Egypt’s Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Ashraf Arabi announced that a draft plan has been completed for an effective strategy to double national income within the next ten years – in the period from 2012 to 2022. This will be ready for release for public review in the next few weeks. In a press statement, Arabi said the ministry, assisted by a special team of Japanese experts, drew up the strategy to serve as a guiding framework and reference to be consulted in the development of detailed plans for each phase during that period.
“This strategy will be a general Egyptian reference for plans and projects that we aim to achieve, not tied to any specific government being in power, so that any government can complete what has been started.” Arabi further pointed that the proposed 10-year development plan aims to boost growth potential to reach the highest levels possible and to double national income within a period of 10 years.