{"id":679946,"date":"2026-01-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?p=679946"},"modified":"2026-01-05T08:48:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T08:48:40","slug":"intl-players-want-in-on-egyptalum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2026\/01\/05\/intl-players-want-in-on-egyptalum\/","title":{"rendered":"Int\u2019l players want in on EgyptAlum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Good morning, wonderful people. <\/strong>The C suite may still be on Christmas break this week, but government is busy \u2014 and showing no sign that the drumbeat of reforms that was the hallmark of last year\u2019s newsflow will slow in 2026. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Up first: <\/strong>GAFI, the agency responsible for attracting and regulating domestic and foreign investment, has a new boss, and it\u2019s a smart appointment. <strong>Mohamed El Gawsaky<\/strong> was a veteran of <strong>LinkdotNet<\/strong> and <strong>Orange<\/strong> before moving to the CIT ministry, where he spearheaded the government\u2019s drive to have global tech outfits invest in Egypt. He was most recently Investment and Foreign Trade Minister Hassan El Khatib\u2019s right-hand for planning, trade, and digital transformation. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>El Gawsaky\u2019s tech chops are going to be key in his new role: <\/strong>El Khatib has made it clear that digital transformation is at the heart of making it easier to do business in Egypt. He told us on stage at the EnterpriseAM Egypt Forum in October that he wants to cut the number of agencies that have their hands\u2019 in the pockets of businesses \u2014 and to streamline the massive menu of fees that we all have to pay. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Making it easier for the private sector to operate is a key feature of the Finance Ministry\u2019s <\/strong><strong>2030 roadmap. <\/strong>We recently had a sneak peek at the policy document backing it \u2014 and we\u2019re happy to report that it includes three things that should make Egyptian and foreign business leaders alike very happy:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cNo new burdens on taxpayers\u201d \u2014 government-speak for <strong>no new taxes<\/strong>;<\/li>\n<li>\u201cStreamlining\u201d fees into three buckets \u2014 meaning Hassan is confident he can deliver on his promise that we\u2019ll all have <strong>clarity on what we need to pay, to which government agency, and when<\/strong> \u2014 and all of it entirely online (eventually);<\/li>\n<li><strong>Growth in the 5-6% range<\/strong> for as far as the eye can see.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ALSO MAKING HEADLINES on this fine winter morning:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We have a deep dive into what\u2019s going on with natural gas imports, where a cooler winter, improving domestic production, and a long-term supply contract with Qatar are allowing us to lock-in supplies at a lower cost; <\/li>\n<li>And officials hope that the sale of a 30% stake in EgyptAlum could not just bring the plant into the modern age, but generate USD 300 mn or more in proceeds. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">^^ We have the rundown on all of that and more in this morning news well, below. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>But first, a couple of quick public service announcements: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><a id=\"wwtt4\"><\/a> <strong>Public sector workers are getting a mid-week break <\/strong>after Prime Minister Moustada Madbouly declared Wednesday, 7 January, a paid holiday for the public sector in observance of Coptic Christmas, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/1443114251192324?ref=embed_post\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">cabinet statement<\/a>. Expect the Labor Ministry to make a similar announcement later today or tomorrow morning for the private-sector. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>** We here at EnterpriseAM are publishing on Wednesday morning<\/strong> and taking Thursday off in its place. We\u2019ll be back in your inbox at our customary hour on Sunday, 11 January. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>WEATHER- <\/strong>It\u2019s another chilly day in Cairo, with a high of 19\u00b0C and a low of 9\u00b0C, according to our favorite weather app. You can expect the mercury to rise tomorrow through Thursday, with a high of 26\u00b0C, before it settles once again into the high teens this weekend and into next week.<\/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 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=\"wwtt1\"><\/a> <strong>P<\/strong><strong>RIVATIZATION \u2014 Int\u2019l players eyeing a piece of EgyptAlum: <\/strong>The Madbouly government has received offers from three international players \u2014 including one Emirati and another from the Gulf \u2014 looking to become EgyptAlum\u2019s development partner, a government source tells EnterpriseAM. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The mechanism: <\/strong>The state is offering for sale a 30% stake in EgyptAlum to be funded via a capital increase. It\u2019s looking for a partner that will take on what the official called a \u201ccomprehensive development plan\u201d with the aim of doubling production capacity to 600k tons per year while also investing in a foil plant, an aluminum oxide refinery, and a line to produce wheels for the automotive industry.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Our source gave a wide range for the expected value of the transaction<\/strong>, putting it at USD 300-600 mn and emphasizing that 100% of the proceeds would stay in the company. \u201cPrevious offers were very low and we have looked at the feasibility of a stock market listing,\u201d the source said. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The EU\u2019s <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/goinggreens\/govt-is-working-to-shield-industry-from-the-eus-carbon-tax\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">new carbon tax<\/a><\/strong><strong> is clearly ringing in the official\u2019s ears<\/strong>, saying, EgyptAlum is \u201cfocusing on transitioning to renewable energy to ensure we keep pace with global changes, especially the requirements of the European market.\u201d Norway\u2019s Scatec is building a 1 GW solar facility to supply Egypt Aluminum with the power it needs to fire its furnaces using clean energy. