Stephane Guimbert
@SGuimbert
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Director, @WorldBank, Egypt, Djibouti, Yemen. Working to #EndPoverty and aspiring to a green, just, prosperous world
Cairo, Egypt
Joined April 2012
Proud to join the closing of the Upper #Egypt Local Development Program’s first phase. Impressive results: 79k+ businesses supported, 8.2M citizens benefiting, and thousands of jobs created. This shows how locally driven development can transform futures.
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Happy #WorldFisheriesDay! 🎣 Before conflict erupted in 2014, #Yemen 🇾🇪 was a major regional player in fisheries. Learn how the @WorldBank and partners are helping Yemeni communities regain stability and build long-term resilience.
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Despite years of conflict and climate pressures, Yemen’s fisheries remain a source of food, identity, and dignity.
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Tourism drives growth and jobs. Minister @RaniaAlMashat highlights that in Egypt, each tourism job creates up to three more across transport, hospitality, and services. With 30M visitors projected by 2030, tourism will transform Egypt’s inclusive economic growth. #WBGMeetings
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Africa’s development needs are in the trillions, but finance is in the billions. At the #ECESCairoForum, we discussed bridging this gap—by mobilizing the private sector, focusing on impact, and investing in people to create jobs and dignity. #Egypt #Africa #Jobs
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#Egypt’s 🇪🇬 growth is projected to rise from 2.4% in FY24 to an average of 4.5% in FY25–FY27, driven by moderating inflation, stronger investments from monetary easing, and recovering net exports. Learn more: https://t.co/9GnAoh3r1N
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🇪🇬 Egypt’s economy has entered a promising recovery phase, with GDP growth rebounding to 4.8% in Q3 & 5.0% in Q4 FY25—up from 2.2% & 2.4% a year earlier. Sustained efforts are key to turning growth into real gains in jobs and poverty reduction. For more: https://t.co/eEnQeHOAl9
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The @WorldBank supports #Egypt’s 🇪🇬 efforts to create more #jobs, build human capital, and strengthen resilience—advancing inclusive and sustainable growth for all Egyptians. Learn more 👉 https: https://t.co/Dou1Bbjvvw
#EndPoverty
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Insights from #Egypt on the continuous process of change to create the environment for private capital mobilization. Private capital 👉 jobs 👉 opportunities, income, and a better life. Take a look at the Narrative for Economic Development - a plan with clear, dated commitments!
Shared #Egypt’s Narrative for Economic Development: Reforms for Growth, Jobs & Resilience at @WorldBank Leaders’ Speaker Series. Aligned w/#WBGMeetings theme “From Sectors to Systems,” the Narrative outlines Egypt’s reform-driven shift toward productive, export-oriented sectors.
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وزيرة التخطيط والتنمية الاقتصادية والتعاون الدولي تُشارك في إطلاق مبادرة البنك الدولي ومنظمة الصحة العالمية وحكومة اليابان لتعزيز الاستثمار في النظم الصحية «المشاط»: توطيد الشراكات الدولية لتطوير قطاع الرعاية الصحية في #مصر وتوطين صناعة الأدوية واللقاحات https://t.co/Zd40RWl1HV
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Economies that fail to integrate women more fully into the labor force risk slower growth, rising inequality & mounting fiscal pressures. Those that succeed in unlocking women’s employment potential can achieve faster poverty reduction today. https://t.co/x9vuQyBUoZ
#EndPoverty
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En compagnie de ma sœur Nadia Fettah, Ministre des Finances du #Maroc, et du Vice-Président @OusmaneDione, un excellent dialogue sur l’extraordinaire potentiel transformationnel des Entreprises Publiques — lorsqu’elles sont bien gérées, performantes et inscrites dans un cadre de
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Shared the stage with @WorldBank Senior MD @AxelVT_WB & French Treasury DG Bertrand Dumont in a session on IFIs in a Post-ODA World, moderated by @CGDev President Masood Ahmed, in Washington at the #AnnualMeetings. 🔗🎥 Watch Our Full Discussion: https://t.co/n3zG9mI2ks
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#Egypt 🇪🇬 needs more jobs. The answer? A stronger private sector. 💡 Support MSMEs, address trade barriers, boost access to finance = more growth, more opportunities. Learn more: https://t.co/i16wPHNtnF
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Djibouti joue un rôle majeur dans l’économie régionale - et l’économie régionale est essentiel à #Djibouti ! Bravo au Gouvernement et à tous les partenaires pour l’ouverture de cette nouvelle portion du corridor !
We are truly proud of this important step in the - #Djibouti – #Ethiopia Corridors regeneration process — a key milestone under the @hoainitiative. Our sincere appreciation to @WorldBankMENA and @WorldBankAfrica for their steadfast partnership and continued support.
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#Egypt’s 🇪🇬 biggest opportunity lies in its people. By investing more in #health & #education, the country can unlock human capital as the true engine of growth — turning recovery into long-term shared prosperity. Learn more 👉 https://t.co/yWXCd2I6V0
#InvestInPeople
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A great example of creating jobs by empowering entrepreneurs, structuring clusters, thinking about the ecosystem of job creation and business growth. #Egypt #jobs
Jobs are growing in Upper Egypt! With World Bank support, 2,000+ new jobs have been created and 6,000+ entrepreneurs empowered. From textiles to pottery, local businesses are thriving—and so are communities. Learn more: https://t.co/dgKEVDGfCg
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Big potential in #Egypt’s 🇪🇬 agribusiness, manufacturing (textiles, automotive & chemicals) & ICT. Better inputs + stronger export competitiveness = more growth & more jobs. Learn more 👉: https://t.co/kJy4pgughk
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#Egypt’s 🇪🇬 strategic location & vast domestic market are natural assets. Boosting export competitiveness, improving connectivity & facilitating integration into global value chains can turn the private sector into a true engine of jobs & growth. More 👉 https://t.co/Lm3KtM6JcF
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