Ministry of Planning

Egypt’s surges IFC’s capital by $28.9M to boost private sector financing

Tue, 22 Oct 2024 - 10:15 GMT

She noted that the capital increase would enhance the IFC’s ability to expand its support to private companies.

Egypt's international cooperation portfolio for human development reaches $7B

Mon, 21 Oct 2024 - 10:57 GMT

She shared these details during a roundtable focused on population and human capital development in Egypt.

Egypt to announce winning bid of Wataniya stake sale soon, Hala El Said

Thu, 23 May 2024 - 02:55 GMT

El Said, speaking at the Joint annual meeting of the Arab financial institutions in Cairo, mentioned that the government is presently engaged in evaluating offers and intends to make a selection soon

Planning Minister highlights IMF’s forecast for Egypt’s growth at 4.4% for FY24/25

Wed, 22 May 2024 - 01:05 GMT

Egypt is currently targeting a growth rate of between 4 and 4.2 percent for FY2024/2025, she added and expects a slowdown to 2.9 percent for the current fiscal year with growth impacted by geopolitical tensions

Gov’t studies World Bank suggestion for new entity to centralize ownership of state-owned assets: Planning Minister

Mon, 13 May 2024 - 01:48 GMT

This decision follows a suggestion from the World Bank and supports the government's plan outlined in its state ownership policy document

Egypt targets 42% increase in private sector investment share: Planning Minister

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 - 01:49 GMT

In addition, the country aims to achieve a total of LE 2 trillion in private-sector investments for FY2023/2024.

FY2024/2025 public investments locked at LE 1trn to promote private sector investments, Egypt targets 3% growth by end of FY

Sun, 21 Apr 2024 - 04:28 GMT

Public investments for the upcoming fiscal year are capped at LE 1 trillion to bolster private sector involvement, aiming to raise private investment to 50 percent of total investments, up from 40 percent this year

Egypt’s privatization program aims to generate $1B in stake sales by end of 2024: El Said

Sun, 21 Apr 2024 - 11:53 GMT

This revised target is significantly lower when compared to the program's previous achievements, which amassed around $5.6 billion between April 2022 and the conclusion of last year

PlanningMin leads global economic discussions at 2024 World Bank and IMF meetings

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 - 12:58 GMT

Her participation in these meetings aims to address global challenges by exploring various financing solutions, fostering private-sector investments, and enhancing resilience against future disruptions.

Egypt to increase private sector minimum wage to LE 6,000

Sun, 07 Apr 2024 - 01:42 GMT

This decision reflects Egypt’s commitment to safeguarding the interests of workers, particularly in light of recent internal and external economic developments, El-Said added.

El Said commences meetings to chart new FY investment plan and checks on FY23 progress

Tue, 26 Dec 2023 - 01:59 GMT

Minister of Planning, Hala El-Said, met with ministry officials on Tuesday to evaluate the FY2023/2024 plan and achievements, project completion rates, and other key indicators under MPED’s purview

Planning Minister shares updates on sales of Safi, Jabal El Zeit, and Wataniya

Wed, 18 Oct 2023 - 09:44 GMT

The minister spoke to media on the sidelines of yesterday’s Egypt – OECD Country Program conference, disclosing new details on the progress of the sales of Wataniya Petroleum, Jabal El-Zeit, and Safi

Wataniya stake sale to be complete by 6 weeks, says Planning Minister

Tue, 17 Oct 2023 - 02:19 GMT

The minister added that the winning bid will be announced within a month to six weeks, and revealed that there are three main companies competing to acquire a share of the national petroleum products company

Ministry of Planning releases data of medium-term plan spanning 2023/2026

Sun, 10 Sep 2023 - 02:51 GMT

The ministry's report outlines foundational principles guiding development directions, priorities, and policies in line with Egypt's Vision 2030 and its overarching goals and development strategy

Planning Ministry signs 5 cooperation protocols to support entrepreneurship

Sun, 26 Jun 2022 - 04:01 GMT

The protocols were signed during the third annual forum of startup companies launched by the Ministry of Planning in cooperation with the Greek Campus. The protocols were signed during the third annual forum of startup companies launched by the Ministry of Planning in cooperation with the Greek Campus.

IsDB honors media team of Egypt’s Planning Ministry

Sat, 04 Jun 2022 - 06:43 GMT

This honor came as the media team represents the host country for the annual meetings of the Bank Group, which was held in Sharm El-Sheikh from 1-4 June under the auspices of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.

Tourism sector investments to grow by 64% during 2021-2022

Sun, 28 Nov 2021 - 11:41 GMT

The tourism sector occupies a special importance for the Egyptian economy for several reasons, namely that it is a dynamic sector characterized by high growth rates and its large sectoral contribution to GDP growth.

Total investments targeted for Egypt's electricity sector in 21/2022 plan hit LE 43B

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 - 03:49 GMT

Minister of Planning and Economic Development Hala El-Said, stressed that electric energy is the mainstay for comprehensive development, as all industrial, agricultural, tourism, urban, and service sectors depend on it to operate their facilities and generate added value.

Total investments of industrial sector to hit EGP 125.7B under 2021/2022 plan

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 - 02:52 GMT

These investments include LE 16.6 billion in oil refining industries and LE 109.1 billion in non-petroleum transformative industries.

PMI data reflects Egypt's success in overcoming 3rd wave of Corona: Planning Min.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 - 01:41 GMT

The PMI report indicated that the index scored 49.1 points during July 2021, in addition to the Egyptian labor market moving to the scope of expansion in July 2021 for the first time since October 2019, according to a statement issued, Wednesday.

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