Egypt leads 11 places in the Ease of Doing Business Index/Al-Haram Elmasry News

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 Dr. Hala Al-Saeed, Minister of Planning and Economic Development, said that the UN Sustainable Development Strategy is a strategy that was announced by the United Nations in 2015 and defines 17 UN goals that take into account the three economic, social and environmental dimensions.

 Al-Saeed pointed out that Egypt was one of the first countries to adopt the sustainable development goals and set its own agenda, Egypt Vision 2030, which is in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, adding that Egypt's approach, which it has adopted since 2015, is that it sets all its long or medium-term plan to take place in a participatory manner.  That Egypt Vision 2030 was based on a community dialogue discussion with media professionals, parliamentarians, university professors, specialists, civil society, the private sector and academics, and the three dimensions of sustainable development were agreed upon.

 Al-Saeed explained that Egypt is not isolated from the world, so what we have reached in achieving the sustainable development goals is reviewed and compared with the UN goals, so national and international targets for sustainable development have been set.

 Dr. Hala Al-Saeed added that Egypt advanced in a wide range of indicators, noting that Egypt ranked 83 out of 166 countries in the sustainable development index after it was ranked 92 in the previous year, confirming that there are some indicators in which Egypt achieved higher than the target and others in which we approached  To achieve the target goals.

 On the level of targets for economic growth and the labor market, the Minister of Planning and Economic Development explained that we have achieved rates of lower unemployment better than the target by 125%, as a decrease in the unemployment rate was achieved by 7.3%, noting that Egypt’s superiority in indicators related to the quality of infrastructure, the quality of roads and the indicator of electricity generation  As well as indicators of competitiveness and the indicator on intellectual property.

 Al-Saeed pointed out that Egypt has advanced 11 ranks in the Ease of Doing Business Index, and that the indicator of women's participation in the work force is close to the target, due to the first period of exposure to the Corona crisis, which affected women's work, as well as their exposure to some family circumstances.

 Dr. Hala Al-Saeed added that Egypt is advanced in the innovation sub-index and the percentage of the population using the Internet, as well as the innovation sub-index for trade and competition.

 In conclusion, Al-Saeed explained that the initiatives that have taken place in education and health, the initiative for a dignified life, and the establishment, renewal and expansion of more than 419 schools in the villages most in need.  It led to the progress of Egypt in all indicators.

 This came during the intervention of Dr. Hala Al-Saeed, Minister of Planning and Economic Development, in the "Cairo Talk" program, broadcast on "Al-Qahirah wa Al-Nas" channel.