14 Jun 2021

The Prime Minister has announced that the French Finance Minister signed agreements worth EUR3.8bn with Egypt yesterday. The agreements focus on a number of sectors, including public transportation, energy, education, agriculture, social safety nets, and sewage systems. Some of the public transportation agreements involve upgrading, maintaining and establishing new lines on Cairo’s subway, revamping Alexandria’s metro, as well as establishing new train lines and revamping existing ones. (Source: France 24 (English), Egypt Today (English), al-Arabiya, Mubasher, Arab Finance)