Under the patronage of Professor Dr Essam Elkordi, President of Alamein International University, and Professor Dr Hesham Gaber, Vice President for Academic Affairs, and in the presence of Professor Dr Nashwa Shaker, Director of Business Programs, Dr Rehab Mohamed, Finance Lecturer at the College of Business, and a number of students from the Accounting and Information Systems Program, Alamein International University participated in the dialogue session delivered by His Excellency Mr Ahmed Kojak, Minister of Finance of Egypt, entitled “Financial Stability in Egypt and Sustainable Economic Growth.” The session was organized by the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in cooperation with Alexandria Governorate on Monday, 5 January 2026.
During the session, the Minister of Finance outlined three main objectives to achieve financial stability in Egypt and support sustainable economic growth, namely increasing exports, developing resources, and encouraging the private sector. He also highlighted four key priorities, including building bridges of trust with citizens and the business community, and establishing a partnership based relationship for growth through clearly defined rights for all parties and the creation of a taxpayer service culture. This approach is supported by practical measures, including the provision of tangible tax and customs facilitations to expand the export base.
His Excellency further emphasized the importance of adopting a balanced, flexible, and forward looking fiscal policy that addresses several economy supporting pillars, alongside complementary policies such as customs policies, in addition to fiscal discipline and improving financial indicators. He also addressed efforts to improve debt indicators in a well governed manner and to allocate part of resources to reducing public debt, which has already declined by 12% over the past year. In this context, he stressed the necessity of ensuring that the benefits of growth reach citizens through increased spending on the education and health sectors and by achieving more efficient and equitable human development that targets the most vulnerable groups.
The Minister also highlighted several positive indicators supporting this direction, as private investment increased by 73%, exports rose by 29%, and the information technology sector achieved growth rates ranging between 14-15% for the fifth consecutive year. In addition, the tourism sector ranked among the fastest growing sectors, while productive sectors shifted from negative growth rates to achieving a growth rate of 14%
The participation of Alamein International University in this dialogue session reflects its commitment to an educational strategy aimed at preparing a new generation of young professionals who possess not only solid academic skills but also a deep analytical vision of national economic challenges and future opportunities. This contributes to graduating human capital capable of leading sustainable development efforts and competing effectively in the labor market. The College of Business also reaffirms its commitment to linking students of the Accounting and Information Systems Program with real world practice by applying academic learning in practical contexts, enabling them to directly understand fiscal and monetary policy mechanisms through engagement with decision makers.
