No single story is driving the conversation on Egypt in the international press this morning:

  • Investors and analysts are expecting the EGP to weaken a bit more against the greenback, possibly before the IMF executive board approves a funding package in December, Bloomberg reports.
  • Reuters is out with a story on the Egyptian Mercantile Exchange(EMX) going live this week, providing a direct channel for the sale and purchase of commodities including wheat.
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