An international conference to help Egypt. She is currently taking place in Sharm el-Sheikh at the invitation of President Al-Sissi, and on the first day, three powers of the Gulf, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, promised of twelve billion dollars in aid and investment.
A conference could also confirm the strategic importance of Egypt on the Middle East scene, evidenced by the visit at the last moment the US Secretary of State John Kerry.
Cairo hopes to reduce its budget deficit to 10% of GDP in 2018-2019 horizon and move from a growth of 2% to 4%.
The Ambassador of Ivory Coast in Egypt
"We hope the best with this conference, for Egypt, for it to become a major country and plays a major role in Africa."
Amr Alkakhe, president of the media group Alnahar:
"This conference gives us a lot of confidence, the confidence we need, and we hope that these promises will come true."
Our correspondent in Cairo, Mohammed Shaïkhibrahim:
"Egypt attaches great hope in this conference, especially given the impressive number of economic projects discussed here. Cairo expects economic revolution. "
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