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Treasury Management

 

 

Bank of Alexandria's Treasury Management Department showed a strong performance during the year. This reflects the comprehensive development strategy adopted by the Bank to effectively manage its liquidity. This would help balance resources with utilizations and increase the Bank's profits. Below are the most significant accomplishments realized during the financial year 2005/2006 :

 

* The huge growth recorded in the invested assets (in local and foreign currencies) to attain EGP18388.6m on 30/6/2006 versus EGP10004.3m at the end of the preceding financial year (i.e. a growth rate of 83.8%).

 

* The Bank's professional treasury management managed to attain the highest returns at the lowest risk. This came in addition to meeting the liquidity requirements; thus enabling the Bank to fulfill its liabilities. The Bank's Treasury Management Department registered record profits of EGP1066.7m on 30/6/2006 vis-à-vis EGP609.4m on 30/6/2005 (i.e. a growth rate of 75%).

 

* The Department pursued its concerted efforts to make good use of state-of-the-art technologies in order to enhance performance. This was via applying Finacle Core Banking System which allows the instantaneous reporting of deposits and foreign exchange rates to branches. TREMA Programs were also applied to manage Front and Back Office Operations.

 

* The Department also played an effective role in activating the interbank market; thus helping stabilize the Egyptian pound exchange rate.

  

* The Department pursued doing the Primary Dealers' business; which allowed the Bank to act as a market-maker; thus activating the primary and secondary markets.

 

* Other activities carried out by the Department include:

- Expanding placements with banks inside or outside Egypt to invest the Bank's resources in local and foreign currencies.

- Purchasing or selling treasury bills and bonds as well as CBE's certificates of deposit on the secondary market which provides the customers competitive prices thus realizing good returns.

- Enhancing the Treasury Products Sales , paying visits to big customers to market the Bank’s services and products in addition to attracting new customers that resulted in marketing and promoting numerous products.

- Activating customers' transactions in branches and replying to their inquiries so as to achieve the best investment of their funds; thus increasing the Bank’s revenues.

- Encouraging customers to invest in the Bank’s mutual funds which offer them various  investment opportunities along with high returns.