The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has cut its key policy rates by 100 basis points (bps), based on its assessment of current inflation dynamics and the outlook since the previous meeting.

Egypt’s annual headline inflation rate eased to 10.1% in January 2026, sharply down from 23.2% in the same month of 2025, according to data released by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS).

Egypt’s annual headline inflation hit 10.3% in December 2025, down from 23.4% during the same month in 2024, as per the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics’ (CAPMAS) data.

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 unemployment rate in Egypt recorded 6.4% during the third quarter (Q3) of 2025, up 0.3% from Q2 2025, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) data.

Egypt’s annual headline inflation reached 10.1% in October 2025, versus 10.3% during September, the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics’ (CAPMAS) data showed.

Egypt’s annual headline inflation recorded 10.3% in September 2025, compared to 11.2% last August, the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics’ (CAPMAS) data showed.

Trade exchange between Egypt and the UAE was valued at $5.4 billion during the January-July 2025 period, significantly up by 71% from the same period of 2024, data by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) showed.

The exchange trade between Egypt and Singapore hit $137 million in the first half (H1) of 2025, versus $316.9 million in H1 2024, according to a statement issued by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS).

The bilateral trade between Egypt and Spain reached $1.5 billion in the first half (H1) of 2025, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS).

Egypt’s annual headline inflation recorded 11.2% in August 2025, compared to 13.1% last July, the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics’ (CAPMAS) data showed

Egypt’s trade deficit recorded $4.4 billion in June 2025, marking a 23.4% year-on-year (YoY) increase from $3.56 billion.

Egypt’s annual core consumer price index (CPI) inflation hit 11.6% in July 2025, compared to 11.4% in June, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) data showed.

Egypt’s annual headline inflation slowed to 13.1% in July from 14.4% in June, as reported by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) on August 10th.

Egypt’s trade deficit dropped by 17.8% year on year (YoY) to $3.41 billion in May 2025, versus $4.15 billion, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics’ (CAPMAS) data.

Egypt's annual headline inflation recorded 14.4% in June, versus 16.5% in May.

The value of trade exchange between Egypt and the BRICS countries hiked by 19.5% to $50.8 billion in 2024 from $42.5 billion in 2023, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS)

The Egyptian exports to the BRICS countries increased by 31.5% year-on-year (YoY) to $905 million in 2024 since Egypt joined the bloc, versus $688 million.

Egypt's annual headline inflation recorded 16.5% in May, versus 13.5% in April.