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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi called for coordinated measures to improve the country’s budgetary debt indicators and sustain the positive momentum in the economy.

President El-Sisi met with Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouli, Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) Governor Hassan Abdalla, and Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk.

Discussions reviewed mechanisms for enhancing financial and monetary stability, securing funding for key sectors, and supporting domestic market needs.

The meeting also focused on fostering a business-friendly environment and ensuring adequate resources for production and operations.

The president stressed the importance of continued coordination between the government and the central bank to ensure integration that preserves the positive economic indicators, strengthens resilience, and enables the economy to withstand challenges.

He also underscored the need to maintain financial allocations necessary to support economic activity and stability.

The meeting addressed strategies to maintain the downward trend in inflation, following its decline in November 2025 both monthly and annually, through continuous monitoring of targeted policies, market regulation.

Talks also highlighted measures to ensure availability of essential goods and stability of their prices.

Fiscal developments were also discussed, including improvements in the budget indicators, achieving the targeted primary surplus, and reducing budget-to-GDP debt ratios.

The president also emphasized the importance of all state entities working together to reduce and improve budgetary debt indicators as well as the debt service bill.

Moreover, the president directed authorities to accelerate the path toward fiscal sustainability, strengthen fiscal discipline and improve the debt structure, ensuring that greater resources are allocated to service sectors and human development efforts.

He also instructed officials to focus on boosting foreign currency reserves and meeting financing needs to support development initiatives.

Source: Egypt Today