Afdb Portfolio in Egypt (September 2017)

Total Page:16

File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb

Afdb Portfolio in Egypt (September 2017) AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK Public Disclosure Authorized Authorized Public Disclosure EGYPT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF ABU RAWASH WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT (ABU-RAWASH-WWTP) APPRAISAL REPORT Authorized Authoriezd Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure RDGN/AHWS November 2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS I – STRATEGIC THRUST & RATIONALE ............................................................................ 1 1.1 Project linkages with country strategy and objectives ......................................................... 1 1.2. Rationale for Bank’s involvement ...................................................................................... 1 1.3. Donor coordination ............................................................................................................. 2 II – PROJECT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................. 3 2.1. Project components ............................................................................................................. 3 2.2. Technical solution retained and other alternatives explored ............................................... 3 2.3. Project type ......................................................................................................................... 4 2.4. Project cost and financing arrangements ............................................................................ 4 2.5. Project’s target area and population .................................................................................... 5 2.8. Key performance indicators ............................................................................................ 7 III – PROJECT FEASIBILITY ................................................................................................. 7 3.1. Economic and financial performance ................................................................................. 7 3.2. Environmental and Social impacts ...................................................................................... 8 IV – IMPLEMENTATION ...................................................................................................... 10 4.1. Implementation arrangements ........................................................................................... 10 4.2. Monitoring ........................................................................................................................ 13 4.3. Governance ....................................................................................................................... 14 4.4. Sustainability..................................................................................................................... 14 4.5. Risk management .............................................................................................................. 15 4.6. Knowledge building .......................................................................................................... 15 V – LEGAL INSTRUMENTS AND AUTHORITY............................................................... 16 5.1. Legal instrument ............................................................................................................... 16 5.2. Conditions associated with Bank’s intervention ............................................................... 16 5.3. Compliance with Bank Policies ........................................................................................ 16 VI – RECOMMENDATION ................................................................................................... 16 Appendix I. Egypt’s Socio-Economic Indicators .......................................................................I Appendix II: AfDB Portfolio in Egypt (September 2017) ........................................................ II Appendix III: Key related projects financed by other development partners in the country ... IV Appendix IV. Map of the Project Area ..................................................................................... V Currency Equivalents As of October 2017 1 UA = 1.4133 USD 1 UA = 24.9531 EGP 1 USD = 17.65591 EGP Fiscal Year 1 July – 30 June Weights and Measures 1metric tonne = 2204 pounds (lbs) 1 kilogramme (kg) = 2.200 lbs 1 metre (m) = 3.28 feet (ft) 1 millimetre (mm) = 0.03937 inch (“) 1 kilometre (km) = 0.62 mile 1 hectare (ha) = 2.471 acres 1 feddan = 0.42 hectares Acronyms and Abbreviations ACCF Africa Climate Change Fund ADB African Development Bank AFD French Development Agency CAPW Construction Authority for Potable Water and Wastewater CPIA Country Policy and Institutional Assessment CSP Country Strategy Paper CSS Climate Safeguard System COEG Country Office Egypt DPG Development Partners Group EA Executing Agency EIB European Investment Bank EPC Engineering, Procurement, and Construction ESIA Environmental and Social Impact Assessment EU European Union CFRA Country Fiduciary Risk Assessment GCF Green Climate Fund GCWW Giza Company for Water and Wastewater GIZ German Agency for International Cooperation GoE Government of Egypt HCWW Holding Company for Water and Wastewater FM Financial Management IsDB Islamic Development Bank KfW (German Bank for International Development Financing) KFAED Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MHUUC Ministry of Housing, Utilities, and Urban Communities MoIIC Ministry of Investment and International Cooperation MIC TAF Middle Income Countries Technical Assistance Fund MWRI Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation NCB National Competitive Bidding NWRP National Water Resources Plan O&M Operation & Maintenance PCN Project Concept Note PCR Project Completion Report PIT Project Implementation Team PRCA Procurement Risks and Capacity Assessment PPP Public Private Partnership PSC Project Steering Committee UA Units of Account USD United States Dollar WSS Water, Wastewater and Sanitation WB The World Bank WWTP Wastewater Treatment Plant VFM Value for Money i Loan Information Client’s information BORROWER : The Arab Republic of Egypt EXECUTING AGENCY : Construction Authority for Potable Water and Wastewater (CAPW) Financing plan Source Amount (USD) Instrument ADB 100.00 million Loan AGTF 50.00 million Loan Government* 237.44 million Counterpart TOTAL COST 387.44 million *Government of Egypt contribution is in EGP. ADB and AGTF key financing information Loan Currency United States Dollar (USD) Loan Type Fully Flexible Loan Tenor TBD (Up to 25 years inclusive of Grace Period) Grace period TBD (Up to 8 years) Average Loan Maturity* TBD (function of the amortization profile) Repayments Consecutive quarterly payments after grace period Interest Rate Base Rate +Funding Cost Margin+ Lending Margin + Maturity Premium This Interest Rate will be floored to zero Base Rate Floating Base Rate ( 6 Month LIBOR) A free option to fix the Base Rate is available Funding Cost Margin The Bank funding cost margin as determined each 1st January and 1st July and applied to the Base Rate each 1st February, 1st May, 1st august and 1st November Lending Margin 80 basis points (0.8%) Maturity Premium - 0% if Average Loan Maturity <= 12.75 years - 0,10% if 12.75< Average Loan Maturity <=15 - 0,20% if Average Loan Maturity >15 years Front-end fees 0.25% of the loan amount payable at latest at signature of the loan agreement Commitment fees 0.25% of the undisbursed amount. Commitment fees start accruing 60 days after signature of the loan agreement and are payable on Payment dates Option to convert the Base Rate** In addition to the free option to fix the floating Base Rate, the borrower may reconvert the fix rate to floating or re-fix it on part or full-disbursed amount. Transaction fees are payable Option to cap or collar the Base The borrower may cap or set both cap and floor on the Base Rate to be applied on part or full Rate** disbursed amount Transaction fees are payable Option to convert loan The borrower may convert the loan currency for both undisbursed or disbursed amounts in full currency**(Only for ADB loan) or part to another approved lending currency of the Bank Transaction fees are payable EIRR, NPV (base case) 29.9%, EGP 19,336 million at 10% Timeframe - Main Milestones (expected) Concept Note approval October, 2017 Project approval December, 2017 Effectiveness March, 2018 Completion December, 2021 Closing Date December, 2022 ii Project Summary Project Overview: The Sustainable Development of Abu Rawash Wastewater Treatment Plant (ARWWTP) aims to protect the environment and water resources from pollution and to reduce health risks due to discharge of untreated wastewater to the drains and canals and enhance water re-use. The project is aligned to Egypt’s Sustainable Development