As a result of the fixed exchange rate and currency stabilization policies adopted by ESCWA member countries, which continued to be pursued throughout 2002, the national currencies of those countries, with the exception of the Egyptian pound, remained stable against the dollar and other international currencies.
Les pays de la CESAO ayant maintenu en 2002 une politique de taux de change fixes et de stabilisation monétaire, leurs monnaies, à l'exception de la livre égyptienne, sont restées stables face au dollar et aux autres devises internationales.