GIZ’s Egypt cooperation, technical support portfolio hits €1.3 billion

The total amount of ongoing German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) cooperation and technical support for Egypt is €1.3 billion ($1.4 billion), said programme coordinator Hildegard Vogelmann on Wednesday.

Since 1956, GIZ has been implementing projects in all parts of the North African country on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

GIZ also works on behalf of other German public sector clients and international organisations. In the country’s current situation, vocational training and the networking of managers and expert personnel have a particularly important role to play.

At present, 50 seconded experts and 200 national staff members are working for GIZ in Egypt, according to the German agency’s website.

GIZ provides services worldwide in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development including economic development and employment, energy and the environment, and peace and security.