Orascom Construction is a leading global engineering and construction contractor primarily focused on infrastructure, industrial and high-end commercial projects in the Middle East, North Africa, the United States, and the Pacific Rim for public and private clients. The Group also develops and invests in infrastructure opportunities. What is your outlook for Egypt’s economy? We see incredibly […]

How have Egypt’s economic reforms affected the competitiveness of the economy? Egypt’s unprecedented macroeconomic and business legislation reform measures are bearing positively on the country’s competitive standing. For the first time in eight years, Egypt’s ranking on the global competitiveness report witnessed a significant jump of 15 places in 2017. Underpinning this was a remarkable […]

A market leader in mergers and acquisitions, project finance and capital markets. Named IFLR Egypt’s “Law Firm of the Year” six times, with its Cairo office, ranked Tier 1 by IFLR1000, Legal500 and Chambers & Partners for Banking & Finance and M&A. With 40 years’ experience in the local market, they are the go-to firm […]

The Ministry of Planning, Monitoring and Administrative Reform’s vision is to ensure efficient planning and management of the state’s public investments. It seeks sustainable economic development by ensuring the state’s administrative body becomes increasingly more effective, efficient, and capable of managing state resources to provide quality services to citizens. How do you assess Vision 2030’s […]

Egypt’s stock exchange, the Egyptian Exchange (EGX), comprises two exchanges, Cairo and Alexandria. How do you assess the EGX performance? In 2017 the EGX had five initial public offerings (IPO) amounting to 4 billion with 46% being demanded by foreign investors. In 2018 we saw three IPO’s. In 2019 we will see several primary offerings from the public sector include: Banque du […]

The Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport is a regional university operated by the Arab League which runs programs in marine transportation, business, engineering and is quickly growing its curriculum to ensure recent graduates meet labor market requirements. Established in 1972, the multi-purpose & multi-task institution specialized on offering its services to Arab […]