CurrenciesAnalysis
Currency monitor: the Egyptian pound's 1.2% slide in 2026, explained
CBAN Editorial Team · 28 Jul 2026 · 5 min read
North Africa
Egypt
Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) · Governor Hassan Abdalla (since 2022) · Egyptian pound (EGP)
- Policy rate
- 19.50%
- Inflation (y/y)
- 14.3%
- GDP growth
- 4.0%
- Nominal GDP
- $396bn
- EGP per USD
- 48.2
- FX YTD vs USD
- -1.2%
- FX reserves
- $46.7bn
- Next MPC
- 20 August 2026
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