Cairo – Egypt’s Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk said the Ministry of Finance will establish a diversified partnership with the Information and Decision Support Center to enhance economic and fiscal policies, simplify procedures, improve services and strengthen communication with citizens and investors.

Kouchouk attended the signing of a cooperation protocol between the Ministry of Finance and the Information and Decision Support Center aimed at enhancing continuous cooperation and benefiting from the center’s analytical and technical capabilities.

 

The protocol was signed by Osama El-Gohary, Assistant to Prime Minister and Head of the Information and Decision Support Center, and Ahmed Abdelrazek, the Permanent Undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance.

 

The signing ceremony was attended by Yasser Sobhi, Deputy Minister of Finance for Fiscal Policies, Rasha Abdel Aal, Commissioner of the Egyptian Tax Authority, and Walid Abdallah, Head of the State Budget Sector.

 

Representatives from the Information and Decision Support Center attending the ceremony included Ahmed Helmy, Head of the Central Department for Information, Hazem Gamal, Head of the Central Department for Financial and Administrative Affairs, and Khadija Arafa, Head of the Central Department for Community Communication.

 

Kouchouk said the coming period will witness broader cooperation with the Information and Decision Support Center to support economic and fiscal policies and advance efforts to simplify procedures, improve services and strengthen engagement with citizens and investors.

 

He added that the ministry aims to benefit from the center’s strong research expertise to analyze and measure the impact of government initiatives on the ground, helping to ensure continued improvement in tax, customs and real estate services.

 

Kouchouk affirmed that the ministry is keen to leverage technological capabilities to develop and facilitate digital services provided to citizens and the business community.

 

He added that the government also seeks to enhance community engagement with citizens and investors through clearer communication, explanation, follow-up and evaluation to ensure continuous improvement.

 

Kouchouk indicated that the cooperation with the Information and Decision Support Center is based on a shared vision aimed at achieving a positive impact on Egypt’s economic and fiscal conditions and supporting investment.

 

Osama El-Gohary, Assistant to Prime Minister and Head of the Information and Decision Support Center, said deploying the center’s research and technological capabilities in support of decision-makers is one of its top priorities.

 

He said the center aims to direct its expertise and capabilities to support policymakers and contribute to improving public policies and services.

 

El-Gohary added that the Information and Decision Support Center is one of the government institutions with the strongest research capabilities, employing around 400 specialized researchers in economics, political science and information technology.

 

He said the center works regularly to provide support to decision-makers across government institutions through the provision of data, information and modern analytical tools.

 

El-Gohary said the qualitative development in the center’s capabilities and resources represents an important step toward supporting all state institutions and assisting the government in implementing its plans.

 

He added that the Finance Minister has a distinct vision for cooperation and institutional integration, enabling the ministry to benefit from the center’s research and technological capabilities as well as its ability to communicate rapidly with citizens through its widely followed official platforms on social media and other digital channels.

 

El-Gohary pointed out that these platforms have become comparable in their outreach and professional engagement to official government platforms in several advanced capitals and countries across the Arab region and Africa.

 

He emphasized that the center aims in the coming period to expand similar cooperation protocols with other ministries and government entities, reinforcing its role as a "Center of Excellence" and a "Service Provider" to the government.