{"id":105760,"date":"2018-09-04T22:35:42","date_gmt":"2018-09-04T20:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/almowatna.news\/?p=105760"},"modified":"2018-09-04T22:35:42","modified_gmt":"2018-09-04T20:35:42","slug":"world-bank-offers-egypt-500-mn-agriculture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/almowatna.news\/?p=105760","title":{"rendered":"World Bank offers Egypt $500 mn for agriculture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a meeting with Agriculture Minister Ezz El-Din Abu Steit, the World Bank offered Egypt a flexible loan of US$ 500 million, intended to develop irrigation fields and value chains for vegetables, fruits, medical and aromatic plants, and flowers.<\/p>\n<p>The minister held the meeting on Monday to discuss joint agricultural projects.<\/p>\n<p>He was joined by his adviser Saad Nassar, Deputy Minister of Agriculture Mona Mehraz, Chief of Agricultural Exports Abdel Hamed al-Demerdash, and Deputy Chief of the Poultry Producers\u2019 Union, Mohammed al-Shafeai.<\/p>\n<p>Nassar claimed that the agricultural projects discussed in the meeting would increase Egypt\u2019s annual agricultural exports to US$12 billion, compared to $5 billion in 2017\/18.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the ministry would implement a feasibility study on the loan\u2019s terms, duration and goals in cooperation with World Bank experts, allowing the ministry to forecast agricultural production.<\/p>\n<p>The World Bank is an international financial institution, headquartered in Washington, DC, US.<\/p>\n<p>In June, it announced a five-year, US$350 million project to support Egypt\u2019s health services by broadening family planning strategies, reducing the spread of hepatitis C and supporting the country\u2019s new comprehensive health insurance system.<\/p>\n<p>Two months earlier, the World Bank agreed to provide a US$500 million loan to fund pre-university education in Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a meeting with Agriculture Minister Ezz El-Din Abu Steit, the World Bank offered Egypt a flexible loan of US$ 500 million, intended to develop irrigation fields and value chains for vegetables, fruits, medical and aromatic plants, and flowers. 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