World Bank Chief visits Egypt next June, meets with President Sisi

World Bank Group’s President Jim Yong Kim will embark on an official visit to Egypt next June 9 to meet Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab.

Kim would lead an official delegation during his visit to meet a group of top officials and ministers too, said World Bank Vice President for the Middle East and North Africa region Hafez Ghanem.

Ghanem’s remarks came at his meeting with the Egyptian media men, accompanying the “Knock Doors” mission, currently visiting Washington, state-news agency MENA reported.

The delegation is expected to review with the Egyptian side the possible assistance needed by Cairo for economic and social reform, Ghanem said.