Spillovers from the war in Ukraine have caused Egypt’s large current account deficit to widen this year and, with the country struggling to attract stable forms of external financing, officials will need to stick to their shift to a flexible exchange rate in order to restore macroeconomic stability. The result is that we think the pound will need to weaken to around 25/$ (from 18.9/$ now) by the end of 2024.
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