The war in Ukraine has compounded strains in Egypt’s balance of payments and prompted officials to devalue the pound. The key risk now is that the authorities revert to heavily managing the nominal exchange rate (as they appear to have done since the move), prompting a fresh build up of external imbalances and the need for further (disorderly) falls in the currency down the line.
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