DUBAI, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Wednesday that part of the funds announced in the deal his country signed with the United Arab Emirates to develop the Ras al-Hikma real estate project have arrived in the central bank.

Egypt and UAE signed a $35 billion strategic partnership agreement to develop the coastal peninsula. (Reporting by Nadine Awadallah and Tala Ramadan, Writing by Ahmed Elimam; Editing by Michael Georgy)