Building a European E-commerce Logistics Hub The development of ‘An Post Money’ and ‘An Post Commerce’ is future proofing the business for the long term How has the digital age impacted An Post’s development?  Digital communication has substituted physical letters, which translated into a fall in revenue for An Post in the letter delivery business. […]

Irish Roots with Global Reach From humble beginnings as a small box-making factory in Rathmines, to becoming the first Irish multinational, Smurfit Kappa is an innovative world leader in corrugated packaging How has Smurfit Kappa evolved across the years?  We have been in business since 1934, starting out making cardboard boxes and packaging for the […]

According to the United Nations, Egypt’s population surpassed 100 million in 2018. This has caused health infrastructure to suffer under the pressure of the growing population.  In 2014 Egypt had 1.5 beds per 1 000 of the population, this decreased to 1.46 in 2015 and 1.36 in 2016. Egypt’s infrastructure and services require exponential growth […]

One of the best solutions for Egypt’s constant overpopulation of cities has been urban expansion. It is part of an ambitious government plan to build new cities on the outskirts of every major governorate in Egypt. The Egyptian real estate sector has historically proven resilient to economic and political tensions over the past decade and […]

Egypt’s oil and gas sector was on a downward spiral for years due to the impact of the Arab Spring, the unfolding of the Muslim Brotherhood, and the military coup. The country could not even keep its lights on five years ago. In 2013, due to a series of blackouts, factories were forced to shut […]

Egypt is the third-largest dry natural gas producer on the continent and the largest non-OPEC oil producer in Africa. In addition, the Suez Canal and Suez-Mediterranean Pipeline (SUMED) are strategic high-security global transit routes for oil shipped from the GCC to Europe and the United States.  Egypt is the most populous country in North Africa, […]

Egypt’s demographic boom has been a blessing to the economy. As the largest consumer market in the Middle East every sector of the economy can confidently expect sales to increase backed by national demographic trends. The needs of the growing population provide massive investment potential, and the private sector continues to find new opportunities to […]

The landmark new investment law, ratified in 2017, changed the landscape of business in Egypt. The law has modernized and reduced barriers to how international companies invest and operate in Egypt, offering incentives, simplifying the processes, guaranteeing protection from decisions that are arbitrary or capricious, and providing new tools to ease establishing, starting and operating […]

Egypt is the regions fifth-largest economy and increasingly on the global investment map. According to the International Monetary Fund Egypt was the third largest economy in Africa with a GDP of EUR 208 682 million in 2017 after Nigeria’s EUR 331 061 million and South Africa at EUR 304 642 million. Egypt’s economic fundamentals in […]

Serbia’s central position on the Balkans has been used as a bridge between West and East for generations.  This strategic position was the cause of many difficulties throughout history. Empires were always interested in controlling the crossroads going through Serbia. Nowadays, we consider this geographical position an advantage. We are doing our best to organize […]