31 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-07-08T10:24:31+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;p data-path-to-node="1" dir="ltr"&gt;The foreign exchange rates witnessed stability at the start of Wednesday 8 July 2026 trading at Egyptian banks. First Bank monitors currency rates in Egyptian banks through the following report:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;US Dollar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;The average price of the US dollar recorded a decrease against the Egyptian pound yesterday, reaching EGP 48.76 for buying and EGP 48.86 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="3" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was recorded at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 48.84 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="4" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 48.76 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="5" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Euro&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The euro recorded a decrease against the Egyptian pound yesterday, reaching EGP 55.72 for buying and EGP 55.89 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="6" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 55.77 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="7" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 55.67 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;British Pound&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;The British pound also decrease against the Egyptian pound yesterday, reaching EGP 65.29 for buying and EGP 65.44 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="9" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;NBK&amp;raquo; at EGP 65.06 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="10" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 65.14 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="11" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Saudi&amp;nbsp;Riyal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="11" dir="ltr"&gt;The Saudi riyal recorded a decrease by the close of trading yesterday, reaching EGP 12.99 for buying and EGP 13.01&amp;nbsp; for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="12" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.00 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="13" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Al Baraka&amp;raquo; &amp;nbsp;at EGP 13.00 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="14" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Kuwaiti Dinar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Kuwaiti dinar recorded an decrease by the close of trading in Egypt yesterday, reaching EGP 158.49 for buying and EGP 158.87 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="15" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;SAIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 159.13 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="16" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;FABMISR&amp;raquo; at EGP 157.62 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;UAE Dirham&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;The UAE dirham recorded a decrease by the close of trading in Egypt yesterday, reaching EGP 13.27&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 13.30 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="18" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.30 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="19" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.29 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/07/08/13149.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/13148</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/13148</link><title>Egypt’s banking sector performance on EGX at Tuesday</title><description /><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:37:29 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-07-07T20:37:29+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;p&gt;the banking sector in the Egyptian Stock Exchange closed in today&amp;rsquo;s trading session on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, recording an increase in its market capitalization by 0.85%, reaching EGP 904.12 billion at the end of today&amp;rsquo;s session, compared to 896.49 the previous trading session&amp;#39;s closing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The sector&amp;rsquo;s market capitalization accounted for 24.60% of the total market capitalization, the highest share among all listed sectors on the exchange.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Trading value on banking sector stocks reached EGP 1.057 billion, representing 8.44% of the total trading value on the exchange today. A total of 15.987 million shares were traded in the sector, accounting for 0.40% of the overall trading volume of the market.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Egyptian Exchange closed at the end of today&amp;rsquo;s trading session with an increase in the main index EGX30, while the EGX70 and EGX100 indices rose, This came amid foreign investors&amp;rsquo; tendency toward buying, recording a net purchase value of approximately EGP 258.8 million.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The benchmark EGX30 index rose by 0.96% to close at 53.300 points, while the EGX70 index increased by 0.51% to 16.215 points, and the EGX100 index gained 0.49% to close at 22.032 points.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/07/07/13148.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/13147</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/13147</link><a10:author><a10:name>Kerolous Marzouk</a10:name></a10:author><title>Foreign Currency Rates at the Close of Trading in Egyptian Banks on Tuesday, July 7, 2026</title><description /><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:08:00 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-07-07T15:08:00+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;p data-path-to-node="1" dir="ltr"&gt;The foreign exchange rates witnessed decreases at the close of Tuesday 7 July 2026 trading at Egyptian banks. First Bank monitors currency rates in Egyptian banks through the following report:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;US Dollar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;The average price of the US dollar recorded a decrease against the Egyptian pound today, reaching EGP 48.76 for buying and EGP 48.86&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="3" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was recorded at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 48.84 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="4" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 48.76 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="5" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Euro&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="5" dir="ltr"&gt;The euro recorded a decrease against the Egyptian pound today, reaching EGP 55.72 for buying and EGP 55.89 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="6" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 55.77 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="7" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 