CAIRO - Egypt plans to increase investments in the state-owned oil companies to 30 billion Egyptian pounds ($1.92 billion) in fiscal year 2022-2023, which is the highest ever, the petroleum ministry said on Sunday.

The ministry statement did not provide a figure for the prior fiscal year. ($1 = 15.6400 Egyptian pounds)

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