Egypt

This section includes information on hotels, government and other listings, alongside useful tips for visitors on topics like currency, visas, language, communications, dress, business hours and electricity.

OBG introduces the reader to the different aspects of the legal system in Egypt, in partnership with Helmy, Hamza & Partners.

This chapter includes a viewpoint from Mohamad Talaat, Co-Managing Partner, Helmy, Hamza & Partners.

In conjunction with Deloitte, OBG explores the taxation system, examining Egypt’s investor-friendly environment.

The largest country in the Arab world, Egypt has well-established medical facilities. However, the health sector faces significant challenges in caring for a rapidly growing population using a system hampered by structural weaknesses. In its 2014 constitution, the Egyptian government pledged to devote 3% of GDP to health care. With pressing matters of security and political stability facing...

Egyptian media caters to a population of nearly 90m individuals, more than 60m of which are over the age of 15. However, given high rates of illiteracy and wealth disparity, industry players must adapt to a diverse audience. The industry is able to extend far beyond the country’s borders to tap into a broader base of more than 300m readers, viewers and listeners across the Arabic-speaking...

A major employer and contributor to GDP and export earnings, Egypt’s agriculture sector thrives despite limitations imposed by geography. The country has been one of the breadbaskets of a range of great empires, and the fertile Nile Delta is one of the region’s most important agricultural areas. Agriculture, forestry and fishing generated 14.5% of GDP in 2013, making it the third-largest...