55.82 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;British Pound&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;The British pound recorded a decrease against the Egyptian pound today, reaching EGP 65.29 for buying and EGP 65.44 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="9" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;SAIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 65.25 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="10" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;CA&amp;raquo; at EGP 65.34 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="11" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Saudi Riyal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Saudi riyal recorded a decrease by the close of trading today, reaching EGP 12.99&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 13.01 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="12" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.04&amp;nbsp; at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="13" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;CA&amp;raquo; at EGP 12.99 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="14" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Kuwaiti Dinar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Kuwaiti dinar recorded a decrease by the close of trading in Egypt today, reaching EGP 158.49 for buying and EGP 158.87&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="15" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;SAIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 159.19 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="16" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;FABMISR&amp;raquo; at EGP 157.57 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;UAE Dirham&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;The UAE dirham recorded a decrease by the close of trading in Egypt today, reaching EGP 13.27 for buying and EGP 13.30 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="18" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.30 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="19" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;CA&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.28 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/07/07/13147.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/13146</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/13146</link><a10:author><a10:name>Kerolous Marzouk</a10:name></a10:author><title>Currency rates at the start of Tuesday trading</title><description /><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 10:30:43 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-07-07T10:30:43+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;p data-path-to-node="1" dir="ltr"&gt;The foreign exchange rates witnessed stability at the start of Tuesday 7 July 2026 trading at Egyptian banks. First Bank monitors currency rates in Egyptian banks through the following report:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;US Dollar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;The average price of the US dollar recorded a decrease against the Egyptian pound yesterday, reaching EGP 48.80 for buying and EGP 48.91 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="3" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was recorded at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 48.94 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="4" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 48.82 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="5" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Euro&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The euro recorded a decrease against the Egyptian pound yesterday, reaching EGP 55.72 for buying and EGP 55.84&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="6" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 565.93 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="7" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 55.85 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;British Pound&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;The British pound also decrease against the Egyptian pound yesterday, reaching EGP 65.13 for buying and EGP 65.28 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="9" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;SAIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 65.37 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="10" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Credit Agricole&amp;raquo; at EGP 65.24&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="11" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Saudi&amp;nbsp;Riyal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="11" dir="ltr"&gt;The Saudi riyal recorded a decrease by the close of trading yesterday, reaching EGP 12.99 for buying and EGP 13.02&amp;nbsp; for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="12" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.04 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="13" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Faisal&amp;raquo; &amp;nbsp;at EGP 13.01&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="14" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Kuwaiti Dinar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="14" dir="ltr"&gt;The Kuwaiti dinar recorded an decrease by the close of trading in Egypt yesterday, reaching EGP 158.65 for buying and EGP 159.02&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="15" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;HSBC&amp;raquo; at EGP 159.34&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="16" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Suez Canal&amp;raquo; at EGP 157.47 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;UAE Dirham&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;The UAE dirham recorded a decrease by the close of trading in Egypt yesterday, reaching EGP 13.29 for buying and EGP 13.32&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="18" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.32 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="19" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;CIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.30&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/07/07/13146.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/13144</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/13144</link><title>Egypt’s banking sector performance on EGX at Monday</title><description /><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:18:07 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-07-06T16:18:07+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;p&gt;the banking sector in the Egyptian Stock Exchange closed in today&amp;rsquo;s trading session on Monday, July 6, 2026, recording an increase in its market capitalization by 2.25%, reaching EGP 896.49 billion at the end of today&amp;rsquo;s session, compared to 876.77 the previous trading session&amp;#39;s closing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The sector&amp;rsquo;s market capitalization accounted for 24.51% of the total market capitalization, the highest share among all listed sectors on the exchange.