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Egypt’s Headline Inflation Surges to 25.8% In January amid Imports Delay

Egypt's annual urban consumer price inflation jumped to a higher-than-expected 25.8% in January, data from statistics agency CAPMAS showed on Thursday. The rise from 21.3% in December followed a series of currency devaluations starting in March 2022, a prolonged shortage of foreign currency, and continuing delays in getting imports into…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 10, 2023

Egypt's December Inflation Accelerates to Annual 21.3%

Egyptian annual urban consumer inflation in December rose to 21.3% from 18.7% in November, exceeding analyst expectations, data from the statistics agency CAPMAS showed on Tuesday. The inflation figure was the highest since December 2017, when it hit 21.9%. The price rises followed a currency devaluation in October and restrictions…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 10, 2023

Egypt’s Economy Seen Growing Steadily

Egypt’s economy will grow fairly steadily over the coming three years, with inflation gradually declining from over 10% and the pound weakening in the near-term, a Reuters poll showed. Gross domestic product (GDP) is forecast to expand a median 5.5% in the fiscal year that began this month, according to…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 22, 2022