Coupled with favorable international conditions, Egypt’s annual GDP growth rate rose to 7.2% in 2008, from 4.1% in 2004, and remained at 5% in 2009-2010, despite the global recession. The new measures also helped to attract large capital inflows and foreign direct investment, underpinning a dramatic rise in foreign-currency reserves, from $14.8 billion in 2004 to more than $36 billion by the end of 2010.
2004年的改革消除了外汇管制、降低了进口关税，逐渐地改善了商业和投资环境。在有利国际条件的助推下，埃及年GDP增长率从2004年的4.1%提高到2008年的7.2%，2009—2010年全球衰退期间也维持在5%。这些新措施还有助于吸引大量资本流入和外国直接投资，从而使埃及外汇储备大幅增加，从2004年的148亿美元提高到2010年末的360亿美元。