{"id":665706,"date":"2025-05-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/05\/22\/central-bank-will-review-rates-today\/"},"modified":"2025-05-22T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T00:00:00","slug":"central-bank-will-review-rates-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/05\/22\/central-bank-will-review-rates-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Central bank will review rates today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Good morning, all.<\/strong> We have an issue busy with capital markets news \u2014 Valu got the green light to temporarily list its shares on the EGX and Bonyan announced its intention to float. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">PSA- <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>WEATHER- <\/strong>It\u2019s another cool day in Cairo, with a high of 32\u00b0C and a low of 20\u00b0C, according to our favorite weather app.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>It\u2019s even cooler in Alexandria<\/strong>, with a high of 27\u00b0C and a low of 17\u00b0C.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>** DID YOU KNOW that we cover <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/ksa\/en\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Saudi Arabia<\/a><\/strong><strong> and the <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">UAE<\/a><\/strong><strong>?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>** Were you forwarded this email?<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/user\/news-letters\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Tap or click here<\/a> to get your own copy delivered every weekday before 7am Cairo time \u2014 without charge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">WATCH THIS SPACE- <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><a id=\"wwtt1\"><\/a> <strong>#1- Egypt a<\/strong><strong>nd China are in talks to bring a Chinese bank to the local market<\/strong> to support companies operating in the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone), SCZone head Walid Gamal El Din told <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alarabiya.net\/aswaq\/exclusive\/2025\/05\/21\/%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%82%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B3-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%AB%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%B0%D8%A8-%D8%A8%D9%86%D9%83-%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Al Arabiya<\/a>. The move would make it easier for Chinese firms to transact in CNY and would further support bilateral trade, he said. Gamal El Din added that Egyptian banks have recently started allowing companies to open CNY-denominated accounts \u2014 a step that has already helped some Chinese firms operate more efficiently.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>We first heard about plans to open up a Chinese bank last year<\/strong>, when then-trade minister Ahmed Samir <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/abe47b52-09b4-4c54-a774-0d77cac51293\/china-looks-to-establish-industrial-zone-on-the-mediterranean\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">floated the idea<\/a> in a meeting with his Chinese counterpart.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <a id=\"wwtt2\"><\/a> <strong>#2 - Fertilizer producers want to import gas directly: <\/strong>Several fertilizer manufacturers are preparing to submit a formal request to the government to import natural gas directly from global markets, sources told <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alborsaanews.com\/2025\/05\/21\/1889870\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Al Borsa<\/a>. The move comes after the government <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/6bfab6d0-e435-469f-ac69-a05b758bb1e9\/%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253eour%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253eimports%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253eof%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253eisraeli%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253egas%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253ewill%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253edip%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e20%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e%2525%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253ethroughout%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253ethe%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253esummer%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">cut<\/a> gas supplies to local fertilizer and methanol factories by 50% for a 15-day period. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/5\/1870.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Abu Qir Fertilizers (pdf)<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/5\/1871.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Mopco (pdf)<\/a> both said that the move will result in a 30% drop in production.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">HAPPENING TODAY-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><a id=\"wwtt3\"><\/a> <strong>To cut, or not<\/strong><strong> to cut, that is the question facing the central bank\u2019s Monetary Policy <\/strong><strong>Committee (MPC) today. <\/strong>The committee will meet later today to decide whether or not to extend the easing cycle it kicked off <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/030e8a7e-a0f6-48c5-bf6c-794c43555671\/cbe-cuts-rates-for-the-first-time-since-november-2020\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">in April<\/a> with a 225 bps cut \u2014 its first since 2020. But with inflation inching up in April and external risks still in play, policymakers face a balancing act.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Most analysts are penciling in another cut \u2014 but not everyone agrees on how much.<\/strong> Five of eight analysts <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/6bbc8667-de2f-4ebb-a17e-d475fc8e3c06\/majority-of-analysts-see-cbe-continuing-its-easing-cycle-this-week--enterpriseam-poll\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">polled by EnterpriseAM<\/a> this week expect the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) to cut rates again today, penciling 100-200 bps reductions. A rate cut now would help \u201cstimulate economic growth, given a relative stability in the domestic and international economic conditions compared to the previous month,\u201d HC Securities\u2019 Heba Mounir told us. Ahly Pharos\u2019 Hany Genena added that real interest rates are nearing 10%, global commodity prices are steady, and the EGP is appreciating \u2014 all factors that strengthen the case for a cut.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>But not everyone is convinced the CBE will move again so quickly.