Egyptian-German Development Cooperation Day

H.E. Jürgen Schulz

H.E. Dr. Rania A. Al-Mashat

Al-Mashat enjoys more than 20 years of
international experience in central banking,
financial systems, monetary policy frameworks,
international cooperation policies and
strategies, sustainable development, and
climate finance. She is a co-founder and
member of several advisory boards,
international alliances, and associations. She
pushes forward partnerships and
multilateralism as key enablers to accelerate
sustainable development, climate action, and
gender equality. Managing the country’s
partnerships with numerous bilateral and
multilateral development institutions, she
ensures the alignment and synergy of
development finance and activities across
different economic sectors. Al-Mashat developed Egypt’s Country Platform for the Nexus of Water,
Food, and Energy «NWFE» نوفي to leverage Egypt’s international partnerships and mobilize climate
finance to accelerate the green transition. Her previous roles at the IMF, working with governments in
the Middle East & Central Asia, Africa, and Asia, expanded her expertise in development systems and
structural reforms in developing and emerging economies. Moreover, she has several publications on
monetary policy, financial stability, and institutional reforms.

H.E Dr. Rania A. Al-Mashat has been part of Egypt’s cabinet of ministers since 2018, where she currently
serves as the Minister of Planning, Economic Development & International Cooperation, and has previously
served as the Minister of International Cooperation (Dec 2019 - July 2024), and also as the first female
Minister of Tourism (Jan 2018 - Dec 2019). She worked at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in
Washington, D.C. as Advisor to the Chief Economist (Aug 2016 - Jan 2018), and Senior Economist (2001 -
2005). She also served at the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), as the Sub-Governor for Monetary Policy (Aug.
2005 - Jun. 2016), where she contributed to modernizing the CBE’s monetary policy strategy, underpinned
by structural reforms to formally adopt an inflation-targeting regime, a key pillar of the banking sector reform
program launched in 2004. Furthermore, she participated in the country’s macroeconomic management
through the design and update of the macroeconomic framework in conjunction with other ministries and
government entities and was the CBE’s liaison with the IMF and the Sovereign Rating Agencies.

Al-Mashat served on several boards, including the Egyptian Stock Exchange, the Egyptian General
Authority for Free Zones and Investment, the Arab International Bank, and the Arab Investment Bank. In
her capacity as Minister of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation, she represents
Egypt as Governor in several international financial institutions, including the World Bank Group, European
Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development, Arab Bank
for Economic Development in Africa, Islamic Development Bank, and New Development Bank as Egypt
joined as a new member in 2023; and as Alternate Governor of Egypt at the African Development Bank,
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and the International Fund for Agricultural Development

H.E. Dr. Yasmine Fouad

H.E. Prof. Dr. Hani Sewilam

H.E. Mohamed Abdel Latif

Dr. Laila Iskander Kamel

Dr. Mohamed Bayoumi

Mr. Helmy Abuleish

Dr. Iman Bibars

Dr. Ghada Barsoum

Mr. Ramy Radwan