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<\/a> IFC pledges USD 660 mn to major solar power project in Egypt: <\/strong>The International Finance Corporation\u2019s executive board signed off last Thursday on a USD 660 mn funding agreement to help finance the USD 730 mn solar power complex in Benban, Aswan, an Investment and International Cooperation Ministry statement said on Thursday (pdf)<\/a>. The funding will go to six consortiums made up of local and international firms developing 11 solar array fields producing a total 500 MW of power. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and other international organizations had pledged close to USD 2 bn in financing for Benban\u2019s solar projects.<\/p>\n

On a related note, Egypt netted USD 7.8 bn in foreign direct investment in the first seven <\/strong>months of 2017, <\/strong>Investment Minister Sahar Nasr said on Thursday, according to AMAY<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

IFC pledges USD 660 mn to major solar power project in Egypt: The International Finance Corporation\u2019s executive board signed off last Thursday on a USD 660 mn funding agreement to help finance the USD 730 mn solar power complex in Benban, Aswan, an Investment and International Cooperation Ministry statement said on Thursday (pdf). 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