Egypt To Record Further Progress On Fiscal Consolidation In 2019
Country Risk / Egypt / Tue 11 Dec, 2018
Key View:
- We at Fitch Solutions expect Egypt’s fiscal deficit to narrow from an estimated 9.4% of GDP in FY2017/18 to 7.8% in FY2018/19 and 6.4% of GDP in FY2019/20.
- Tax reforms and robust real GDP growth will result in higher tax revenues, while government earnings from the gas sector will expand in line with rising production. Further energy