Strategy: 2030 Vision, its current five-year Macroeconomic Framework and Strategy (MFS FY14/15-FY18/19), and the Cabinet’s comprehensive reform program. It is also in line with the Bank’s High Fives Agenda and the Bank’s Ten Year Strategy through development of critical infrastructure and contribution to green growth, focusing mainly on improving quality of life of people and Feed Africa. The project cost is estimated at USD 387.4 million to be financed by ADB (USD100 million), AGTF (USD50 million), and the Government of Egypt (USD237.4 million). It will be implemented in four years. The main outcomes of the project are a) upgrade or improve the quality of existing primary treatment system of 1.2 million m3 per day to include secondary treatment, and b) increase or expand the treatment plant’s capacity from 1.2
Recommended publications
  • Mints – MISR NATIONAL TRANSPORT STUDY
    No. TRANSPORT PLANNING AUTHORITY MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT THE ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT MiNTS – MISR NATIONAL TRANSPORT STUDY THE COMPREHENSIVE STUDY ON THE MASTER PLAN FOR NATIONWIDE TRANSPORT SYSTEM IN THE ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT FINAL REPORT TECHNICAL REPORT 11 TRANSPORT SURVEY FINDINGS March 2012 JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY ORIENTAL CONSULTANTS CO., LTD. ALMEC CORPORATION EID KATAHIRA & ENGINEERS INTERNATIONAL JR - 12 039 No. TRANSPORT PLANNING AUTHORITY MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT THE ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT MiNTS – MISR NATIONAL TRANSPORT STUDY THE COMPREHENSIVE STUDY ON THE MASTER PLAN FOR NATIONWIDE TRANSPORT SYSTEM IN THE ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT FINAL REPORT TECHNICAL REPORT 11 TRANSPORT SURVEY FINDINGS March 2012 JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY ORIENTAL CONSULTANTS CO., LTD. ALMEC CORPORATION EID KATAHIRA & ENGINEERS INTERNATIONAL JR - 12 039 USD1.00 = EGP5.96 USD1.00 = JPY77.91 (Exchange rate of January 2012) MiNTS: Misr National Transport Study Technical Report 11 TABLE OF CONTENTS Item Page CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................................................1-1 1.1 BACKGROUND...................................................................................................................................1-1 1.2 THE MINTS FRAMEWORK ................................................................................................................1-1 1.2.1 Study Scope and Objectives .........................................................................................................1-1
    [Show full text]
  • Cairo ATM Address
    Cairo ATM Address 1/ CITY STARS 1 Nasr city, Food Court, Phase 1 2/ CITY STARS 2 Nasr city, Food Court, Phase 2 3/ ARABELLA CLUB Arabella Country Club, 5th District, New Cairo 4/ KATTAMEYA HEIGHTS Kattameya heights, 5th District, New Cairo 5/ REHAB CITY Opened Food Court Area El Rehab City 6/ CARREFOUR MAADI City Center – Ring Road, Maadi 7/ ARKEDIA MALL Ramlet Boulak, Corniche El Nile, 4th Floor, Shoubra 8/ CFCC French Cultural Center, El Mounira 9/ SHEPHEARD HOTEL Garden City, Cornish El Nile 10/ SMG (Private) Mohandessin 11/ CRYSTAL ASFOUR 1 (Private) Industrial Zone, Shoubra El Kheima 12/ CRYSTAL ASFOUR 2 (Private) Industrial Zone, Shoubra El Kheima 13/ CRYSTAL ASFOUR 3 (Private) Industrial Zone, Shoubra El Kheima 14/ UNIVERSAL FACTORY (Private) Industrial Zone, 6th of October City 15/ ALPHA CERAMICA (Private) Industrial Zone, 6th of October City 16/ BADDAR COMPANY 63 Beginning of Cairo Ismailia Road 17/ ABOU GAHLY MOTORS (Private) Kilo 28 Cairo Ismailia Road 18/ EGYPT GOLD Industrial Zone Area A block 3/13013, Obour City 19/ AMOUN PHARMA CO. (Private) Industrial Zone, Obour City 20/ KANDIL GALVA METAL (Private) Industrial Zone, Area 5, Block 13035, El Oubour City 21/ EL AHRAM BEVERAGE CO. Idustrial Zone "A"part 24-11block number -12003, Obour City 22/ MOBICA CO. (Private) Abou Rawash, Cairo Alexandria Desert Road, After Dandy Mall to the right. 23/ COCA COLA (Pivate) Abou El Ghyet, Al kanatr Al Khayreya Road, Kaliuob Alexandria ATM Address 1/ PHARCO PHARM 1 Alexandria Cairo Desert Road, Pharco Pharmaceutical Company 2/ CARREFOUR ALEXANDRIA City Center- Alexandria 3/ SAN STEFANO MALL El Amria, Alexandria 4/ ALEXANDRIA PORT Alexandria 5/ DEKHILA PORT El Dekhila, Alexandria 6/ ABOU QUIER FERTLIZER Eltabia, Rasheed Line, Alexandria 7/ PIRELLI CO.
