Egypt discusses with World Bank preparations to participate in Washington meetings

Egypt discusses with World Bank preparations to participate in Washington meetings

Egypt’s Minister of International Cooperation and the Governor of Egypt at the World Bank Group, Rania al-Mashat, met with Marina Weiss, the Regional Director for Egypt, Yemen and Djibouti at the World Bank, in the presence of some World Bank representatives.

The meeting discussed preparations for holding the spring meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund this April in Washington, with Mashat’s participation.

The meeting also touched on future projects related to development cooperation to support the government’s plan to transition to a green economy, achieve financial inclusion, and enhance the ability of the main economic sectors to deal with challenges and economic crises, well also furthering the participation of the private sector and modernize the transport sector.

The meeting comes as a continuation of periodic meetings held by the Minister of International Cooperation, with multilateral and bilateral development partners, and out of the close cooperation between Egypt and the World Bank Group – one of Egypt’s most important developmental partners.

Mashat’s meetings will follow up ongoing development cooperation portfolio and related developments, as well as international cooperation projects being coordinated during the coming period as part of the country’s development priorities and the new partnership strategy with the bank for