Hala Helmy el-Said

Hala Helmy el-Said (born 19 May 1957) is the Economic Advisor to H.E. President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Former Egyptian Minister of Planning and Economic Development. She is the first elected dean of the Faculty of Economics and Political Science from 2011 to 2016 at Cairo University.

Hala Helmy el-Said

Quotes

• Egypt’s SWF aims to manage the state-owned assets which will be transferred to it. Its authorised capital is EGP 200bn and the issued capital is EGP 5bn. The SWF aims to fill Egypt’s financing gap and increase the participation of the private sector.
  • El-Said on Egypt’s SWF reviving the country’s economic sectors

• The Government of Egypt has embarked on an ambitious reform agenda to achieve key strategic objectives for the country’s growth and development by 2030 and demonstrated a strong commitment to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals at the highest political level.
  • El-Said on Vision 2030’s plans to meet sustainable development goals

• The Egypt Fund (EF) is a perfect example of a practical modality for a public-private partnership that can be used to capitalize on the immense pool of resources and assets belonging to the state, and crowd in the private sector in the process.
  • el-Said on the role Egypt’s new sovereign wealth fund will play in developing a sustainable national economy