The renowned Egyptian cotton industry, considered the international luxury standard for centuries, is experiencing a renaissance after several challenging years. With prices and global demand both on the rise, Egypt is hoping to ride the wave of this renewed popularity to a lucrative export market.
As Egypt is poised for rapid construction growth, the cement industry will become increasingly important as the bedrock of the sector. While the industry has plenty of capacity, it remains vulnerable to energy availability and pricing. As the last year has shown, a spike in fuel prices can hit the cement industry, and thus the whole...
A central component of Egypt’s plan to strengthen its agribusiness sector is the development of its supply chain infrastructure. The World Bank’s “Enabling the Business of Agriculture 2017” (EBA) report listed Egypt as one of the countries with the greatest room for improvement when it comes to commercial agriculture – particularly with regard...
Contractors in the Egyptian market have been among the hardest hit by the government’s ambitious reform agenda over 2017. While Cairo’s efforts to put the national economy on sounder footing will likely bear fruit, there has been short-term pain in the form of high inflation and increased cost pressures on construction firms. In this period of...
While the trucking industry, Egypt’s main form of freight transport, is being constrained by the reduction in fuel subsidies and the higher cost of imported fuel as a result of local currency depreciation, rail is primed for development. Egypt has a long history of rail transport. The country developed a rail network in the 19th century under...
The government is hoping to ease congestion in Egypt’s major cities and transform local economies; however, these public-led urban transport initiatives are also being met with exclusive endeavours from the private sector. Indeed, tech start-ups are eyeing the transport sector as an area of opportunity in the market. Companies such as the US-...
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