Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Al-Hariri praised Egypt’s economic model on Thursday and said that his country should learn from Egypt on how to stimulate economic growth, reform laws and combat corruption. Al-Hariri said that Sisi has “changed Egypt’s direction” and pushed his country forward after a period of stagnation. “President Sisi discovered to what extent Egypt is falling behind, as we are today in Lebanon in terms of our old laws, so we must update all the laws in Lebanon as Egypt has done in recent years and continues to do so,” the prime minister said. “Therefore, we have to learn from the Egyptian experience and expertise, whether in the fields of electricity, communications, gas, oil or other sectors. What we are trying to do today in Lebanon is actually the same as Egypt did, but the difference is that Egypt suffered economically more than Lebanon.” Prime Minister Hariri stated his comments during his participation today in the Arab Economic Forum 2019 at the Four Seasons Hotel, with the participation of the Egyptian Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly and many Lebanese, Egyptian and Arab officials and businessmen. “As Prime Minister…
“We Should Learn From Egypt’s Economic Experience”: Lebanese Prime Minister
May 2, 2019
