Egypt: pound's devaluation has further to go

In spite of the Central Bank of Egypt’s best efforts, it appears to be only a matter of time before the Egyptian pound breaks through 7/US$. And there is a growing risk that, without an IMF deal, the currency falls further than the 7.5/US$ that we are anticipating it to weaken to by the end of the year.

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