Egypt gets JPY 993 mn grant from Japan for Egypt-Japan science university: Investment and International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr signed yesterday a JPY 993 mn (USD 8.8 mn) grant agreement with the Japanese International Cooperation Agreement (JICA) for the Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology, according to a ministry statement.

Nasr is currently in Tokyo for a three-day roadshow with the Egypt-Japan Business Council. She met yesterday with the Japanese trade and foreign ministers, as well as the head of Nippon Export and Investment Insurance. Nasr also sat down with officials from 20 major Japanese companies, including Nissan and Hitachi, to discuss increasing their investments in Egypt.

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