Arab Finance: Net foreign assets (NFAs) of Egypt’s banking sector hit $31.2 billion in August 2026, marking the highest level recorded since January 2020, according to the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) data.
Net foreign assets of commercial banks rose to $12.4 billion in August 2026. Meanwhile, assets with the CBE mounted to $18.8 billion during the same month.
Moreover, foreign liabilities with the CBE amounted to EGP 1.892 trillion at the end of August, up from EGP 1.817 trillion in the same month of 2025. However, they fell on a monthly basis compared to EGP 1.902 trillion in July 2026.
As for foreign liabilities with banks, they rose to EGP 1.804 trillion end-August, from EGP 1.528 trillion in August 2025 and EGP 1.789 trillion in July 2026.
At the end of July 2026, the NFAs jumped to EGP 1.454 trillion from EGP 900.545 billion a year earlier
