Egypt and global economy brief
Egypt’s Investment, Planning ministers discuss stronger economic ties with US
An RE brief based on a story published by Daily News Egypt on 11 November 2026.
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Investment and Foreign Trade Minister Mohamed Farid and Planning and Economic Development Minister Ahmed Rostom met US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to discuss closer trade and investment ties and developments in US trade policy. The talks took place in Washington, DC, on the sidelines of the ministers’ participation in the B20 Business Summit 2026, and covered trade remedies, a planned foreign direct investment strategy, the Economic Entities Platform and Egypt’s economic indicators.
Key numbers
- 5.1%
- real growth in FY2025/2026
- 4.4%
- growth in the previous fiscal year
- 12%
- headline inflation in October 2026
- 12.8%
- headline inflation in September
- 14.1%
- core inflation