Egypt’s current account deficit widened to $802.2 million in the July-Sept quarter from a deficit of $493.4 million in the same quarter a year earlier, the central bank said on Tuesday.
The balance of payments registered a surplus of 14.7 million versus a surplus of $2.05 billion in July-Sept 2009. Direct foreign investment during the quarter fell to $1.60 billion from $1.73 billion.
