Egypt's economy grew about 5.3% in Q1 2018/19

CAIRO - 8 November 2018: Egypt’s economy expanded about 5.3 percent in the first quarter of the 2018/2019 fiscal year that began in July compared with the same quarter last year, Planning Minister Hala al-Saeed said on Wednesday.

She said in a statement that the highest growth was expected to come from the gas, communications and construction sectors and from the Suez Canal.