    [Show full text]
  • The Struggle for Worker Rights in EGYPT AREPORTBYTHESOLIDARITYCENTER
    67261_SC_S3_R1_Layout 1 2/5/10 6:58 AM Page 1 I JUSTICE I JUSTICE for ALL for I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I “This timely and important report about the recent wave of labor unrest in Egypt, the country’s largest social movement ALL The Struggle in more than half a century, is essential reading for academics, activists, and policy makers. It identifies the political and economic motivations behind—and the legal system that enables—the government’s suppression of worker rights, in a well-edited review of the country’s 100-year history of labor activism.” The Struggle for Worker Rights Sarah Leah Whitson Director, Middle East and North Africa Division, Human Rights Watch I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I for “This is by far the most comprehensive and detailed account available in English of the situation of Egypt’s working people Worker Rights today, and of their struggles—often against great odds—for a better life. Author Joel Beinin recounts the long history of IN EGYPT labor activism in Egypt, including lively accounts of the many strikes waged by Egyptian workers since 2004 against declining real wages, oppressive working conditions, and violations of their legal rights, and he also surveys the plight of A REPORT BY THE SOLIDARITY CENTER women workers, child labor and Egyptian migrant workers abroad.
    [Show full text]
  • G40 Retail Brochure 6527671.Pdf
    LUXURY LUXURY WITH WITH DISTINCTION DISTINCTION DISTINCTION LUXURY THE COMPLEX WITH Adding Value to Business and Quality of Life Welcome to West Cairo’s favorite shopping and business hub GALLERIA40 is the ultimate urban address where everything grand happens. Launched by Raya Smart Buildings, GALLERIA40 is Egypt’s first-ever, mixed-use commercial complex featuring a luxury shopping mall and green office buildings. Designed to set a whole new standard for green building technology and smart infrastructure, GALLERIA40 truly echoes Raya’s position as the market’s leading provider of technological solutions. As it lavishly blends shopping indulgence and DISTINCTION delectable dining, GALLERIA40’s upscale mall pampers the luxury shopper with a one-of-a-kind experience. Handling the project from site planning and landscape design to architectural concept was the U.S. based, top-notch international architects, Callison LLC. Meeting LEED Gold standards of United States Green Building Council (USGBC), GALLERIA40 is Egypt’s first destination featuring Green Building Concept. Emphasis has been placed on integrating sustainable principles, to revive a healthier work environment and to pass on to tenants considerable savings on DISTINCTION operational costs. 3 THE COMPLEX Adding Value to Business and Quality of Life Welcome to West Cairo’s favorite shopping and business hub GALLERIA40 is the ultimate urban address where everything grand happens. Launched by Raya Smart Buildings, GALLERIA40 is Egypt’s first-ever, mixed-use commercial complex featuring a luxury shopping mall and green office buildings. Designed to set a whole new standard for green building technology and smart infrastructure, GALLERIA40 truly echoes Raya’s position as the market’s leading provider of technological solutions.
    [Show full text]
  • Sexual Violence by Security Forces in Egypt
    EXPOSING STATE HYPOCRISY: SEXUAL VIOLENCE BY SECURITY FORCES IN EGYPT Article 1: All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. Article 2: Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty. Article 3: Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person. Article 4: No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms. Article 5: No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, May 2015 / N°661a Cover photo: Mohamed Mahmoud Street, Cairo, 19 November 2014. Copyright: Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh 2 / Titre du rapport – FIDH I. INTRODUCTION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4 II. SECURITY ABUSES AND WIDESPREAD SEXUAL VIOLENCE -------------------------9 III. SEXUAL VIOLENCE AS A POLITICAL INSTRUMENT --------------------------------- 19 IV. INVOLVEMENT OF STATE ACTORS -------------------------------------------------------- 24 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS --------------------------------------------------- 28 FIDH – Exposing state hypocrisy: sexual violence by security forces in Egypt / 3 I. INTRODUCTION Since the military takeover in July 2013 and resumed control by the army and the police, there has been a surge in sexual violence perpetrated by the security forces in Egypt.
