CAIRO, June 19 (Reuters) - Egypt's current account deficit shrank in the nine months to the end of March to $3.9 billion compared to $7.1 billion in the same period a year earlier, the central bank said in a statement.
Net inflows of foreign direct investment (FDI) rose slightly to $1.4 billion compared to $1.2 billion in the nine months to end-March 2012.
(Reporting by Alastair Macdonald; Editing by Shadia Nasralla)
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