Parliament ratifies Egyptian-Japanese development policy loan agreement

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The loan aims to back the North African country’s Universal Health Insurance System

Staff Writer, Arab Finance

June 22, 2023

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House of Representatives has endorsed the exchanged letters between Egypt and Japan, represented by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), on a low-interest official development assistance (ODA) agreement signed earlier this year, according to a statement on June 21st.

The loan aims to back the North African country’s Universal Health Insurance System.

On March 28th, Ministry of Finance announced the signing of a JPY 44 million ($336 million) official development assistance (ODA) agreement with JICA to support Egypt's Universal Health Insurance System.

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