Egypt's economy grows 2.9% in Q3-20/21

Cairo – Mubasher: Egypt's economy remained on its growth trajectory, registering a gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 2.9% in the third quarter (Q3) of fiscal year (FY) 2020/2021.

Over the first nine months of FY20/21, the country’s GDP grew by 1.9%, compared to 5.4% in the corresponding period a year earlier, the Minister of Planning and Economic Development, Hala El-Saeed, said in a statement on Wednesday.