Egypt Holds Interest Rates Unchanged

Egypts central bank kept its key overnight interest rates steady on Thursday. The monetary policy committee maintained the deposit rate at 19 percent and the lending rate at 20 percent.

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

Egypt kept its benchmark overnight deposit rate steady at 19% on Thursday afternoon. The monetary policy decision preserves existing borrowing costs for commercial banks. It comes as policymakers monitor domestic price pressures.

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