Back to the complete issue
Wednesday, 6 March 2019

SC Economic Zone was all over the airwaves last night

The anticipated inauguration of four tunnels and five bridges in the Suez Canal Economic Zone on April 25 stole the spotlight on the airwaves last night. Suez Canal Authority (SCA) boss Mohab Mamish phoned in to Sada El Balad to give the details on the projects’ anticipated completion (watch, runtime: 02:19). Mamish also said Suez Canal revenues are expected to reach USD 6 bn this year (watch, runtime: 03:18). He also said by 2030, the SCEZ would be generating 1 mn jobs.

Promotion for the Grand Egyptian Museum will be included in the Tourism forum ITB Berlin that kicks off today (watch, runtime: 03:32). Tourism Minister Rania Al Mashat, who’s attending the forum, said the promotion is positive for Egypt’s tourism industry (watch, runtime: 15:10).

Seven Egyptians have made it to the Middle East's 30 under 30 2019 list, including Mo Salah and squash champions Nour El Sherbini and Mohamed El Shorbagy, Hona Al Asema’s Lama Gebril highlighted (watch, runtime: 08:20).

Taking stock of fruit and veggie production, exports: Egypt produces 22 mn tonnes of vegetables, of which 7% are exported, and 11 mn tonnes of fruit, of which 18% are exported, Agricultural Exports Council ChairmanAbdel El Demerdash said (watch, runtime: 35:34).

Enterprise is a daily publication of Enterprise Ventures LLC, an Egyptian limited liability company (commercial register 83594), and a subsidiary of Inktank Communications. Summaries are intended for guidance only and are provided on an as-is basis; kindly refer to the source article in its original language prior to undertaking any action. Neither Enterprise Ventures nor its staff assume any responsibility or liability for the accuracy of the information contained in this publication, whether in the form of summaries or analysis. © 2022 Enterprise Ventures LLC.

Enterprise is available without charge thanks to the generous support of HSBC Egypt (tax ID: 204-901-715), the leading corporate and retail lender in Egypt; EFG Hermes (tax ID: 200-178-385), the leading financial services corporation in frontier emerging markets; SODIC (tax ID: 212-168-002), a leading Egyptian real estate developer; SomaBay (tax ID: 204-903-300), our Red Sea holiday partner; Infinity (tax ID: 474-939-359), the ultimate way to power cities, industries, and homes directly from nature right here in Egypt; CIRA (tax ID: 200-069-608), the leading providers of K-12 and higher level education in Egypt; Orascom Construction (tax ID: 229-988-806), the leading construction and engineering company building infrastructure in Egypt and abroad; Moharram & Partners (tax ID: 616-112-459), the leading public policy and government affairs partner; Palm Hills Developments (tax ID: 432-737-014), a leading developer of commercial and residential properties; Mashreq (tax ID: 204-898-862), the MENA region’s leading homegrown personal and digital bank; Industrial Development Group (IDG) (tax ID:266-965-253), the leading builder of industrial parks in Egypt; Hassan Allam Properties (tax ID:  553-096-567), one of Egypt’s most prominent and leading builders; and Saleh, Barsoum & Abdel Aziz (tax ID: 220-002-827), the leading audit, tax and accounting firm in Egypt.