Egypt, WB discuss preparations for strategic partnership framework for 2023-2027

Egypt, WB discuss preparations for strategic partnership framework for 2023-2027

The meeting was attended by the Ministers of Environment and Education, and a number of deputies, assistants, and senior officials from about 20 national authorities, including the ministries of higher education and scientific research, health, irrigation, agriculture, social solidarity, local development, and the National Council for Women.

On the WB’s side, the meeting was attended by Marina Weiss — the Regional Director of the World Bank for Egypt, Yemen, and Djibout — WB officials, and the acting country director of the International Finance Corporation.

This meeting comes within the framework of a series of consultative meetings that are being organised in coordination and cooperation between the Ministry of International Cooperation and the WB with each of the national authorities, the private sector, research centres and institutions, and NGOs within the framework of strategic preparations.

In her opening speech, Al-Mashat emphasised the strategic relationship between Egypt and the WB, mentioning that the portfolio of ongoing partnerships with the bank is diversified in many priority development sectors for the state to support the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

She indicated that the preparation of the new 2023-2027 strategic partnership framework comes at a pivotal time in which Egypt is working to promote comprehensive and sustainable growth