{"id":678626,"date":"2025-12-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?p=678626"},"modified":"2025-12-26T12:13:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T12:13:21","slug":"the-road-to-export-paradise-runs-through-office-buildings-not-factories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/12\/17\/the-road-to-export-paradise-runs-through-office-buildings-not-factories\/","title":{"rendered":"The road to export paradise runs through office buildings, not factories"},"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 thank you for your patience this week <\/strong>while we took a few days off to tool-up for 2026. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>We take a limited number of publication holidays every year.<\/strong> It\u2019s a chance to work ahead, think big thoughts, and get organized \u2014 particularly when we\u2019re planning something new. Breaks like these don\u2019t just allow us to keep our journalism sharp by engaging in a bit of Maoist self-criticism, but to cook up new things.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Uh, Enterprise? Beyond self-flagellation, what do you guys do on these breaks?<\/strong> Past publication breaks are where we built the things that became:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Our annual <strong>events series<\/strong>, including our flagship EnterpriseAM Egypt Forum<\/li>\n<li>Our <strong>audio products<\/strong>, including Morning Drive and Making It<\/li>\n<li>Our <strong>launches<\/strong> in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and the MENA-India corridor<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>relaunch<\/strong> of EnterpriseAM Weekend in Egypt<\/li>\n<li>\u2026and plenty more<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">We\u2019ll have lots more for you in the months to come \u2014 stay tuned. \ud83d\ude42 <\/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>WE\u2019RE BACK IN BUSINESS THIS MORNING with an issue packed with stories that <\/strong><strong>speak to optimism <\/strong>about the shape of things to come in 2026. The rundown:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>EXCLUSIVE- Banque du Caire is readying what will be not just the most-anticipated IPO <\/strong><strong>of 2026, but the most important in Egypt since long before covid. <\/strong>We have the inside track on the transaction, which has captured the interest of investors in major financial centers \u2014 and that could help us close the latest reviews of our USD 8 bn IMF program. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>While the IMF won\u2019t count it as \u201cprivatization,\u201d staff there should still welcome the sale of <\/strong><strong>land at Ras Banas<\/strong>, which we can exclusively report is back on the auction block a bit more than a year after officials were said to be shopping it to Saudi Arabia. We expect land parcels there to be sold piecemeal (the sum of the parts is greater than the whole, the logic goes) and to pique the interest of investors from Qatar and UAE. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>MEANWHILE-<\/strong> <strong>AfDB<\/strong> has stepped in to de-risk a key component of the Finance Ministry\u2019s 2026 debt blitz and <strong>Afreximbank<\/strong>\u2019s award of a USD 250 mn contract for its new Cairo HQ and trade proves the institution sees Egypt being the financial center of trade in Africa for decades to come. <\/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 class=\"tag-border-left\">From the Dep\u2019t of Self Congratulations<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <a id=\"wwtt1\"><\/a> <strong>Kudos to koshary, which made the <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ich.unesco.org\/en\/RL\/koshary-daily-life-dish-and-practices-associated-with-it-02278\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Unesco<\/a><\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ich.unesco.org\/en\/RL\/koshary-daily-life-dish-and-practices-associated-with-it-02278\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">List of Intangible Cultural Heritage for 2025.<\/a><\/strong> Although we have an unofficial ban on koshary at Enterprise HQ (the pungent odor of its fried onions isn\u2019t exactly conducive to a harmonious work environment), we still love a good plate of koshary outside the office.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What exactly is this list \u2014 and why is koshary on it? <\/strong>It\u2019s a list that gets compiled annually by the UN\u2019s cultural agency to promote visibility, awareness, and dialogue about the diversity of living heritage worldwide. Koshary made the 2025 installment not just because it\u2019s our national comfort food, but because it\u2019s a dish that represents equality amongst Egyptians. Its simple ingredients \u2014 rice, lentils, macaroni, vermicelli, fried onions, chickpeas, and tomato sauce \u2014 make it an easy, affordable, and tasty meal that is available everywhere and can be eaten by anyone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>In addition to koshary, the 2025 list includes things like ayeneh-kari <\/strong>(intricate mirrorwork from Iran), yodeling (from Switzerland), and traditional saree weaving (from Bangladesh).