More than 2,800 Chinese companies are operating in Egypt, with investments exceeding $8 billion across various sectors, Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Hassan El-Khatib announced.

Hossam Heiba, CEO of the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI), participated in the first panel of the Egypt-China Investment Forum

The General Authority of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) has laid the foundation stone for two textile and garment projects in the Qantara West Industrial Zone, with total investments amounting to $20.5 million, as per a statement.

Elsewedy Industrial Development has signed four contracts with major Chinese textile companies to establish new factories in Sokhna 360, with $65 million in investment.

Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) Tarek ElKholy and Vice Minister of China’s National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA) FU Wanjun signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote cooperation between the two institutions in banking supervision and regulatory frameworks, the CBE stated on October 15th.

Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mahmoud Esmat discussed cooperation and investment opportunities in renewable energy and the localization of the wind turbine industry with officials from the Chinese company Mingyang Smart Energy, as per a statement.

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi reviewed opportunities for tripartite cooperation between Egypt, Norwegian Company Scatec, and Chinese Group Sungrow

Waleid Gamal El-Dien, Chairman of the General Authority for the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE), has laid the foundation stone for the Chinese Sailun Group’s factory in the Sokhna Integrated Industrial Zone.

The General Authority of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) has signed a contract with China’s textiles firm EVERFAR to establish EVERFAR Textile Egypt LLC in the Qantara West Industrial Zone with total investments of $130 million.

Egypt’s Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mahmoud Esmat met with Xiao Ling Chen, CEO of Chinese Jiangsu Ankura Intelligent Power Co., to discuss cooperation in localizing the manufacture of high- and ultra-high-voltage cable terminations and transferring technology for gas-insulated cables and smart monitoring systems.

The General Authority for the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) has signed a contract with the Chinese company Jiangsu Zhengyong to establish a PVC flooring and wall panels factory in the Sokhna Industrial Zone, with investments of $85 million, as per a statement.

The government is actively pushing to reduce the country's reliance on imported vehicles and parts, aiming instead to foster a domestic manufacturing base. However, this ambition faces hurdles, particularly in the nascent but crucial electric vehicles (EVs) sector.

Egypt has signed a contract with China’s Sailun Group to establish a tire manufacturing plant in the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone), with total investments of about $1 billion over three phases, as per a statement.

The General Authority of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) has signed a contract with China’s Changzhou Ramada Co. Ltd. to establish a homeware and clothing manufacturing plant in Qantara West, with investments amounting to $22.6 million.

The Ismailia Public Free Zone has attracted new investments worth $41.6 million from nine Chinese and Turkish companies.

Waleid Gamal El-Dien, the Chairman of the General Authority of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone), laid the foundation stone for two new industrial projects in the textile sector, with total investments of $55 million

United Energy Group (UEG), a Chinese oil and gas exploration and production company, inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources.

Red Sea National Petrochemicals Company and China National Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd. (CNCEC) signed a non-binding framework agreement to implement a petrochemicals project in the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone).

The General Authority of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) signed three contracts for new projects with Chinese companies specializing in the textile and ready-made garment industry

Waleid Gamal El-Dien, the Chairman of the General Authority of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone), has conducted a promotional tour in China to discuss Chinese companies’ investments in Egypt during fiscal year (FY) 2025/2026