Egypt Interest Rate

The Central Bank of Egypt cut its overnight deposit rate by 100bps to 21% in their October 2025 meeting, the fourth reduction this year, and loosely aligned with expectations of a slash that ranged between a cut of 100bps and 200bps. The move added to a cumulative 525bps in rate cuts in 2025, with the Egyptian pound's recent strength adding room for the central bank to lower rates and ease pressures on growth and soaring levels on interest payments by the central government. The official exchange rate for the pound held its rebound from this year to hold below 48 per USD, aligned with the devaluation from early 2024. The cut is expected to mark the end of the current easing cycle for the CBE as the central government is due to hike fuel prices later this month as part of reforms backed by the IMF, risking some traction in inflation.