Egypt nears finishing draft law of Amlak sovereign fund

Cairo – Mubasher: The Egyptian government nears finishing the draft law of sovereign investment fund – Amlak, said Planning Minister Ashraf al-Arabi.

“The government plans to inject EGP 5 billion annually to the fund,” added al-Arabi.

The fund aims to attract foreign investments of nearly $20 billion noted al-Arabi.

Elaborated, the minister pointed out that the fund will focus on investing in eight investment sectors in the framework of the investment plan set up to 2030.

The fund would have a board of trustees headed by the prime minister and would be managed by investment banks in order to attract private sector investors to the projects it will fund.

MUBASHER Contribution Time: 29-Nov-2016 10:16 (GMT)
MUBASHER Last Update Time: 29-Nov-2016 10:16 (GMT)