Switzerland’s Economic Affairs Secretary will be in Cairo today to set USD 87 mn cooperation framework: Swiss State Secretary for Economic Affairs Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch will arrive in Cairo today to hammer out a cooperation framework with Egypt which could see us receive CHF 86 mn (USD 87 mn) in foreign development aid, Al Mal reports, citing a Swiss embassy statement. The framework and the aid package will be for the period of 2017-2020. Ineichen-Fleisch will also be following up and visiting a number of Swiss-funded development projects, including Badr University, which has received USD 10 mn in Swiss funding.

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