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Egypt Currency

Monies in Egypt

The local currency is the Egyptian pound (EGP), which is divided into 100 pilasters. The currency is often written as LE (short for French liver égyptienne) or by using the pound sign £. In Arabic the pound is called gunaih , in turn derived from English "guinea", and piaster’s are known as qirsh .
The Egyptian pound has been devaluating gradually over the last several decades. In the 1950's or 1960's, the Egyptian pound was rated almost the same as the British Pound. In fact, the Egyptian pound's value was so high that 1 L.E was nearly equal 1 Gold Pound. Today 1 Gold Pound is worth more than 1,000 L.E.! Nowadays, 1 British pound= 23 L.E and was as high as 25 L.E. up until the time before the economic recession and financial crisis of the last decade when most foreign currencies have lost a small amount of their value against the

Egyptian Pound.


Other currencies value as follows: $1 = 18 L.E 1 EUR= 20 L.E. 1 GBP = 23 LE


Exchanging Money and Banks

Foreign currencies can be exchanged at exchange offices or banks, so there is no need to resort to the dodgy street moneychangers. Many higher-end hotels price in dollars or Euros and will gladly accept them as payment, although often at a premium rate over Egyptian pounds. ATMs are ubiquitous in the cities and probably the best option overall; they often offer the best rate and many foreign banks have branches in Egypt. These include Barclay's Bank, HSBC, Citibank, NSGB, BNP Paribas, Piraeus Bank, CIB, and other local and Arab Banks. Bank hours are Sunday through Thursday, 8:30AM until 2:00PM.

