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Petroleum and mining industry in Egypt under spotlight in new report
Published on : 2021-08-28
Egypt is the focal point in a recent report by the Oxford Business Group (OBG). The report explores Egypt’s efforts to become a regional energy hub and develop its mining industry.
Titled Egypt Petroleum & Mining, the focus report provides an in-depth analysis of the economic sectors in question in an easy-to-navigate and accessible format, focusing on key data and infographics relating to the country’s socio-economic landscape.
Coverage of the developments underway in Egypt’s petroleum sector is provided, which is expected to benefit from heightened investor interest following the implementation of broad-based economic reforms and a dedicated oil and gas modernisation programme.
It considers the part that increased demand for oil and gas products in Egypt and from other high-growth markets across the region will play in ensuring the sector remains a key source of investment, despite pandemic-related challenges and an international shift towards renewables.
OBG also examines Egypt’s plans to sharpen its focus on downstream, value-added industries as a means of generating additional investment and, in turn, boosting exports.
The report also shines a spotlight on the country’s mining sector, which is being primed for investment following the implementation of landmark legislation and regulatory reforms.
OBG maps out the strategic steps Egypt is expected to take to attract investment for infrastructure and human capital development, which will pave the way for the country to tap into its significant deposits of metals and minerals, and increase the sector’s contribution to GDP from 0.6% in early 2021 to a targeted 5% by 2025.
Harry Van Schaick, the regional editor for OBG, said that with 21 out of the world’s 30 fastest-growing economies prior to the COVID-19 pandemic located in Africa, Egypt was well-placed to act as a key supplier of energy for the continent.
“Several recent large-scale discoveries and efficient discovery-to-production timelines have boosted interest in Egypt’s important oil and gas sector, which accounted for 27% of GDP in 2019,” he said.
“Alongside the expected emergence of regional opportunities, domestic demand for energy is also set to rise as Egypt’s broader industrial plan gathers momentum, led in part by the country’s multi-pronged strategy to transform its mining industry by rolling out infrastructure and encouraging the development of supportive industries.”
