Egypt's central bank holds key interest rates unchanged

August 20, 2026 10:28 AM EDT

FILE PHOTO: The new headquarters of the Central Bank of Egypt, at the New Administrative Capital (NAC) in the east of Cairo, Egypt, January 19, 2026. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany/ File Photo

CAIRO, ‌Aug ​20 (Reuters) - ​Egypt's ‌central bank kept ⁠its ‌overnight interest rates ‌unchanged on Thursday, ​it said ⁠in a ​statement.

The monetary policy committee held ​the ‌deposit rate ⁠at 19% ⁠and the lending ​rate at 20%.

(Reporting by ‌Enas Alashray ‌and ⁠Yasmine ‌Ghania; Editing ​by Sharon ‌Singleton)



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