CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's central bank kept interest rates unchanged on Thursday, weighing inflation risks against slower economic growth, with both factors driven by investor worries about the country's political crisis. Egypt's pound has lost almost 8 percent of its value against the dollar in the past month, raising inflation pressures. But the fall has been linked to concerns about widespread violence and political turmoil, which has also hurt the economic outlook, keeping demand subdued. The bank kept its rate for overnight deposits at 9.25 percent and its overnight lending rate at 10. ...
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