Egypt posts record $13bn primary surplus despite Suez Canal revenue drop

RIYADH: Egypt posted a record primary surplus of 629 billion Egyptian pounds ($13 billion) in fiscal year 2024–2025, despite a 60 percent drop in Suez Canal revenues, the presidency said in a statement. During a meeting with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi was briefed on the country’s preliminary fiscal performance, which showed a surplus equated to 3.6 percent of gross domestic product.

Egypt posts record $13bn primary surplus despite Suez Canal revenue drop
RIYADH: Egypt posted a record primary surplus of 629 billion Egyptian pounds ($13 billion) in fiscal year 2024–2025, despite a 60 percent drop in Suez Canal revenues, the presidency said in a statement. During a meeting with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi was briefed on the country’s preliminary fiscal performance, which showed a surplus equated to 3.6 percent of gross domestic product.

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