Egypt's foreign reserves rise to $15.43 bln at end-Jan: central bank

Egypt's foreign currency reserves rose to $15.43 billion at the end of January from $15.33 billion the previous month, the central bank said on Thursday.

Foreign reserves fell sharply after the 2011 uprising that ousted President Hosni Mubarak but had risen again on the back of billions of dollars of Gulf Arab aid that has flooded into Egypt since the army overthrew elected Islamist President Mohamed Mursi in 2013.

In November, Egypt repaid to Qatar a $2.5 billion central bank deposit received under Mursi, which some traders had warned could have an impact on reserve levels.

Reserves stood at about $36 billion before the 2011 revolt.