CAIRO, July 25, 2018 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi ratified the 2018/2019 plan for medium-term sustainable development after it was approved by parliament. The plan aims at achieving economic and social development for 2018/2019 through increasing the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to LE 5,251 billion at a 5.8 per cent growth rate. The plan also seeks to increase the State's total resources to LE 6,503.3 billion. Sisi's decree was published in the Gazette out Wednesday. Earlier, the parliament had approved a plan to achieve medium-term sustainable development (2018-2019 / 2021-2022).