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Mubarak explained that the Suez Canal, a major source of foreign currency for Egypt, used to generate around $750 million per month, but has seen revenues significantly decrease, averaging $300 million per month this year.
However, the report warns that risks remain, particularly if non-oil exports fail to meet expectations or if import costs rise at a faster rate.
According to Fitch, the exchange rate float on March 6, 2024, alongside substantial financing totaling $57 billion, bolstered forecasts for the sector
From Fitch Solutions’ most optimistic view of Egypt’s growth to the lowered expectations of the IIF, a diverse range of forecasts paints a complex picture of the country’s potential growth in the coming year as the country faces numerous external geopolitical and economic shocks.
The Fitch report also forecasted that in the medium-term run, Egypt’s privatization drive will increase the scope for private sector participation in the country’s infrastructure sector and support construction growth
The Egyptian government is taking serious steps to curb inflation, increase local production and exports, reduce reliance on imports, and bolster both foreign investment and foreign exchange reserves, it added on its official website.
In a statement, the IDSC said that Fitch Solutions expected Egypt's construction sector to grow by 11 percent on an annual basis in 2022.
In its report, Fitch said the production of Egypt's petrochemicals sector reached 3.34 million tons during the FY 2020/2021, noting that this sector has achieved a growth in revenues by 50 percent on yearly basis according to the latest data of the Egyptian Petroleum and Mineral Wealth Ministry.
Fitch Agency praised in its report the positive performance of the consumer sector in Egypt,
Egypt’s Cabinets highlighted in an infographic according to the latest Fitch Solutions report for the fourth quarter of 2020.
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies are expected to meet on Thursday — a delay from Monday — in an attempt to agree on production cuts.
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