Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly held a meeting on Monday to review measures aimed at enhancing the performance efficiency of state-owned economic authorities, with particular focus on the National Media Authority (NMA), within the framework of the government’s broader structural reform agenda. The Prime Minister noted that the committee has already convened several times, during which an initial assessment of economic authorities was conducted. For her part, Minister of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation Rania Al-Mashat reviewed the role of the reform committee and the current status of each economic authority. Head of the Technical Secretariat of the Committee for the Reform and Restructuring of Economic Authorities Hussein Eissa outlined the outcomes of the committee’s first phase, noting that 59 economic authorities were reviewed. In principle, it was agreed to retain 39 authorities, liquidate or abolish four, merge seven into other entities, and convert nine from economic authorities into public authorities for various considerations.

Source: Daily News Egypt December 29, 2025 15:56 UTC