Egypt’s headline inflation rate slowed for the first time since November to 13.2% y/y in June, but inflation will remain above the upper bound of the Central Bank of Egypt’s target range until late-2023. The shift to a more flexible exchange rate has taken some of the pressure off policymakers to hike interest rates aggressively, but we still think rates will rise a further 150bp by the end of this year.
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