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Closer to home, the Sisi administration has unveiled an ambitious USD 2 bn drive to begin reforming the nation\u2019s education program. <\/strong>Education Minister Tarek Shawky hit the airwaves last night to sell the program to the nation, and Sahar Nasr is being tapped to have the World Bank expand its already-pledged funding for education reform. We have a deep dive in today\u2019s Spotlight (after Speed Round), and if you as a business or finance professional have spent five minutes bemoaning the difficulty of finding qualified staff in a nation with double-digit youth unemployment, you\u2019ll want to start paying attention to this story.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Finance Minister Amr El Garhy, Investment Minister Sahar Nasr and Central Bank Governor Tarek Amer are in DC to attend the meetings.<\/strong> El Garhy is set to meet with IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde and Executive Director Hazem El Beblawi, a number of MENA finance ministers and executives of top companies including Coca Cola and General Electric, according to a Finance Ministry statement<\/a>. They will also take part in a round table discussion with World Bank Managing Director Jim Yong Kim, among others, about combating poverty and promoting healthcare.<\/p>\n

Delegations from China and six African countries are in town today to attend the inaugural session of the China-Africa Cooperation Forum<\/strong>, Ahram Gate reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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