President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Saturday held a meeting with head of the Administrative Control Authority Mohamed Gamal Erfan where he was acquainted with efforts exerted by the financial watchdog to remove obstacles facing investors in Egypt.

The control authority is working according to directives by President Sisi to find out prompt and viable solutions to problems facing investors in Egypt in a bid to create a propitious investment atmosphere, said Presidential Spokesman Ambassador Alaa Youssef in press statements.

He added that the meeting took up the authority's activities in fighting corruption in all State departments and institutions, added the spokesman.

The meeting also touched on efforts made by the authority for following up and upgrading the performance of the State administrative departments, added the spokesman.

The president, added the spokesman, urged settling all problems facing investors in Egypt and fighting corruption in all its forms and shapes.