Sahar Nasr talks potential funding for Sinai, health, education with WB’s Merza Hasan

Sahar Nasr talks potential funding for Sinai, health, education with WB’s Merza Hasan: Investment and International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr met on Tuesday with World Bank Executive Director Merza Hasan to discuss potential funding packages to support Egypt’s development efforts in Sinai, according to a ministry statement (pdf). Hasan and Nasr also talked about potential cooperation in health and education projects, according to the statement. The bank’s executive board had approved on Thursday a USD 530 mn funding package to improve Egypt’s health care system, which Hasan said is a testament to the bank’s support of the government’s reforms.