Egypt’s economy succeeds in dealing with COVID-19 crisis in flexible manner: Sisi

  • Date: 21-Jan-2021
  • Source: Egypt Today
  • Sector:Economy
  • Country:Egypt
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Egypt’s economy succeeds in dealing with COVID-19 crisis in flexible manner: Sisi

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in a press conference in 2017- Press photo







CAIRO -20 January 2021: President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi said that despite the severe economic repercussions of the Covid-19 pandemic crisis, the Egyptian economy has succeeded in dealing with it in a flexible manner, thus preserving its ability to continue achieving positive growth rates, in light of the structural economy program that began years ago.

 

According to Sisi, the economic reform program achieved tangible achievements in a short period, which reflected positively on development efforts, and helped the state support the national economy, implement policies to stimulate continued work, and provide a greater margin of support for the most affected groups.

 

He said that 2020 was full of difficult challenges and negative repercussions resulting from COVID-19 crisis which has changed the world.

 

“Despite these difficulties, the crisis has shown an important opportunity to promote digital transformation and develop sustainable