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Egypt's balance of payments deficit narrows in Q3 Balance of payments deficit falls to half a billion dollars in third quarter (July-September) partly due to increase in transfers from Egyptians living abroad
Egypt's balance of payments deficit decreased to $518.7 million in the third quarter of 2012/13 (July-September) compared to $2.4 billion during the same period last year, the country's central bank said on Wednesday. Transfers from Egyptians living abroad saw an increase of $839.7 million compared to the same period last year. Imports of commodities decreased by $760 million which helped narrow the current account deficit. The trade deficit also saw also an improvement as it narrowed to $6.9 billion in the third quarter due to a 5.2 per cent decrease in imports. The balance of payments is an accounting record of all monetary transactions between a country and other countries. http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/59824.aspx