Egypt

BMI View: We believe that the Central Bank of Egypt will raise rates by 25-50bps on December 14. If it fails to do so, then an otherwise contained inflationary situation could veer... 2006-11-23

Egypt became the latest in a string of countries to find itself embroiled in an impassioned debate about the Islamic headscarf, or hijab, in November, when Culture Minister Farouk... 2006-11-23

All the signs point to higher growth for FY06 (2005/06) than we had previously anticipated, and we have revised upwards our previous forecast of 5.7% to 6.8% for this year. The economy... 2006-10-30

We continue to see the likelihood of the Muslim Brotherhood becoming a viable political opposition as low (but not impossible), but the government is evidently taking no chances.... 2006-10-30

BMI View: In spite of recent tensions with Hamas and pressure from the US, Egypt will likely maintain reasonably friendly relations with the ruling Palestinian party, in order to... 2006-10-17

BMI View: In spite of recent tensions with Hamas and pressure from the US, Egypt will likely maintain reasonably friendly relations with the ruling Palestinian party, in order to... 2006-10-17

BMI View: We see the current account remaining in surplus throughout the forecast period, although as domestic demand continues to grow strongly, imports will keep it around the 2.0%... 2006-10-16

BMI View: We see the current account remaining in surplus throughout the forecast period, although as domestic demand continues to grow strongly, imports will keep it around the 2.0%... 2006-10-16

BMI View: The pound will remain stable for the next year or so, with a slight upside bias. We expect the central bank to allow further exchange rate flexibility at the end of next... 2006-10-11

BMI View: The pound will remain stable for the next year or so, with a slight upside bias. We expect the central bank to allow further exchange rate flexibility at the end of next... 2006-10-11