Today’s rate hike by 100 bps to 9.25% is a clear sign that Egypt’s central bank is increasingly concerned over growing balance of payments strains and the risk of a currency crisis. Although the economy is still weak, and core inflation has fallen to single digits, capital outflows have added pressures on the pound.
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