SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt: Egypt has agreed $36.2 billion (34.5 billion euros) in investment deals, Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab said on Sunday (Monday in Manila) at the close of a three-day conference to kick start the economy.

The conference, which started with three Arab states pledging $12 billion in investments and aid, is seen by the government as a ringing endorsement of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and his fight against Islamist militants.

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