Egypt’s Central Bank Faces Multiple Crises, Limited Options

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) in Cairo, Egypt (Reuters)

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) will hold a periodic meeting on Thursday when options to contain successive shocks to the Egyptian economy remain limited before growing local and global crises.

CBE will likely raise interest rates at today’s meeting to curb inflation, which has risen to unprecedented levels in Egypt.