The Egyptian economy grew 7.2 percent in the 2007/8 financial year which ended in June, Finance Minister Youssef Boutros-Ghali said.
The minister gave the number to Reuters in response to a query by text message. He gave no further details.
The Egyptian government has said gross domestic product grew at an annualised rate of 7.4 percent in the first nine months of the year. The figure for the whole year indicates that growth slowed to an annualised 6.6 percent in the April-June quarter. - Reuters