Egypt's Central Bank cuts interest rates by 0.5%, bringing total cuts to 4 pct over 2020

The Central Bank of Egypt’s (CBE) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided on Thursday to cut the overnight deposit rate, overnight lending rate, and the rate of the main operation by 0.5 per cent (50 bps) to reach 8.25 per cent, 9.25 per cent, and 8.75 per cent, respectively.