<\/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\">Morning must read- <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <strong>The roa<\/strong><strong>d to export paradise runs through office buildings, not factories. <\/strong>That\u2019s the argument our friend Helmy Ghazi makes in fDi Intelligence, a Financial Times publication. Rolling out the welcome mat for businesses that export services, not manufactured goods, is the surest path to FX stability, he argues. With Egypt now a more cost-effective destination for what insiders call \u201cglobal competency centers\u201d (\u201ccall centers\u201d is pass\u00e9), global majors are catching on. More than 240 global companies now run digital and shared-services centers here \u2014 up from around 90 in 2022. Exports of IT services have already hit USD 6 bn annually, with the Madbouly government targeting USD 9 bn by 2030.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Who\u2019s in? <\/strong>PepsiCo, Schneider Electric, Unilever, ADCB, HSBC, and Mashreq are among the bold-faced names with operations on the ground.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Helmy<\/strong><strong>\u2019s core argument: Services require minimal capital, import almost nothing, and <\/strong><strong>earn <\/strong><strong>hard currency<\/strong> \u2014 making them \u201cquasi-equity for the national balance sheet.\u201d <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The one downside risk: <\/strong>It\u2019s anyone\u2019s guess how generative AI will hit demand for what used to be called \u201cbusiness process outsourcing.\u201d But if we\u2019re going to make it stick, attracting providers of the higher-value services delivered through global competency centers will be key. And this much is clear: For the foreseeable future, a human\u2019s going to be in the loop, even with \u201cagentic AI\u201d on track to be the buzzword of early 2026.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Highly recommended: <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fdiintelligence.com\/content\/d3185b31-ad29-47cf-a456-dad13a64469a\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Egyptian ingenuity will be reborn through services<\/a><\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">FinMin gives BPO and staffing companies a break<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Speaking of services: Staffing and business-process outsourcing (BPO) companies <\/strong><strong>in Egypt are getting a break from the tax man.<\/strong> Instead of charging VAT on the total invoice amount (which includes workers\u2019 salaries), eligible firms will charge and remit VAT only on their specific service fee or commission, according to a decision signed off by Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>IN CONTEXT- <\/strong>The Finance Ministry is on a drive to boost Egypt\u2019s service economy, having recently clarified that service exports were subject to VAT at a \u201czero rate\u201d provided an Egyptian firm is delivering a service to a non-resident client abroad. <\/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\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">More of this, please<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><a id=\"wwtt2\"><\/a> <strong>The biotech labor market is getting a shot in the arm as AUC and Min<\/strong><strong>apharm are <\/strong><strong>giving life to Africa\u2019s first biotech academy.<\/strong> The university is set to oversee curriculum design and accreditation and Minapharm will provide technical expertise, mentorship, and access to its R&D facilities, AUC said in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/12\/789.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement (pdf)<\/a>.<\/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\">Data point<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><a id=\"wwtt3\"><\/a> <strong>USD 1.3 bn \u2014 the total value of investments booked at the Qantara West Industrial <\/strong><strong>Zone <\/strong>despite it only breaking ground on its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/677feca9-1a20-416f-bf02-5c79bfe2d793\/%253cmark%253ehengsheng%253c%2Fmark%253e-lays-foundation-stone-for-usd-70-mn-textile-factory-in-the-sczone\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">first project in July 2024<\/a>. The increasingly important project in the country\u2019s industrialization strategy now has 48 operational or in-the-works projects, expected to employ nearly 70k people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Enter Jasan Group \u2014 the zone\u2019s newest <\/strong><strong>addition<\/strong><strong> and the latest in a long line of Chinese <\/strong><strong>textile and garment companies calling Qantara West home. <\/strong>The company will invest USD 100 mn in a 100% self-financed factory that will \u2014 no spoilers here \u2014 export 90% of production, the SCZone said in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/pfbid0wiZe3p2LvtmuJj7aT9VTsm6hMHmuzw8eXn5tahAXoACQMPcPZeWVwDwuHSs4KAZ7l\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/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\"><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>, <\/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>Will Gulf sovereigns continue backing Paramount Skydance\u2019s hostile bid for Warner <\/strong><strong>Bros Discovery? <\/strong>The question hangs in the air this morning amid widespread reports that <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/business\/media\/warner-preparing-to-tell-shareholders-to-reject-paramount-offer-38f069ae?mod=hp_lead_pos1\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">WBD plans to reject Paramount\u2019s bid<\/a> in favour of Netflix. The news sent Affinity partners, the key conduit for GCC backing of Paramount\u2019s hostile bid, running to the exit. