An Egyptian-European center for jobs is in the works: Plans to set up an Egyptian-European center to support employment in Europe were discussed by Emigration Minister Soha Gendy and EU ambassador to Egypt Christian Berger on Friday, according to a ministry statement. The center, which would operate similarly to the Egyptian-German Center for Jobs, Migration and Reintegration (EGC), would train Egyptian youth to work in Europe as well as “facilitate sponsorship and support the movement of skilled workers,” in part by ironing out bureaucratic restrictions and visa problems, according to the statement.

Hassan Abdalla passes the batton at AfDB meetings: Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) governor Hassan Abdalla passed on the chairmanship of the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) board of governors to Kenya at the closing session of the AfDB meetings in Sharm El Sheikh, according to a CBE statement. The handover will see Kenya play host to the bank’s 2024 annual meetings.

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