ArabFinance: The Central Bank of Egypt has issued around EGP 2 billion of its new plastic EGP 10 which were offered at banks as of July 5th, the Middle East News Agency reported, citing an official source.
ATMs across Egypt have been modified to be compatible with withdrawals and deposits in the new plastic currency, the source added.
The amount of the new currnecy will be increased in the next period and the old EGP 10 notes are still tradable, he added.