Egypt approves commemorative coins for Grand Egyptian Museum's first anniversary

Egypt's Cabinet has approved issuing commemorative gold and silver coins to mark one year since the Grand Egyptian Museum opened.

• The Cabinet approved a non-circulating one-pound gold coin and a 25-pound silver coin commemorating the museum's first anniversary.
• The decision came at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly in Egypt's New Administrative Capital.
• The Cabinet also approved a draft decision establishing a national fund to finance vocational training aligned with labor-market needs.
• The fund, chaired by the labor minister, will finance training centers and programs and link outputs to labor-market needs.