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Egypt central bank keeps benchmark rates unchanged: statement

People and vehicles are seen caught in a traffic jam in front of the Central Bank of Egypt's headquarters in downtown Cairo March 17, 2013. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (Reuters)

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's central bank kept its benchmark interest rates unchanged at a monetary policy committee meeting on Thursday. The overnight deposit rate remained 8.75 percent and the overnight lending rate was steady at 9.75, the bank said in a statement.