Sharm El Sheikh gets ready for the African Development Bank’s Annual Meetings

Sharm El Sheikh gets ready for the African Development Bank’s Annual Meetings

After successfully hosting COP27 in November 2022, the Egyptian resort city of Sharm El Sheikh is preparing for the African Development Bank Group’s (www.AfDB.org) Annual Meetings in May. A preparatory mission to Cairo and Sharm El Sheikh led by the Bank’s Secretary General Vincent Nmehielle expressed satisfaction with the progress made to date towards the organization of the meetings, to be held from 22 to 26 May 2023.

The Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt and current Chairman of the Boards of Governors of the African Development Bank Group Mr. Hassan Abdalla and Professor Nmehielle met on Tuesday to review the general state of preparedness for the meetings. While concluding that Sharm El Sheikh has quality infrastructure and the necessary facilities to host the Bank Group’s Annual Meetings, Abdalla and Nmehielle encouraged the National Organizing Committee and the Bank team to spare no effort towards completing all pending organizational matters to ensure the success of the meetings.

The Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt said: “Hosting the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank in Sharm El Sheikh confirms the keenness of the Egyptian leadership to strengthen and deepen cooperation with Africa across all fields, with special focus on economic