5,633 projects completed in Upper Egypt with over EGP 27bn investments: Local Development Minister
Minister of Local Development Manal Awad met with a delegation from the World Bank, including Ellen Olafsen, Senior Specialist in Private Sector Engagement, and Zeeshan Kareem, Senior Urban Specialist, alongside other bank representatives. Also attending were Hisham El-Helbawy, Assistant Minister
Egyptian PM addresses agricultural land encroachment
Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly chaired a Tuesday meeting to review efforts to combat encroachment on agricultural land and the procedures for its removal. Attendees included Minister of Local Development Manal Awad, Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Alaa Farouk,
Italy to fund study for revitalization of ancient Roman coastal city of Quseir
Italy’s Ambassador to Egypt, Michele Quaroni, has reaffirmed his country’s commitment to collaborating with Egypt’s Ministry of Local Development on a range of sustainable development and heritage preservation projects across the country. The focus will be on funding a study
Egypt’s Local Development Minister meets S. Korean ambassador to strengthen cooperation
Manal Awad, Egypt’s Minister of Local Development, welcomed Kim Young-hyun, South Korea’s Ambassador to Cairo, for a meeting to discuss expanding bilateral cooperation in the field of local development. The Monday meeting was also attended by Hossam Al-Qawish, Assistant Minister
Local Development Ministry to increase funding through ‘Mashrou’ak’ to EGP 4bn in 2025
The Ministry of Local Development plans to increase funding for the National Project for Human and Community Development, “Mashrou’ak” (Your Project), to EGP 4bn in 2025. The programme aims to finance 3,000 projects and generate 70,000 jobs. In addition, Mashrou’ak
Egypt discusses cooperation with UN-Habitat
Egypt’s Minister of Local Development Manal Awad met with Rania Hedaya, Regional Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), and Ahmed Rizk, Head of the UN-Habitat Cairo Office, to explore future areas of collaboration on Sunday. During
‘Mashroak’ initiative finances over 219k small projects with EGP 29.8bn nationwide: Local Development Minister
Egypt’s Minister of Local Development, Manal Awad, announced that the National Project for Community, Human, and Local Development, known as “Mashroak,” has financed over 219,000 projects with loans totaling EGP 29.8bn since its inception in 2015. These projects have collectively
Egypt’s Local Development Minister calls for multilevel governance at WUF12
Egypt’s Minister of Local Development Manal Awad emphasised the importance of multilevel governance for a sustainable urban future during a roundtable discussion at the 12th World Urban Forum (WUF12) in Cairo. The discussion, which took place on the second day
Government takes steps to stabilize food prices: Madbouly
The Egyptian government is taking measures to increase the supply of goods and stabilize prices following recent hikes, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced on Sunday. He chaired a meeting with relevant ministers to discuss the situation, emphasizing the government’s commitment
Local Development Minister, UNDP review progress of cooperation initiatives
Manal Awad, Egypt’s Minister of Local Development, welcomed Alessandro Fracassetti, the UNDP Resident Representative in Egypt, at the ministry’s headquarters in the New Administrative Capital. The meeting focused on updates regarding cooperative initiatives between the Ministry of Local Development and