With demand for agricultural produce growing strongly, both from domestic demand and the rising export sector, Egypt is reinvigorating its major desert development projects. Efforts to “green” areas of desert and convert it for agricultural use date back many years. For instance, work on bringing water to Tahrir province located north-west of Cairo...
As protests spread across much of the Arab world in early 2011, Egypt’s tourism sector braced for a challenging year. Few, however, realised just how difficult it would be. According to the Ministry of Tourism (MoT), arrivals were down 33%, revenues dropped by 30% and the number of nights spent in the country by tourists fell 22%. However, Egypt’s...
With a large and fast-growing domestic market and a strong export-oriented sector, Egypt’s IT industry is going places. Internet penetration and computer ownership are rising rapidly, as content proliferates and hardware becomes more accessible. With its talent pool, key location, infrastructure and cost advantages, the country is also one of the...
Demand was surprisingly buoyant for construction materials in Egypt in 2011. The revolution that began on January 25 of the year caused multiple delays and cast uncertainty on several major construction projects in the private sector, and across most areas of the economy new ventures were put on hold.
That plans for Egypt’s upstream energy sector are proceeding, despite recent upheaval and political uncertainty, is testament to its importance to the national economy. Whereas many government departments declined to initiate new projects or make important decisions during the interregnum period, the Ministry of Petroleum (MoP) and corresponding...
At the axis of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, Egypt is capitalising on its geographical advantages to build its role as a regional and international telecommunications centre. Increasing global connectivity has the advantage of improving the capacity of Egypt’s communications infrastructure at a time of rising demand, supporting...
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