Net Foreign Assets
The deficit continues to decline due to increased inflows of remittances and foreign portfolio investments, including the second payment of the Ras El Hikma deal in early March.
This decline was primarily driven by a $5 billion payment received from the sale of development rights to Ras El Hekma.
The net foreign assets deficit rose to $27.2 billion in December 2023, a slight uptick from November’s $27 billion, according to the latest CBE data
Surplus of net foreign assets of the banking sector recorded an increase of $6.037 billion during February.