Egypt’s $35,000 Bond Sale Shows Currency Risk Sapping Demand
Egypt sold a tiny fraction of the bonds on sale in an auction as the government balked at paying what investors fearful of another plunge in the value of the pound are demanding to buy its local currency debt.
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### Response: Egypt sold a tiny fraction of the bonds on sale in an auction as the government balked at paying what investors fearful of another plunge in the value of the pound are demanding to buy its local currency debt.