El-Garhy briefed the delegation on the government’s economic and social reform programme, which aims to achieve high and sustainable growth characterised by efficiency and justice. During the meeting, Roumtier praised Egypt’s economic reform programme and stressed his country’s support to the Egyptian government’s attempts to recover the national economy. Youssef Beshay from BNP Paribas said that the meeting comes in the framework of the bank’s campaign to promote the Egyptian economic reform programme among foreign investors. A number of foreign trade delegations visited Egypt in the recent period, where they met with high-level Egyptian officials to explore new investment opportunities in the country. As part of its plan to improve the investment environment, Egypt has been implementing an economic reform programme to reduce budget deficits and streamline investment laws.

Source: Daily News Egypt October 01, 2017 16:18 UTC