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

Establishing a new business in Egypt takes just 7 days.

Establishing a new business in Egypt takes just 7 days.

Establishing a new business in Egypt takes just 7 days.
  • Egypt’s recent growth-oriented economic reforms have shortened the process of starting a new business. By comparison, it takes 11 days to start a business in neighboring Tunisia, 12 in Morocco and 34 in Kuwait.
     
  • Other areas of reform include streamlining construction permit procedures, easier property registration, easier access to credit, protecting investors and increased trading across borders.
     
  • Egypt has been among the top 10 global business reformers three times in the past four years, and was ranked as the top regional reformer for the year 2008 by the World Bank’s Doing Business report.

 

Source: Outlook Business