Egypt’s non-oil private-sector activity increased in July, posting rare positive growth in the first month of the new fiscal year, a survey showed Sunday. The Egypt Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) for the private sector excluding the oil industry rose to 50.3 from 49.4 in June. A reading below 50 indicates a contraction; above, an expansion. It was only the third time Egypt’s PMI posted above 50 in almost three years. The survey showed that new orders from both domestic and foreign sources helped the expansion. “Though indicating only a marginal strengthening in business conditions, the headline figure hit an eight-month high as new orders entered expansion territory,” the survey said.
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