The Ministry of Investment and International Cooperation is the ministry in charge of economic cooperation and development between the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Arab States, foreign countries, and international and regional organizations.
[2] In late 2016, the ministry talked of receiving 120 million euros from the European Union for services to help the economically disadvantaged, for example, to expand the number of children receiving school meals, to aid families running small businesses, and to assist youth with employment skills.
[3] On 2 August 2017, the Minister, Sahar Nasar, reported that foreign investment in Egypt would exceed $10 Billion (US dollars).
[4] In 2018, the Minister announced that Egypt is working to diversify foreign investment stressing several times that the goal is to create jobs.
Nasr talked about the improved social stability and Egypt's focus on developing Sinai as a way of countering extremism.