Minister of Planning: The structural reform program will encourage inclusive growth, job creation, and localization of industry (Al Mal)

Al Mal (Egypt) published an article about the IFPRI symposium (in partnership with USAID) where Dr. Hala Al-Saeed, Minister of Planning, said that the structural reform program includes diversifying the production structure of the Egyptian economy, strengthening the role of the private sector, enhancing the flexibility and effectiveness of the labor market through advanced technical education and training, noting that it will help the Egyptian state in encouraging inclusive growth, creating new job opportunities, diversifying and developing patterns of production, improving the business climate and localizing the local industry. Al-Saeed noted that IFPRI is one of the research institutes that has been very active during this crisis. She explained that the ministry cooperated with the institute to produce two research notes this year, confirming the two parties ’success in making use of analytical and modeling capabilities, and issuing two policy notes analyzing the impact of the crisis on the growth rate in Egypt. At the macro and sectoral level.