Rania A. Al-Mashat

Africa Cup of Nations 21.06.2019 #Egypt. #AFCON2019 #Africa

#Egypt is not new to crises and has shown resilience over the past decade. We continue to be hopeful and helpful as policy makers but more importantly as a community. Together, we will move forward.
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#EidMubarak 🌙 #StaySafe

Today, at the National Geographic “Queens of Egypt” Exhibition in Washington D.C with Ambassador Yasser Reda, National Geographic Society President and CEO Tracy Wolstencroft, Director of Museum Kathryn Keane and Archaeologist Fredrik Hiebert.

The exhibit goes back in time, spanning hundreds of years of history centering in the New Kingdom era of #Egypt. There is still so much mystery to be solved around the legacies of the Queens of Egypt. It’s a love letter to the women of our much-lauded ancient society that endlessly fascinates the world showing the myriad ways that ancient Egyptians worshiped and respected powerful female leadership.

This is just a glimpse into Egypt’s legacy leaving everyone yearning to learn more, with our future: The Grand Egyptian Museum. #GEM2020.

Celebrating International #DayoftheGirl by inviting a university student and volunteer from the Egyptian Red Crescent, to become minister for a day, as part of the Ministry of Social Solidarity’s “Girls in Leadership Roles” initiative.

Across generations, when women take on leadership roles, we pave the way for more women to rise through the ranks. To all our girls, my advice is to invest in your education, have a mentor to talk to, and listen to advice from those with experience, even if at times it sounds irrelevant. Through hard work, you have the power to unlock your own potential.

On my third anniversary as Minister of International Cooperation, December 22/2022, it was quite fitting to talk about the common #globalgoals and #multilateralism with a delegation of Stanford University Graduate School of Business students visiting #Egypt at Abdeen Palace, one of the country’s treasures.

Thanks Radwa Hamed for putting all this together, and for the insightful panel discussion you also moderated with my colleagues Art D'Égypte’s founder Nadine Abdel Ghaffar and Microsoft country GM Mirna Arif.

Here’s a new initiative related to generalizing the 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺 in schools; a protocol between the Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Education.

We aim to spread tourism awareness and teach kids from a young age how to properly deal with tourists through lessons embedded into the primary schools' curricula. With the tourism sector representing 15 percent of Egypt’s GDP, we want to spread awareness and ethics of how to deal with people visiting Egypt. The signed protocol will be translated into material for the curricula taught at schools, teaching young kids about preservation of #Egypt’s tourism and heritage areas, discouraging from negative behaviors towards tourists, and encouraging positive values.

This will to help achieve our overarching goal “At least one Individual from each Egyptian Household works either directly or indirectly in the Tourism Sector”.

The dynamic President H.E. Katalin Novak breaks several records, being the first female and youngest president of Hungary. It was an absolute pleasure accompanying her this week during her visit to #Egypt and exchanging experiences and views.

Highlights included meetings with H.E. President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Head of the Egyptian parliament Dr. Hanafy Ali El-Gebali, Head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church Pope Tawadros, a ride on the Hungarian train between Cairo & Giza, and visits to a Hungarian excavation site in Luxor.

The relationship between our two countries is strategic and diverse, including in the areas of energy, health, transport, training, antiquities, among others. I’m honored to head the Egyptian-Hungarian Committee for Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation with Peter Szijjarto.

من دواعي سروري أن ارافق السيدة كاتالين نوفاك أول رئيسة للمجر، والأصغر في تولي المنصب وذلك خلال زيارتها لمصر، حيث تبادلنا الخبرات والرؤى. لقد كانت زيارة مليئة بالأحداث الهامة على رأسها لقاء السيد الرئيس عبدالفتاح السيسي، كما التقت المستشار حنفي الجبالي رئيس مجلس النواب، والبابا تواضروس بابا الإسكندرية وبطريرك الكرازة المرقسية. كما تضمنت الزيارة تفقد عربات السكك الحديد بمحطة مصر، وزيارة أحد مواقع التنقيب عن الأثار بالأقصر.