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Trading value on banking sector stocks reached EGP 892.492 million, representing 7.30% of the total trading value on the exchange today. A total of 9.979 million shares were traded in the sector, accounting for 0.20% of the overall trading volume of the market.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Egyptian Exchange closed at the end of today&amp;rsquo;s trading session with an increase in the main index EGX30, while the EGX70 and EGX100 indices rose, This came amid foreign investors&amp;rsquo; tendency toward buying, recording a net purchase value of approximately EGP 258.8 million.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The benchmark EGX30 index rose by 2.58% to close at 52.502 points, while the EGX70 index increased by 1.12% to 16.132 points, and the EGX100 index gained 1.25% to close at 21.925 points.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/07/06/13144.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/13143</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/13143</link><a10:author><a10:name>Kerolous Marzouk</a10:name></a10:author><title>Foreign Currency Rates at the Close of Trading in Egyptian Banks on Monday, July 6, 2026</title><description /><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:30:21 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-07-06T15:30:21+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;p data-path-to-node="1" dir="ltr"&gt;The foreign exchange rates witnessed decreases at the close of Monday 6 July 2026 trading at Egyptian banks. First Bank monitors currency rates in Egyptian banks through the following report:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;US Dollar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;The average price of the US dollar recorded a decrease against the Egyptian pound today, reaching EGP 48.80 for buying and EGP 48.91 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="3" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was recorded at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 48.94 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="4" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 48.82 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="5" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Euro&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="5" dir="ltr"&gt;The euro recorded a decrease against the Egyptian pound today, reaching EGP 55.72 for buying and EGP 55.84 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="6" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 55.93 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="7" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 55.85 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;British Pound&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;The British pound recorded a decrease against the Egyptian pound today, reaching EGP 65.13&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 65.28 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="9" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 65.28 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="10" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 65.20 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="11" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Saudi Riyal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Saudi riyal recorded a decrease by the close of trading today, reaching EGP 12.99&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 13.02 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="12" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.04 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="13" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Faisal&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.01 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="14" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Kuwaiti Dinar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Kuwaiti dinar recorded a decrease by the close of trading in Egypt today, reaching EGP 158.65&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 159.02 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="15" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;HSBC&amp;raquo; at EGP 159.34 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="16" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;FABMISR&amp;raquo; at EGP 157.64 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;UAE Dirham&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;The UAE dirham recorded a decrease by the close of trading in Egypt today, reaching EGP 13.29 for buying and EGP 13.32 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="18" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.32 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="19" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;CA&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.30 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/07/06/13143.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/13145</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/13145</link><a10:author><a10:name>First Bank</a10:name></a10:author><title>Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait – Egypt announces a new strategic partnership with Egyptian Food Bank to support Smallholder Farmers and Poultry Breeders in Beni Suef</title><description>Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait Egypt ABK-Egypt announced the launch of a new strategic partnership with the Egypti</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:35:34 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-07-06T13:18:00+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="color:black"&gt;Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait &amp;ndash; Egypt (ABK-Egypt) announced the launch of a new strategic partnership with the Egyptian Food Bank (EFB) as part of the economic empowerment projects in Beni Suef Governorate. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="color:black"&gt;The initiative aims to support smallholder farmers and poultry breeders, enhance their productivity, and help them achieve sustainable income over a 12-month period.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="color:black"&gt;This partnership aligns with the Bank&amp;rsquo;s corporate social responsibility strategy, which focuses on supporting sustainable development initiatives and creating long-term social and economic impact. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="color:black"&gt;Through this collaboration, ABK-Egypt seeks to improve income opportunities for beneficiary families, promote economic inclusion, and contribute to strengthening food security &lt;/span&gt;for underserved communities across Egypt&lt;span style="color:black"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Commenting on the partnership, the Egyptian Food Bank affirms that economic empowerment projects represent a key pillar of its strategy as they play a pivotal role in creating sustainable and lasting impact in the lives of beneficiaries.