Egypt plans to derive 20% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020

FACT No 7

Egypt plans to derive 20% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020
Women to form 11% of Egypt's next parliament

FACT No 22

Egypt is home to 30% of the Arab world's bloggers
Egypt's economy is expected to grow four percent in 2009, in the midst of the global recession

FACT No 3

Egypt's economy is expected to grow four percent in 2009, in the midst of the global recession
Cairo is home to Africa's only subway

FACT No 5

Cairo is home to Africa's only subway
The World Bank named Egypt 2008's top economic reformer in the Middle East for the third year in a row

FACT No 1

The World Bank named Egypt 2008's top economic reformer in the Middle East for the third year in a row

Twenty percent of all Egyptian firms are owned by women.

Twenty percent of all Egyptian firms are owned by women.

Twenty percent of all Egyptian firms are owned by women.
  • Overall, women’s share of the labor force has risen dramatically from 9.5 percent in 1981 to 22.4 percent in 2008.
  • In 2008, women made up 31 percent of government employees.
  • Participation of women in managerial and decision-making positions in the civil service has increased from 23.7 percent in 2001 to 26.3 percent in 2008.
     

Source: IDSC; World Bank; Common Ground News Service