The poll also showed inflation in the South Asian country will remain elevated despite recent interest rate hikes
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Reserve Bank of India keeps lending rate unchanged after 6 consecutive hikes
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Egypt keeps key policy rates unchanged
The move comes amid dovish signals from other central banks, including the US Federal Reserve in tightening of monetary policies
Central Bank of Egypt
Egyptian central bank beat market expectations with a 3% rate hike
The hike is more than the 200 basis points predicted by an analysts’ poll earlier
Central Bank of Egypt
Egyptian pound plummets, stock market rebounds after 2% rate hike by the central bank
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Central Bank of Egypt
Egyptian central bank keeps key interest rates unchanged
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