{"id":644978,"date":"2017-07-09T04:24:33","date_gmt":"2017-07-09T04:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/07\/09\/the-winners-and-losers-of-interest-rate-hikes\/"},"modified":"2017-07-09T04:24:33","modified_gmt":"2017-07-09T04:24:33","slug":"the-winners-and-losers-of-interest-rate-hikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/07\/09\/the-winners-and-losers-of-interest-rate-hikes\/","title":{"rendered":"The winners and losers of interest rate hikes"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is more to lose than win after the CBE\u2019s decision to hike interest rates, <\/strong>Abbas El Tarabily writes in a Nasserist, anti-capitalist piece for AMAY<\/a>. While the government is likely to warmly receive the move, as it will lure more funds into the banking system, it fails to consider the fact that higher rates mean higher investment costs, unemployment rates, and increased product prices, not to mention, hampered exports. The only winners, says Tarabily, \u201care the lazy businessmen looking for safe and easy returns on their investments.\u201d We wonder why we bother with this section sometimes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There is more to lose than win after the CBE\u2019s decision to hike interest rates, Abbas El Tarabily writes in a Nasserist, anti-capitalist piece for AMAY. 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