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EGYPT’S PAINT AND COATINGS SECTOR MAKES BUMPY PROGRESS, BUT THE FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT
THE PAINT and coatings sector in Egypt is growing, but its progress has been unsteady, reflecting its bumpy political progress since its 2011 revolution that brought down long-standing President Hosni Mubarak. While a construction boom dominated by huge public private partnerships (PPPs) is driving up sales of decorative paint, according to industry analysts, a weak automotive sector is holding back overall growth with slow sales of refinishing paint.…
SOCIAL LIBERALISATION IN NORTH AFRICA ENABLES WOMEN TO CHOOSE SMOKING, IF THEY WISH
IF the Arab Spring has often disappointed in political terms, leading more to armed conflict, oppression and chaos than civic democracy, it is undeniable that citizens in north Africa at least have often been able to indulge more personal freedom. This is well illustrated by women’s smoking habits, with more women choosing to smoke openly – and whatever the health risks, it is clear that women themselves are making the choice to smoke, a sign of social change in one of the world’s most conservative regions.…
EGYPT NEEDS QUALITY ACCOUNTANTS AS COUNTRY’S ECONOMY WRESTLES WITH STRUCTURAL CHANGE
The Egyptian uprising of January 2011, has – regrettably – put the country’s accountancy sector on the back-foot, says Hazem Hassan, chairman of the Egyptian Society of Accountants and Auditors (ESAA), part of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), and chairman of KPMG in Egypt.…
NORTH AFRICA MAY HAVE TOUGH MARKETS – BUT PROFITS ARE AVAILABLE FOR INNOVATIVE AND INSIGHTFUL COMPANIES
NORTH Africa has never been a particular easy place to do business, but female and male consumers are prepared to spend on personal care products, and profits are there for the taking for companies that take time to understand these vibrant and often contrasting markets.…
CLOTHING SECTOR GLOBAL REVIEW OF THE YEAR – 2016
2016 – Winners and losers
RETAILERS & BRANDS
WINNERS
US-based sportswear brand Under Armour delivered its 26th consecutive quarter of 20%-plus revenue growth in the third quarter of 2016, with sales increases across all divisions. Net sales were up 22% in the third quarter to USD1.47bn.…
THE BATH AND SHOWER SECTOR IN EGYPT: GROWING SLOWLY DESPITE ECONOMIC INSTABILITY
The Egyptian bath, shower and soap sector is growing in retail value, and will be worth USD230.6 million in 2016, according to UK-based market research company Euromonitor International, up by 16% since 2015. But overall, sales growth in this segment is sluggish due to the country’s continued relatively slow economic growth (forecast for 3.3% by the World Bank for 2016), political uncertainty and low purchasing power.…
RUSSIA BANS EGYPTIAN FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
RUSSIA is banning imports of fruit and vegetables from Egypt as of September 22. The Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (‘Rosselkhoznadzor’) confirmed the ban and noted it is the result of Egyptian exporters’ non-compliance to Russian phytosanitary rules.…
DUBAI FLIGHT CRASHES, BURNS – EVERYONE SAFE
MAJOR delays are expected at Dubai International Airport in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after an Emirates airline plane crash-landed and burst into flames on a runway at Dubai International Airport just after 12:45pm local time today (August 3). Flight EK521 was arriving from Trivandrum International Airport, Thiruvananthapuram, India.…
EGYPT DAIRY GROWS WITH BOOMING POPULATION, WITH PACKAGED SALES EXPANDING
Demand for milk is outstripping domestic supply in Egypt, the most populous market in the Middle East and North Africa. The sector has been growing at more than 10% a year as Egypt – whose population is at least 82 million – consume more dairy products, especially milk and yoghurt.…
NORTH AFRICA PAINT SECTOR FACES MIXED FORTUNES AS ARAB SPRING BEDS IN
THE ARAB Spring has certainly been a mixed blessing for North Africa, with political instability as common as progress towards democratisation, and the region’s paint sector has not been insulated from these changes. Sales have swung up and down, with North Africa’s economies performing unevenly as the Arab Spring’s political changes shake out.…