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Alstom and Colas Rail bid €200m for Cairo metro line 6 contract

The two French companies are the only ones in the running for the energy component of this project, whose total cost is estimated at $5 billion. They are seeking to consolidate their position as service providers of choice for Egypt's many rail projects. [...]

Published on 17/11/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Sisi plans fresh green bond issue to finance his infrastructure projects

The Egyptian government is preparing to issue new "green" bonds to finance its sustainable development projects. Although it is still struggling to cope with the repercussions of the war in Ukraine, Egypt is using every possible means to attract foreign investment.

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Gates near the Central Business District (CBD), in the New Administrative Capital (NAC) east of Cairo, Egypt, on 15 January 2023.

Egypt
Competition from India and China for Colas on major Alexandria metro project

The €1.7bn construction project for Egypt's second-largest city is making al-Sisi's ally countries' mouths water. The contract should be awarded in the next six months.

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National Authority for Tunnels plays key role in Sisi's pharaonic projects

The body in charge of Egypt's train lines and metros has acquired considerable stature thanks to huge transport projects launched by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. The National Authority for Tunnels, which is headed by a general, is also at the heart of the country's relations with foreign investors.

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The construction site of Maspero station of the Cairo Metro's line 3, in November 2020.

Egypt
Colas on verge of first contract with national rail company

Taking full advantage of the major infrastructure projects launched by President Sisi, Colas Rail, which is already working on two of Cairo's metro lines, is poised to snap up yet another contract.

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Egypt
France puts two of its cultural institutions' savoir faire at Sisi's service

The Pompidou Centre and the Paris Philharmonic are providing technical support to two upcoming museums in Egypt's New Administrative Capital. Paris is relying on its cultural expertise as a soft power tool in its "strategic partnership" with Cairo.

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Egypt
Egyptian diplomats set for heavy cuts

Egypt's government has launched an initiative to reduce the diplomatic corps' budget. Public spending is on the line as the state's debt grows amid the war in Ukraine.

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Egypt
Colas and Orascom bid for €1.7bn Alexandria subway facelift

Egypt has launched a call for tenders for the modernisation of a subway line in the country's second city, and French and Egyptian giants Colas and Orascom are finalising their bids.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 30.09.2022

Egypt, France
Egypt's PM in Paris to talk business

On 25 October, the Egyptian prime minister Moustafa Madbouli along with six of his ministers will be in Paris to meet with French officials. The delegation will also attend a France-Egypt business summit organised by France's business lobby Medef and meet representatives of a dozen French companies.

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Natixis takes the lead in Abidjan metro financing

After several months of delays by Ivorian authorities and French companies, the financing of Abidjan's metro is finally falling into place.

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Egypt Competition from India and China for Colas on major Alexandria metro project

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Egypt Colas on verge of first contract with national rail company

Egypt France puts two of its cultural institutions' savoir faire at Sisi's service

Egypt Egyptian diplomats set for heavy cuts

Egypt Colas and Orascom bid for €1.7bn Alexandria subway facelift

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Ivory Coast
French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Egypt
Alstom and Colas Rail bid €200m for Cairo metro line 6 contract

Egypt
Sisi plans fresh green bond issue to finance his infrastructure projects

Egypt
Competition from India and China for Colas on major Alexandria metro project

Inner circles | Egypt
National Authority for Tunnels plays key role in Sisi's pharaonic projects

Egypt
Colas on verge of first contract with national rail company

Egypt
France puts two of its cultural institutions' savoir faire at Sisi's service

Egypt
Egyptian diplomats set for heavy cuts

Egypt
Colas and Orascom bid for €1.7bn Alexandria subway facelift

Egypt, France
Egypt's PM in Paris to talk business

Spotlight | Ivory Coast
Natixis takes the lead in Abidjan metro financing