Diar official breaks down the road to the company’s USD 29.7 bn North Coast project: Head of Development and Projects in Asia and Africa at Qatari Diar Sheikh Hamad bin Talal Al Thani virtually joined Cairo Weekend’s Zeina Soufan to discuss the company’s mega North Coast project (watch, runtime:14:19).

Negotiations weren’t easy: Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly had described negotiations between the Egyptian and Qatari sides in the lead up to the agreement as “long and bitter.” Commenting on that, bin Talal said, “the two sides worked very professionally to ensure reaching a balanced agreement that guarantees both their rights.”

More to come: “Our door is always open to look into new investment opportunities in Egypt,” bin Talal said.

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