    [Show full text]
  • Governorate Area Type Provider Name Card Specialty Address Telephone 1 Telephone 2
    Governorate Area Type Provider Name Card Specialty Address Telephone 1 Telephone 2 Metlife Clinic - Cairo Medical Center 4 Abo Obaida El bakry St., Roxy, Cairo Heliopolis Metlife Clinic 02 24509800 02 22580672 Hospital Heliopolis Emergency- 39 Cleopatra St. Salah El Din Sq., Cairo Heliopolis Hospital Cleopatra Hospital Gold Outpatient- 19668 Heliopolis Inpatient ( Except Emergency- 21 El Andalus St., Behind Cairo Heliopolis Hospital International Eye Hospital Gold 19650 Outpatient-Inpatient Mereland , Roxy, Heliopolis Emergency- Cairo Heliopolis Hospital San Peter Hospital Green 3 A. Rahman El Rafie St., Hegaz St. 02 21804039 02 21804483-84 Outpatient-Inpatient Emergency- 16 El Nasr st., 4th., floor, El Nozha Cairo Heliopolis Hospital Ein El Hayat Hospital Green 02 26214024 02 26214025 Outpatient-Inpatient El Gedida Cairo Medical Center - Cairo Heart Emergency- 4 Abo Obaida El bakry St., Roxy, Cairo Heliopolis Hospital Silver 02 24509800 02 22580672 Center Outpatient-Inpatient Heliopolis Inpatient Only for 15 Khaled Ibn El Walid St. Off 02 22670702 (10 Cairo Heliopolis Hospital American Hospital Silver Gynecology and Abdel Hamid Badawy St., Lines) Obstetrics Sheraton Bldgs., Heliopolis 9 El-Safa St., Behind EL Seddik Emergency - Cairo Heliopolis Hospital Nozha International Hospital Silver Mosque, Behind Sheraton 02 22660555 02 22664248 Inpatient Only Heliopolis, Heliopolis 91 Mohamed Farid St. El Hegaz Cairo Heliopolis Hospital Al Dorrah Heart Care Hospital Orange Outpatient-Inpatient 02 22411110 Sq., Heliopolis 19 Tag El Din El Sobky st., from El 02 2275557-02 Cairo Heliopolis Hospital Egyheart Center Orange Outpatient 01200023220 Nozha st., Ard El Golf, Heliopolis 22738232 2 Samir Mokhtar st., from Nabil El 02 22681360- Cairo Heliopolis Hospital Egyheart Center Orange Outpatient 01200023220 Wakad st., Ard El Golf, Heliopolis 01225320736 Dr.
    [Show full text]
  • Ifbb Elite Professional Qualifier 2021 Ifbb World
    IFBB ELITE PROFESSIONAL QUALIFIER 2021 IFBB WORLD RANKING EVENT WELCOME Dear Brothers, Friends & Colleagues, The Egyptian Federation of Bodybuilding & Fitness (E.F.B.F) is proudly inviting all athletes from IFBB-affiliated National Federations from Europe, Africa and Asia to participate in the Muscle Tech Egypt IFBB Diamond Cup that will be held in the wonderful city of Cairo, Egypt during the period from the 18th till the 20th of February, 2021. Special Thanks to Dr. Rafael Santonja, the President of the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB) for his continuous support for our beloved sport and his special care of these championships. We are all proud of our great leader whom we learned from him a lot, and experienced from his great talented character. I would also like to convey my sincere thanks & gratitude to Mr. Abdelazeem Hegazy, the Chairman of the Muscletech Egypt for sponsoring such an important sports event, confirming his vision to support bodybuilding sport as a healthy lifestyle. The event will include Junior Men’s Bodybuilding, Men’s Bodybuilding, Men’s Classic Physique, Men’s Physique & Masters Men’s Bodybuilding. Once again welcome to the marvelous Cairo; one of the most attractive cities all over the world; and I hope that your stay in our country will be a memory of joy and pleasure. Dr. Eng. Adel Fahim Executive Assistant & Vice-President, IFBB President Egyptian, Arab & African Federations ABOUT EGYPT: Egypt, country located in the northeastern corner of Africa. Egypt’s heartland, the Nile River valley and delta, was the home of one of the principal civilizations of the ancient Middle East and, like Mesopotamia farther east, was the site of one of the world’s earliest urban and literate societies.
