Egypt's M2 money supply up 23.9% year-on-year in May, central bank data shows
Money supply rose to 12.82 trillion Egyptian pounds ($258.36 billion), up from 10.34 trillion pounds in May 2024. ($1 = 49.6200 Egyptian pounds) (Reporting by Enas Alashray; Editing by Chris Reese)
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