العلاقة بين مصر والمجر استراتيجية وتضم العديد من أوجه التعاون في مجالات الطاقة والصحة والنقل والآثار، ومن خلال اللجنة المشتركة التي أشرُف برئاستها مع وزير الخارجية والتجارة المجري، نعمل على مزيد من التقدم والتطوير في تلك العلاقات، تنفيذاً لتوجيهات القيادة السياسية.

It has been a truly busy, but productive #COP27…And there is no better place to tell you all about our second week’s activities other than at Sinai’s sacred mountains. I hope you too can feel the unmatched energy of one of #SharmElSheikh’s most special spots.

A few of our highlights:

➡️ More partnerships on the energy pillar of #Egypt’s NWFE نُوَفِّـي Program and on green hydrogen with the European Commission and EBRD.

➡️ A political declaration between Egypt, Germany and the United States was released on accelerating the country’s green energy transition in support of #Egypt’s NWFE نُوَفِّـي Program.

➡️ 9 development agreements with Germany to invest in human capital were signed.

➡️ On #YouthDay, we celebrated our winners in the global #ClimaTechRun 2022 startup competition.

➡️ As #climate is not gender neutral, we discussed finding solutions for an inclusive green transition on #GenderDay.

➡️ On #AdaptationDay, we discussed the need to roll out, and invest in more adaptation projects as well as a novel approach for monetizing resilience through “resilience credits” with International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) as outlined in the Sharm El-Sheikh Guidebook for Just Financing.
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We have 12 months as COP Presidents, and much more is yet to come. #TogetherForImplementation

Today on #InternationalWomensDay, I want to celebrate two female economists who have always inspired me, my mentor Dr. Heba Handoussa, and the icon, renowned economist Dr. Minouche Shafik from The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

It’s a funny story how things play out, but when Dr. Heba chose me in 1994 as the Economic Research Forum’s first summer intern during my graduating senior year, one of my early tasks was to transcribe a World Bank conference on trade and development where Dr. Minouche was a speaker. Not an easy task without the internet, believe me…Little did I know at the time that all our paths would often cross in different ways professionally.

A salute to every woman who sets an example by working hard, #BreakingTheBias and opening the doors for many others …

#IWD2022 #BreakTheBias

في إطار احتفالات اليوم العالمي للمرأة، أود أن احتفي بخبيرتين ومعلمتين قديرتين، كانتا مصدر إلهام كبير بالنسبة لي في مسيرتي العملية، الدكتورة هبة حندوسة، معلمتي وملهمتي، والقامة الاقتصادية الكبيرة الدكتورة مينوش شفيق، مديرة كلية لندن للاقتصاد.

في هذه الأيام أعود بالذكريات لعام ١٩٩٤، حيث مررت بموقف طريف، عندما اختارتني الدكتورة هبة حندوسة كأول منتدربة في فصل الصيف في منتدى البحوث الاقتصادية في العام الأخير من الدراسة، وكانت أولى التكليفات هي متابعة وتدوين مؤتمر للبنك الدولي حول التجارة والتنمية، حيث كانت د.مينوش شفيق هي المتحدثة. بالطبع لم تكن المهمة سهلة بدون وجود الإنترنت. ولم أكن أدرك في هذا التوقيت أن الحياة ستجمعنا كثيرًا وأننا سنلتقي دائما في حياتنا العملية والمهنية.

تحية تقدير وامتنان لكل امرأة تعمل بشكل جاد وتتحمل الأعباء وتكسر الحواجز لتتيح الفرص لغيرها من السيدات لتحقيق مزيد من النجاح.

Earlier this week; signed a protocol in the presence of Prime Minister Dr. Moustafa Madbouly with Minister of Planning, Monitoring & Administrative Reform Dr. Hala El Said to announce further expansion of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) standard statistical framework “Tourism Satellite Accounts” (TSA) in Egypt. TSA is the main tool for the economic measurement of tourism; creates a comprehensive database indicating economic effect of tourism on other economic sectors. This is part of The Institutional Pillar of reform in in the Egypt — Tourism Reform Program (E—TRP), aimed at better formulation of policies through improved data gathering and analysis.

