Economics
Egypt Hikes Interest Rates and Lets Pound Fall to Absorb Shocks
- Soaring commodity and energy prices put strain on economy
- Central bank says inflation, external imbalances behind move
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Egypt hiked its benchmark interest rate for the first time since 2017 at an unscheduled meeting and let its currency weaken sharply as it moved to absorb shocks from global inflationary pressures.