Egypt's state banks offer dollar-deposit certificates to ease hard currency shortage

STORY: Egypt's state banks offer dollar-deposit certificates to ease hard currency shortage DATELINE: July 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:48 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of U.S. dollars 2. various of the National Bank of Egypt (NBE) and Banque Misr STORYLINE: Egypt's two state-owned banks issued Tuesday high-interest U.S. dollar-deposit certificates to lure hard currency back into the country's financial system. On their Facebook pages, Banque Misr and the National Bank of Egypt said they are offering a three-year dollar-denominated deposit certificate with 9 percent annual interest to be paid upfront in Egyptian pounds. Both banks also offer another three-year dollar deposit certificate with 7 percent interest paid quarterly in dollars. It will allow depositors to receive a loan equal to half its value with a maximum of 10 million pounds (about 324 dollars). A deposit of 1,000 dollars is the minimum sum for buying a certificate, the two banks added. The Egyptian local curren

Take wins record 3,500th career race

Take wins record 3,500th career race

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese jockey Yutaka Take acknowledges cheers from spectators after steering Curren Che Carina to victory in the fifth race of a meet at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto on Jan. 13, 2013, winning a record 3,500th Japan Racing Association career race.

Take wins record 3,500th career race

Take wins record 3,500th career race

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese jockey Yutaka Take holds flowers after steering Curren Che Carina to victory in the fifth race of a meet at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto on Jan. 13, 2013, winning a record 3,500th Japan Racing Association career race.

Take wins record 3,500th career race

Take wins record 3,500th career race

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese jockey Yutaka Take acknowledges cheers from spectators after steering Curren Che Carina to victory in the fifth race of a meet at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto on Jan. 13, 2013, winning a record 3,500th Japan Racing Association career race.

Take wins record 3,500th career race

Take wins record 3,500th career race

KYOTO, Japan - Curren Che Carina (L), ridden by Japanese jockey Yutaka Take, gallops in the fifth race of a meet at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto on Jan. 13, 2013. Take steered the horse to victory in the race, winning a record 3,500th Japan Racing Association career race.

Take wins record 3,500th career race

Take wins record 3,500th career race

OSAKA, Japan - File photo shows Japanese jockey Yutaka Take. Take steered Curren Che Carina to victory in the fifth race of a meet at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto on Jan. 13, 2013, winning a record 3,500th Japan Racing Association career race.

Lord Kanaloa wins Sprinters Stakes

Lord Kanaloa wins Sprinters Stakes

FUNABASHI, Japan - Lord Kanaloa (front) gallops to victory in the 46th Sprinters Stakes at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Sept. 30, 2012, followed by top favorite Curren Chan. Second choice Lord Kanaloa crossed the line in a record time of 1 minute, 6.7 seconds at the 1,200-meters to claim his first Grade One title.

Voting begins in 2022 French presidential election

STORY: Voting begins in 2022 French presidential election DATELINE: April 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:55 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): SUN XINJING, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of voters casting their ballots at poll stations 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): Voter 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): Voter STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): SUN XINJING, Xinhua correspondent "France is voting in the first round of its presidential election. French President Emmanuel Macron and far-right National Alliance candidate Marine Le Pen are the top two candidates in a field of 12, according to opinion polls, and are likely to reach the second round of voting. Meanwhile, the abstention rate for this round of voting could be as high as 30 percent or more." Voting for the 2022 French presidential election began at 8:00 a.m. local time (0600 GMT) on Sunday in Metropolitan France. Some 48.8 million eligible voters will choose their new president for the next five years among 12 candidates, including curren