monetary policy

Egypt's annual urban headline CPI inflation eased to 14.6 per cent in May 2026 from 14.9 per cent in April,…

Standard Chartered expects Egypt's pound to strengthen against the US dollar by the end of the year, supported by…

Egypt's settlement of all outstanding arrears owed to international oil companies is a positive development that…

Egypt highlighted this week investment opportunities and progress in economic reforms at the "Egypt Future:…

Egypt’s Cabinet Media Centre denied reports circulating about the government’s alleged intention to issue a new…

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met with Central Bank Governor Hassan Abdalla on Tuesday to review the…

Egypt’s Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly on Tuesday reviewed financial arrangements to secure strategic petroleum…

Moody’s Ratings has affirmed Egypt’s Caa1 long-term foreign and local currency issuer ratings and maintained a…

Egypt’s Central Bank Governor Hassan Abdalla met on Tuesday with Minister of Planning and Economic Development…

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi stressed the need to reduce inflation by closely monitoring targeted…

Egypt’s net international reserves rose to a record $52.6 billion in January 2026, covering about 6.9 months of…

Asian stocks climbed to six-week highs on Monday, while the dollar hovered near its weakest level in almost three…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level agreement with Egypt on the fifth and sixth reviews…

Asian markets fell on Thursday as technology stocks slid on renewed concerns over heavy AI spending, while…

Egypt’s government is working to reinforce coordination between fiscal and monetary policies to sustain economic…

The Central Bank of Oman (CBO) on Thursday cut the Repurchase Agreement (repo) rate by 25 basis points to 4.25 per…

The Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) on Wednesday cut the discount rate by 25 basis points to 3.50 per cent, effective…

The Central Bank of Qatar (QCB) on Wednesday lowered its main interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday,…

Saudi Arabia’s central bank (SAMA) on Wednesday reduced the Repurchase Agreement (Repo) rate by 25 basis points to…

The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) on Wednesday lowered its Base Rate for the Overnight Deposit Facility by 25…

The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday lowered its benchmark interest rate by 1/4 percentage point to 3-1/2 to 3‑3/4…

Gold edged higher on Monday as a softer dollar and rising expectations of a US Federal Reserve rate cut lifted…

Gold prices slipped on Monday as a stronger dollar and easing US-China trade tensions reduced demand for the…

Asian shares climbed on Monday, led by a 2.8 per cent jump in Japan’s Nikkei, after reports that the Liberal…

Egypt’s Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade, Hassan El-Khatib, met with Fitch Ratings officials to review the…

The global economy is expected to slow over the coming years as trade barriers, geopolitical tensions, and policy…

Egypt's Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Hassan Al-Khatib said the country is implementing reforms to…

Morocco’s central bank kept its key rate at 2.25 per cent on Tuesday, citing global and domestic risks despite…

The People’s Bank of China (PBC) kept the one-year loan prime rate (LPR) unchanged at 3.0 per cent and the…

The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) reduced its Base Rate for the Overnight Deposit Facility by 25 basis points,…

The Central Bank of Oman (CBO) reduced its repo rate for local banks by 25 basis points to 4.75 per cent, effective…

The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) reduced its overnight deposit rate by 25 basis points to 4.75 per cent, effective…

Kuwait’s Central Bank cut the discount rate by 25 basis points to 3.75 per cent, effective Thursday, in response to…

The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) has lowered the Repurchase Agreement (Repo) rate by 25 basis points to 4.75 per cent…

Qatar’s central bank (QCB) has reduced its key interest rates by 25 basis points, effective Thursday.

The US Federal Reserve lowered its target range for the federal funds rate by 1/4 per cent to 4 to 4‑1/4 per cent…

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) lowered its Target Reverse Repurchase (RRP) Rate by 25 basis points to 5.0…

Sterling edged higher on Thursday after survey data showed British businesses recorded their strongest month in a…

The pound sterling edged higher against the dollar and euro on Wednesday after UK inflation data for July showed…

New Zealand’s Monetary Policy Committee on Tuesday reduced the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by 25 basis points to 3 per…