Arab Finance: The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) decided to halt business in all operating banks across the state for five days, as of Thursday, March 19th, in celebration of Eid El-Fitr, according to an official statement.
Therefore, banks will resume operations on Tuesday, March 24th.
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly recently declared a five-year holiday for public sector employees.
Employees in the private sector were also granted the same holiday.