The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) decided to cut its key policy rates by 100 basis points at its final meeting of 2025, citing its assessment of inflation developments and the economic outlook.

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said there will be no new burdens on Egyptian citizens until the end of the country’s economic reform program with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), stressing that the remaining targets under the program do not include measures that would affect households.

Financing granted by entities regulated by the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) exceeded EGP 1 trillion for the first time, reaching EGP 1.1 trillion during the period from January to October 2025.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level agreement with Egypt on the fifth and sixth reviews under the Extended Fund Facility (EEF) and the first review under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF).

Egyptian exports grow during the first 11 months of 2025 by 18% to approximately $44.392 billion, from about $37.544 billion during the same period in 2024, as per a statement by the Egyptian Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade.

Reducing public and external debt, along with easing the burden of debt servicing, remains a primary objective for the Egyptian government during the current phase, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said during the meeting of the External Debt Management and Borrowing Regulation Committee on December 16th.

The US Federal Reserve reduced the target range for the federal funds rate by a quarter of a percentage point to between 3.5% and 3.75%, marking its first rate cut after months of economic uncertainty and mounting concerns about employment.

Arab Finance: Egypt’s annual core consumer price index (CPI) inflation recorded 12.5% in November 2025, lower than 12.1% last October.

The net international reserves (NIR) of Egypt amounted to $50.216 billion at the end of November 2025.

Egypt’s annual headline inflation reached 10.0% in November 2025, versus 10.1% during October, the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics’ (CAPMAS) data showed.

The General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) announced it has adopted an updated technical and regulatory framework for financial evaluation and review, alongside the launch of a new digital platform designed to improve the investment environment in Egypt.

Egypt is preparing to launch a new package of incentives and policies aimed at increasing investment in several targeted sectors.

Egypt’s external debt increased to $161.2 billion at the end of the previous fiscal year (FY) 2024/2025, rising by about $8.3 billion, or 5.5%, compared with the end of FY 2023/2024, according to the Central Bank of Egypt’s (CBE) External Position of the Egyptian Economy 2024/2025 report.

Egypt outlined the latest progress of its economic reform agenda during a meeting between Minister of Planning and Economic Development and International Cooperation Rania Al-Mashat and an International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission visiting Cairo as part of the fifth and sixth reviews of the economic reform program.

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said he expects discussions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission to move forward smoothly, pointing to recent improvements in Egypt’s economic indicators, as per a statement.

Egypt’s Minister of Finance Ahmed Kouchouk announced the second package of tax incentives, saying it forms part of a wider plan to ease procedures for the taxpaying community.

Egypt presented an extensive plan to deepen trade integration, expand investment, and strengthen economic cooperation among the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation (D-8) member states during the fourth meeting of the D-8 Trade Ministers Council, chaired by Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Hassan El-Khatib in Cairo.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised upward its forecast for Egypt’s real gross domestic product (GDP) growth in fiscal year (FY) 2025/2026 to 4.5%, up from its July estimate of 4.1%, according to the IMF’s World Economic Outlook report for October 2025.

Egypt’s balance of payment (BoP) recorded an overall deficit of $2.1 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2024/2025, compared to an overall surplus of $9.7 billion in FY 2023/2024, according to a report issued by the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE).

The World Bank will release the second $500 million tranche of its financial support to Egypt before the end of 2025, according to the bank’s Regional Director for Egypt, Yemen, and Djibouti, Stephane Guimbert.