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Egypt’s headline inflation falls to six-and-a-half year lows in August

Headline inflation falls to six-and-a-half year low in August, confounding expectations: Egypt’s annual headline inflation rate fell to 7.5% in…

The “sharp rise” in Egypt’s external debt since 2015 could be cause for alarm but “the risks are currently manageable,”…

Ignore February’s inflation data: The CBE could still cut rates this month, Capital Economics suggests: February’s unexpectedly high inflation rates…

Egypt’s economic growth will beat expectations as sovereign bond yields fall and the government’s austerity program draws to a close,…

Egypt “paving the way” for a weaker EGP with simplified FX policy, says Capital Economics: The EGP will likely weaken…

State-owned banks won’t be able to prop up the EGP for much longer than “a few more months at most,”…

Economy grew 5.3% in 1Q18-19, according to preliminary gov’t figures: Egypt’s GDP grew 5.3% y-o-y during the first quarter of…

** #2 Capital Economics sees Egypt growth accelerating — and likes the idea of letting the EGP slide a bit…