El Sisi signs off on state’s FY2017-18 economic and social development plan

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi ratified the government’s social and economic development plan for FY2017-18 on Sunday, according to Al Shorouk. The strategy — which is now out in the Official Gazette — sees real GDP growth reaching 4.6% for the year, buoyed by an increase in overall resources and investments in nonfinancial assets.