{"id":666475,"date":"2025-06-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/06\/04\/kouchouk-named-african-finance-minister-of-the-year\/"},"modified":"2025-06-04T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T00:00:00","slug":"kouchouk-named-african-finance-minister-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/06\/04\/kouchouk-named-african-finance-minister-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Kouchouk named African Finance Minister of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <strong>The African Leadership Magazine <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/african-leadership-magazine_ablawards2025-africasummitlondon2025-africanleadership-activity-7334560917713526784-R8-Q\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">named<\/a><\/strong> <strong> o<\/strong><strong>ur very own Finance Minister Ahmed <\/strong><strong>Kouchouk Africa\u2019s Finance Minister of the year<\/strong><strong>. <\/strong>Kouchouk was <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/africanleadershipmagazine\/posts\/pfbid09vFE5zkKzbn1eMbsi7uvKeo1DsK7x534Et5rMTq9K1RRBRBQKVM91CeKr8UCLRx4l\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">recognized<\/a> for \u201chis visionary economic stewardship, bold fiscal reforms, and unwavering commitment to fostering financial stability and inclusive growth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">(<strong>Tap or click the headline above to read this story with all of the links <\/strong>to our background as well as external sources.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Also recognized by the magazine: <\/strong>CIB was named as one of the best African brands for 2025.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>PLUS- <\/strong>Acwa Power and HAU Energy\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/1edb3659-7377-4d20-9ee8-1c7b9c377590\/acwa-reaches-financial-close-on-usd-1.2-bn-gulf-of-suez-project\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">1.1 GW, USD 1.2 bn Suez wind power project<\/a> was named the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/africanbankerawards.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Infrastructure<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/africanbankerawards.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Deal<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/africanbankerawards.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">of the Year by the African Banker Awards<\/a>. The project reached financial close earlier this year after securing funds from a group of institutions, including the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the African Development Bank, the British International Investment Corporation, the German Investment Corporation, the Opec Fund for International Development, and the Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation. The project was also <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/moic.gov.eg\/news\/2276\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">named<\/a> the Best Energy Deal in Egypt and Africa by EMEA Finance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ALSO- Al Baraka Bank Egypt was named the Most Impactful Islamic Financial Institution <\/strong><strong>of 2025<\/strong> by the Islamic Development Bank, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/press-release\/companies-news\/al-baraka-bank-egypt-wins-most-impactful-islamic-financial-institution-of-2025-award-from-the-isdb-group-yr3hizla\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. The bank was awarded for its role in supporting economic and social development, with particular recognition for its expansion in SME financing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PLUS-  Acwa Power and HAU Energy\u2019s 1.1 GW Suez wind farm named the Infrastructure Deal of the 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