VOL. XLV

No 26

1-July-2002

EGYPT

Capital Intelligence PutsEgypt Sovereign, Bank Ratings On Negative Outlook

International ratings agency Capital Intelligence (CI)announced on 25 June that it had assigned a negative outlook to Egypts sovereign rating, reflectingdeteriorating economic fundamentals and the sluggish pace of reform. The currentlong-term rating is BBB- and the short-term is A3. A yawning trade gap, weakforeign investment inflows and increasing deposit dollarization driven partly by...