Egyptian Finance Minister Mohamed Maait on Saturday met with a Japanese delegation headed by Matsunaga Hideki, Director General of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for the Middle East and Europe. Maait assured that Egypt welcomes all cooperation with Japan in various fields, and eagerly looks forward to the participation of Japanese companies and their expertise in implementing major development projects. He said that the JICA an international development partner that Egypt aims to enhance cooperation with, settle it in Egypt, and effectively contribute to raising the efficiency of the human element. He further praised the level of development cooperation between Egypt and Japan. Egypt aims to achieve an economic growth rate of 5.4 percent during the next fiscal year, he added in order to continue the economic reform process and preserve the gains made.

Source: Egypt Independent April 11, 2021 12:00 UTC