With the government committed to safeguarding the pound and foreign funding yet to materialise, Egypt looks set to turn to its expatriates to raise debt finance. But while this would help capital inflows to Egypt, the overall benefit to the balance of payments could be offset by a reduction in remittances and a deterioration in the current account.
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