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US Dollar Climbs Against Egyptian Pound Across Key Banks to Peak at 52.22 EGP

Sunday 20 September 2026 09:03
US Dollar Climbs Against Egyptian Pound Across Key Banks to Peak at 52.22 EGP

The US dollar (USD) appreciated against the Egyptian pound (EGP) during Sunday morning transactions on September 20, 2026. Across commercial and state-owned banks, the currency registered new upward movements, peaking at 52.12 EGP for purchase and 52.22 EGP for sale, alongside stable rates at several institutions and marginal contractions at a limited few.

Bank-by-Bank Exchange Rate Matrix

The table below breaks down the prevailing exchange rates recorded across Egyptian banks, categorized by trading tiers:

BankBuy Rate (EGP)Sell Rate (EGP)Movement Context

Commercial International Bank (CIB)52.1252.22Higher

Bank of Alexandria52.1252.22Higher

Industrial Development Bank (IDB)52.1252.22Higher

National Bank of Kuwait (NBK Egypt)52.1252.22Higher

HSBC Egypt52.1252.22Higher

Bank NXT52.1252.22Higher

Société Arabe Internationale de Banque (saib)52.1252.22Stable (Unchanged from previous close)

Arab International Bank (AIB)52.1152.21Higher

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB Egypt)52.1052.20Lower

Al Baraka Bank52.1052.20Higher

National Bank of Egypt (NBE)52.1052.20Higher

The United Bank52.1052.20Higher

Kuwait Finance House (KFH Egypt)52.1052.20Higher

Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait (ABK Egypt)52.1052.20Buy stable; Sell higher

Arab African International Bank (AAIB)52.1052.20Stable (Unchanged)

Banque Misr52.0952.19Higher

Egyptian Gulf Bank (EG Bank)52.0952.19Stable (Unchanged)

Housing and Development Bank (HDB)52.0852.18Higher

Suez Canal Bank52.0852.18Stable (Unchanged)

First Abu Dhabi Bank (FABMISR)52.0652.16Stable (Unchanged)

Egyptian Arab Land Bank (EALB)52.0052.10Lower

Crédit Agricole Egypt51.9852.08Lower

Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt50.8750.97Stable (Lowest rate across the market)

Key Market Observations

Market Ceiling: A unified cluster of six institutions (CIB, AlexBank, IDB, NBK, HSBC, and Bank NXT) established the upper trading band at 52.12 / 52.22 EGP.

Core State and Major Commercial Band: Leading lenders, including the National Bank of Egypt (NBE), Banque Misr, and Al Baraka, hovered within the tight 52.09–52.10 EGP (Buy) / 52.19–52.20 EGP (Sell) corridor.

Market Floor: Faisal Islamic Bank maintained the lowest foreign exchange pricing in the market at 50.87 EGP (Buy) / 50.97 EGP (Sell).

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