The government is preparing to launch more than 20 green projects during COP27, Youm7 writes, quoting Gamil Helmy, assistant planning minister for sustainability. The projects will cost a combined USD 120 bn and will span the electricity, renewable energy, transportation, agriculture, water and gas sectors.

Speaking of COP27, the government will host a pre-COP27 youth conference for young people to share their thoughts and suggestions for addressing the climate crisis, Mahmoud Mohieldin, UN Climate Change High Level Champion for Egypt, said (pdf) at a meeting with chief sustainability officers at AUC.

Other things we’re keeping an eye on this morning:

• Austrian steelmaker Voestalpine and Egyptian National Railways (ENR) are forming a JV to make railway tracks at ENR’s Cairo factory. (Statement).
• Contact Financial Holding signed an agreement with online dental marketplace Toothpick to offer dentists credit lines of up to EGP 100k for supplies, equipment, and training. (Hapi Journal)
• The government has extended a ban on the export of medical oxygen for another year. (Statement)
• Two Egyptian peacekeepers were killed and five seriously injured in northern Mali after their vehicle hit a landmine. (UN)