Arab Finance: The yield on Egyptian treasury bills (T-bills) reached new highs as the EGP continued its depreciation, exceeding EGP 50 per USD.
On December 8th’s auction, the weighted average yield on three-month T-bills climbed to 31.42%, up from 31.2% in the previous auction.
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), acting on behalf of the Ministry of Finance, sold three-month T-bills at a nominal value of EGP 52.752 billion during the auction. This figure surpasses the targeted liquidity of EGP 35 billion by around 35%.
Submitted bids amounted to EGP 78.561 billion, with a weighted average yield of 31.74%.