    [Show full text]
  • HIGHLIGHTS Egypt Stands at 25,105 Families / 69,208 Individuals As of June Th 24 , 2013
    Egypt Weekly Report Page | 1 Egypt Weekly Update Syria Operation June 25th – July 1st 2013 REGISTRATION AND NEW ARRIVALS The total number of Syrian refugees registered with UNHCR in HIGHLIGHTS Egypt stands at 25,105 families / 69,208 individuals as of June th 24 , 2013. Additional 19,620 individuals are awaiting registration. To date, the total number of Syrian refugees registered in Greater Total number of Syrian refugees Cairo stands at 35,395 individuals, Alexandria 14,146 individuals, registered and awaiting registration and Damietta 7,696 individuals. 11,971 Syrian refugees are with UNHCR in Egypt stands at st residing in other governorates in Egypt. 88,828 individuals as of 1 of July 2013, with 69,208 Syrians registered The total number of Syrian refugees arriving to Egypt directly to date. from Syria stands at 40,391 individuals (58.4%) and 28,494 Since 30 June, security and political individuals (41.1%) arrived transiting through Lebanon, Turkey situation in Egypt is characterized and Jordan and 323 individuals (0.5%) through other countries. by mass demonstrations and some clashes resulting in a number of During the reporting period, the total number of Syrian refugees casualties and hundreds of injured, registered is 1665 individuals / 549 families were registered and as demonstrators demand that 144 specific needs were identified in Zamalek Registration center. President Morsi steps down. Impact 74 individuals were fast tracked by different agencies and for refugees has been limited so far partners during the course of the week. but UNHCR will continue to monitor the situation. There has been some The number of individuals scheduled for registration in Zamalek disruption of services as UNHCR and registration center is 15,800 people.
    [Show full text]
  • ATM Branch Branch Address Area Gameat El Dowal El
    ATM Branch Branch address Area Gameat El Dowal Gameat El Dowal 9 Gameat El-Dewal El-Arabia Mohandessein, Giza El Arabeya Thawra El-Thawra 18 El-Thawra St. Heliopolis, Heliopolis, Cairo Cairo 6th of October 6th of October Banks area - industrial zone 4 6th of October City, Giza Zizenia Zizenia 601 El-Horaya St Zizenya , Alexandria Champollion Champollion 5 Champollion St., Down Town, Cairo New Hurghada Sheraton Hurghada Sheraton Road 36 North Mountain Road, Hurghada, Red Sea Hurghada, Red Sea Mahatta Square El - Mahatta Square 1 El-Mahatta Square Sarayat El Maadi, Cairo New Maadi New Maadi 48 Al Nasr Avenu New Maadi, Cairo Shoubra Shoubra 53 Shobra St., Shoubra Shoubra, Cairo Abassia Abassia 111 Abbassia St., Abassia Cairo Manial Manial Palace 78 Manial St., Cairo Egypt Manial , Cairo Hadayek El Kobba Hadayek El Kobba 16 Waly El-Aahd St, Saray El- Hdayek El Kobba, Cairo Hadayek Mall Makram Ebeid Makram Ebeid 86, Makram Ebeid St Nasr City, Cairo Abbass El Akkad Abbass El Akkad 20 Abo El Ataheya str. , Abas Nasr City, Cairo El akad Ext Tayaran Tayaran 32 Tayaran St. Nasr City, Cairo House of Financial Affairs House of Financial Affairs El Masa, Abdel Azziz Shenawy Nasr City, Cairo St., Parade Area Mansoura 2 El Mohafza Square 242 El- Guish St. El Mohafza Square, Mansoura Aghakhan Aghakhan 12th tower nile towers Aghakhan, Cairo Aghakhan Dokki Dokki 64 Mossadak Street, Dokki Dokki, Giza El- Kamel Mohamed El_Kamel Mohamed 2, El-Kamel Mohamed St. Zamalek, Cairo El Haram El Haram 360 Al- Haram St. Haram, Giza NOZHA ( Triumph) Nozha Triumph.102 Osman Ebn Cairo Affan Street, Heliopolis Safir Nozha 60, Abo Bakr El-Seddik St.
