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<\/a> INVESTMENT WATCH- IKEA plans new investments to expand operations in Cairo and <\/strong>Alexandria:<\/strong> IKEA is looking to make new investments in Egypt to expand its operations in Cairo and Alexandria, Trade and Industry Minister Tarek Kabil said on Thursday, Al Borsa reports<\/a>. The exact nature of the expansion was not disclosed, but the news came after Kabil\u2019s meeting last week with IKEA Group\u2019s Egypt Country Manager Adosh Sharma.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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