Egypt Eases Import Rule That Had Stymied Market Amid FX Crunch

  • Central bank has been moving to ease import restrictions
  • Currency devaluation has sent inflation to near 5-year high

Egypt's central bank in Cairo.

Photographer: Shawn Baldwin/Bloomberg

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Egypt’s central bank revoked a requirement for importers to secure letters of credit, a rule that had been blamed for a massive backlog at ports.