Preparing for El Sisi’s visit to Paris, Haftar’s supporters making a move
Finance Minister meets French trade delegation: Finance Minister Amr El Garhy discussed Egypt’s reform agenda with representatives from the 25 largest French firms doing business in the country, according to a ministry statement. France will continue to invest in Egypt and some 150 French companies currently have total investments of around USD 4 bn, mostly in manufacturing, food, construction, telecoms, retail, and energy, according to French ambassador Stéphane Romatet, who hosted the event organized by BNP Paribas.
El Garhy’s remarks come as Paris is getting ready for President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s upcoming visit, which should happen “soon,” Romatet said on Sunday, according to Al Shorouk.
Haftar looks for broader popular support: Gen. Khalifa Haftar, Egypt’s ally in Eastern Libya, is seeking to bolster his national political presence in a possible bid to peacefully replace the United Nations-backed government of Prime Minister Fayez Al Serraj in Tripoli, says Bloomberg. Haftar’s supporters have launched a political campaign and supposedly collected around 700k names in a petition in a bid to boost his legitimacy.
Investment Minister Sahar Nasr signed a protocol agreementwith Director of the International Labor Organization Cairo Office Peter Van Rooij to cooperate on increasing employment in Egypt. The protocol aims to create one mn job opportunities a year for three years.