Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Ashraf el-Arabi said the present economic situation in Egypt has become worrying and rapid measures should be taken to boost the national economy. Arabi told reporters on the sidelines of an annual conference of the Faculty of Economics and Political Sciences, that the funding gap is expected to reach 19.5 billion dollars until June, 2015. This gap will be bridged after the return of investments and tourism back on track, he said.