Assar meets with Lava, Smart to build local mobile phone factory

Military Production Minister Mohamed El Assar met on Saturday with representatives from Indian smartphone manufacturer Lava and Egyptian Smart company to discuss cooperation in locally manufacturing mobile phones, according to Al Mal. Lava Mobiles is looking to establish a mobile phone factory in 2019, and plans to invest USD 10 mn this year, Senior Vice President Vikram Singh Parmar had said.