{"id":698659,"date":"2026-05-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?p=698659"},"modified":"2026-05-04T02:41:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T02:41:59","slug":"chinese-tech-giants-push-local-laptop-assembly-to-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2026\/05\/04\/chinese-tech-giants-push-local-laptop-assembly-to-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese tech giants push local laptop assembly to 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Chinese tech brands hitting pause on locally assembled laptops<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <strong>Honor, Realme, Viv<\/strong><strong>o, and Oppo have pushed back plans to start <\/strong><strong>assembling laptops and tablets in Egypt by a year to 2027 instead of the original 2026 target<\/strong>, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/asharqbusiness.com\/technology\/130975\/4-%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AA%D8%A4%D8%AC%D9%84-%D8%AE%D8%B7%D8%B7%D9%87%D8%A7-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%81\/\" style=\"\">Arabic press<\/a> reports, citing industry sources. The four Chinese players cited rising production costs of 12-15% tied to a weakening EGP, factory wage hikes of over 5%, higher transportation costs, and weak demand, the sources said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>And then there\u2019s the RAMapocalypse: <\/strong>The change of target, if confirmed, comes at the same time as the price of RAM \u2014 a key component in all computing devices \u2014 heads past the stratosphere. The price of memory used in laptops, tablets, and smartphones has risen as much as 250% y-o-y thanks to demand from datacenter buildouts globally. Demand is so high that some devicemakers simply cannot get their hands on the chips. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The hesitation doesn\u2019t extend to <\/strong><strong>smartphones.<\/strong> A combined customs and tax charge of 38.5% on phones brought into the country by travelers and levied on commercial imports ensures that locally assembled devices stay price-competitive.<\/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\">Strike while the oil is hot<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Khalda Pet<\/strong><strong>roleum<\/strong><strong> is looking to deploy as much as USD 1.0 bn on investment <\/strong><strong>and <\/strong><strong>operations here in FY 2026-2027<\/strong>, according to an Oil Ministry <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/18gHGFd1Jb\/\" style=\"\">statement<\/a>. Khalda is a joint venture between US oil producer Apache and the state\u2019s Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The ramp-up follows a strong first half of the year: <\/strong>Khalda made 15 oil discoveries in the first half of the fiscal year, adding roughly 15 mn barrels of oil equivalent to its reserves. The company hit 100% of its oil-equivalent production target and exceeded its natural gas target by 7%, after drilling 26 development wells and carrying out 75 recompletion operations.<\/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\">Going green in Tokyo<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Egypt is preparing to issue USD 500 mn in Samurai bonds in the Japanese <\/strong><strong>market this month \u2014 or by early June at the latest <\/strong>\u2014 as part of its strategy to diversify funding sources and reduce borrowing costs, a government official told the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/asharqbusiness.com\/economics\/130980\/%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D8%B5%D8%AF%D8%AF-%D8%A5%D8%B5%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%AD%D9%88-500-%D9%85%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%88\/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=asharq_business_egy_tw\" style=\"\">Arabic press<\/a>. The official said Japanese banks have already been mandated, with procedures kicking off after the IMF Spring Meetings in Washington in April. This will mark Egypt\u2019s third Samurai issuance \u2014 and its first under a sustainable finance framework \u2014 following USD 500 mn raised in March 2022 and another USD 500 mn in November 2023.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Why it matters:<\/strong> The issuance is part of a broader <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/11\/17\/egypt-to-tap-the-intl-debt-market-again-this-fy\/\" style=\"\">USD 4 bn international debt program<\/a> running through FY 2025\/2026, which also includes Panda bonds, green bonds, and Eurobonds. The African Development Bank is providing a USD 400 mn <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/12\/17\/afdb-signs-on-as-finmin-readies-international-debt-blitz\/\" style=\"\">partial credit guarantee<\/a> \u2014 covering 80% of the issuance \u2014 to help Egypt secure longer tenors and lower borrowing costs by reducing investor risk. Proceeds are expected to be directed toward green and sustainable projects.<\/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\">EgyptAir\u2019s first 737 Max lands in Cairo<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>EgyptAir has received its first Boeing 737-8 Max, kicking off an 18-aircraft <\/strong><strong>strategic lease agreement from SMBC Aviation Capital<\/strong>, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EGYPTAIR\/posts\/%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%B7%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%AA%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%91%D9%85-%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%AC-b737-8max-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A5%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%AE%D8%B7%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%A7-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AB-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%84-%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%B7\/1414567640702817\/\" style=\"\">statement<\/a> from the flag carrier. EgyptAir says the new jets will cut fuel use and emissions by 20% compared to their predecessors and will serve short- and medium-haul routes including Paris, Brussels, Istanbul, and Vienna.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>It looks like the national flag carrier is also about to get a new Airbus A350-900<\/strong>, which <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@spotterintel\/post\/DX4KxjBFDZ_?xmt=AQF0Z1zqqRWo1Zng-FqAT_G11PN6XYNxSnmKP1eXeMLy0SIPzYZ8dUX3gXwn3g8Q_5MW2d01&slof=1\" style=\"\">AeroSignals<\/a> said yesterday afternoon was on its way from Tolous-Blagnac to Cairo. The account <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@spotterintel\/post\/DX0hLjAkU7X?xmt=AQF0Tcew5FMe3P-gFxAKENfUVWXDNjunONlNI81cu9Xp72-x52scih_WrtJm8FV2UcWbXyc6&slof=1\" style=\"\">correctly noted two days ago<\/a> that the 737-8 Max was on its way to Cairo.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The delivery is part of EgyptAir\u2019s broader fleet modernization push. <\/strong>The carrier said in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2026\/02\/16\/egyptair-scales-up-with-12-aircrafts-this-year-despite-global-supply-constraints\/\" style=\"\">February<\/a> it plans to add 12 aircraft this year and scale up to 34 new planes from the Airbus A350-900 and Boeing 737-8 Max families by 2031.<\/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\">New wind energy and battery storage projects coming to national grid<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Expanding ou<\/strong><strong>r renewables capacity: <\/strong>We\u2019re <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/pfbid0MLuLVeZUmmdGBWfLFTtyDALmcQU1d9iEjhspaAo8BDQzLzxt3NAq2RXGhVwtJNfCl\" style=\"\">getting<\/a> 4.8 GW of new wind energy capacity spread across the Gulf of Suez, Ras Shukeir, Zafarana, and Galala Mountain, as well as 4 GWh of battery energy storage in South Cairo, Damanhour, and Wadi El Natroun over the next two years. The developers behind the projects, which will be financed by the Tahya Misr Fund, have not been revealed. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plus: Khalda Petroleum eyes USD 1 bn investment budget to drill over 100 new wells next FY<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":698660,"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":[7209],"tags":[111,93,72,65,131,12669,91,7448,639,843],"brand":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"class_list":["post-698659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-also-on-our-radar","tag-also-on-our-radar","tag-energy","tag-enterpriseam","tag-investment","tag-manufacturing","tag-national-telecommunications-regulatory-authority-ntra","tag-oil-and-gas","tag-tech","tag-technology","tag-telecoms","wpautop","entry"],"acf":{"mongo_id":"c9b42c95-0f50-44c6-bf96-208e4f167186","order":"12","is_powered_by":false,"story_type":"1","photo_url":"https:\/\/ent.news\/2026\/5\/98.jpg","photo_position":"above","homepage_title":"","full_issue_title":"Chinese tech giants push local laptop assembly to 2027","related_issue":[698638],"teaser":"Plus: Khalda Petroleum eyes USD 1 bn investment budget to drill over 100 new wells next FY"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - 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