Egypt keeps key interest rates unchanged: central bank

Central Bank of Egypt Headquarters is seen in Cairo December 13 ,2009. REUTERS/Tarek Mostafa

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's central bank left key interest rates unchanged on Thursday, a day after Egyptians voted to elect former army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as president, as it tries to balance growth and inflation pressures. The central bank kept the overnight deposit rate and the overnight lending rate at 8.25 percent and 9.25 percent, respectively, it said in a statement on Thursday.