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<\/a> Egypt\u2019s economic progress is \u201cremarkable,\u201d but high interest rates remain the biggest hurdle to investment in the real economy<\/b>, Emirates NBD Senior Portfolio Manager Marwan Haddad told Bloomberg TV. \u201cIt\u2019s very tough for anyone sitting in Egypt to let go of a 20% return\u201d by parking cash in banks and government instruments and instead choose to put money in investments that might not pan out, Haddad notes. Recent government policies including scrapping the discounted customs exchange rate for non-essential imports will encourage investors to look at the market again, but businesses are waiting for the central bank to resume its easing cycle<\/b>. Haddad says he is optimistic that Egypt will be \u201cone of the few markets globally that might have an interest rate cut next year\u201d (watch, runtime: 2:31<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Egypt\u2019s economic progress is \u201cremarkable,\u201d but high interest rates remain the biggest hurdle to investment in the real economy, Emirates NBD Senior Portfolio Manager Marwan Haddad told Bloomberg TV. \u201cIt\u2019s very tough for anyone sitting in Egypt to let go of a 20% return\u201d by parking cash in banks and government instruments and instead choose 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