List of companies of Egypt

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Location of Egypt

Egypt is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia by a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. Egypt's economy depends mainly on agriculture, media, petroleum imports, natural gas, and tourism; there are also more than three million Egyptians working abroad, mainly in Saudi Arabia, the Persian Gulf and Europe. The completion of the Aswan High Dam in 1970 and the resultant Lake Nasser have altered the time-honoured place of the Nile River in the agriculture and ecology of Egypt. A rapidly growing population, limited arable land, and dependence on the Nile all continue to overtax resources and stress the economy.[ citation needed ]

Contents

For further information on the types of business entities in this country and their abbreviations, see "Business entities in Egypt".

Notable firms

This list includes notable companies with primary headquarters located in the country. The industry and sector follow the Industry Classification Benchmark taxonomy. Organizations which have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct.

Notable companies
     Active     State-owned     Defunct
NameIndustrySectorHeadquartersFoundedNotes
ABU QIR Fertilizers and Chemicals Industries Company Basic materialsCommodity chemicals Abu Qir 1976Agriculture, nitrogen fertilizers
Air Arabia Egypt Consumer servicesAirlines Alexandria 2009Low-cost carrier
Air Cairo Consumer servicesAirlines Cairo 2003Low-cost carrier
Air Memphis Consumer servicesAirlines Cairo 1995Charter airline, defunct 2013
Air Sinai Consumer servicesAirlines Cairo 1982Airline
Al Watany Bank of Egypt FinancialsBanks Cairo 1980Bank, part of National Bank of Kuwait
Al-Mansour Automotive Consumer goodsAutomobiles Alexandria 1975Vehicles
AlMasria Universal Airlines Consumer servicesAirlines Cairo 2008Private airline
AMC Airlines Consumer servicesAirlines Cairo 1992Charter airline
Arab American Vehicles Consumer goodsAutomobiles Cairo 1978Vehicles
Arab Contractors IndustrialsHeavy construction Cairo 1955Construction
Bahgat Group Conglomerates- Cairo  ?Electronics, furniture, medical equipment
Bank of Alexandria FinancialsBanks Alexandria 1957Bank
Banque du Caire FinancialsBanks Cairo 1952Bank
Banque Misr FinancialsBanks Cairo 1920Bank
Bavarian Auto Group Consumer goodsAutomobiles Cairo 2003Egyptian arm of BMW (Germany)
BiscoMisr Consumer goodsFood products Cairo 1957Baked goods
Cairo Aviation Consumer servicesAirlines Cairo 1998Airline
Cairo Electric Railways and Heliopolis Oases Company IndustrialsRailroads Cairo 1960Transportation
Central Bank of Egypt FinancialsBanks Cairo 1961Central bank
Challenger LTD Oil & gasExploration & production Cairo 1991Drilling
Cook Door Consumer servicesRestaurants & bars Cairo 1988Fast food
Corona Consumer goodsFood products Alexandria 1919Confections
Daily News Egypt Consumer servicesPublishing Giza 2005Newspaper
Egyptian Electricity Holding Company UtilitiesConventional electricity Cairo 2000Power
Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company Oil & gasExploration & production Cairo 2001State-owned oil and gas holdings, owned by Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation
Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation Oil & gasExploration & production Cairo 1956State petroleum
Egypt Post IndustrialsDelivery services Cairo 1865Post, shipping
EgyptAir Consumer servicesAirlines Cairo 1933Airline, state flag carrier
EgyptAir Cargo IndustrialsDelivery services Cairo 2002Cargo airline, part of EgyptAir
EgyptAir Express Consumer servicesAirlines Cairo 2006Regional airline, part of EgyptAir
Egyptalum Basic materialsAluminum Nag Hammadi 1972Aluminum
Egyptian International Beverage Company Consumer goodsBrewers Cairo [1] 2003Brewery
Egyptian National Railways IndustrialsRailroads Cairo 1854Railway
Elsewedy Electric ConglomerateConsumer goods Cairo 1938Consumer electronics
