Thanks to privatisation and a growing population, the construction industry in Egypt flourished in the years up to 2010 and many of the cement producers doubled their capacity in order to supply the demand. This changed drastically, however, after the January 25 revolution in 2011 partly, but not wholly, because of the revolution itself. Certainly there was a squeeze on...
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Articles & Analysis | The cement industry switches to coal to recover lost fortunes from The Report: Egypt 2014
Chapter | Construction & Real Estate from The Report: Egypt 2014
Like many sectors in the country, construction has had more than its fair share of challenges in recent years. Yet in spite of the downside risks, the prospects for the building industry have not been brighter for decades. Continuation of new cities around Cairo, complete with offices and shopping malls, plans for 1m new affordable homes in the social housing segment, the expansion of the Suez...
For millennia Egypt has been one of the most strategically important places on earth, and often one of its most culturally influential. Despite significant structural issues and the political instability of the past few years, it remains a country of great regional and global importance.
Hopes are rising that a $4bn project to widen the Suez Canal will provide Egypt with a boost in construction activity, while also significantly raising revenue in the longer term.
Muted levels of construction activity since the 2011 revolution, combined with constraints on electricity supply, has stifled operating conditions for Egypt’s cement producers, though new projects scheduled to launch in the second half of 2014 could provide a helpful boost to the segment, recently buoyed by the successful IPO of Arabian Cement.
Articles & Analysis | Unstable ground: Establishing and maintaining land ownership is proving challenging from The Report: Egypt 2013
In the wake of the revolution, one of the biggest issues facing the real estate business in Egypt is the question of access to, and ownership of, land. The legal background surrounding title to land can be unclear, partly due to the country’s history, which has seen Ottoman legislation overlaid with European legal codes, and a tradition in which...