Egypt: Economy grows by 2.6 per cent

Published February 4th, 2013 - 11:00 GMT
Despite ongoing political instability, the Egyptian economy grew by 2.6 per cent in the first quater of the 21012/13 fiscal year
Despite ongoing political instability, the Egyptian economy grew by 2.6 per cent in the first quater of the 21012/13 fiscal year

The Egyptian economy grew by 2.6 per cent in the first quarter of the fiscal year 2012/13 which strated in July 2012, the ministry of finance said Monday, according to state news agency MENA.

A year earlier, the economic growth rate was 0.3 per cent.

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