Euromoney Egypt second day starts featuring Industry Minister

CAIRO - 19 September 2017: The second day of the Euromoney Egypt Conference kicked off Tuesday, with the panels organized to focus on the role of international financial institutions to support the Egyptian economy, the industrial sector and entrepreneurship.

The keynote interview will feature Minister of Industry and Foreign Trade Tarek Kabil who is expected to talk about the recently-issued Industrial Permits Act.

The first session will include Egyptian manager of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Walid Labadi, country manager of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Leila Mokaddem, and President of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Benedict Oramah, as speakers.

Talking about industrialization and exports, the panelists include the CEO of the Export Development Authority (EDA), Sherine El Shorbagi, and Head of Corporate Financing for the European Investment Bank (AIB), Nathalie Climence.

Euromoney’s first day featured an interview with Minister of Finance Amr el-Garhy, where he announced that the government is planning to issue eurobonds at a total value of $3-4 billion in the first quarter of 2018.