Geopolity

The defense ministry has announced new acquisitions for the Armed Forces.

The order includes: 470 new Chengdu J-10 aircraft, for a total cost of $ 13,084,800,000
(ND $ 84.6 billion)
60 new CAIC Z-10 helicopters worth $ 17,000,000 per unit, for a total of $ 10,200,000,000. (ND $ 66 billion).
40 Wing Loong II UAVs priced at $ 2,000,000 were also ordered for a total of $ 80,000,000 (ND $ 517,816,000)

For the army the following were ordered:

1400 CM-32 at a cost of $ 2 million per unit for a total of $ 2,800,000,000 (ND $ 18 billion)

All M60A3 and M48A3 tanks will be completely overhauled and updated:

- 120 mm stabilized soft-barreled cannons / launchers

- Newly developed explosive reactive armor (ERA) protection, made with the best quality materials at the lowest price, making the MBT invincible to chemical ammunition such as HEAT (including HEATFS) and any type of missile that uses chemical fillers.
New vehicle crew protection systems:
- Spaced armor will be added between the combat compartment and the drivers compartment.
- We have minimized the risk of fatal driver injury by mixing spaced armor at high angles
- Instead of adding a wet ammo dump which could create a lot of complications, has a rather high price tag and is slowly losing its effectiveness, we have removed the ammo dump from the driver compartment which could lead to fatal outcomes for the entire tank and his crew, and we made a larger compartment in the ready-rack of the tanks and added anti-blast panels, protecting the crew from injury and possibly exterminated by the ammunition explosion.
- the commander received a missjle warning and laser blocking system that could alert him and the crew when a laser guided missile is fired at them or when a laser rangefinder is pointed in their direction, giving the crew more awareness of what is happening around them.
- the gunner also received a 7.76 mm small caliber machine gun turret operated inside the tank used for protection from helicopter attacks, they can be equipped with ammunition that explodes on impact.

The gunner and commander will also be minutes of latest generation thermal and night vision sights.

Furthermore, the ministry has announced that all M41 tanks will be withdrawn from service, except the 50 of the M41D version, which will be part of the reserve.
There are now 825 unused M41 tanks in the nation's military warehouses.
On request they can also be sold for $ 280,000 in the standard version, or for $ 1,200,000 in the M41D updated version.

Hainan Province plans to increase the number of green vehicles by 25,000 this year, as part of its efforts to build a national pilot zone for ecological conservation.
A plan recently released by the provincial government states that all new government buses and vehicles, including those to be replaced this year, will need to be new energy, with the exception of special purpose vehicles.
The plan also states that more than 80% of the taxis to be acquired or replaced this year will have to be electric.
Hainan plans to build 10,000 electric vehicle charging stations this year and continue to subsidize the private purchase of new-energy vehicles.
The province has promoted the use of clean energy vehicles, with the goal of completely eliminating sales of conventional fuel-powered vehicles by 2030.
According to the provincial department of economy and development, there were more than 64,000 new energy vehicles in Hainan at the end of 2020, one of the highest in the whole country.
In the future, agreements will be made with Volvo, a brand of the GEELY group which plans to completely eliminate the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2030.

Masr Al Youm Newspaper

48 state owned enterprises to be privatized

Cairo - The Ministry Of Finance will streamline the public sector in FY2021-2022, and cut 48 state-owned enterprises. The government is planning to reduce the number of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to 73 from 119 in FY2021-2022 through privatization, mergers or liquidations as it looks to streamline the sector.

Egypt’s public sector has long been criticized as overstaffed and inefficient, and officials have long struggled to push the firms towards profitability. All the cut SOE's are ones that have not made profit through the last fiscal year.

The streamlining of the public sector is one of the important aspects of the New Economic Plan which was passed in the first Revolutionary Command Council Conference. The new Economic Plan also aims to grow the long stagnant private sector as Egypt hopes to improve it's economic situation and bring more revenue to cover for the public deficit.

Writer: Youssef Ahmed

Construction of the Imam Astronomer's College Completed

The news networks show the aerial view of Istafan's Naqsh-e Jahan square. At the outskirts of the Grand Bazaar, a lavishly built college campus built in the architectural style of the Islamic-Persian style but on a much larger scale. The view changes to an area within the college grounds where a stage has been built up. Workers and bureaucrats share in drinking champagne arranged for by the Deputy Minister of Education.
They all celebrate as the Minister of Education, Khosrow Mehrian, calls for attention as he steps up on the stage, "I would like to first thank Prime Minister Hassan Al-Jinab and The Shah Kalim Ahmadi for giving us the resources and confidence to undertake this experimental project. Confidence and resources along do not create the kind of modern wonder that we see before us today. For that I must thank my Deputy Minister Ms. Ghaidaa el-Sadri for her diligence and support in making sure this construction goes smoothly. I must also thank foreman Arif Jaavat and his workers for putting their sweat and blood into this project. None of this could be done without any of the individuals that placed their efforts into this project. Know this, the Imam Astronomer's College is just the beginning in the many public projects that The Republic of Dhan that will not only make us a leader in education in the Middle East but in the global community. With the go ahead from the administration on our International Student Visa Program, we are going to create a diverse and multicultural community here in The Republic."
The Minister of Education tells reporters that the Al-Jinab Administration has just approved the Education budget to be 6.5 percent of The Republic's GDP.

Ministry Of Finance

The Ministry Of Finance is happy to announce that it reached an agreement with CCCP- to sell 22 textile and cotton assets from the Cotton and Textile Industries Holding Company to our soviet partner for a price of 625mn EGP ($40mn). This will include the selling of some famous cotton and textile factories in Port Faud city, Gazl-Al Mahalla, Heliopolis, and Nasr City.

This move should drive growth and efficiency gains, raise important funds for the Egyptian government, and promote foreign investment in the economy. It will also further re-affirm the positive relationship between the Egyptian and the Soviet people.