Financing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Egypt: Current Practices, Challenges and Different Scenarios post COVID-19

Abstract

Financing development is one of the main challenges facing SDGs achievement especially after COVID-19 and the geo-political conflicts and their worldwide associated negative consequences. In this respect, this paper aims to: (1) shed light on the various sources of development finance, (2) analyze the current practices and challenges facing financing the SDGs in the Egyptian context, (3) set out the potential scenarios for SDG financing in Egypt, especially after the effects of the global pandemic and the Russian- Ukrainian war, based on the methodology of the Keynesian and the financing gap model. It also proposes some policy recommendations for financing the SDGs in Egypt.