The small drop in Egypt’s PMI last month suggests that the economy hasn’t deteriorated significantly following the pound’s float and subsequent 50% fall against the US dollar. But with inflation set to rise sharply and monetary and fiscal policy tightening, growth is likely to slow sharply in 2017. Elsewhere, the rise in PMIs in the Gulf should ease concerns of a further slowdown there.
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