CAIRO- Egypt's economy is expected to grow at 5.8 percent in the fourth quarter of the 2018-19 financial year, the planning minister said in a statement on Wednesday.

The country registered economic growth estimated at 5.6 percent in third quarter of 2018-19, compared to 5.4 percent the year before, the statement said.

(Reporting by Ehab Farouk; Writing by Aidan Lewis; Editing by Alison Williams) ((Sami.Aboudi@thomsonreuters.com; +20223948181;))