Russian company to build tractor manufacturer in Egypt

The Military Production Ministry has reached an agreement with a Russian company to build a tractor manufacturing facility in Egypt sometime in 2019, Minister Mohamed El Assar said. The new factory is expected to export its output and has already received pre-paid orders from Libyan entities, which it intends to fulfill after it has met local needs, Assar said. Neither the name of the company nor the size of the agreement were disclosed.