Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 9

2-Mar-2009

EGYPT

World Bank And ADB To Sign $1.05Bn Loan Agreements For 'Ain Sukhna Power Plant

The Egyptian Minister of Electricity and Energy Hasan Yunis said on 22 February that the World Bank and the African Development Bank (ADB) would sign agreements in early March for soft loans to Egypt worth $1.05bn, to finance the construction of the 1.3gw 'Ain Sukhna power station in the Gulf of Suez. The World Bank says that it approved a $600mn loan for the...