#Egypt is one of the leading countries that has adopted the TSA, and is now expanding and modernizing through more comprehensive surveys and increased sampling. This will include comprehensive data of inbound and outbound tourism, gaining insight and gathering needed information not only to introduce new products in response to changing traveler needs, but also providing predictive modeling analysis to keep up with global trends.

𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗗𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗰𝘆: Bilateral Partnerships for Effective Development Cooperation.

During my 1st official trip to the #US, I conducted wide ranging meetings with #Egypt’s strategic partners to discuss the impact of ongoing projects & the outlook for strengthened cooperation. The US economic engagement has been impactful & in diverse sectors, including petroleum and gas, information & communications technology, agriculture, water desalination, education, health as well as entrepreneurship & economic empowerment of #women. We will work together to further widen the participation across various sectors of development in Egypt as we push forward public private partnerships & promote #US private investments.

I thank Justin Muzinich, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury; Karen Kelley, Deputy Secretary of Commerce; Mike Harvey, USAID Assistant Administrator for the Middle East; Adam Boehler , CEO U.S. International Development Finance Corporation; Kimberly Reed, US EXIM Bank President; Thomas Hardy, Acting Director US Trade & Development Agency; Hal Rogers, US Congressman, Jeff Fortenberry, US Congressman; Paul Salem, President MEI, Greg Lebedev, Chairman CIPE & Gordon Gray, COO CAP, for the candid discussions, constructive dialogue & the very warm welcome to #Washington.

Surrounded by the multitude of innovation and creativity I witnessed at the #GenerationNext entrepreneurial forum, I feel both proud and inspired. From startups covering fintech, e-commerce, nutrition, health, agriculture, and much more, #Egypt has truly positioned itself as a regional center in entrepreneurship. Hosted by the Ministry of International Cooperation and Egypt Ventures, the on-ground event may have come to an end, but the story of Egypt’s dynamic, game-changing, and primarily digital and youth-led entrepreneurial scene, continues. The Government of Egypt is committed to supporting the spark that lights the positive change every startup can bring to the country’s development story.

Lots of love in this picture … with my niece Leila ❤️

Happy #Valentine’s Day to you and all your loved ones 🌹

I participated in the 2019 Choiseul Africa Business Forum in Nice with many influential African & European decision makers, exploring areas of partnership for the benefit of shared growth.

#Egypt’s tourism sector today is the leader in #Africa in terms of highest revenue & country branding. In the session “Leadership in Africa”, I shared the modalities designed and implemented for the sector’s success - developing and executing the tourism policy framework; Egypt — Tourism Reform Program (E—TRP) with collective and collaborative effort with stakeholders from the private sector and the international community to drive impact.

We have also discussed the importance of #GenderEquality and the role leaders have today to recognize, inspire and empower Women in the region.

#Leadership requires authenticity, setting the intention, being present in every moment.

In 2014 and 2015, I was awarded by the Institut Choiseul for International Politics & Geoeconomics: “Economic Leaders for Tomorrow in Africa.”

Rebuild: Resilient Recovery - Pushing the frontiers of Economic Diplomacy with Multi-Stakeholder Platforms

Today, vocabulary related to cooperation, collectivism & collaboration are more relevant than ever... making a difference by bringing everyone together, even if virtually, engaged & motivated, ready to build for #Egypt’s sustainable future.

Since the launch of the Ministry of International Cooperation’s “Global Partnerships for Effective Development Cooperation” Multi-Stakeholder Platform in April 2020, we have organized a number of consultation meetings with line Ministries to provide the priority list of projects that the country needs in the period ahead, across various sectors related to Health, Public Enterprises, Private Sector Engagement in Development, Rural & Agricultural Development, Social Safety Nets & Transportation. The platform also includes all of our multilateral & bilateral development partners to ensure alignment, harmonization & complementarity of development interventions to maximize impact and achieve sustainability.

