Saudi Arabia backs Egypt’s digital future, crafts with $6.4m grant

Saudi Arabia backs Egypt’s digital future, crafts with $6.4m grant

Saudi Arabia backs Egypt's digital future, crafts with $6.4m grant

Saudi Arabia backs Egypt's digital future, crafts with $6.4m grant

Saudi Arabia backs Egypt's digital future, crafts with $6.4m grant

Rania Al-Mashat. (REUTERS)

Updated 49 min 54 sec ago

Mohammed Abu Zaid

Saudi Arabia backs Egypt's digital future, crafts with $6.4m grant

The bank's portfolio in the medium, small and micro enterprises sector is worth about $600 million

Updated 49 min 54 sec ago

Mohammed Abu Zaid

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CAIRO: Saudi Arabia has given one of Egypt's largest banks a $6.4 million grant to finance digital transformation and encourage local crafts programs in the country.

Egypt's Minister of International Cooperation, Rania Al-Mashat, said on Saturday that the Saudi Grant Management Committee funding for the Bank of Alexandria will strengthen financing mechanisms to support small, medium and micro enterprises, and create job opportunities.

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