US Aid chairman in Cairo confirms continued support for Egypt's economy

Richard Brown, the chairman of the US Aid organization in Egypt, confirmed during his visit Saturday to projects funded by the organization in Asyut governorate, the continuation of US aid to help advance the Egyptian economy.

He said, "The experiment of providing US aid for Egypt is one of the successful ones." Brown said the organization will work through the coming period on encouraging and expanding the base of small construction projects and small enterprises in Egypt in cooperation with businessmen and investors all over Egypt.

He added that small industries account for 60% of the economy in the United States and that they will focus on benefiting from the US experience in Egypt.