Egypt launches debt-for-investment initiatives to support sustainable development, green transition

Egypt’s Minister of Finance, Ahmed Kouchouk, announced new initiatives to swap debt for investments in sustainable development and the green transition, reaffirming the country’s commitment to enhancing concessional development financing and expanding fiscal space for developing nations. Speaking at the preparatory meetings for the 4th International Conference on Financing for…

Housing Minister visits Egypt-built Julius Nyerere Hydropower project in Tanzania

Egyptian Housing Minister Sherif El-Sherbini visited the Julius Nyerere Hydropower Project in Tanzania, meeting with Tanzanian and Egyptian officials and workers. The project, implemented by the Egyptian consortium of Arab Contractors and Elsewedy Electric, aims to generate 2,115 megawatts of electricity for Tanzania’s national grid. Minister El-Sherbini expressed satisfaction with…

Egyptian PM addresses agricultural land encroachment

Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly chaired a Tuesday meeting to review efforts to combat encroachment on agricultural land and the procedures for its removal. Attendees included Minister of Local Development Manal Awad, Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Alaa Farouk, Head of the General Authority for Urban Planning Maha Fehim,…