Egypt’s Minister of Planning and Economic Development Hala El Said, who is also chairperson of The Sovereign Fund of Egypt, underlined the importance of striking a balance between population issues and development.
Addressing The Global Congress on Population, Health and Development (PHDC 2023), which kicked off Tuesday, El Said pointed out that economic experts have warned over the past centuries of the impact of not realizing a balance between population issues and fulfilling the development goals as it will create a gap between food supplies and population needs over the years.
She also underlined the close relation between the size of population and the average state income, noting that Egypt’s population has increased by 25 million people over the past 10 years despite the great efforts exerted by the State to curb population growth.
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