UPDATE 1-Dubai retailer MAF to invest $2.3 bln in Egypt

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Dubai retailer Majid Al Futtaim, which holds the Carrefour franchise in the Middle East, plans to invest about $2.3 billion in Egypt in the next few years, its chief executive said on Wednesday, a sign of Gulf investors' growing interest in the Egyptian economy.