Thursday 10/July/2025 – 02:12 PM
Today, Thursday, July 10, 2025, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Egypt will hold its fourth meetings since the beginning of this year 2025, to discuss and discuss interest rates on the deposit and lending processes and the price of the main operation of the Central Bank of Egypt, amid the anticipation of investors and financial market experts, the results of the decision expected to be issued this evening, and the variation of expectations between installation and reduction for the third time in a row.
Central Bank’s decisions regarding interest rates since the beginning of 2025 before today’s decision was issued
The meetings of the Central Bank of Egypt will be held during one year in which interest rates are determined through global and regional economic events, and in these meetings the interest rate is appropriate for the current conditions.
The Central Bank of Egypt met in 3 previous sessions in 2025, where the committee made at the first meeting on February 20, 2025 its decision to keep interest rates unchanged. At 27.25%, 28.25% and 27.75%, respectively, and decided to keep the credit and discount price at 27.75%.
The second meeting of the Central Bank
The Central decision came during the second meeting on Thursday, April 17, 2025, to reduce interest rates by 225 basis points, for the first time since 2020, to reach 25.00%, 26.00% and 25.50%, respectively, and decided to reduce the credit and discount price by 225 basis points to 25.50%.
The third meeting of the Central Bank
The committee continued in the policy of monetary facilitation during the third meeting on Thursday, May 22, 2025, as it reduced interest rates for the second time in a row by 100 basis points, to reach 24.00%, 25.00% and 24.50%, respectively, and decided to reduce the credit and deduction price by 100 basis points to reach 24.50%, and this decision comes as a reflection of the latest developments and economic expectations since the previous monetary policy committee meeting.
The data released yesterday by the Central Bank of Egypt, quoting the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics, showed a remarkable decline in inflation rates in Egypt during the month of June 2025.
General inflation of the urban
The monthly change rate in the general record for consumer prices for urban urbanization recorded 0.1% in June 2025, which represents a significant improvement compared to 1.6% in June 2024 and 1.9% in May 2025.
On an annual basis, the general inflation rate for urbanization recorded 14.9% in June 2025, down from 16.8% in May 2025.
Basic inflation
As for the rate The monthly change in the basic record for consumer prices, which is prepared by the Central Bank of Egypt, has recorded a negative 0.2% in June 2025, compared to 1.3% in June 2024 and 1.6% in May 2025.
On an annual basis, the basic inflation rate recorded 11.4% in June 2025, down from 13.1% in May 2025.
