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Egypt, France Sign Financing Deals Worth €1.7 Bln 


Sun 13 Jun 2021 | 07:39 PM
Taarek Refaat

Egypt has signed €1.7 billion worth of deals with France to finance projects in the transportation, infrastructure, electricity and wholesale sectors, the cabinet said on Sunday.

About €776 million will come from the French government and €990 million from France’s development agency (AFD) out of the €1.7 billion deal, the cabinet said.

Projects announced on Sunday by the cabinet include sanitation stations as well as a number of railway projects, including the provision of 55 new cars for the Cairo metro’s oldest line and the construction of a railway line between Aswan in southern Egypt and Wadi Halfa in neighboring Sudan.

In May, France announced a €4 billion euro deal to deliver 30 Dassault warplanes to Egypt beginning in 2024, strengthening ties with what it considers a vital partner in fighting Islamist militants.

AFD will provide €150 million euros in support of Egypt’s universal health insurance programme, the cabinet added. The signings came during a visit by French finance minister Bruno Le Maire to Cairo.