H.E. Minister of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation holds bilateral meetings with representatives of the Jordanian and Lebanese governments and the President of the African Development Bank
15 October 2025
During the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings in Washington…
H.E. Minister of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation holds bilateral meetings with representatives of the Jordanian and Lebanese governments and the President of the African Development Bank
H.E. Dr. Rania Al-Mashat, Minister of Planning, Economic
Development and International Cooperation, held a number of bilateral meetings
with multilateral and bilateral development partners and representatives of
governments, during her participation in the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings
in Washington.
H.E. Dr. Rania Al-Mashat met with H.E. Ms. Zeina Toukan,
Minister of Planning and International Cooperation of the Hashemite Kingdom of
Jordan, where the meeting discussed ways to enhance partnership between the two
ministries to exchange expertise in the field of development planning and
policies for achieving economic development. H.E. Dr. Al-Mashat also reviewed
Egypt’s experience in preparing “Egypt’s Narrative for Economic Development:
Reforms for Growth, Jobs & Resilience.”
H.E. Dr. Al-Mashat affirmed that Egyptian-Jordanian
relations represent a model to be followed for Arab cooperation, in light of
the continuous attention and support they receive from the political leadership
in both countries, especially amid the developments and rapid transformations
taking place in the Arab region and the world.
H.E. Dr. Rania Al-Mashat also met with H.E. Ms. Hanin
Al-Sayed, Lebanese Minister of Social Affairs, where they discussed the
bilateral relations between Egypt and Lebanon. The Minister referred to the
coordination between both governments to convene the 10th session of the
Egyptian-Lebanese Joint Higher Committee, in order to open new horizons of
cooperation to promote development efforts in various fields.
H.E. Dr. Al-Mashat also expressed Egypt’s appreciation for
its relations with sisterly Lebanon, and its keenness to elevate them to
broader horizons. She pointed to the efforts undertaken by the Egyptian
government to enhance social protection and support low-income groups through
several programs and initiatives, foremost among them the Takaful and Karama
program, implemented in cooperation with the World Bank, which has become an
international model for social protection and human capital development.
In another context, H.E. Dr. Rania Al-Mashat met with H.E.
Dr. Sidi Ould Tah, President of the African Development Bank, within the
framework of the strategic relations between the Arab Republic of Egypt and the
Bank, and the ongoing partnerships that support efforts to achieve sustainable
development and integration among the countries of the African continent.
The two sides discussed developments in the joint relations,
particularly in light of the Bank’s role as a key development partner in the
water pillar of Egypt’s country platform NWFE (Nexus of Water, Food and
Energy), in addition to the financing provided by the Bank to the private
sector in Egypt, with the aim of supporting economic development efforts.