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Affinity, the private equity outfit led by Donald Trump\u2019s son-in-law Jared Kushner, said <\/strong><strong>overnight it would \u201cno longer pursue the opportunity.\u201d<\/strong> Kushner helped Paramount line up some USD 24 bn in funding for the bid from Saudi\u2019s PIF, the Qatar Investment Authority, and Abu Dhabi\u2019s L\u2019imad Holding.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>PLUS- It\u2019s a rough morning for the auto industry: <\/strong>Volkswagen is <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/12\/16\/business\/volkswagen-dresden-factory-closed.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">shutting a plant<\/a> in Germany, its home market, for the first time in its 88-year history. <strong>That\u2019s bad news for any country (including Egypt) hoping that VW would choose it as the site for a new assembly plant <\/strong>\u2014 German unions would go bonkers if it invested significant sums abroad after shutting a plant at home. Ford, meanwhile, is taking a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/autos-transportation\/fords-195-billion-ev-writedown-five-things-know-2025-12-16\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">USD 19 bn writedown<\/a> as it walks-back plans to go all-in on EVs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Keep an eye on oil this morning:<\/strong> Crude futures dipped overnight after the Trump administration said it would impose a \u201ctotal and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-12-16\/trump-says-he-s-ordering-a-blockade-of-oil-tankers-in-venezuela\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">complete blockade<\/a> of all sanctioned oil tankers\u201d going into and and out of Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>AND- The Trump administration is in damage-control mode after the White House <\/strong><strong>chief of staff gave a stunningly candid interview <\/strong>to Vanity Fair in which she said she was <strong>\u201caghast\u201d at the destruction of USAID<\/strong>, called Elon an \u201codd duck\u201d and ketamine user, and talked smack about JD Vance\u2019s love of conspiracy theories. <strong>Read:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/story\/trump-susie-wiles-interview-exclusive-part-1\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Susie Wiles, JD Vance, and the \u201cJunkyard Dogs\u201d: The White House Chief of Staff on Trump\u2019s Second Term (Part 1 of 2)<\/a> <\/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><strong>C<\/strong><strong>airo<\/strong> is in for a windy day, with the Egyptian Meteorological Authority forecasting stiff, intermittent winds sweeping the entire country today. You can expect a high of 20\u00b0C in Cairo today and an overnight low of 11\u00b0C, according to our favorite weather app. <strong>Alexandria<\/strong> can expect much the same, with a high of 21\u00b0C and a low of 12\u00b0C. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2024\/5\/2503.jpg?ssl=1\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>*** It\u2019s Hardhat day \u2014 your weekly briefing of all things infrastructure in Egypt:<\/strong> EnterpriseAM\u2019s industry vertical focuses each Wednesday on infrastructure, covering everything from energy, water, transportation, and urban development, as well as social infrastructure such as health and education. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>In today\u2019s issue: <\/strong>It doesn\u2019t matter how many solar and wind parks you build if the grid can\u2019t handle the load.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plus: The tax man gives BPO centers a break<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_primary_brand":0,"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7204],"tags":[12430,12248,72,8521,103,564,3583,74],"brand":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"class_list":["post-678626","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-what-were-tracking-today","tag-american-university-in-cairo","tag-biotech","tag-enterpriseam","tag-exports","tag-fdi","tag-food","tag-taxation","tag-what-were-tracking-today","wpautop","entry"],"acf":{"mongo_id":"4f70df2f-f57f-4980-bfac-6a9bb734c6b1","order":"2","is_powered_by":true,"story_type":"4","photo_url":"","photo_position":"above","homepage_title":"","full_issue_title":"HAPPENING TODAY: The road to export paradise runs through office buildings, not factories + Koshary makes Unesco list","related_issue":[678624],"teaser":"Plus: The tax man gives BPO centers a break"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - 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