In an interview, the CEO of the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI), Hossam Heiba, said that Egypt attracted $9 billion in net FDI in the first half of 2025.

The FATF CEO noted that part of the investment came from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar. He also highlighted the growing interest of Chinese investors in the Egyptian textile and automotive industries. For their part, Turkish investors have shown a keen interest in engineering industries and household appliances.

Egypt registered around 47 billion dollars in FDI in 2024, a figure largely supported by the historic Ras El Hekma agreement with the United Arab Emirates, which alone represented around 35 billion dollars. The total FDI in 2023 was around $10 billion. CEO Heiba indicates that so far, Egypt has granted 50 gold licenses to investors, including 34 industrial projects and 5 projects in the renewable energy sector