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

Egypt is home to the oldest American Chamber of Commerce in the Middle East.

Egypt is home to the oldest American Chamber of Commerce in the Middle East.

Egypt is home to the oldest American Chamber of Commerce in the Middle East.
  • AmCham Egypt was founded in 1982 as the 44th American Chamber of Commerce to be established abroad and the first in the Middle East.
  • Today it is one of the largest and most active overseas affiliates of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and has successfully helped in enhancing economic and investment ties between the United States and Egypt.
  • The AmCham serves as a forum for which American business executives in Egypt and Egyptian business executives with American interests may identify, discuss, and pursue common interests regarding their activities.
  • U.S.-Egyptian commercial and trade relations are on the rise, with bilateral trade reaching $8.4 billion in 2008, up from $6.3 billion in 2006 – a 33 percent increase.

    Source: American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt; Peterson Institute for International Economics