The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) plans to inject $ 1.4 billion into Egypt by the end of 2018 to finance projects in the local market, according to Janet Heckman, the director general of the Southern Region. and eastern Mediterranean (SEMED).
In the first six months of 2018, the London-based institution has invested about 600 million euros of financing in the country.
In 2017, for 1.5 billion euros, the bank financed around 35 projects, including 32 projects in the private sector.
The EBRD will grant Egypt a € 200m facility, in addition to a € 600m sovereign loan Egypt will obtain from several European institutions to rejuvenate the Cairo metro line.
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