Egypt

With economic growth steadily picking up, real estate developers in Egypt are looking to opportunities at opposite ends of the real estate spectrum, with a range of both affordable and luxury housing projects in the pipeline.

With a looming demographic bulge and a need for higher youth employment, Egypt’s education sector is the focus point of much attention. Egypt’s public education system is the largest in terms of student populations in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), yet its levels of public spending have only seen nominal increases in the last five...

Egypt’s basic building materials producers are expected to benefit from a transition to coal-fired energy going forwards, as well as government efforts to import more liquefied natural gas. However, all materials producers, including the steel and cement industries, have faced significant challenges over the past 24 months in terms of fuel...

Egypt has been living with the azmit al iskan (housing crisis) for more than 30 years. Inadequate stock, overcrowding and a lack of affordability have become the norm, and while successive administrations have paid lip service to reform and solutions, the housing deficit has continued to grow and the existing housing stock has degraded...

The retail environment in Egypt is set for a transformation over the coming decade. While it has always been a key facet of the country’s economy, with household consumption expenditure accounting for 82.8% of GDP in 2014, it is likely to become all the more formalised over the next 10 years. The sector has remained intact in the face of...

The current administration has announced a number of initiatives to support the development of the real estate industry, as well as improve the provision of housing for the general populace.