Egyptian growth reaches 5.1% in 2025-2026 fiscal year
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Egypt Independent

Egyptian Minister of Planning and Economic Development Ahmed Rostom says growth reached 5.1% in the 2025-2026 fiscal year, compared with 4.4% a year earlier. According to his remarks, the result exceeds forecasts by several major international institutions, despite regional and global difficulties.
Egypt’s economic growth reached 5.1% in the 2025-2026 fiscal year, compared with 4.4% a year earlier, Egyptian Minister of Planning and Economic Development Ahmed Rostom said. This rate also exceeds forecasts by several major international institutions, according to Ahmed Rostom.
The minister presented these figures at a ministerial session of the Egyptian Entrepreneurship Summit, held in 2026 around the role of data and innovation in developing businesses in Egypt.
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