![29 October 2019, Egypt, Kairo: A complete overview of the Cairo Tower (highest tower in the middle) and the Opera (L) on the island of Gezira on the banks of the Nile. Photo: Gehad Hamdy/dpa (Photo by Gehad Hamdy/picture alliance via Getty Images)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/SFNHXI663BI34GZ4TVRUWLOR3A.jpg?smart=true&auth=cad1865de91ac57bb46d957df1647f253492acc271968413decdf87e3f95393c&width=400&height=225)
Egypt is the largest market for the International Finance Corporation in the Mena region. Getty Images
Egypt is the largest market for the International Finance Corporation in the Mena region. Getty Images
IFC to grow Middle East and Africa investments amid pandemic, lower oil prices
Exclusive: The total amount invested for the 2021 fiscal year is expected to be higher than the $5.6bn invested last year