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The Egyptian energy sector is facing numerous challenges in the immediate and long-term, mirroring how the country is struggling to secure political stability. Insufficient power supply is resulting in sporadic power cuts in the major cities, driving up sales of private generators.…

EGYPT’S USD1 billion cosmetics and perfume market – regulated and unregulated – has still to recover from the country’s 2011 revolution. Ongoing instability and weak economic growth has stymied a hoped-for robust rebound in sales. That said, demand is starting to pick up and the country’s large population of 85.5 million is making significant purchases of mass market toiletries.…

WITH the dust settling in post-revolutionary Egypt, economic reforms are on the agenda as the country seeks more foreign investment to get back on its feet. Improving auditing and accounting standards is on the to-do list, to bolster capital inflows and the domestic economy.…

Sourcing trends in fast fashion in Europe and north America are in flux, being affected by the economic downturn, changes in consumer behaviour and growing awareness of industry practices, especially in the wake of the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh last year.…

EGYPT’S paint market is in flux due to the political and economic instability that has raged in the North African country since 2011. This 180 million litre paint market, valued at USD275 million, slumped 10% in 2011, according to paint major Jotun, following the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak, and has struggled to recover.…

Despite the political turmoil that has rocked the country and a lull in trade relations over livestock exports, Australia is keen to boost exports to Egypt, according to market watchers. “Egypt is a market we would really like to access again,” confirmed Rob Gillam, ex-president of the Pastoralists and Graziers Association of Western Australia.…

IRAN and Turkey are regional giants within the Middle East oilseeds sector, and while their industries have been performing the threat of political instability and unstable energy subsidies threaten their profits.

According to Bill Baker, foreign agricultural service analyst at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Turkey and Iran constitute the two “major producers of oilseed crops in the Middle East.”…

IRAN and Turkey are regional giants within the Middle East oilseeds sector, and while their industries have been performing the threat of political instability and unstable energy subsidies threaten their profits.

According to Bill Baker, foreign agricultural service analyst at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Turkey and Iran constitute the two “major producers of oilseed crops in the Middle East.”…

The Egyptian government has been mulling paying financial assistance to struggling state-owned textile factories, but ongoing political unease surrounding a key referendum has delayed such plans. In December, 2013, the government announced it was planning to work with banks to provide Egyptian Pounds EGP5 billion (USD725.7 million) to restructure indebted state-run textile manufacturers, which employ some 60,000 people.…

While Egypt’s economy is reeling from ongoing political instability following the overthrow of the Muslim Brotherhood led government in July, clothing manufacturers are still operating and completing orders.

“The situation is not so bad. What you see on TV is not the full picture.…