{"id":625888,"date":"2018-08-26T04:12:03","date_gmt":"2018-08-26T04:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/08\/26\/central-bank-leaves-interest-rates-unchanged-2\/"},"modified":"2018-08-26T04:12:03","modified_gmt":"2018-08-26T04:12:03","slug":"central-bank-leaves-interest-rates-unchanged-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/08\/26\/central-bank-leaves-interest-rates-unchanged-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Central bank leaves interest rates unchanged"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"content-anchor\" id=\"tldr-story-02\"><\/a> <strong>The Central Bank of Egypt left key interest rates unchanged<\/strong> at its Thursday, 16 August meeting. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/ozabs-uk-egypt-cenbank-idAFKBN1KZ1UX-OZABS\">widely expected move<\/a> saw the bank leave its overnight deposit and lending rates on hold at 16.75% and 17.75%, respectively, with the main operation and discount rates also stable at 17.25%, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbe.org.eg\/en\/Pages\/HighlightsPages\/MPC-Press-Release-16-August-2018.aspx\">the CBE said in a statement<\/a>. Global financial conditions \u2014 including rising international oil prices and <strong>increased pressure on emerging market economies<\/strong> \u2014 coupled with subsidy cuts pose a downside risk to inflation levels, the CBE notes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MPC still sees inflation falling to single digits next year: <\/strong>The MPC maintained its outlook on headline inflation, which it expects to hit c.13% in 4Q2018 before dropping to the single digits \u201cafter the temporary effect of fiscal supply shock dissipates.\u201d Keeping rates on hold \u201cremains consistent with achieving this inflation outlook and target path,\u201d according to the statement. <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2018\/08\/12\/inflation-cools-in-july-to-13-5-after-surge-in-june\/\">Annual headline inflation in July<\/a> cooled to 13.5%, while monthly headline inflation reached 2.5%.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The move \u201cmight shore up the attractiveness of local bonds<\/strong> amid a selloff in emerging-market assets,\u201d but also suggests the easing cycle is unlikely to resume this year, Tarek El Tablawy and Ahmed Feteha <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2018-08-16\/egypt-central-bank-holds-rate-as-selloff-spooks-emerging-markets\">write for Bloomberg<\/a>. Asset managers have singled out Egypt as the best option for debt investors as emerging market equities enter bear territory thanks to stabilization measures that have maintained a \u201crelatively high yield and relatively stable currency.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Central Bank of Egypt left key interest rates unchanged at its Thursday, 16 August meeting. The widely expected move saw the bank leave its overnight deposit and lending rates on hold at 16.75% and 17.75%, respectively, with the main operation and discount rates also stable at 17.25%, the CBE said in a statement. 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