{"version":"1","article":{"id":"egypt-investment-zones-plan-sept2026","slug":"egypt-investment-zones-plan-sept2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/egypt-investment-zones-plan-sept2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/egypt-investment-zones-plan-sept2026?lang=en","title":"Egypt plans up to nine investment zones over two to three years","summary":"Investment Minister Mohamed Farid said Egypt plans to establish eight to nine investment zones over the next two to three years. He also cited an industrial fund with EGP10 billion in authorized capital and EGP500 million paid in.","category":"business","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-10T20:27:35+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-10T20:27:35+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-09-26","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Egypt State Information Service","url":"https://sis.gov.eg/en/media-center/news/egypt-plans-up-to-9-new-investment-zones/","checkedAt":"2026-10-10","publishedAt":"2026-09-26"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/egypt-investment-zones-plan-sept2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/egypt-investment-zones-plan-sept2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/egypt-investment-zones-plan-sept2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/egypt-investment-zones-plan-sept2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/egypt-investment-zones-plan-sept2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/egypt-investment-zones-plan-sept2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/egypt-investment-zones-plan-sept2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/egypt-investment-zones-plan-sept2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/egypt-investment-zones-plan-sept2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/egypt-investment-zones-plan-sept2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["Egypt’s State Information Service reported that Investment and Foreign Trade Minister Mohamed Farid outlined plans for eight to nine new investment zones at a 26 September meeting with an S&P Global Ratings delegation. The zones are planned over the next two to three years; the announcement describes a government plan, not completed sites or investment already received.","Farid said the ministry was working with about 90 public bodies on a digital platform intended to combine company formation, licenses and approvals in one window. He also said the Sovereign Fund of Egypt had launched an industrial investment sub-fund with EGP10 billion of authorized capital and EGP500 million paid up. The report gave no locations, construction costs or firm delivery dates for the proposed zones."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"Investment Minister Mohamed Farid said Egypt plans to establish eight to nine investment zones over the next two to three years. He also cited an industrial fund with EGP10 billion in authorized capital and EGP500 million paid in.\n\nEgypt’s State Information Service reported that Investment and Foreign Trade Minister Mohamed Farid outlined plans for eight to nine new investment zones at a 26 September meeting with an S&P Global Ratings delegation. The zones are planned over the next two to three years; the announcement describes a government plan, not completed sites or investment already received.\n\nFarid said the ministry was working with about 90 public bodies on a digital platform intended to combine company formation, licenses and approvals in one window. He also said the Sovereign Fund of Egypt had launched an industrial investment sub-fund with EGP10 billion of authorized capital and EGP500 million paid up. The report gave no locations, construction costs or firm delivery dates for the proposed zones.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"}}}