Egypt’s headline inflation rate picked up to a three-year high of 13.6% y/y in July and we think it will remain above the Central Bank of Egypt’s target range until early 2024. Greater flexibility of the pound has taken some pressure off policymakers to hike interest rates aggressively, but we still think rates will rise a further 150bp, to 12.75%, by the end of this year.
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