Egypt's First National Youth Conference which President Abdel Fattah El Sisi will open later Tuesday will address the exchange rate crisis, monetary policy and the proposals to be tendered by youths in this regard.

The conferees will also tackle the Egyptian bourse's role in achieving economic development.

The conference will also focus on ways of supporting small and medium sized enterprises within the framework of confronting unemployment.

The Egyptian president has declared 2016 the “year of Egyptian youth.” 

Nearly 3,000 Egyptian youth from different backgrounds are expected to participate in an open forum to discuss the future of the country.

Political parties who declared their participation in the conference include the Free Egyptians Party, the Wafd Party, the Conference Party, the Conservative Party and the Tagammu Party, among others.

Source: MENA