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;EFB also highlighted that building partnerships within the banking sector, particularly with ABK-Egypt, reflect both parties&amp;rsquo; firm belief in the importance of integrated efforts in driving comprehensive community development, empowering productive segments of society, and enabling them to become active contributors in the development of the economy.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="color:black"&gt;ABK-Egypt remains committed to implementing a comprehensive CSR strategy that contributes to the sustainable development of communities across Egypt. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="color:black"&gt;The Bank continues to support national efforts in various fields and actively participates in initiatives launched by the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) aimed at supporting development across various sectors of society.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/07/07/13145.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/13141</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/13141</link><a10:author><a10:name>Kerolous Marzouk</a10:name></a10:author><title>Currency rates at the start of Monday trading</title><description /><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 10:37:45 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-07-06T10:37:45+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;p data-path-to-node="1" dir="ltr"&gt;The foreign exchange rates witnessed stability at the start of Monday 6 July 2026 trading at Egyptian banks. First Bank monitors currency rates in Egyptian banks through the following report:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;US Dollar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;The average price of the US dollar recorded a decrease against the Egyptian pound yesterday, reaching EGP 48.89 for buying and EGP 48.99&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="3" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was recorded at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 49.10 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="4" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 48.92 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="5" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Euro&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The euro recorded a decrease against the Egyptian pound yesterday, reaching EGP 55.90 for buying and EGP 56.03&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="6" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;EALB&amp;raquo; at EGP 56.12 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="7" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 56.09 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;British Pound&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;The British pound also decrease against the Egyptian pound yesterday, reaching EGP 65.27 for buying and EGP 65.41&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="9" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;EALB&amp;raquo; at EGP 65.51&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="10" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 65.46&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="11" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Saudi&amp;nbsp;Riyal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="11" dir="ltr"&gt;The Saudi riyal recorded a decrease by the close of trading yesterday, reaching EGP 13.02 for buying and EGP 13.05&amp;nbsp; for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="12" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.08 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="13" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Faisal&amp;raquo; &amp;nbsp;at EGP 13.03 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="14" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Kuwaiti Dinar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="14" dir="ltr"&gt;The Kuwaiti dinar recorded an decrease by the close of trading in Egypt yesterday, reaching EGP 158.91&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 159.29&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="15" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;SAIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 159.58 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="16" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;FABMISR&amp;raquo; at EGP 158.01 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;UAE Dirham&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;The UAE dirham recorded a decrease by the close of trading in Egypt yesterday, reaching EGP 13.31 for buying and EGP 13.34 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="18" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.37 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="19" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;Faisal&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.32&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/07/06/13141.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/13140</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/13140</link><title>Egypt’s banking sector performance on EGX at Sunday</title><description>the banking sector in the Egyptian Stock Exchange closed in todays trading session on Sunday, July 5, 2026, r</description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 22:03:57 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-07-05T22:03:57+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;h1 data-end="158" data-section-id="cmo0wb" data-start="105"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;p data-end="446" data-start="160"&gt;the banking sector in the Egyptian Stock Exchange closed in today&amp;rsquo;s trading session on Sunday, July 5, 2026, recording a decrease in its market capitalization by 2.68%, reaching EGP 876.77 billion at the end of today&amp;rsquo;s session, compared to 900.93 the previous trading session&amp;#39;s closing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="599" data-start="448"&gt;The sector&amp;rsquo;s market capitalization accounted for 24.40% of the total market capitalization, the highest share among all listed sectors on the exchange.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="862" data-start="601"&gt;Trading value on banking sector stocks reached EGP 310.987 million, representing 3.84% of the total trading value on the exchange today. A total of 4.689 million shares were traded in the sector, accounting for 0.20% of the overall trading volume of the market.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1138" data-start="864"&gt;The Egyptian Exchange closed at the end of today&amp;rsquo;s trading session with an increase in the main index EGX30, while the EGX70 and EGX100 indices rose, This came amid foreign investors&amp;rsquo; tendency toward buying, recording a net purchase value of approximately EGP 258.8 million.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1331" data-start="1140"&gt;The benchmark EGX30 index increased by 1.18% to close at 51.130 points, while the EGX70 index increased by 1.74% to 15.954 points, and the EGX100 index gained 1.52% to close at 21.655 points.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/07/05/13140.