Egypt has become the latest emerging market to turn to the IMF for assistance and one of the priorities for the Fund is likely to be for the central bank to loosen its grip on the pound. That said, there is unlikely to be a repeat of the 50% fall in the currency against the dollar in late-2016 – we expect a 7.5% depreciation by end-2020.
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