Egypt's economy grew by 9.8% in the first quarter of the fiscal year 2021-22 that began in July, compared with 0.7% in the same period last year, a cabinet statement quoted the planning minister as saying on Wednesday.

Egypt expects a GDP growth of 5.5-5.7% in FY 2021-22 that ends in June.

(Reporting by Moamen Said Attalah; writing by Mahmoud Mourad; editing by Philippa Fletcher)