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China’s Hengtong to manufacture fiber-optic cables in Egypt

Chinese power and fiber optic cable manufacturer Hengtong will set up a plant in Egypt to produce fiber cable as result of a deal between the Chinese company and the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE). Hengtong will invest $18 million for the project with a capacity of up to 2 million kilometers in the zone. […]

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India mulls $700m investment in Egypt in coming years

New Delhi’s ambassador in Cairo Ajit Gupte announced plans by the Asian country to invest $700 million in the coming few years, Arab News reports. Gupte made the announcement during a meeting with Egyptian and Indian businessmen. Indian investments in Egypt currently stand at $3.15 billion, the diplomat also noted. The announcement came as a […]

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Egypt to build largest petrochemical complex in Africa, Middle East

Egypt is set to build the largest petrochemical complex in Africa and the Middle East to refine and produce a range of petroleum and chemical products, Zawya reports. The project will cost $7.5 billion and will cover an area of 3.56 million square meters located in the Ain Sokhna Industrial Zone of the Suez Canal […]

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Egypt earmarks $75 million for two desalination plants

The Egyptian government has earmarked $75 million for two seawater desalination plants in the Suez Canal Economic Zone. The objective, according to the General Authority of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone), is to promote economic development in the east of the country. The $75 million investment will boost the seawater desalination capacity in the […]