The Central Bank of Egypt left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 9.25% today and, with growth picking up and inflation still high, it looks unlikely that July’s rate hike will be reversed any time soon. Equally, however, policymakers don’t appear to be in the mood to tighten policy further. For now, we expect interest rates to remain on hold throughout next year.
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