Egypt's Ministry of Finance said the central bank sold LE2.5 billion ($420 million) in domestic treasury bills on Sunday, the same amount it had offered. The central bank sold 1 billion pounds of 91-day T-bills on behalf of the ministry at an average yield of 11.907 per cent, down from 11.995 per cent at last week's auction. The bank also sold 1.5 billion pounds of 259-day T-bills at an average yield of 12.912 per cent, up from 12.757 per cent at the last issue on 19 July.
