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Egypt breaks ice on cross-border payment within East, South Africa economic bloc

Tuesday 15 September 2015 07:44 CET | News

Egypt will start a cross-border payment system to enable traders to move money within the 19-member Common Market for East and South Africa economic bloc, tvcnews.tv reports.

According to the Governor of the Central bank of Egypt, Hisham Ramez, cited by the source, apex bank has signed an agreement with COMESA Clearing House and Central Bank of Mauritius, to activate the Regional Payment System. The Regional Payment and Settlement System is a gateway through which central banks in Africa can make cross-border payments on behalf of commercial banks.

If accepted by all the countries in the region, the payment system is expected to drastically cut the cost of regional trade.


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Keywords: Egypt, cross-border payment, EAST, South Africa economic bloc, Common Market, Regional Payment System, gateway
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