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CairoStudent
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Hi all

I am thinking seriously of moving my money from America to Egypt to avoid the IRS.

I do not have an Egyptian bank account as of yet.

Any experiences or opinions on the danger of banking in Egypt?

Is there any reason I should think twice about putting like $35-50k USD in an egyptian account?

This would be a temporary situation, for about one year.

Thanks for any advice.

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Hi dear , there is no danger of putting your money in egyptian bank , don,t worry , you will avoid losing your money when you get it here instead of bank Weir from America to egypt, Momen
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i wouldnt trust them....

give it to me... i'll take care of it for you... promise!!!

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sod her give it me
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hsbc are offering good deal on le if you put money in and leave for a year you get 10% gross and then you treat the account as normal
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quote:
Originally posted by CairoStudent:
Hi all

I am thinking seriously of moving my money from America to Egypt to avoid the IRS.

I do not have an Egyptian bank account as of yet.

Any experiences or opinions on the danger of banking in Egypt?

Is there any reason I should think twice about putting like $35-50k USD in an egyptian account?

This would be a temporary situation, for about one year.

Thanks for any advice.

If the value of the Egyptian pound falls while it's in there, you are screwd.
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TheWesternDebt2Islaam
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invest in property or land

makes ur money work harder than a bank

or but some stocks

wat is IRS

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tax man------have a both sterling and le or in vest in slugs
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quote:
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Originally posted by CairoStudent:
Hi all
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Thanks for any advice.

If the value of the Egyptian pound falls while it's in there, you are screwd.
Damn, good point. I'll look into that possability.
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TheWesternDebt2Islaam
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quote:
Originally posted by CairoStudent:
quote:
Originally posted by Spaz:
quote:
Originally posted by CairoStudent:
Hi all
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Thanks for any advice.

If the value of the Egyptian pound falls while it's in there, you are screwd.
Damn, good point. I'll look into that possability.
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and if it gets stronger, you'll be better off...

i see the egyptian economy getting stronger, nothing else

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Put them in more than one bank.

You will get interest rate of 10-13%.

When you are back to your homeland, empty all and leave one account full of its money.

Hope I did some help.

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Cairo Student,

I have very strong doubts that you may get 10% interest on US$ for a one-year deposit. Banks in Egypt are generally safe to deal with, you should stick with one of the names you can trust. A small warning, you will need to clear lots of red-tape as the money laundry agents in the banks are being more than skeptic about anyone opening a bank account for any reason whatsoever.

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quote:
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and if it gets stronger, you'll be better off...

i see the egyptian economy getting stronger, nothing else

Doesn't just depend on Egypt, also U.S.

But this chart doesn't look to promising for an American investing in Egyptian pounds.

http://ichart.finance.yahoo.com/2y?usdegp=x

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It may be more appropriate to check the statistics that can be found on the site of the american chamber of commerce in cairo.

www.amcham.org.eg

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Potter.
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That is useless, Learner.
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one word of warning when you turn hard currencey £$in to a soft one you will have trouble changing it back with large amounts $3000 a time you can do
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TheWesternDebt2Islaam
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wat u mean soft one?

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the pound the dollar are strong ie (hard currency)
a lot of crrrency in the asia area classed as soft curruncy thats why the banks in these countries offer high interest rates to atttract money from hard currency places
which is good in some cases but what you have to watch for is the movement of the money exchange and over the last year the LE has moved down from 12 LE to 9,LE
which is quite a lot from which way you look at it.so the higher it is the best for me to buy.
the lower is a bad time and will cost me a lot more .
also goes the same for money movement.
but overall i think egypt will become at lot better place in the future.
and all be it the yanks are backing the LE over the last few years.

i hope this helps
take care

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thx, i was thinking u might mean that

i think it will be a better place to with a better economy.

If i was to buy a house in Egypt in a few years, I would put my money in an egyptian bank now, let it grow (in an islamic account) over the years.

now is a good time.

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it is a good time with the bank.
but your money will grow quicker in property.and what if the money rates fall over night heavily.
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no keep your money with egypt it will do better.
as egypt will go from strenght to strenght.as it has its own people but things take time.

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