Eight tenders were offered for 97 houses in villages in Assiut, Minya, Sohag and Qena, according to Mohamed Nasser, Head of the Central Agency for Development in the Ministry of Housing, Utilities, and Urban Communities.
A World Bank delegation visited Egypt to follow up on the progress of the Social Housing Project, to which it has provided with financing worth $500 million.
Officials at the World Bank has praised the efforts made by the Egyptian Ministry of Housing, Utilities, and Urban Communities in the implementation of social housing schemes.
The World Bank has provided EGP 7.2 billion ($ 800 million) to the Ministry of Housing programs, said Minister of International Cooperation Sahar Nasr.