Egypt

Egypt’s Suez Canal nets $8bn in new annual record

Published on : 2023-01-30

Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority announced Wednesday an all-time annual revenue record, earning $8 billion in transit fees in 2022, as the country balks under a worsening economic crisis.

The income from the vital waterway is about 25 percent higher than the $6.3 billion netted in 2021, following a series of toll hikes to help pad Egypt’s siphoned foreign reserves.

The canal is a source of much-needed foreign currency for Egypt, with global investors pulling billions out of the import-dependent economy during the current crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year.

Annual inflation hit 21.9 percent in December and the local currency has lost around half its value in less than a year in successive devaluations demanded as part of a $3-billion loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund.

SDX Energy Sells Egypt Assets for $6.6 Million

London-listed energy company SDX Energy announced on Friday that it has executed a binding sale and purchase agreement (SPA) for the disposal of the Company West Gharib interests in Egypt for $6.6 million

Abu Qir Fertilizers Joins Egypt's Green Hydrogen Revolution: MoU with ABB International & MPS Infrastructure

Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Tarek El Molla, presided over a significant milestone in Egypt sustainable energy journey as he witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Abu Qir Fertilizers Company, ABB International Group, MPS Infrastructure Company, and Petrojet.

British Steel Secures Significant Rail Supply Contract in Egypt

British Steel, a prominent UK company, has secured a lucrative multi-million-pound contract to supply rail infrastructure for a significant new route in Egypt.