STRENGTHENING POLICIES AND REGULATIONS TOWARDS PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE FINANCIAL INCLUSION IN EGYPT (WB-P157526)

Countries
  • Egypt
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • World Bank (WB)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Canceled
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."
Borrower
Ministry of International Cooperation - Egypt
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Finance
  • Law and Government
  • Technical Cooperation
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Grant
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 3.00 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 @ WB website

Updated in EWS Aug 3, 2017

Disclosed by Bank Oct 21, 2015


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Project Description
If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.
This project was intended to fund the strengthening of policies and regulations that promote responsible financial inclusion in Egypt. The project would have specifically promoted financial consumer protections.
Investment Description
Here you can find a list of individual development financial institutions that finance the project.
The Country Partnership Framework is providing full financing for the project.

Contact Information
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World Bank Contact: Laurent Gonnet Title: Sr Financial Sector Spec. Tel: 473-6123 Email: lgonnet@worldbank.org Contact: Ghada Ahmed Waheed Ismail Title: Financial Specialist Tel: 20-10-2666-2 Email: gismail@worldbank.org Borrower/Client/Recipient Name: Government of Egypt, Ministry of International Cooperation Contact: Mohamed Hammam Title: Assistant to the Minister on International Organizations Tel: 20223912815 Email: mhammam@mic.gov.eg Implementing Agencies Name: The Central Bank of Egypt Contact: Gamal Negm Title: Deputy Governor Tel: 002022770270 Email: gamal.negm@cbe.org.eg ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF WORLD BANK The World Bank Inspection Panel is the independent complaint mechanism and fact-finding body for people who believe they are likely to be, or have been, adversely affected by a World Bank-financed project. If you submit a complaint to the Inspection Panel, they may investigate to assess whether the World Bank is following its own policies and procedures for preventing harm to people or the environment. You can contact the Inspection Panel or submit a complaint by emailing ipanel@worldbank.org. You can learn more about the Inspection Panel and how to file a complaint at: http://ewebapps.worldbank.org/apps/ip/Pages/Home.aspx.

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