{"id":678572,"date":"2025-12-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?p=678572"},"modified":"2025-12-26T12:19:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T12:19:51","slug":"govt-rewriting-the-rule-book-for-how-it-parcels-off-north-coast-land","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/12\/18\/govt-rewriting-the-rule-book-for-how-it-parcels-off-north-coast-land\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov\u2019t rewriting the rule book for how it parcels-off North Coast land"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Good morning, wonderful people, and welcome to a busier-than-usual THURSDAY<\/strong> after news broke overnight that our neighbors to the east have signed-off on a long-delayed USD 35 bn natural gas export agreement. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>We\u2019d love not to do business with Zioland<\/strong>, but the facts are stark: Industry and households alike are hungry for natural gas, and this agreement locks-in a regular supply at a favourable price. It\u2019s good for business, good for households, good for the wider economy \u2014 and could help boost export receipts, too. What do we use for a \u201chold your nose\u201d emoji?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>MEANWHILE- The Madbouly government\u2019s policy maturity is on display this morning <\/strong>in a couple of stories, including an exclusive look at the type of incentives and regulatory fixes it hopes will help shift the tenor of our <strong>debt stock<\/strong> a bit more toward the \u201cmedium term\u201d end of the spectrum. The <strong>Tourism Development Authority<\/strong>, meanwhile, deserves kudos for granting our friends at <strong>Karm Holding<\/strong> land for a 40 MW off-grid solar station that will help power tourism destinations. It\u2019s the first time the TDA has allocated land for green power under the usufruct system. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>AND-<\/strong> We have for you the demystification of that MTO for <strong>Alex Containers<\/strong> and color on the volume of <strong>FDI<\/strong> that officials here expect from <strong>Qatar<\/strong> over the next 12 months. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">^^ We have all of this and more in this morning\u2019s news well, below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/enterpriseam-egypt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2025\/11\/780.jpg?ssl=1\"\/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Happening today<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><a id=\"wwtt1\"><\/a> <strong>It\u2019s your last chance to head to the polls<\/strong>, with runoff voting in Egypt for the House of Representatives entering its second and final day today. The results will be announced on Thursday, 25 December.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>BACKGROUND: <\/strong>President Abdel Fattah El Sisi <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/5989852f-9c4d-4964-8b90-cbda2ad08ea7\/el-sisi-calls-for-review-of-recent-parliamentary-elections\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/5989852f-9c4d-4964-8b90-cbda2ad08ea7\/el-sisi-calls-for-review-of-recent-parliamentary-elections\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">called<\/a> on the Elections Authority to review appeals filed by several candidates amid allegations of fraud in the first round of the parliamentary vote, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/bfbf0007-fcdb-4896-9caf-d09aa84f0f1f\/19-districts-to-hold-parliamentary%253cmark%253e-elections%253c%2Fmark%253e-re-runs-in-december\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">setting up<\/a> re-runs in 19 districts across Giza, Fayoum, Assiut, Sohag, Qena, Alexandria, and Beheira.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Watch this space<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <a id=\"wwtt2\"><\/a> <strong>REAL ESTATE<\/strong><strong> \u2014 The Madbouly government has started rewriting the rulebook for <\/strong><strong>the North Coast.<\/strong> The New Urban Communities Authority is currently finalizing a master plan for a 400 km stretch of coastline extending from Marina all the way to the Libyan border, a senior government official tells EnterpriseAM. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Until that plan is complete, private developers can expect coastal plot allocations to be <\/strong><strong>largely <\/strong><strong>on hold<\/strong>, we were told. The move away from outright land sales to a long-term leasing model and public-private partnerships mirroring the Ras El Hekma template will mean the state will secure funds up front and take a cut from future revenues.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Why it matters: If you\u2019re a developer, the rules of the game just changed.<\/strong> Goodbye land banking \u2014 you can no longer buy a plot, sit on it for five years, and flip it or build a few chalets. A long-term lease model will presumably require active work on-site and favors the kind of year-round integrated destination the government has been pushing for. But with pricing an open question, it\u2019s unclear whether this is good news for smaller, less cash-rich developers who are already priced-out of the North Coast market.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What\u2019s next? <\/strong>Survey teams are already on the ground in areas including Agiba, Marsa Matrouh, and around the Libyan border. Officials will be drip-feeding announcements to the market over the coming year, we\u2019re told. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><a id=\"wwtt3\"><\/a><strong> TAX \u2014 The Finance Ministry has an EGP 600 bn carrot it thinks might be able to <\/strong><strong>tempt companies to cough up their late tax payment fees. <\/strong>The ministry is mulling a one-off partial waiver of late tax payment fees that could see 30-100% of penalties written off from companies\u2019 balance sheets, which it says stand at around EGP 600 bn, two senior government sources tell EnterpriseAM. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Those who apply to pay their late fees earliest will be in line for the highest waivers<\/strong> under the proposed plan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>PRIVATIZATION: <\/strong><strong>Naguib Sawiris may be pivoting away (for now) from the country\u2019s <\/strong><strong>cooling <\/strong><strong>real estate market, but the state\u2019s airport privatization push could be his next target. <\/strong>The country\u2019s second-richest person said he\u2019s forming a consortium with Italian partners to bid for the management and operation of the Hurghada International Airport, which <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/fe119853-ab55-4ef3-a13a-a72daaa34acb\/kouchouk-presents-second-package-of-tax-facilities-to-business-community\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">began accepting bids<\/a> last week (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Masrawy\/videos\/1354303832500436\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">watch, runtime; 32:11<\/a>). Luxor and Sohag airports may be next in his sights, he suggested.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 subscribe-box-panel\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"title\">\n<h4 class=\"fw-lighter mb-10\">   Get <b style=\"font-weight: 700\">Enterprise<\/b> daily   <\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-10\">The roundup of news and trends that move your markets and shape corporate agendas delivered straight to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/egypt\/en\/user\/NewsLetters\" type=\"button \" class=\"btn-green px-3 d-flex align-items-center\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe here<\/a>  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>** DID YOU KNOW that we cover <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/ksa\/en\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Saudi Arabia<\/a><\/strong><strong>, the <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">UAE<\/a><\/strong><strong> and the <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/mena-india\/en\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">MENA-India Corridor<\/a><\/strong><strong>?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>** Were you forwarded this email?<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/user\/news-letters\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Tap or click here<\/a> to get your own copy delivered every weekday before 7am Cairo time \u2014 without charge.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">The Big Story Abroad<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Oil traders are watching carefully this morning after Venezuela said it would have its <\/strong><strong>navy escort oil tankers from port<\/strong> in response to US President Donald Trump\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/12\/17\/us\/politics\/venezuela-blockade-military-escort-trump.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">naval blockade<\/a> of the country\u2019s oil industry.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">^^ The must read: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/oil-up-15-trump-orders-blockade-sanctioned-oil-tankers-leaving-entering-2025-12-17\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Oil rises as Trump's Venezuela blockade takes edge off global crude<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/oil-up-15-trump-orders-blockade-sanctioned-oil-tankers-leaving-entering-2025-12-17\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">surplus concerns<\/a> (Reuters).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ALSO- Warner Bros Discovery\u2019s board <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/warner-bros-paramount-skydance-netflix-d025a585f7a77cb9d8b066e65576101f\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">rebuked<\/a><\/strong><strong> Paramount Skydance\u2019s \u201cinferior\u201d <\/strong><strong>GCC-backed offer <\/strong>and urged shareholders to accept Netflix\u2019s bid. Netflix is offering less, but some pundits think the offer stands a better chance of passing regulatory muster as it would see WBD first spin off its cable TV assets, including CNN and Discovery.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>AND- BP\u2019s Murray Auchincloss is <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/802414de-72a1-4db1-9886-f21ccd6cca66\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">out as CEO<\/a><\/strong> after less than two years. He\u2019s being replaced by Meg O\u2019Neill, who\u2019s coming in from Australia\u2019s Woodside Energy. She\u2019ll be BP\u2019s third CEO in five years. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">PSA-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>WEATHER- <\/strong>Cairo is in for another windy day today, with the Egyptian Meteorological Authority forecasting stiff, intermittent winds sweeping the capital. Our favourite weather app says to expect a high today of 20\u00b0C in the capital city and an overnight low of 9\u00b0C. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning, wonderful people, and welcome to a busier-than-usual THURSDAY after news broke overnight that our neighbors to the east have signed-off on a long-delayed USD 35 bn natural gas export agreement. 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