Latest in Tag: FDI Highlight
Latest in Tag: FDI

We aim to attract $10bn FDI annually: Finance Minister
We look forward to increasing Singapore’s investments in various sectors of sustainable development in Egypt

FDI in Egypt registers $1.664bn in 1Q 2021/22: CBE
Total inflows rise to $3.704bn, compared to $3.497 during 1Q 2020/21

Egypt has most potential for FDI projects in region: Dhaman Insurance
The Arab Investment and Export Credit Guarantee Corporation – Dhaman has revealed that Egypt witnessed the establishment of 1,122 new foreign direct investment (FDI) projects, representing 8.3% of such projects in the region. During the period between 2003 and 2020, Egypt saw 13,552 FDI projects, according to the FDI Markets database issued by the Financial …

Al-Sisi asserts Egypt’s keenness to attract FDI for renewable energy
Discussions with Belgian companies underway on cooperation to produce green hydrogen for power generation

Egypt remains Africa’s largest FDI recipient in 2019: UNCTAD
Country tops Africa in terms of reinvesting foreign companies’ profits by 41%

Egypt’s exports, FDI underperformance to be exacerbated by COVID-19: WB
Oil price collapse hurts MENA’s oil industry, says report

FDI in Egypt: where does it stand and where is it heading?
FDIs declined 24% to $5,9bn in FY 2018/19, from $7,7bn in FY 2017/18

Egypt’s economy is diversified, receives large amounts of FDIs: RMB
Egypt best African country to invest in for 3rd year in a row, says report

Egyptian government discusses ways to boost FDI into Egypt
Madbouly stresses need to expedite financial payment dues to stimulate exports

‘The Big 5’ exhibition boosts flow of FDI into Egypt’s construction sector
The Daily News Egypt sat down for an interview with Heijmans, the transcript for which is below, lightly edited for clarity

Foreign investment in US down sharply
Investment totaled $259.6 billion (€221.2 billion), with the figure representing the second year of decline after a peak in 2015 when foreign investors’ expenditure in the US hit $439.5 billion.

FDI topped $8.1bn in 2016: OBG
Egypt’s economic recovery is gaining ground, with investor interest rising, says OBG editor-in-cheif

Current government lacks ability to attract FDI: MP Amr El-Gohary
Profit attracts foreign investors, high interest rate at 20% curbs investor expansions

26% of FDI for Arab world goes to Egypt
Egypt received 26% of the foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to Arab countries in 2016, worth $8.1bn, compared to $6.9bn in 2015, according to the Arab Investment and Export Credit Guarantee Corporation report 2017. The report said that the total FDI inflows to the Arab world amounted to $30.8bn in 2016, compared to $24.6bn in …

Economic reforms to boost FDIs in coming months: economists
FDIs increased by 25% since the flotation, says senior economist at CI Capital

GCC states top Arab countries in 2016 FDI inflows
Gulf Cooperation Council states led the Arab world in terms of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows during 2016, as stated by a report issued by Dhaman, the Kuwait-based Arab Investment and Export Credit Guarantee Corporation. The UAE topped the list with around $9bn, followed by Egypt and Saudi Arabia in second and third places respectively. …

Egypt ranks second among Arab countries in luring foreign investment
The country attracted USD 8.1 billion as FDI in 2016

MENA, North Africa may became favoured industrial FDI destinations
Egyptian government may need to engage more with ease of doing business reforms and provide reassurance regarding political risk, says the report

Robust direct foreign investment inflows to Egypt in 2016: UNCTAD report
The report expected FDIs to flourish in 2017 on the back of major reforms

$6.6bn net foreign direct investments during first 9 months of FY 2017/2018
Foreign investments worth $10.8bn were injected into Egypt, $4.2bn outflow

FDI rises to highest level since January 25 Revolution
Inflation eases to 29.7% in May, expected to remain high until Q4 2017

$4.3bn net FDI during the first half of 2016/2017: Nasr
New branch to serve investment in Qena, reaching 1,881 companies, says Sahar Nasr

The government aims to raise FDI to $10bn next year: Nasr
Parliament finished 78 articles of investment law, says MP

Egypt ranks top 5 in global FDI inflows in past 7 months: Financial Times
FDI to Egypt increased substantially, signaling that government policies to increase foreign investment may be working

Ahead of G20 Summit, west abandons free market in face of Chinese threat
China’s increasing domination of large scale manufacturing drives western nations to put up trade walls with the world’s biggest market

Egypt drops 14 places to rank 55 in Country RepTrak index
Effective governance is considered the cornerstone of attracting foreign direct investment

A vital autumn for Cairo’s policy-makers
Egypt has recently been the subject of a number of deeply unflattering articles in the international business media. Many criticisms have been levelled at the actions, and inaction, of Cairo’s economic policy-makers. These criticisms have not made many friends in Egypt—so I do not propose to repeat them. I also think that, like much …

The economic toll of the new age of terrorism
In the wake of the recent attack in Nice, the ongoing battle against Islamic State (IS) insurgency in Sinai and Sirte, and the feelings of shock, confusion, and uncertainty that ensue, we must raise the question: what is the real price of terrorism? The attack in Nice is the latest in a string …

Egypt seeks to boost foreign direct investment
The government’s drive to boost foreign capital flows has moved forward with the launch of a new foreign direct investment (FDI) council, although there is still room for further improvements. On 2July, President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi announced he had accepted the government’s suggestion to establish a Higher Council for Investment, according to a press statement. …

Egypt amends investment law in hopes of increasing FDI
Egypt ranked second in the list of top African countries with FDI growth