Saturday 21/March/2026 – 01:25 AM
Price stabilized US dollar Against the pound today, Saturday, March 21, 2026, in various banks operating in the local market, to remain below the level of 53 pounds for buying and selling, on the second day of Eid al-Fitr 2026 and coinciding with the bank holiday.
The price of the dollar at the Central Bank recorded about 52.29 pounds for purchase and 52.42 pounds for sale, with no significant changes compared to yesterday’s transactions.
Dollar prices in banks
- National Bank of Egypt: 52.29 pounds to buy, 52.39 pounds to sell
- Banque Misr: 52.29 pounds to buy, 52.39 pounds to sell
- Bank of Alexandria: 52.29 pounds to buy, 52.39 pounds to sell
- Commercial International Bank (CIB): 52.29 pounds to buy, 52.39 pounds to sell
- Egyptian Gulf Bank: 52.29 pounds to buy, 52.39 pounds to sell
- Cairo Bank: 52.29 pounds to buy, 52.39 pounds to sell
This stability reflects a state of balance in the local exchange market, in light of the banks’ continuous monitoring of global and local changes, which supports the relative stability of the currency during the current period.
Banks have developed an urgent emergency plan to deal with securing cash in automated teller machines (ATMs) during the Eid al-Fitr holiday period, which began yesterday, Thursday, March 19, and ends next Monday, March 23, 2026, which includes periodic maintenance operations and a review of the volume of cash inside the ATM to meet the needs of the public.
According to a banking source told Cairo 24, regular work schedules are made that require 24-hour shifts, and their mission is to review the operation of the ATM machines and ensure the continuous supply of cash from different denominations of money according to the capacity of each machine, in addition to ensuring that electrical current is connected to them, especially since some machines depend on direct electrical current from the place in which they are located, whether a government or private institution.
