Assem El-Gazzar, Minister of Housing, holds a meeting with Zhao Boa, General Manager of the China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC), to follow up on the executive position of the Central Business District (CBD) project, in the New Administrative Capital, Invest-Gate reports.

El-Gazzar urges CSCEC’s officials to accelerate implementation rates and increase the number of trained Chinese and Egyptian workers to complete the various components of the CBD project on time and with the highest quality.

The minister also confirms excellent interest in the CBD, which includes 20 towers with various uses, including the Iconic Tower, the highest tower in Africa, at about 400 meters.

CBD attracts about $3 bn in investments in cooperation between the Ministry of Housing, represented by the New Urban Communities Authority, and the CSCEC.

For his part, Boa notes that CSCEC takes the necessary measures to advance work rates in the CBD project.

He thanks the Minister of Housing for the company’s support in the various stages of project implementation, explaining the great importance of fruitful cooperation between the company and the ministry.