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Remittances from Egyptians abroad reach $22B in six months

Meanwhile, capital and financial transactions recorded a net inflow of roughly $6.5 billion.

By: Business Today Staff

Tue, Apr. 14, 2026

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced that remittances from Egyptians working abroad increased to $22 billion during the six-month period from July to December 2025.

The bank added that Egypt’s transactions with the rest of the world during the first half of fiscal year 2025/2026 (July–December 2025) resulted in an improvement in the current account deficit, which narrowed to $9.5 billion.

 Meanwhile, capital and financial transactions recorded a net inflow of roughly $6.5 billion.

The CBE also reported a strong performance in the tourism sector, with tourism revenues rising by 17.3 percent to reach approximately $10.2 billion, compared with about $8.7 billion, during the first half of the same fiscal year.

Remittances from Egyptians expatriates rose by 28.4% year-on-year to around $25.6 billion during the July–January period of FY2025/2026, up from approximately $20 billion in the same period a year earlier, according to the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE).

On a monthly basis, remittance inflows increased by 21% in January 2026 to about $3.5 billion, compared to roughly $2.9 billion in January 2025.