<\/strong> With annual urban inflation rising for a second straight month <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/5f90826f-9546-4d3b-a410-316f1a7aac3d\/inflation-rises-again-in-april-to-sit-at-13.9%2525\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">in April to 13.9%<\/a>, some observers are cautioning against rushing to cut again. Economist Hany Abou El Fotouh thinks that a second cut when the MPC meets today is unlikely, echoing the IMF\u2019s warning against premature easing. Others say a short pause after a cut now could give the bank space to monitor fiscal changes ahead \u2014 including fuel price hikes and VAT adjustments \u2014 before resuming the cycle in the summer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 subscribe-box-panel\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"title\">\n<h4 class=\"fw-lighter mb-10\">   Get <b style=\"font-weight: 700\">Enterprise<\/b> daily   <\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-10\">The roundup of news and trends that move your markets and shape corporate agendas delivered straight to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/egypt\/en\/user\/NewsLetters\" type=\"button \" class=\"btn-green px-3 d-flex align-items-center\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe here<\/a>  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">CIRCLE YOUR CALENDAR- <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><a id=\"wwtt4\"><\/a> <strong>A US Chamber Business Delegation will be heading our way next week <\/strong>to take part in the two-day <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amcham.org.eg\/usForumAgenda\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">US-Egypt Policy Leaders Forum<\/a> kicking off next Sunday at the Four Seasons Nile Plaza. The forum will bring together big names from the cabinet \u2014 Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly and the whole Economic Ministerial Group, and much more \u2014 members of the US business community, and officials from the IFC, IMF, and World Bank. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Check out our full calendar on the web<\/a><\/strong> for a comprehensive listing of upcoming news events, national holidays and news triggers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">THE BIG STORY ABROAD-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Another dramatic White House meeting unfolded yesterday<\/strong>, as President Donald Trump <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-south-africa-oval-office-drama-0080e7c7288860bd0511b8cc4efd06f6\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">dimmed<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-south-africa-oval-office-drama-0080e7c7288860bd0511b8cc4efd06f6\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">the lights<\/a> in the Oval Office to watch a video of what he claimed was evidence of genocide and \u201chorrible death\u201d of white farmers in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>His guest \u2014 South Africa\u2019s Cyril Ramaphosa \u2014 <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/05\/21\/2025\/south-africas-ramaphosa-readies-for-trump-talks\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">rejected the claims<\/a><\/strong> made in the video and a stack of papers Trump shuffled through, albeit in a calm, less confrontational manner than the full-display tussle with Ukraine\u2019s Zelenskyy last February. Ramaphosa tried to get the conversation back on track to focus on trade relations with the US.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>SPEAKING OF THE US-<\/strong> <strong>The Trump administration <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/05\/21\/trump-qatar-boeing-jet.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">formally accepted<\/a><\/strong><strong> Qatar\u2019s USD 400 mn <\/strong><strong>Being 747 jet<\/strong>, gifted to be used as the President\u2019s Air Force One. He will not be using it any time soon, though \u2014 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/national-security\/turning-qatari-747-air-force-one-cost-1-billion-take-years-experts-say-rcna206582\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">experts put the cost<\/a> of installing the necessary systems at over USD 1 bn, with the process taking years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>\u201cI am sorry I don\u2019t have a plane to give you<\/strong>,\u201d Ramaphosa said when Trump was asked about the jet by reporters during the meeting.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>CLOSER TO HOME- <\/strong>Pressure on Israel is mounting after the military <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2025\/05\/21\/middleeast\/diplomats-israeli-fire-west-bank-intl\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">fired shots at a delegation<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2025\/05\/21\/middleeast\/diplomats-israeli-fire-west-bank-intl\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">of Arab and European diplomats<\/a> near the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank, triggering wide international backlash. Meanwhile, Israeli PM Netanyahu said <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2025\/05\/21\/middleeast\/mohammed-sinwar-probably-killed-israel-claims-latam-intl\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Israel \u201cprobably\u201d killed<\/a> Hamas\u2019 de facto leader Mohammed Sinwar, and vowed to establish complete control over Gaza.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>OVER IN TECH-<\/strong> <strong>OpenAI will <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/05\/21\/technology\/openai-jony-ive-deal.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">fully acquire AI startup IO<\/a><\/strong><strong> \u2014 <\/strong>founded a year ago by ex-Apple executive John Ivy \u2014 for USD 6.5 bn, its largest transaction to date. Ivy and his team will <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-05-21\/openai-to-buy-apple-veteran-jony-ive-s-ai-device-startup-in-6-5-billion-deal\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">join OpenAI to work on \u201ca new family of products\u201d<\/a> designed to bring artificial general intelligence into physical, everyday-use gadgets. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ALSO- US export controls on semiconductors <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/05\/21\/2025\/nvidia-ceo-says-us-chip-export-controls-on-china-are-a-failure\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cbackfired,\u201d<\/a><\/strong> Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said yesterday, adding they encouraged China\u2019s companies to accelerate development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning, all. We have an issue busy with capital markets news \u2014 Valu got the green light to temporarily list its shares on the EGX and Bonyan announced its intention to float. 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