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The World Bank In Egypt

The economy is gradually improving with the annual rates of GDP growth reaching 4.3 percent in 2015/2016. The overall budget deficit declined in the first half of FY17 to 5.4 percent of GDP, down from 6.4 percent in the same period last year.

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Disposal of Toxic Pesticide

Disposal of 220 tons of a highly hazardous organic compound stored for 19 years in the Suez port of Adabiya.

Takaful and Karama

Transforming Livelihoods

Takaful and Karama social safety nets program is covering 1.5 million families from the country’s poorest and most vulnerable.

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Economic Outlook- April 2017

Egypt embarked on an economic reform program. GDP is expected to grow by 3.9%, and will be largely driven by public investment.

Egypt At-A-Glance

In 2014, the Government started implementing a bold and transformational reforms program, aimed at spurring the economy, enhancing the country’s business environment and staging a balanced and inclusive growth. The first wave of reforms package focused on rebalancing the macroeconomic aspects, which included difficult policy choices that were adopted simultaneously; such as the VAT Law, reducing energ...

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Strengthening Social Safety Net Project

The project objective is to support Egypt to establish an efficient and effective Takaful and Karama cash transfer program. The Takaful and Karama program is being developed as a national targeted social safety net program aimed at protecting the poor through income support.

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