Tuesday 06/January/2026 – 05:01 AM
Saw price Emirati dirham Stability against the pound during today’s transactions, Tuesday, January 6, 2026, in various banks operating in the local market, as the average exchange rate of the UAE dirham at the Central Bank of Egypt recorded about 12.90 pounds for purchase and 12.93 pounds for sale, which are the same levels recorded at the National Bank of Egypt.
The UAE dirham prices in a number of banks were as follows:
Central Bank of Egypt
- 12.90 pounds to buy and 12.93 pounds to sell
National Bank of Egypt
- 12.90 pounds to buy and 12.93 pounds to sell
Bank of Egypt
- 12.90 pounds to buy and 12.93 pounds to sell
Bank of Alexandria
- 12.85 pounds to buy, and 12.89 pounds to sell.
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank
- 12.90 pounds to buy and 12.93 pounds to sell
Al Baraka Bank
- 12.86 pounds to buy, and 12.89 pounds to sell.
Suez Canal Bank
- 12.85 pounds to buy, and 12.90 pounds to sell.
Disrupting the work of banks
The Central Bank announced the suspension of work in banks operating in Egypt on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, on the occasion of Christmas.
The Central Bank explained in a statement that bank work will resume normally on the morning of Thursday, January 8, 2026, at the level of all bank branches operating in the Egyptian market.
This decision comes within the framework of regulating official working hours during holidays and religious occasions.
Remittances from Egyptians abroad jump to $37.5 billion within 11 months
The Central Bank announced that remittances from Egyptians working abroad continued their upward trajectory, as they rose during the period January-November 2025 by a rate of 42.5%, recording the highest historical value of about $37.5 billion (compared to about $26.3 billion during the same period of the previous year).
On a monthly level, remittances increased by 39.9% during the month of November 2025 to record about $3.6 billion (compared to about $2.6 billion during the month of November 2024).
