NEWSLETTER - Canada Egypt Business Council

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The floor was then opened for questions which discussed and highlighted important issues
such as subsidies, which comprise around 135 billion Egyptian pounds and are largely
funded by Egypt’s debts, another was Moussa’s stand on the Muslim Brotherhood and the
possible disputes that are likely to erupt also the issue of imported food and the dramatic
increase in the population that builds up each year, Moussa commented about that saying
“poverty is not Egypt’s destiny, but it is the result of bad management and because citizens
are not working hard enough, we are the reason behind the poverty but can still fight it”.
Other questions addressed the role of the Arab League, transparency, the performance of
SCAF during the transitional period.
This year Egypt will see its first elected president and presidential candidates similar to Amre
Moussa make that, even more than it already is, something that the world looks forward to.
Despite the many turbulences and unfortunate events that are dominating the news and
the political scene, they are indeed ingredients cooking in a pot and would eventually take
Egypt to the democracy its people demanded and died for in their January 25 revolution
that inspired millions around the world.
Mr. Rimon Iskander, Mr. Mahfouz Nasralla,
Prima Elios for Electrical Industries
H.E. Dr. Nadia Zakhary, H.E. Dr. Hany Helal,
H.E. Dr. Ahmed Shafik, Dr. Mona Makram
Ebeid
H.E. Dr Ahmed Darwish, Dr. Mona Makram
Ebeid, H.E. Eng. Alaa Fahmy, H.E. Mohamed
Elorabi, H.E. Dr Ahmed Sameh Farid
Part of the attendance
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