    [Show full text]
  • Cairo Traffic Congestion Study Executive Note May 2014
    CAIRO TRAFFIC CONGESTION STUDY EXECUTIVE NOTE MAY 2014 The World Bank Group The World Bank Group Acknowledgments This study was undertaken by a World Bank team led by Ziad Nakat (Transport Specialist) and including Santiago Herrera (Lead Economist) and Yassine Cherkaoui (Infrastructure Specialist), and it was executed by Ecorys in collaboration with Sets and Cambridge Systematics. Funding for the study was generously provided by the Government of Netherlands; the Multi Donor Trust Fund “Addressing Climate Change in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region” supported by Italy’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the European Commission; the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program and the World Bank. 1 Cairo Traffic Congestion Study I Executive Note I. Introduction The Greater Cairo Metropolitan Area (GCMA), with more than 19 million inhabitants, is host to more than one-fifth of Egypt’s population. The GCMA is also an important contributor to the Egyptian economy in terms of GDP and jobs. The population of the GCMA is expected to further increase to 24 million by 2027, and correspondingly its importance to the economy will also increase. Traffic congestion is a serious problem in the GCMA with large and adverse effects on both the quality of life and the economy. In addition to the time wasted standing still in traffic, time that could be put to more productive uses, congestion results in unnecessary fuel consumption, causes additional wear and tear on vehicles, increases harmful emissions lowering air quality, increases the costs of transport for business, and makes the GCMA an unattractive location for businesses and industry.
    [Show full text]
  • EGYPT Arab Republic of Egypt Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation National Gene Bank and Genetic Resources
    COUNTRY REPORT ON THE STATE OF PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT Arab Republic of Egypt Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation National Gene Bank and Genetic Resources Second Report on the State of Plant Genetic Resources in the Arab Republic of Egypt March 2007 Note by FAO This Country Report has been prepared by the national authorities in the context of the preparatory process for the Second Report on the State of World’s Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. The Report is being made available by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) as requested by the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. However, the report is solely the responsibility of the national authorities. The information in this report has not been verified by FAO, and the opinions expressed do not necessarily represent the views or policy of FAO. The designations employed and the presentation of material in this information product do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of FAO concerning the legal or development status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The mention of specific companies or products of manufacturers, whether or not these have been patented, does not imply that these have been endorsed or recommended by FAO in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. The views expressed in this information product are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of FAO.
    [Show full text]
  • Chapter 6: Hardware Opportunities
    MiNTS: Misr National Transport Study The Master Plan CHAPTER 6: HARDWARE OPPORTUNITIES The formation of transport corridors, and the hardware (infrastructure) projects contained therein, is discussed in this chapter. The underlying planning horizon extends through year 2027. The paralleling humanware and software projects are presented in subsequent Chapters 7 and 8, respectively. The MiNTS Hardware Component A total of 92 hardware (infrastructure) projects have been nominated. Background information is contained in Technical Reports 1 through 4 describing the road, rail, inland waterway and maritime sectors, respectively. Prioritization of hardware (infrastructure), humanware and software projects is further discussed in Chapter 9 of this volume. The hardware projects include, in summary: 15 projects includes a) new construction (3), b) widening/improvement (2) Expressway and c) upgrade arterial to expressway (10) Road Arterial Road 33 projects including a) new construction (19) and b) widening (14) Main Grade Separations Two bridges and one tunnel High Speed Railway Alexandria – Cairo and Cairo – Aswan New Railway Link and Railway Eight new railway links and five double/triple tracking projects Double/Triple Tracking Others Includes improvement of track, signal and station for cargo Ports Port enhancement/development in Upper Egypt and Cairo region Inland Improvement via dredging to enhance safety and navigability; also prevent Waterway Waterway sedimentation build-up in major fairways. Transport Locks Lock expansion and improvement
    [Show full text]