Because of the dollar... 3 citizens were imprisoned in Egypt
The Egyptian Public Prosecutor ordered the imprisonment of three citizens for the crime of dealing in foreign exchange outside the scope of the banking market, in three different cases.
The Public Prosecution Office had received notifications from the Public Funds Investigations at the Ministry of Interior regarding the three incidents, so it took its legal measures against the accused, and decided to seize the funds dealt with.
The price of the US dollar rose against the Egyptian pound again in trading today, Monday, after it rose to a historical level to break the barrier of 18 pounds.
The Central Bank of Egypt announced, the day before yesterday, that it raised the interest rate by 1% once, after a decision by the US Federal Reserve last week to increase the interest rate, which was followed by a number of central banks in a number of countries.
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