Cairo – Mubasher: The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) will offer treasury bills (T-bills) worth EGP 19 billion on Thursday on behalf of the Ministry of Finance.

The first tranche of the T-bills amounts to EGP 8.5 billion and will be offered through 91-day notes, while the second tranche will be offered through 273-day notes valued at EGP 10.5 billion, the CBE said on its official website.

The issuance will be used to finance the country’s budget deficit. State-run banks are the top purchasers of the government debt instruments.

The finance ministry previously announced plans to diversity financing sources and expand into long-term financial instruments instead of short-term borrowing.