Cairo: Egypt's Ministry of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation has outlined the key pillars of the country's economic and social development plan for fiscal year 2025/26. The plan sets a growth target of 4.5% and a record EGP 3.5 trillion in total investments, placing private sector participation at the core of growth, with private investments projected to reach EGP 1.94 trillion, representing 63% of the total. According to State Information Service Egypt, Rania Al-Mashat highlighted that the plan reflects Egypt's new approach of 'financing for development,' ensuring consistency between national and sectoral strategies while maximizing diverse funding sources. She emphasized the government's commitment to capping public investment spending to safeguard macroeconomic stability, while opening more space for foreign direct investment and large-scale regional partnerships. The plan also integrates a medium-term budgetary framework (2025-2029) and emphasizes governance, efficiency, and co mpetitive neutrality to create a more attractive investment climate. The strategy prioritizes sectors with strong growth potential, including agriculture, manufacturing, ICT, tourism, logistics, health, and education, while accelerating the shift toward green and export-oriented industries. Public investments are capped at EGP 1.16 trillion to contain debt pressures, while greater reliance is placed on private capital inflows. The plan also aims to raise Egypt's GDP to EGP 9.1 trillion at constant prices and EGP 20.4 trillion at current prices in 2025/26, underscoring the government's push to drive sustainable and inclusive growth despite regional and global economic headwinds.