World Bank Outlines Steps for Egypt to Boost Private Investment
Mirette Magdy, Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) The World Bank Group urged Egypt to introduce more transparency about the stateâs economic activity, a step it said would encourage much-sought private investment.
A sweeping reform program that began in late 2016 has boosted macroeconomic performance and ârestored confidence in the economy,â but the moves âhave yet to trigger a marked and sustained increase in non-extractive private investment and exports,â the World Bank and International Financial Corp. said Monday in a joint report.
In recent weeks, the Arab worldâs most populous country has announced an initiative to offer up to full ownership in as many as 10 army-held companies as it seeks to attract more private investment. Authorities plan to increase the private sectorâs contribution to the economy to about 60% by June 2024 from close to half now, Planning Minster Hala El-Saeed t