The Egyptian central bank’s decision today to keep interest rates on hold (rather than cut them) reflected policymakers’ concerns about the inflationary impact of upcoming subsidy cuts. But with inflation likely to drop back, we think that the easing cycle will be resumed later this year and our forecast is that interest rate will be lowered by more than the consensus is currently anticipating.
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