eSpace TechnologySoftware Alexandria 2000Technology consulting, software development
EUC Construction – El Hazek IndustrialsHeavy construction Cairo 1979Construction
Ezz Steel Basic materialsIron & steel Cairo 1982Steel
General Motors Egypt Consumer goodsAutomobiles Cairo 1983Egyptian arm of General Motors (US)
Ghabbour Group Consumer goodsAutomobiles Cairo 1960Automobiles
Hassan Allam Holding IndustrialsHeavy construction Cairo 1975Construction
Herrawi Group Consumer goodsFood products Alexandria 1981Produce
HSBC Bank Egypt FinancialsBanks Cairo 1982Bank, part of HSBC (UK)
Juhayna Food Industries Consumer goodsFood products Cairo 1983Dairy products and juice
Manufacturing Commercial Vehicles IndustrialsCommercial vehicles & trucks Cairo 1994Commercial vehicles
Microsoft Egypt TechnologySoftware Cairo 1995Part of Microsoft (US)
Midwest Airlines Consumer servicesAirlines Cairo 1998Charter airline
Mo'men Consumer servicesRestaurants & bars Cairo 1988Fast food, sandwiches
Nasr Consumer goodsAutomobiles Cairo 1960State-owned, vehicles
National Bank of Egypt FinancialsBanks Cairo 1898Bank
Nile Air Consumer servicesAirlines Cairo 2006Airline
Nilesat TelecommunicationsMass telecommunications Cairo 1998Satellites
Olympic Group Consumer goodsDurable household products Cairo 1963Appliances
Orange Egypt TelecommunicationsMobile telecommunications Cairo 1996Formerly Mobinil, part of Orange S.A. (France)
Orascom Construction IndustrialsHeavy construction Cairo 1950Construction
Petroleum Air Services Oil & gasOil equipment & services Cairo 1982Oil industry support
SEGAS LNG Oil & gasExploration & production Damietta 2001Gas liquied complex
Shotmed Paper Industries Basic materialsPaper Giza 2005Paper
SICO Technology Consumer goodsConsumer electronics Cairo 2003Mobile phones, tablets, telecommunication equipment
Smart Aviation Company Consumer servicesTravel & tourism Cairo 2007Corporate travel
Starworld Consumer goodsClothing & accessories Alexandria 1990Apparel
Suez Canal Container Terminal IndustrialsTransportation services Port Said 2000transportation terminal
Suez Steel Basic materialsIron & steelAdabia1997Steel
TA Telecom TelecommunicationsMobile telecommunications Cairo 2000Mobile network, advertising
Talaat Moustafa Group Conglomerates- Cairo 1975Agriculture, construction, manufacturing, real estate
Telecom Egypt TelecommunicationsFixed line telecommunications Cairo 1854Fixed line, ISP
The Egyptian Gazette Consumer servicesPublishing Cairo 1880Newspaper
Travco Group Consumer servicesTravel & tourism Cairo 1979Tourism
Tristar Air IndustrialsDelivery services Cairo 1998Cargo airline, defunct 2015
Vodafone Egypt TelecommunicationsMobile telecommunications Cairo 1998Part of Vodafone (UK)

See also

Related Research Articles

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Economy of Egypt</span>

The economy of Egypt used to be a highly centralized economy, focused on import substitution under president Gamal Abdel Nasser (1954–1970). During the rule of president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (2014–present), the economy follows Egypt's 2030 Vision. The policy is aimed at diversifying Egypt's economy. The country's economy is the largest in Africa by nominal GDP, and 38th in worldwide ranking as of 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lake Nasser</span> Reservoir in southern Egypt and northern Sudan

Lake Nasser is a vast reservoir in southern Egypt and northern Sudan. It is one of the largest man-made lakes in the world. Before its creation, the project faced opposition from Sudan as it would encroach on land in the northern part of the country, where many Nubian people lived who would have to be resettled. In the end Sudan's land near the area of Lake Nasser was mostly flooded by the lake. The lake has become an important economic resource in Egypt, improving agriculture and touting robust fishing and tourism industries.

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