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• The process of registering foreign company subsidiaries to only three days of processing

time.

• The time to open foreign representation offices; 3 days while simplifying administrative

steps related to establishing a business.

• Enhancing import and export flexibility through import and export certificates that are

available for 3-5 year periods.

• Paying subscription fees to chamber of industry and the federation of Egyptian industries

at the one stop shop

• Increasing GAFI’s processing centers.

• Lifting the security approval requirement for media companies. As well as lifting licensing

requirements for print publications.

• An initiative to provide resources for a credit risk guarantee program to help develop

SMEs and help them gain access to bank financing.

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ICT: DIGITAL Egypt 2014

INDUSTRY: Textiles

Egypt offers easy access to markets in the Arabian Gulf, the Levant, North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa as well as Europe.

Ambitious Targeted Sectors

• 30% of industrial output.

• 14.2% of Non- Petroleum exports in first

three quarters of 2013/2014 .

• 30% of local employment in 2014 .

• Egypt is home to the only fully vertically

integrated textiles industry in the Middle East.

• One of the highest-growth potential IT markets

in the Middle East.

• Has an annual sustained growth rate of 12.5 %

during Q1 of the FY 2014/15

• Contributes 2.7% to real GDP.

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• 20% of total power generation by 2020

• 12% of which will be generated by wind energy & 5% by solar energy .

• To boost USD 110 billion of investment into the power sector by 2027

• The leader producer: as Egypt produces almost 57% of the region’s total wind energy

• One of the oldest and most-established in the Middle East

• The nation’s banks, brokerages, investment banks and private equity houses are among the most vibrant in the region.

• Smart village the premiere technology park in the middle east.

FINANCE

RENEWABLE ENERGY

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• Unique geographic location combined with an expanding infrastructure bas

• 8% of the world’s maritime shipping passing through the Suez Canal & it will be increases after the new Suez canal in coming August .

• Accounting for 7.5 % of GDP during Q1 of the FY 2014/15 .

• The government is planning investments of EGP 45 billion ($6 billion) in the transportation sector during the FY 2014/15.

• Accounting for 11 % of total GDP during

2014 with total number of tourist 10

million . Labor in tourism sector 13%

• 2020 plan to achieve $ 26 billion by 20

million tourists .

TOURISM

LOGISTICS

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Education

AGRICULTURE

• Egypt represents one of the largest markets in the

region, agriculture contributes to around 23 % of

Egypt's GDP in q1 2014/2015 .

• Food production industry in Egypt is better developed

than that in many neighboring Countries , creating

strong export opportunities.

• 6130 companies operating in the Agribusiness space in

Egypt With total capital reaching EGP 50 billion (around

$ 7 billion ) and manpower of 5 million.

• Egypt has a long history as an exporter of

well-educated labor.

• Egypt has a diverse base of educational

system that guarantees both a large pool of

people who can teach and conduct training

programs.

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Real Estate

Retail

• Egypt is the largest market in the Arab world with a

population of around 100 mn.

• Booming retail sub-sectors include autos as sales

forecast to increase by 126% between 2012 and 2016,

over-the-counter (OTC) pharmaceuticals, with sales

expected to grow by 96.6% from by 2016, and

consumer electronics sales are forecast to increase by

50.8% in 2016.

• Wages in the wholesale and retail sector average USD

40 weekly.

• Total investments directed to the real estate sector

in the FY 2013/14 reached 19 % of the total

implemented investments.

• Housing needs expected to climb to 8 million in

2022.

• 27 new urban cities are planned of which 5 under

construction & new Administrative Capital .

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Important infrastructure improvements

Airports •20 including 10 conforming to

international standards

Main seaports: 15

Road network: 100.000 km including 23.500 km under supervision of General Authority for Roads & Bridges & Land Transportation .

Infrastructure up grade potential

Integrated development of East Port Said, open prospects for new development outside the Nile Valley and Delta, and contributes to the re-distribution of Egypt’s population during the next 30 years, creating more than half a million new jobs

• Integrated industrial, logistics, and commercial zones neighbouring the port.

• Ideal maritime platform to serve Europe and Western Africa.

Railway Network •9570 km (191 operational train

stations)