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/13138</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/13138</link><a10:author><a10:name>Kerolous Marzouk</a10:name></a10:author><title>Foreign Currency Rates at the Close of Trading in Egyptian Banks on Sunday, July 5, 2026</title><description /><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 15:24:46 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-07-05T15:24:46+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;p data-path-to-node="1" dir="ltr"&gt;The foreign exchange rates witnessed decreases at the close of Sunday 5 July 2026 trading at Egyptian banks. First Bank monitors currency rates in Egyptian banks through the following report:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;US Dollar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;The average price of the US dollar recorded a decrease against the Egyptian pound today, reaching EGP 48.89 for buying and EGP 48.99 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="3" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was recorded at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 49.10 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="4" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 48.92 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="5" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Euro&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="5" dir="ltr"&gt;The euro recorded a decrease against the Egyptian pound today, reaching EGP 55.90 for buying and EGP 56.03 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="6" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;EALB&amp;raquo; at EGP 56.12 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="7" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 56.09 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;British Pound&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;The British pound recorded a decrease against the Egyptian pound today, reaching EGP 65.27 for buying and EGP 65.41 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="9" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;EALB&amp;raquo; at EGP 65.51 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="10" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; at EGP 65.46 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="11" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Saudi Riyal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Saudi riyal recorded a decrease by the close of trading today, reaching EGP 13.02 for buying and EGP 13.05 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="12" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.08 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="13" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;Faisal&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.03 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="14" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Kuwaiti Dinar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Kuwaiti dinar recorded a decrease by the close of trading in Egypt today, reaching EGP 158.91 for buying and EGP 159.29 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="15" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;SAIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 159.58 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="16" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;FABMISR&amp;raquo; at EGP 158.01 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;UAE Dirham&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;The UAE dirham recorded a decrease by the close of trading in Egypt today, reaching EGP 13.31&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 13.34 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="18" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.37 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="19" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;Faisal&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.32 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/07/05/13138.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/13137</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/13137</link><a10:author><a10:name>Kerolous Marzouk</a10:name></a10:author><title>Currency rates at the start of Sunday trading</title><description /><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 09:59:09 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-07-05T09:59:09+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;p data-path-to-node="1" dir="ltr"&gt;The foreign exchange rates witnessed stability at the start of Sunday 5 July 2026 trading at Egyptian banks. First Bank monitors currency rates in Egyptian banks through the following report:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;US Dollar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;The average price of the US dollar recorded a decrease against the Egyptian pound yesterday, reaching EGP 49.08 for buying and EGP 49.18&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="3" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was recorded at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 49.20 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="4" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;FABMISR&amp;raquo; at EGP 49.10 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="5" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Euro&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The euro recorded a decrease against the Egyptian pound yesterday, reaching EGP 55.88 for buying and EGP 56.00&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="6" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;NXT&amp;raquo; at EGP 56.00&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="7" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;FABMISR&amp;raquo; at EGP 56.09 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;British Pound&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;The British pound also decrease against the Egyptian pound yesterday, reaching EGP 64.98 for buying and EGP 65.13 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="9" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;NXT&amp;raquo; at EGP 64.98 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="10" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;FABMISR&amp;raquo; at EGP 65.15 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="11" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Saudi&amp;nbsp;Riyal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="11" dir="ltr"&gt;The Saudi riyal recorded a decrease by the close of trading yesterday, reaching EGP 13.06 for buying and EGP 13.09&amp;nbsp; for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="12" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.10 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="13" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;FABMISR&amp;raquo; &amp;nbsp;at EGP 13.07 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="14" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Kuwaiti Dinar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="14" dir="ltr"&gt;The Kuwaiti dinar recorded an decrease by the close of trading in Egypt yesterday, reaching EGP 159.36 for buying and EGP 159.74&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="15" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;SAIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 160.10&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="16" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;FABMISR&amp;raquo; at EGP 158.975 at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;UAE Dirham&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;The UAE dirham recorded a decrease by the close of trading in Egypt yesterday, reaching EGP 13.36 for buying and EGP 13.39 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="18" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.40&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="19" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;EFABMISR&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.37&amp;nbsp;at the start of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/07/05/13137.