Thursday 01/January/2026 – 09:43 AM
Saw price US dollar A state of stability against the Egyptian pound, today, Thursday, January 1, 2026, without recording any noticeable movements within the banks operating in the local market, coinciding with the bank holiday today on the occasion of the end of the fiscal year operating in Egypt.
Dollar prices in banks today
The dollar exchange rates continued to remain stable in a number of major banks, as the National Bank of Egypt and Banque Misr recorded about 47.67 pounds for purchase and 47.77 pounds for sale.
In the Commercial International Bank – Egypt, the price of the dollar reached 47.65 pounds to buy and 47.75 pounds to sell, while in the Qatar National Bank it recorded 47.61 pounds to buy and 47.71 pounds to sell.
The price of the dollar in Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt reached 47.66 pounds for purchase and 47.76 pounds for sale, and it recorded at Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank – Egypt 47.63 pounds for purchase and 47.73 pounds for sale.
As for the Arab African International Bank, the price of the dollar reached about 47.61 pounds for purchase and 47.75 pounds for sale.
Disrupting the work of banks
In a related context, the Central Bank of Egypt announced the suspension of work in all banks operating in Egypt, today, Thursday, January 1, 2026, on the occasion of the end of the banks’ fiscal year on December 31, 2025.
The Central Bank explained that banks will resume their work normally on the morning of Sunday, January 4, 2026, after the end of the official holiday, so that bank branches will return to providing their banking services to citizens.
This leave comes within the annual regulation of work in the banking sector, coinciding with the closing of the banks’ final accounts at the end of the fiscal year.
