The surprise fall in Egypt’s headline inflation rate in August, to 14.5% y/y, means the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) could still cut rates in Q4 (as we currently expect) but the latest pick up in global energy prices raises the risk that policymakers stay on the sidelines for a bit longer.
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