Data from the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) showed 8.063 million transactions settled through the Egyptian pound cheque clearing house, with a total value of EGP 4.123 trillion, during the first nine months of 2026.

According to the data, January saw 752.315 thousand transactions worth EGP 386.387 billion, while February recorded about 856.642 thousand transactions worth EGP 430.122 billion.

In March, settlements reached 978.903 thousand transactions worth EGP 491.913 billion, and 901.267 thousand transactions worth EGP 438.216 billion were settled in April.

In May, settlements reached 732.474 thousand transactions worth EGP 398.843 billion, while June recorded about 1.053 million transactions worth EGP 550.641 billion.

In July, settlements were worth EGP 463.049 billion across 892.536 thousand transactions, and 933.081 thousand transactions worth EGP 477.987 billion were settled in August.

In September, settlements reached 962.722 thousand transactions worth EGP 486.333 billion.

The CBE manages and operates the cheque clearing system in different currencies (EGP, USD and EUR) within Egypt, and oversees the organisation of clearing operations and the resolution of related issues, through to processing balances and coordinating the execution of settlement orders via the Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) system.