Egypt, more than any country in the MENA region, has a wealth of investment opportunities. The less charitable commentators may see those opportunities as sharp reflections of the challenges Egypt faces (population, resources, space) but proper risk (...)
In the face of sluggish global growth, increased economic nationalism, trade wars, high debt levels and a roll-back in globalisation, investors could be forgiven for being bearish on Egypt. But they shouldn't be, for three good reasons.
First: (...)
In the previous article, we looked how important it is for Egypt to have an economy that is resilient to external and internal shocks without unnecessarily constraining the change, innovation, openness, and flexibility necessary to create a (...)
The 2018 Euromoney Egypt Conference is subtitled "Resilience and Agility". In advance of the event, to be held at the Ritz Carlton in Cairo on 4-5 September, it is important to set out what we mean by those terms and why we think they are (...)
Over the 22 years I have been involved in the annual Euromoney Egypt Conference I have seen both Egyptian and international experts and policy-makers advocate many models of development. Egypt's been through some challenging times both politically (...)
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 (...)
Two weeks ago, in London, Euromoney held its annual Bond Investor's Congress. We gathered some 300 major investors in the global bond markets — as well as government debt management officials, bankers and analysts. Top of the discussion topic list (...)
Since the revolution I have visited Egypt three times and have talked to my clients in China, Europe and the Gulf about Egypt. I have seen both the current reality of the new Egypt and canvassed the opinion of those who are being targeted as (...)
During my last visit to China, I had continuous meetings with leading Chinese companies. I went to Beijing to discover the Chinese reaction to the Arab spring and to learn if recent events had changed their perceptions of the Middle East as a (...)
CAIRO: Ahead of the Euromoney Conference that kicks off Tuesday, its director Richard Banks sat down with Minister of Communications and Information Technology Tarek Kamel to discuss the booming Egyptian sector.
Banks, the director of the (...)
Over the summer, with our partners TRACCS, Euromoney has carried out a series of media audits — survey's designed to research how the media approaches the key issues of economic and sectoral development. We all realize that the Egyptian media is a (...)
In a globalize economy much is made of the importance of attracting foreign investors. Much of the work we do at Euromoney focuses on enabling countries such as Egypt to attract more and more diverse international investors. This is the right thing (...)
The upcoming Euromoney Conference will, under the overall theme of investment competitiveness, focus on four areas of opportunity in Egypt: institutional investor development, infrastructure, renewable energy as well as small and medium enterprises (...)
Much is written and said about the need to create a competitive investment environment in Egypt. Academics and experts argue constantly over the proper role of government in the investment process: Should the government actively promote projects and (...)