“It’s important for the government to identify the sectors in which their involvement is needed for strategic reasons or market failures. In sectors where this is not the case, it is important for the state to gradually withdraw,” explained Said Bakhache, senior resident representative of
the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Egypt during the Business Forward annual event on December 13, 2021.
Download his presentation here: Private sector development, reducing the state footprint. Presentation by Said Bakhache
Private sector development: reducing the state footprint. Presentation by Said Bakhache
Private sector development: reducing the state footprint. Presentation by Said Bakhache
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