Ashraf Salman receives bt100 Award

CAIRO – 20 February 2018: In the glamorous bt100 Awards ceremony organized by Business Today magazine, former Minister of Investment Ashraf Salman received the bt100 Crystal Award.

The former Minister was honored for his influential role to prepare Egyptian environment for investments during his time at the office.

The event hosted more than 600 attendees, including state ministers, headed by Finance Minister Amr El-Garhy, Minister of Housing and Urban Communities Mustafa Madbouly, Minister of Electricity Mahmoud Shaker, Minister of Investment and International Cooperation, Sahar Nasr, Minister of Communications and Information Technology Yasser El-Kady and Minister of Health and Population Ahmed Emad El-Din Rady.

It was held under the auspices of a number of pioneering corporate entities from various business sectors, including the National bank of Egypt, the African International Bank, PepsiCo, CIB, Banque Misr, and Fawry, the e-payment solution provider. Other sectors include Hesham Talaat Mostafa Group, Jumia, Hyde Park, Ghabbour Auto, Aptech, Taaleem and WE.

The ceremony’s awards selection was based on a comprehensive study conducted in accordance with financial and economic standards set by Business Today Magazine’s economic specialists and experts.

The awarded entities were selected based on their overall performance in the past year, impact on the economic progress, stock exchange performance, creativity with practical solutions, sustainable public-private partnerships and alignment with the goals outlined in Egypt 2030 Vision.