The International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) and
the Government of Egypt will co-host a high-level conference in Cairo on
May 5-6, 2018, on promoting higher economic growth and job creation in
Egypt.
The aim of this event is to recognize the successes in macroeconomic
stabilization that Egypt has achieved, and to help in building consensus
among stakeholders around the reforms needed going forward to attain higher
and more inclusive growth and create jobs sustainably to meet the needs of
Egypt’s young and growing population. The conference will aim to shed light
on global best practices and successful relevant experiences that can help
enhance Egypt’s homegrown structural reform agenda and address its
medium-term challenges.
The conference will bring together international and Egyptian high-level
policymakers and other experts to exchange perspectives, and to reflect on
successful international reform experience and how these could be relevant
in the Egyptian context.
Key topics to be discussed at the conference will include: macroeconomic
stabilization as the foundation for inclusive growth and job creation;
successful reform strategies and lessons from other countries; and policies
to foster inclusive private sector-led growth. The concluding session, in
which a broad cross-section of representatives from civil society, academia
and the private sector are expected to participate, will aim to draw
implications for Egypt’s goal of higher, inclusive and more sustainable
growth.
His Excellency Prime Minister of Egypt Sherif Ismail, IMF First Deputy
Managing Director David Lipton, CBE Governor Tarek Amer and Egypt’s
Minister of Finance Amr El Garhy will be among the speakers.
For additional information about the conference please contact Randa
Elnagar relnagar@imf.org and the IMF
Office in Egypt: rr-egy@imf.org