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The U.S. Economic Assistance Program for Egypt Poses a Management Challenge for AID

NSIAD-85-109 Published: Jul 31, 1985. Publicly Released: Jul 31, 1985.
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Highlights

GAO reviewed the Agency for International Development's (AID) progress in assisting Egypt in developing its economy, including: (1) the conditions and constraints of establishing and administering the Economic Support Fund (ESF); and (2) the advantages and disadvantages of the current mode of providing ESF assistance and the possible alternative ways of disbursing this assistance.

Recommendations

Recommendations for Executive Action

Agency Affected Recommendation Status
U.S. Agency for International Development 1. To support AID continuing program design efforts and assist the Government of Egypt in its economic development, including any needed policy reform, the Administrator, AID, should direct the Near East Bureau and the mission to perform the analyses necessary to provide in-depth knowledge of Egypt's development sectors and the policies that affect these sectors.
Closed – Implemented
While AID disagreed with this recommendation, it stated that it will attempt to improve the quality of its analyses. Current work in Egypt shows that AID has taken steps to analyze Egyptian efforts to improve economy.
U.S. Agency for International Development 2. To support AID continuing program design efforts and assist the Government of Egypt in its economic development, including any needed policy reform, the Administrator, AID, should direct the Near East Bureau and the mission to assess the development efforts agreed to and undertaken by the Government of Egypt in response to the provision of recently authorized cash transfers.
Closed – Implemented
While action should be continuous, this recommendation can be considered closed as of May 1986.

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