埃及央行周四将关键利率上调100个基点，这是该银行自2024年3月以来的首次加息。
Egypt's central bank raised its key interest rates by 100 basis points on Thursday, the first hike by the bank since March 2024.
该银行表示，货币政策委员会将存款利率从19%上调至20%，将贷款利率从20%上调至21%。
The monetary policy committee raised the deposit rate to 20% from 19% and the lending rate to 21% from 20%, the bank said.
埃及央行表示，该决定是在外部条件艰难、不确定性居高不下的背景下作出的，旨在保持预期稳定，维护通胀下行轨迹。
The central bank said the decision came amid challenging external conditions and elevated uncertainty, and aimed to keep expectations anchored and safeguard the disinflation trajectory.
埃及央行表示，该国2026年第三季度的经济增长将保持总体稳定，徘徊在2026年第二季度录得的4.7%附近。
The CBE said the country's economic growth will remain broadly stable in Q3 2026, hovering near the 4.7% rate recorded in Q2 2026.
埃及央行的这一决定违背了周二发布的一项路透社调查的预期，该调查对13名分析师进行了调查，预测该银行将连续第六次会议维持利率不变。
The CBE's decision defied expectations in a Reuters poll of 13 analysts published on Tuesday, which predicted that the bank would leave interest rates unchanged for a sixth consecutive meeting.
LSEG数据显示，埃及镑周一跌至每美元56埃及镑的历史低点。
The Egyptian pound hit a record low of 56 pounds per US dollar on Monday, LSEG data showed.
埃及年度城市通胀率9月从8月的14.5%放缓至13.9%，核心通胀率从14.9%降至14.1%。
Egypt's annual urban inflation slowed in September to 13.9% from 14.5% in August, and core inflation decreased to 14.1% from 14.9%.