The Trade Ministry is planning to launch eight licensed industrial complexes in Upper Egypt in mid-May, Trade Minister Tarek Kabil announced on Friday, Al Masry Al Youm reports. The complexes, each of which has the capacity to accommodate up to 200 factories, are in Sohag, Assiut, Qena, Beni Suef, Fayoum, Luxor, and Aswan.