EGYPT - Food Security and Economic Resilience Support Program (FSER-SP) (AFDB-P-EG-K00-017)

Countries
  • Egypt
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • African Development Bank (AFDB)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Approved
Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.
Bank Risk Rating
C
Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."
Voting Date
Jul 15, 2022
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
Arab Republic of Egypt
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Agriculture and Forestry
  • Law and Government
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 271.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ AFDB website

Updated in EWS Aug 29, 2022


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Project Description
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According to bank provided information, the proposed operation is an ADB Loan of USD 271 million to the Arab Republic of Egypt to finance the Food Security and Economic Resilience Support Program (FSER-SP). This program is, therefore, an integrated intervention on the urgent measures and structural aspects linked to the resilience of the economy, which are complementary and necessary to face the current situation. It results from a request of the Government of Egypt (GoE) in March 2022 to support its efforts to mitigate the impact of the global compounded shocks caused by the Russia-Ukraine conflict on the domestic economy and preserve resilience. It is designed under the multi-donor stand-alone budget support for Egypt (USD 97,3 million) involving the AfDB and other co-financiers, and the African Emergency Food Production Facility (AEFPF) (USD 173,7 million). The FSER-SP is comprised of two components: (i) Support for the Food Security Response; and (ii) Building Private Sector and Fiscal Resilience. The program will contribute to strengthening food security and resilience of the Egyptian economy, with particular emphasis on increasing national agricultural productivity, mitigating food security risks, and enhancing private sector and fiscal resilience.

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KESSAB Ammar
a.kessab@afdb.org

Further contact information not provided at the time of disclosure

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