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Tuesday, 27 December 2016

What we’re tracking on 27 December 2016

“Cold” weather advisory: The weather is, by Egyptian standards, chilly this morning, and the Meteorological Authority is warning there’s more of the same in store through next week, with overnight lows in Cairo down to 6°C on Thursday night / Friday morning and daytime highs as low as 14 on Saturday. There’s also a 25% chance of a shower in Cairo this morning according to our favourite weather app, and a 20% chance of a sprinkle some time each day through the night of 1 January. Rains could be particularly heavy on the North Coast, Ahram Online warns.

The Central Bank of Egypt’s Monetary Policy Committee will discuss interest rates for the last time this year on Thursday, 29 December.

Sunday, 1 January 2017, is national holiday in observance of New Year’s Day and Saturday, 7 January 2017 is a national holiday in observance of Coptic Christmas.

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