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The dollar fell by about 2.12 Egyptian pounds over the week, while the pound gained roughly 3.7%. The move coincided with an estimated $400 million of short-term foreign investment entering Egypt’s secondary market, largely to buy government debt instruments.
Foreign portfolio inflows increased dollar supply and supported the pound, lowering the local-currency cost of imported feed and farm inputs. The currency benefit may be vulnerable to reversal because these investments are short-term.
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