Egypt's M2 money supply up 17.2% year-on-year in August - central bank

CAIRO- Egypt's M2 money supply increased by 17.2% year-on-year in August, central bank statistics published on Thursday showed.

Money supply stood at 5.49 trillion Egyptian pounds ($350.57 billion), compared with 4.68 trillion pounds a year earlier.

($1 = 15.6600 Egyptian pounds)

(Reporting by Nafisa Eltahir; Editing by Alison Williams) ((Nafisa.Eltahir@thomsonreuters.com;))