African Development Bank
The AfDB clarified that the new foundation will significantly enhance Africa’s access to the technologies that underpin the manufacture of medicines, vaccines, and other pharmaceutical products.
Ahead of COP27, Egypt is preparing a guidebook to help governments, multilateral development banks and the private sector engage in the mobilization of climate finance, the bank added.
Shaker said the Egyptian electricity sector has succeeded in completing many projects and programs in cooperation with the bank.
COP 27 is scheduled for November 2022 in the coastal city of Sharm El Sheikh.
This took place with the participation of the AfDB’s Executive Director for Egypt and Djibouti, Ahmed Zayed; the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Deputy Regional Director for North Africa and Country Manager for Egypt, Malinne Blomberg; and officials from the Ministry of International Cooperation.
Tarek Amer affirmed in a statement that Egypt's aspiration to host these important meetings, praising the historical relationship between Egypt and the African Development Bank, as Egypt is one of its founding countries in the 1960s.
The agreement comes with the aim of improving efficiency and safety factors in the railway system by extending the authority's main lines (Alexandria / Cairo / Assiut / Naga Hammadi and Benha / Port Said line) with 953 km controlled by the European Train Control System (ETCS-L1) to manage the course of the cars.
The portfolio covers various development sectors such as electricity, health, research, entrepreneurship, budget support, and water and sanitation.
The decision was regarding the allocation of shares in the capital of the African Development Bank.
The meeting was attended by officials from World Bank (WB), IFC, European Investment Bank (EIB), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and African Development Bank (AfDB).
Bloomberg added that this step will entail enhancing communication between stakeholders at the government, private sector and civil society levels to provide joint ownership.
This came during Madbouli's meeting with a bank delegation in the presence of Minister of Investment and International Cooperation Sahar Nasr.
This came in an AfDB report on Egypt which was announced during a press conference at the Egyptian Investment and International Cooperation Ministry.
The grant was signed by Minister of Investment Sahar Nasr and AfDB’s country Manager of Egypt Malinne Blomberg, in the presence of Minister of Higher Education Khaled Abdel Ghaffar.
AfDB is keen on fully supporting Egypt within the coming period.
The Ministry of Education provided 1900 scholarships to African students, estimated at $17 million annually.
Sisi issued decree No. 178 of 2018 approving a loan agreement of the African Development Bank related to the Sustainable Development of the Abu Rawash Water Treatment and Sewage Treatment Project for $100 million.
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Egypt is the third largest member at the African Development Bank,” Country Manager of the African Bank Malinne Bloomberg said.