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/13135</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/13135</link><title>Egypt’s banking sector performance on EGX at Wednesday</title><description /><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:29:14 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-07-01T18:29:14+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;p data-end="457" data-start="166"&gt;the banking sector in the Egyptian Stock Exchange closed in today&amp;rsquo;s trading session on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, recording an increase in its market capitalization by 3.61%, reaching EGP 900.93 billion at the end of today&amp;rsquo;s session, compared to 869.564 the previous trading session&amp;#39;s closing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="610" data-start="459"&gt;The sector&amp;rsquo;s market capitalization accounted for 24.44% of the total market capitalization, the highest share among all listed sectors on the exchange.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="873" data-start="612"&gt;Trading value on banking sector stocks reached EGP 470.452 million, representing 6.15% of the total trading value on the exchange today. A total of 6.384 million shares were traded in the sector, accounting for 0.40% of the overall trading volume of the market.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1149" data-start="875"&gt;The Egyptian Exchange closed at the end of today&amp;rsquo;s trading session with an increase in the main index EGX30, while the EGX70 and EGX100 indices rose, This came amid foreign investors&amp;rsquo; tendency toward buying, recording a net purchase value of approximately EGP 258.8 million.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1342" data-start="1151"&gt;The benchmark EGX30 index increased by 0.09% to close at 50.532 points, while the EGX70 index increased by 1.15% to 15.680 points, and the EGX100 index gained 0.89% to close at 21.330 points.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/07/01/13135.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/13133</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/13133</link><a10:author><a10:name>Kerolous Marzouk</a10:name></a10:author><title>Foreign Currency Rates at the Close of Trading in Egyptian Banks on Wednesday, July 1, 2026</title><description /><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:50:11 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-07-01T15:50:11+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;p data-path-to-node="1" dir="ltr"&gt;The foreign exchange rates witnessed decreases at the close of Wednesday 1 July 2026 trading at Egyptian banks. First Bank monitors currency rates in Egyptian banks through the following report:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9922;"&gt;US Dollar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="2" dir="ltr"&gt;The average price of the US dollar recorded a decrease against the Egyptian pound today, reaching EGP 49.08 for buying and EGP 49.18 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="3" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was recorded at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 49.20 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="4" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;FABMISR&amp;raquo; at EGP 49.10 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="5" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9922;"&gt;Euro&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="5" dir="ltr"&gt;The euro recorded a decrease against the Egyptian pound today, reaching EGP 55.88&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 56.00 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="6" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;NXT&amp;raquo; at EGP 56.00 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="7" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;FABMISR&amp;raquo; at EGP 56.09 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9922;"&gt;British Pound&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="8" dir="ltr"&gt;The British pound recorded a decrease against the Egyptian pound today, reaching EGP 64.98&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 65.13&amp;nbsp;for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="9" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;NXT&amp;raquo; at EGP 64.98 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="10" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;FABMISR&amp;raquo; at EGP 65.15 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="11" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9922;"&gt;Saudi Riyal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Saudi riyal recorded a decrease by the close of trading today, reaching EGP 13.06 for buying and EGP 13.09 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="12" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.10 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="13" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;FABMISR&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.07 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="14" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9922;"&gt;Kuwaiti Dinar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Kuwaiti dinar recorded a decrease by the close of trading in Egypt today, reaching EGP 159.36 for buying and EGP 159.74 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="15" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;SAIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 160.10 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="16" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was at &amp;laquo;FABMISR&amp;raquo; at EGP 158.75 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9922;"&gt;UAE Dirham&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="17" dir="ltr"&gt;The UAE dirham recorded a decrease by the close of trading in Egypt today, reaching EGP 13.36&amp;nbsp;for buying and EGP 13.39 for selling, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="18" dir="ltr"&gt;The highest buying price was at &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.40&amp;nbsp;at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="19" dir="ltr"&gt;The lowest selling price was recorded at &amp;laquo;FABMISR&amp;raquo; at EGP 13.37 at the close of Egyptian bank trading today.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/07/01/13133.jpg"></enclosure></item></channel></rss>