Egypt sets up crisis committee to monitor repercussions of Iran-Israel war
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly issued a decision on Monday to form a Crisis Committee, headed by him, to monitor the repercussions of the Iranian-Israeli military operations and prepare for any further developments.
The official spokesperson for the Cabinet, Mohamed al-Homsany, said that the committee includes the Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt, the Ministers of Industry, Planning, Electricity, Finance, Supply, and Petroleum, as well as representatives from the Ministries of Defense and Interior, the General Intelligence Service, and the Administrative Control Authority.
He added that the Prime Minister will meet periodically with the committee’s members and is currently intensifying his meetings with various advisory committees to discuss the repercussions of recent events and their impact on various sectors.
The former Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt, Mahmoud Aboul-Eyoun, expressed his concerns about the impact on foreign exchange earnings due to the impact on Egyptian exports of fertilizers and pesticides, which may decline as a result of reduced natural gas supplies.
Aboul-Eyoun said that the continuation of war could also impact tourism, as well as the movement of international capital, which would harm investment returns.
A government source revealed that the Ministry of Petroleum has agreed to receive four additional shipments of liquefied natural gas (LNG) over the next two weeks, as part of an urgent plan to compensate for the shortage resulting from the halt in Israeli gas supplies amid the ongoing escalation with Iran.