Going forward, we will continue organizing sectoral multi-stakeholder platforms. Each time more than 100 participants engage, all tuned in, with one objective: harnessing the power of group interaction & discussions to build back better.

With everyone getting ready for #Eid, I'm just looking back on some of the special moments from this year’s #Ramadan events with many, including world-renowned heart surgeon Sir Magdi Yacoub, cabinet colleagues, Egypt’s vibrant private sector, our development partners, ambassadors, mentors, friends & more.

📸 Cherishing these gatherings that blend tradition, shared purpose & connection.

#RamadanMoments #Egypt

أيام رمضان وتجمعاته دائماً ما تكون مميزة، نلتقي فيها بالأصدقاء والشركاء جميعاً. وكان من دواعي سروري لقاء العالم الدكتور مجدي يعقوب جراح القلب العالمي، والعديد من شركاء التنمية والقطاع الخاص في مصر.

📸 أعتز دائماً بتلك اللقاءات التي أصبحت تقليد سنوي يجمع الأصدقاء في لحظات رمضانية رائعة.

𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 & 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗳𝘂𝗹. I was so energized during my meeting, this week, with some of #Egypt’s rising leaders in the Executive Presidential Leadership Program at the National Training Academy (NTA), alongside NTA’s Executive Director Rascha Ragheb, where I detailed the Ministry of International Cooperation’s role in the country's development progress through international cooperation. Emphasizing the importance of agile leadership, I also shared the need to accelerate the pace of progress towards the #globalgoals, despite the changing realities. Witnessing their enthusiasm and engagement first hand was extremely impressive. I wish them and all students the best of luck in their endeavors.

يمثل الاستثمار في رأس المال البشري عاملاً رئيسياً لتحقيق التنمية الشاملة والفعالة، استمتعت كثيرًا بلقاء متدربي الدفعة الثالثة من البرنامج الرئاسي لتأهيل التنفيذيين للقيادة، بمقر الأكاديمية الوطنية للتدريب بحضور الدكتورة رشا راغب، المدير التنفيذي للأكاديمية، حيث قمت باستعراض دور وزارة التعاون الدولي، لتعزيز الجهود التنموية الوطنية، وتسريع وتيرة تنفيذ أهداف التنمية المستدامة، وأهمية القيادة المرنة للتعامل مع الأزمات. كان لقاءًا مثريًا وسعدت كثيرًا بالإجابة على استفسارات قادة المستقبل. أتمنى لهم ولجميع المتدربين كل التوفيق لتحقيق طموحاتهم.

Happy to welcome World Economic Forum President Børge Brende to Cairo. After many meetings in New York & Davos, it was time for a change of scenery with the River Nile as our backdrop!

During the visit, we met with H.E. President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi given #Egypt's strategic partnership with the forum & the plans to further boost this cooperation in the coming period.

Our discussion comes ahead of the 2025 World Economic Forum Strategic Dialogue with Egypt, focusing on boosting private sector engagement in #development, aligned with Egypt’s structural reform program.

We also covered several key initiatives, including the 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗮𝗽 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿, the 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 in emerging markets, & the 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 initiative — all efforts that tie into the Ministry's new 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 & 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁.

سعدتُ باستقبال السيد/ بورجي برانديه، رئيس المنتدى الاقتصادي العالمي، خلال زيارته للقاهرة، بعد العديد من اللقاءات على مدار العام في نيويورك ودافوس، لنبدأ معًا مرحلة جديدة من التعاون الاستراتيجي.

وخلال الزيارة شرفتُ بحضور لقاء السيد الرئيس عبد الفتاح السيسي، رئيس جمهورية مصر العربية، مع رئيس المنتدى الاقتصادي العالمي، لمناقشة الشراكة البناءة بين الجانبين؛ ونحن على مشارف انعقاد الحوار الاستراتيجي لعام 2025، نبحث معًا تعزيز الشراكة مع القطاع الخاص والترويج لجهود مصر في تنفيذ الإصلاحات الهيكلية.

