Saudi Offers $3 Billion to Egypt’s Central Bank

  • Date: 01-Nov-2021
  • Source: Al Bawaba
  • Sector:Economy
  • Country:Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Offers $3 Billion to Egypt’s Central Bank

The Saudi finance ministry has announced yesterday that the Kingdom had deposited $3 billion to both Egypt and Pakistan central banks in a move to support foreign exchange reserves of nations in need during the pandemic.

In addition to the $3 billion, the Kingdom extended Egypt's term of another $2.3 billion in previous deposits.

According to the Central Bank of Egypt, Saudi also has long-term deposits in the lender, totaling $5.5 billion as of the end of March, AA reported.