Egypt’s foreign debt rises to USD 96.6 bn in 2Q2018-19

Egypt’s foreign debt rises to USD 96.6 bn in 2Q2018-2019: The nation's foreign debt rose 16.5% y-o-y to USD 96.6 bn in 2Q2018-2019, up from USD 82.9 bn in the same period a year earlier, according to central bank data. External debt rose 3.7% on a quarterly basis from USD 93.1 in 1Q2018-2019.