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What the timeline? <\/strong>Officials could select a bidder by the end of this month. <\/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=\"wwtt2\"><\/a> <strong>REAL<\/strong><strong> ESTATE<\/strong><strong> \u2014 Where <\/strong><strong>will Samla and Alam El Roum residents move after <\/strong><strong>the Qatari Diar agreement? <\/strong>The New Urban Communities Authority has decided on Matrouh\u2019s Al Ghaba Al Shagariya to house Samla and Alam El Roum residents, who will soon clear the area ahead of the land transfer to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/11\/06\/qatar-to-invest-usd-29-7-bn-in-north-coast-project-2\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Qatari Diar<\/a>, two government sources told EnterpriseAM. Al Ghaba Al Shagariya is currently undergoing extensive infrastructure work ahead of welcoming the people of Alam El Roum.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Why does this matter?<\/strong> Resettling the area\u2019s current residents is key to starting full work on the project in East Marsa Matrouh, opening the door for dozens of contracting and real estate development companies to kick off infrastructure and utility projects. Squatting by residents with no legal title to land has been a persistent issue for some developers on the Mediterranean coast for generations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Across the coast, developers have long had to coexist with local Bedouin groups <\/strong>that charge for access to developers\u2019 sites, with no contractor going in or out that is not approved by a member of the group.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What the watch for next:<\/strong> The Qatar Investment Authority-owned company will announce the lead developer on the project within the coming weeks, 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>ELECTIONS \u2014<\/strong> <strong>Independent <\/strong><strong>candidates and the pro-government Mostaqbal Watan Party <\/strong><strong>dominated reruns of elections for the House of Representatives<\/strong>, National Election Authority Chairman Hazem Badawy announced in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/neaegypt\/videos\/849869554699079\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">press conference<\/a>. Of the 27 successful candidates in the rerun, 10 are independents while nine represent the Mostaqbal Watan Party. The results follow the runoff round held across 19 constituencies where initial results were annulled by the NEA due to suspected foul play during the first phase.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What next?<\/strong> The completion of the parliamentary elections will now see President Abdel Fattah El Sisi appoint a prime minister and task that person with forming a new Cabinet. While there\u2019s no requirement that the current cabinet resign, it typically does so. Cabinet will then present its policy program to the House for a vote of confidence shortly after its formation. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Policy continuity is key: <\/strong>There\u2019s been little chatter (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/12\/28\/who-will-sit-at-the-cabinet-table-in-2026\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">after a short bout last week<\/a>) about whether Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly will continue in office. Key for the business community is that the cabinet economic group \u2014 which includes Ahmed Kouchouk (Finance) and Hassan El Khatib (Investment) \u2014 return to office with mandates to push ahead with the smart policies that are now starting to bear fruit. <\/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<\/a><\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/mena-india\/en\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">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 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>All eyes are still set firmly on the situation in Venezuela, <\/strong>as the US clarifies its position moving forward, with US Secretary Marco Rubio explaining that the US plans to dictate policy in the country rather than physically run or occupy it, as was previously suggested by US President Donald Trump. Trump issued a warning to Venezuela\u2019s current de facto leader, Delcy Rodr\u00edguez, of a \u201cbig price\u201d to pay if she does not comply with the conditions the US has set in order for the country to avoid any further attacks by the US. Those include: That the oil industry be \u201crun for the benefit of the people\u201d; an end to drug trafficking and \u201cgang problems\u201d; as well as the removal of Colombian militant groups and that the government not \u201ccozy up\u201d to \u201cHizbollah and Iran.\u201d <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Rodr\u00edguez has so far been \u201cgracious\u201d and open to meeting the US\u2019 conditions<\/strong>, Rubio said. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>In the meantime, the US plans to continue to block the entry and exit of oil tankers as \u201cleverage\u201d over Maduro\u2019s successor.<\/strong> \u201cWe are going to make our assessment on the basis of what they do, not what they say publicly,\u201d Rubio added. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">^^The must-read on the topic: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/fed60da2-4e43-400f-9635-5f2ed8dca452\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump warns Venezuelan rulers as Washington prepares to dictate policy<\/a> <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>MEANWHILE- Thousands of travelers were stranded for hours on Sunday in both Greece and Italy<\/strong>, as a collapse of radio frequencies hit air traffic communications in Greece and technical issues with the landing guidance system and poor visibility affected an airport in Milan that is mainly a hub for Ryanair flights, Reuters reported separately <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/greek-airports-halt-flights-due-radio-frequency-issues-2026-01-04\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/thousands-stranded-overnight-italys-bergamo-airport-halts-flights-2026-01-04\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>. Flights have begun to resume after the issues were resolved. <\/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\/2495.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 Blackboard day:<\/strong> We have our weekly look at the business of education in Egypt, from pre-K through the highest reaches of higher ed. <\/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> We look at how one cloud lab is leading a new wave of Egyptian expertise as a service to fill the skills gap.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning, wonderful people. The C suite may still be on Christmas break this week, but government is busy \u2014 and showing no sign that the drumbeat of reforms that was the hallmark of last year\u2019s newsflow will slow in 2026. 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