Successive Egyptian governments have made a priority of improving and expanding health care. Most have tended to invest in tertiary care, targeting the large hospitals in the country’s major cities. However, in a new, more democratic Egypt, extending care to those Egyptians with less access will become an important priority. With demands on the...
The long-term fundamentals in Egypt are very attractive in just about every sector, and construction is no exception. A demographic bulge and current needs mandate upgrades in housing stock, office towers, retail and commercial space, infrastructure and otherwise. The contracting market has two major players, one each in the public and private...
The rapid rise of the internet has been one of the defining features of the Egyptian media scene during recent years. The revolution helped accelerate the trend, with social networking and the online versions of independent news outlets grabbing public attention.
The aftermath of the resignation of Hosni Mubarak, Egypt’s former president, hit many sectors hard. Banks closed, tourists fled, stock trading halted and retailers were left with empty shelves. In the year and a half since, the country has begun to regain its economic footing, though it still grapples with weak growth, low foreign exchange reserves...
A large and rising population presents Egypt’s government with the challenge of keeping up the current level of basic services while meeting the demands of the growth to come. In the electricity sector, that means remaining in expansion mode for decades to come. However, the growth cannot follow the path it has in the past, when Egypt used natural...
As the Arab world’s largest media market, Egypt has long been at the heart of the region’s publishing and broadcasting scene. The past few years – and certainly the past 12 months – have seen a blossoming of new newspapers and television and radio stations that have added dynamism and competition to the sector, a process that has accelerated...
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