كما ناقشنا التعاون الفعال في العديد من المبادرات، تحت مظلة «إطار الاستدامة والتمويل من أجل التنمية الاقتصادية»، من بينها «مُحفز سد الفجوة بين الجنسين»، وشبكة حشد استثمارات الطاقة النظيفة في الدول الناشئة، ومبادرة النمو الاقتصادي في قارة أفريقيا.

Gaining credibility takes time and is anchored in one’s ability to invest consistently in his or her competencies. This is particularly relevant in the ever evolving world we live in today. Don’t take the credibility you enjoy for granted, have the character to understand that.

The international narrative on #Egypt is changing.

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Celebrating the United Nations 75th Anniversary in Upper #Egypt: ‘Transforming the World’ through Sustainable Development.

True prosperity begins when we prioritize our health & environment. The pandemic has revealed the critical importance of sanitation, hygiene & access to clean water, and this is why we are upscaling efforts to ensure that communities are more resilient & sustainable.

During our trip to Luxor and with the United States Ambassador to Egypt, Jonathan Cohen, we inaugurated the expansion of the USAID funded wastewater treatment plant, which ensures that 250,000 more people in Luxor & their surrounding villages now have water and sanitation services.

We also paid a visit to the “Advanced Marketing and Agribusiness Logistics” AMAL Horticultural Pack House in Esna, where we met with farmers to see how they are applying new technologies and are being connected to export markets such as Brazil, Italy and more.

Together, we have helped more than 5,000 farmers grow future & valuable crops that double their annual incomes to create a better livelihood for their families. Purposeful partnerships that serve human development is at the core of our strategy to push for progress...

Shifting Mindsets of Effective Development Cooperation through Economic Diplomacy.

𝗖𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗼. Two of #Cairo’s hotels on the Travel + Leisure’s 2019 Top 10 Best City Hotels in the Middle East and North Africa. Congratulations to the contemporary FourSeasons Nile Plaza coming in 5th place & the historic Cairo Marriott International Hotel for 10th place.

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My interview with Al Arabiya News Channel’s Nadine Hani from the World Economic Forum, Davos.

The 50th #WEF2020 Annual Meeting convenes this year under the theme, 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱; a notion very close to #Egypt’s Ministry of International Cooperation’s mandate and our vision going forward to strengthen #Egypt’s multilateral engagement with development partners, governments, global policy makers, private sector and the civil society to efficiently deliver the 2030 National Agenda, consistent with the United Nations #SDGs aimed at achieving a circular economy.

Building on the momentum of Davos, #Egypt continues working towards strengthening public - private partnerships ushering the concept of “shared value creation” which includes environmental, social and governance, through comprehensive reforms on a sectorial front to deliver on our priorities.

To dare yourself is to uncover your true potential. But in that journey of self-realization, remember that there is a fine line between defying yourself and defeating it…Always dare to dream, but be conscious of your own impatience and mindful of the factors that are beyond your control.

We all have checklists; some are mental notes, and some are written down on planners. In that same nature, there are priorities when it comes to #Egypt’s 2030 Vision and the UN’s #SDGs. June celebrates SDG 13: Climate Action, SDG 14: Life Below Water, and SDG 15: Life on Land; the three of which serve as a basis for better livelihoods. As we place them at the top of our to-do list, we are securing a future that is greener through our many wastewater and renewable energy development projects.

All women are noble women.

In a fearless embracement of #creativity, we celebrated #IWD2023 with the most talented Egyptian-Norwegian Britt Boutros Ghali, at her ‘Hawanem’ exhibition, which means “noble women”. She presents abstract, expressionist paintings that tell the narrative of Egyptian women who have always been the driving force of our economy.

It is a story of progress, prosperity and power on what the artist calls “a 20 year retrospective of the #womenofmyworld series”, featured at The Factory in downtown Cairo.

Resilience is our ability to withstand, adapt to and recover from disruption to sudden shocks or changes. It Is the only way to remain relevant, leading transformation to building back better.