We think the depreciation of the Egyptian pound over the past week has further to go and the currency might plausibly weaken to around 8.25/US$ by the end of this year, a 10% fall against the dollar from its current rate. But given the central bank’s past form in managing the exchange rate, we think it will be a stop-start process to get there.
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