Minister of Planning

‘Haya Karima’ initiative aims to improve the lives of 26M women: Egypt’s Minister of Planning

Mon, 20 Mar 2023 - 01:15 GMT

Egypt’s Minister of Planning, Hala El-Said said that during the past 8 years, nearly half of the allocated budget of the medium and small enterprises, were directed to women in Upper Egypt.

Planning minister to take part in Davos economic forum

Tue, 17 Jan 2023 - 12:59 GMT

The minister is due to meet with a number of ministers of economy and planning from various countries including Saudi Arabia and will hold meetings with CEOs of companies and banks taking part in the gathering.

Egypt targets to raise $6B through selling stakes in state-owned companies before mid-2023

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 - 08:20 GMT

El-Said added that the program may include offering shares to the public, or selling shares to strategic investors, with the support of the country's sovereign fund.

PM follows up on Sovereign Fund of Egypt's plan to attract more investments

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 - 09:03 GMT

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli said the State is moving forward in adopting plans and proposals that would attract more domestic and foreign investments via ambitious programs meant to propel various economic sectors.

Planning ministry announces services offered by mobile technology centers

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 - 05:44 GMT

In statements, Planning Minister Hala el Said said that the mobile technology centers falls within the framework of the State's awareness of the importance of IT and its role in achieving sustainable development.

Growth rate of FY 2021-22 to exceed expectations of int'l institutions - min.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 - 02:21 GMT

In a press conference held by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli on Wednesday, the minister said that the government expects the growth rate to reach 6.2-6.5 percent instead of 5.4-5.6 percent.

Planning min. unveils details about MTP to implement green projects

Sun, 02 Jan 2022 - 12:12 GMT

Planning Minister Hala el Saeid Sunday unveiled details about the MTP, which, she said, will also allow a bigger private sector participation starting from outline to implementation.

Egypt's public investments in FY2021/22 amount to LE 933B: minister

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 - 02:48 GMT

The minister noted that Egypt has allocated approximately LE 3.6 trillion between FY2014/15 and FY2021/22 for public investments.

Minister: 30 percent of investment plan in current fiscal year covers green projects

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 - 10:49 GMT

Minister of Planning and Economic Development Hala El Saeed said 30 percent of the government’s investment plan for the current fiscal year cover green projects, adding that the government is targeting to increase the ratio to 50 percent by the fiscal year 2024/2025.

Growth rate among investments of most needy villages hit 1500% in 3 years

Sun, 18 Jul 2021 - 05:14 GMT

This came in a report that is recently issued by Ministry of Planning on the national project for the development of Egyptian rural villages, entitled “Decent Life”.

Egypt records growth rate of about 2.9% during Q3 of 20/21

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 - 12:40 GMT

El-Said clarified that the average growth rate during the first nine months of the fiscal year hit about 1.9 percent, compared to about 5.4 percent in the nine months of 2019/2020.

Planning minister expects 2021-2022 investments to reach LE 1.2T

Sun, 30 May 2021 - 04:57 GMT

She expected the net value of foreign direct investments (FDIs) to reach seven billion dollars during the year of the plan, noting this way it should be approaching pre-Covid levels.

Improving Egyptian's lives most important goal of Egypt's social, economic plan: Planning Min.

Sun, 30 May 2021 - 04:04 GMT

IMPROVING CITIZENS' LIFE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT GOAL OF EGYPT'S SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC PLAN: PLANNING MINISTER

Planning minister lauds progress achieved in meeting sustainable development goals

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 - 12:40 GMT

Egypt has also endorsed sustainability standards to guarantee transformation to a green economy, she added.

COVID-19 negatively affected UN development goals, Egypt achieves positive indicators despite pandemic

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 - 01:14 GMT

El-Said added during Human Rights Conference… "Building a Post-Pandemic World" that the global economy witnessed contraction of 3.9% during 2020 due to the repercussion of COVID-19, El-Said stated, noting that the global economy lost around $5.8 trillion during the crisis year.

Egypt's foreign reserves covers about 8 months of commodity imports

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 - 01:32 GMT

El-Said clarified in a statement that there is a strategic stockpile of goods available.

Egypt depends on green economy to realize 2030 Vision – Min.

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 - 02:52 GMT

The minister’s remarks came during her participation in the 2nd edition of the Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development, which kicked off on Monday.

Planning min. appoints Heba Shahin as executive director of "Erada" initiative

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 - 03:46 GMT

Erada is a unit affiliated to the Cabinet and directly supervised by the planning ministry.

Egypt implements 424 projects in Assiut during 19/20 with LE 17.5B investments

Sun, 21 Feb 2021 - 03:11 GMT

This came in the first issue of the "Follow-up to the Citizen Plan in the Governorates" report during the years (18 / 2019-19-2020), which includes an inventory of the projects that were fully completed during the same period, and linking them to the sustainable development goals.

NI Capital closes Soyola fund subscription with issue exceeding LE1.075B

Tue, 16 Feb 2021 - 01:25 GMT

El-Said, who is also Chairperson of the Board of Directors at the National Investment Bank (NIB), noted that the fund is in Egyptian pounds with a cumulative daily return.

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