USAID. MISSION TO EGYPT
LOAN, GRANT, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ARE PROVIDED TO THE GOVT OF EGYPT (GOE) TO IMPROVE THE INSTITUTIONAL CAPABILITY OF THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY (MOI) TO MANAGE THE ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES IN THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR, AND TO IMPROVE THE CAPABILITY OF THE MOI AND THE PUBLIC SECTOR INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES TO PLAN AND IMPLEMENT PROJECTS.
1978
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TRAINING WILL BE PROVIDED TO APPROPRIATE GENERAL ORGANIZATION FOR INDUSTRIALIZATION (GOFI) AND PUBLIC SECTOR COMPANY EMPLOYEES TO IMPROVE THEIR ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL ANALYSIS AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN PROJECT DESIGN AND PLANNING WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE MOI AND GOFI. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED TO PUBLIC SECTOR FIRMS TO OVERCOME PRODUCTION BOTTLENECKS, TO INSTITUTE EFFICIENT AND MODERN PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES, AND TO IMPROVE PRODUCT QUALITY. EQUIPMENT AND RELATED SERVICES WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED TO REHABILITATE, EXPAND, AND MODERNIZE EXISTING INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES. IN ADDITION, ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS WILL BE AMELIORATED WITHIN AND EXTERNAL TO INDUSTRIAL PLANTS. PROJECT WILL BE ADMINISTERED BY THE GOFI. BENEFICIARIES WILL BE THE EMPLOYEES OF THE INDUSTRIAL CONCERNS. Amendment No. 2 of 7/9/81 increases funding to finance subprojects in capital equipment ($60 million) and in environmental improvement (pollution abatement equipment at cement companies - $10 million) that have been identified by project feasibility studies. (PD-AAQ-994)
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