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Dr. Hossam Badrawy participates in a discussion organized by the International Monetary Fund and the Egyptian authorities

At the invitation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Dr. participated. Hossam Badrawi, representing civil society, in a panel discussion on “Implementing the Marrakesh Call for Action – Policy Priorities for Building Resilience and Supporting Economic Transformation in the Middle East and North Africa Region,” organized by the International Monetary Fund and the Egyptian authorities.
This was in the presence of Jihad Azour, Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department of the International Monetary Fund
Dr. Mohamed Maait, Minister of Finance, Egypt
A. Subir Lal, Deputy Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department of the International Monetary Fund
Dr. Tarek Tawfiq, President of the American Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Nevin Al-Kabbaj, Minister of Social Solidarity, Egypt
A. Rula Dashti, Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
Mr. Ahmed Koushouk, Deputy Minister of Finance, Egypt
Mr. Hassan Abdullah, Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt
The Marrakesh Initiative is summed up by the Director-General of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, issuing a call to action during the annual Marrakesh meetings for the year 2023 to reach a new social contract to bridge the gap between the growth models of the past and the growth engines of the future. The Call to Action highlighted the need for progress in five key areas: (a) strengthening a vibrant private sector; (b) Reform of social protection systems; (c) Providing opportunities for young people; (d) Reducing obstacles that prevent women from participating in economic life; and (e) making green investment an engine of growth and job creation. This event will kick off the IMF’s engagement with stakeholders in the MENA region on how to promote inclusive and sustainable growth and make the call to action a reality.

About Dr. Hossam Badrawi

Dr. Hossam Badrawi
He is a politician, intellect, and prominent physician. He is the former head of the Gynecology Department, Faculty of Medicine Cairo University. He conducted his post graduate studies from 1979 till 1981 in the United States. He was elected as a member of the Egyptian Parliament and chairman of the Education and Scientific Research Committee in the Parliament from 2000 till 2005. As a politician, Dr. Hossam Badrawi was known for his independent stances. His integrity won the consensus of all people from various political trends. During the era of former president Hosni Mubarak he was called The Rationalist in the National Democratic Party NDP because his political calls and demands were consistent to a great extent with calls for political and democratic reform in Egypt. He was against extending the state of emergency and objected to the National Democratic Party's unilateral constitutional amendments during the January 25, 2011 revolution. He played a very important political role when he defended, from the very first beginning of the revolution, the demonstrators' right to call for their demands. He called on the government to listen and respond to their demands. Consequently and due to Dr. Badrawi's popularity, Mubarak appointed him as the NDP Secretary General thus replacing the members of the Bureau of the Commission. During that time, Dr. Badrawi expressed his political opinion to Mubarak that he had to step down. He had to resign from the party after 5 days of his appointment on February 10 when he declared his political disagreement with the political leadership in dealing with the demonstrators who called for handing the power to the Muslim Brotherhood. Therefore, from the very first moment his stance was clear by rejecting a religion-based state which he considered as aiming to limit the Egyptians down to one trend. He considered deposed president Mohamed Morsi's decision to bring back the People's Assembly as a reinforcement of the US-supported dictatorship. He was among the first to denounce the incursion of Morsi's authority over the judicial authority, condemning the Brotherhood militias' blockade of the Supreme Constitutional Court. Dr. Hossam supported the Tamarod movement in its beginning and he declared that toppling the Brotherhood was a must and a pressing risk that had to be taken few months prior to the June 30 revolution and confirmed that the army would support the legitimacy given by the people