Central Bank of Egypt to keep rates on hold, for now

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) opted to keep interest rates on hold at its meeting today and, with inflation likely to rise over the coming months, we think policymakers will keep rates unchanged until Q4. But if the recent weakness of inflation persists, a rate cut may come sooner than we anticipate.

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