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<\/a> Economists <\/strong>polled by Reuters Arabic<\/strong><\/a> are not as optimistic as the IMF <\/strong>or the Ismail government on Egypt\u2019s growth prospects. Twelve analysts say Egypt\u2019s GDP growth would be limited to 4.2% in the current fiscal year and will rise to 4.5% in FY2018-19. They see growth topping 4.6% FY2019-20. That\u2019s substantially below the 5.3-5.5% rate projected for this fiscal year by the government.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Economists polled by Reuters Arabic are not as optimistic as the IMF or the Ismail government on Egypt\u2019s growth prospects. Twelve analysts say Egypt\u2019s GDP growth would be limited to 4.2% in the current fiscal year and will rise to 4.5% in FY2018-19. They see growth topping 4.6% FY2019-20. 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