During a ceremony organized by Cairo Chamber of Commerce, and in the presence of Dr. Nevin Al-Kabbaj, Minister of Social Solidarity, and Eng. Ibrahim El-Araby, Chairman of the General Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce (FEDCOC) and Chairman of Cairo Chamber of Commerce ( CCC), the Ministry of Social Solidarity, through “Nasser Bank” and the General Federation of Chambers of Commerce, signed a protocol of joint cooperation to support Chambers of Commerce members all over the Republic with financing and non-financing services provided by the Bank.

The meeting was attended by Dr. Mervat Sabreen, Assistant Minister for Social Protection and Economic Empowerment and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Nasser Social Bank, Mohamed Ashmawy, Vice Chairman of NSB, Ahmed El-Weisimy, Vice Chairman of CCC, and Eng. Sameh Zaky, Vice Chairman of CCC.

The cooperation protocol aims to support and develop medium, small and micro enterprises that provide job opportunities and achieve sustainable development by providing integrated economic links from supply and distribution chains, maximizing output, reducing factory waste and recycling, in addition to developing villages in need within the framework of "a decent life "initiative that launched  by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.

This comes at a time when the "projects of Egyptian Origin" initiative was launched in partnership between the Ministry of Social Solidarity and CCC through Division of Professional Hair Salon headed by Mahmoud El-Degwy, and this initiative aims to support the hairdresser profession and rehabilitate its workers to find job opportunities and provide them a decent life.