Egypt allocates 18bn pounds to water, wastewater plants in FY20 – minister

Egypt allocated 18 billion Egyptian pounds ($1.1 billion) to drinking water and wastewater plants during the 2019/2020 financial year, representing 10 percent of the country’s investments, said planning minister.

These investments increased 26 percent year-on-year during 2019/2020 financial year, including education, health, transportation, housing, industry, irrigation, and local development, Hala el-Saeed added.