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WEF’s Kelsey Goodman says El-Sisi’s Davos appearance sent strong messages on AI, cooperation and Egypt’s economy.
On economic reform, El-Sisi highlighted legislative and fiscal measures designed to strengthen the business environment and attract private investment.
He underscored Egypt’s ongoing commitment to a fair and comprehensive resolution of the Palestinian cause as he attended a special dialogue session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday.
El-Sisi made the remarks during a special dialogue session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday, attended by heads of state and senior international officials, including Libyan Presidential Council President Mohamed Menfi and Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam.
El-Sisi made the remarks during a special dialogue session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday, attended by heads of state and senior international officials, including Libyan Presidential Council President Mohamed Menfi and Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam.
El-Sisi made the remarks during a special dialogue session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday, attended by heads of state and senior international officials, including Libyan Presidential Council President Mohamed Menfi and Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam.
El-Sisi noted that the world is facing mounting challenges to development amid rapid global economic and political changes, stressing the importance of intensifying international efforts to address these challenges through dialogue and cooperation.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi arrived Tuesday at Zurich International Airport to participate in the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Egypt heads to Davos to pitch stability and investment, highlighting its role in regional diplomacy, trade routes and energy.
The President outlined the negative consequences of the ongoing conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon, stressing the risks of further escalation, particularly its impact on the global economy.
However, developing and emerging countries received only 13% of these funds, while the countries of the Global South received a mere 2%
Egypt is actively overseeing the implementation of 80 port projects, with a total investment of LE 129 billion, in collaboration with 100 private sector companies.
The event, titled "Global Collaboration, Growth and Energy for Development," will take place on April 28 and 29. Over 1,000 participants from governments, the private sector, and international institutions are expected to attend.
According to World Economic Forum officials, more than 2,700 leaders from 130 countries, including 52 heads of state and government, will attend the event in the Swiss Alpine resort.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shokry, president-designate of COP 27, received Tuesday a phone call from President of the World Economic Forum Borge Brende.
The Minister held a bilateral meeting with Her Majesty Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, United Nations Secretary-General's Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development, to deepen financial inclusion in Egypt and particularly in the rural areas.
During the meeting, Shoukry discussed with CEO of Boston Consulting Group, a UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) partner, means of mobilizing climate finance and the role of the private sector on the international climate action.
The session comes under the title: The Road to the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 27) to the UNFCCC: Partnerships between the public and private sectors in climate action in the Middle East and North Africa.
On the 4th day of the World Economic Forum, Davos Agenda, 2021, the Regional Action Group for the Middle East and North Africa met virtually to discuss the policies, practices and partnerships needed to implement stakeholder capitalism and catalyze the region’s transformation for the post-COVID era.
The Ministry of International Cooperation, the National Council for Women, and the World Economic Forum, have launched “Closing the Gender Gap Accelerator”, a national public-private collaboration model which enables governments and businesses to take decisive action on closing economic gender gaps.
