Egypt to build freight terminal at Qous Station on High-Speed Rail to boost Qena Industrial Zone
Egypt’s Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister of Industry and Transport, Kamel Al-Wazir, recently conducted a comprehensive inspection tour of the second line of Egypt’s high-speed electric rail network, which spans 1,100 km from October to Aswan, including
Egypt, Volkswagen discuss multi-stage plan to localise car manufacturing
Egypt’s Vice Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister of Industry and Transport, Kamel Al-Wazir, held a virtual meeting with Thomas Schäfer, CEO of the Volkswagen brand and member of the Volkswagen Group Board of Management, to discuss the company’s
Egypt forms committee to address customs disparities, strengthen local industry
Minister of Industry and Transport and Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development Kamel Al-Wazir has announced the formation of a committee to investigate harmful customs disparities affecting local industries and propose corrective measures. The committee will be chaired by the
Egypt secures €53.8m green industry financing from AFD, EIB
Egypt signed a €53.8m concessional financing and grant agreement with the French Development Agency (AFD) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) to support its Sustainable Green Industries (GSI) programme, which promotes greener industrial production, reduces emissions, and enhances competitiveness, the
Industry ministry allocates 185,000 sqm for new industrial projects in 16 governorates
The Ministry of Industry has announced the results of the 12th exceptional offering of serviced industrial land, following the closure of applications on 6 November. The Industrial Development Authority received around 209 investment applications through the Egypt Industrial Digital Platform
Industry Ministry approves energy allocations for seven companies in SCZONE
The Ministry of Industry and Transport has approved energy supply requests for seven industrial companies operating within the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE), following a review by the Ministerial Committee for Industrial Development. The approvals were issued during the committee’s
Egypt, South Africa discuss strengthening cooperation in industry, transport
Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister of Industry and Transport Kamel Al-Wazir held an extensive meeting with South Africa’s Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Parks Tau and his accompanying delegation to discuss ways to enhance cooperation in
Madbouly launches pilot phase of Egypt’s High-Speed Rail at TransMEA 2025
During his visit to the TransMEA 2025 International Smart Transport Exhibition, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly inspected the Vilaro train on display and officially signaled the start of the pilot operation for the first phase of Egypt’s High-Speed Rail, connecting Ain
Egypt launches world’s largest palm farm in Toshka, Al-Owainat with 2.3 million trees
Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister of Industry and Transport Kamel Al-Wazir has stated that the 8th International Egyptian Dates Festival is receiving strong state support, reflecting Egypt’s focus on developing promising industrial and export sectors. The festival
Mansour Group breaks ground on $150m MAC transport vehicle factory in 6th of October City
Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister of Industry and Transport, Kamel Al-Wazir, laid the foundation stone for the MAC transport vehicles factory, a new project by Mansour Automotive Group, in 6th of October City, West Cairo. Al-Wazir said



