Investment Ministry launches 2nd phase of promotional campaign for investment zones

The Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade launched the second phase of a national promotional and awareness campaign for investment zones, aiming to spotlight successful local models and draw private-sector investment across governorates. Launched under the slogan “Investment Zones… Where the Elements of Success Come Together,” the campaign puts Mit Ghamr in Daqahliya Governorate at the centre of its outreach as an example of local development and private-sector empowerment.

"The success of the Mit Ghamr investment zone demonstrates the State's approach to localizing development and empowering the private sector to drive economic growth through genuine reforms helping investors expand their business, increase production, and create more jobs," Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Mohamed Farid said.

Campaign aims and featured model

The ministry described the second phase as a drive to showcase successful investment models in different governorates and to highlight the role of private enterprises in job creation and production increases. The campaign will also underscore the ministry’s efforts to connect companies operating in these zones with Egypt’s commercial representation offices abroad to open new export markets and integrate them into global value chains, Mohamed Farid said.

Mit Ghamr's investment zone is presented as the campaign’s flagship example. The ministry reported the zone has attracted more than LE 500 million in investments via 50 industrial projects and has generated roughly 2,500 direct jobs. The facility contains 107 industrial units with flexible plots ranging from 144 to 576 square metres, and hosts activities in engineering, electronics, metal industries and other productive sectors.

• Investment attracted: over LE 500 million
• Industrial projects: 50
• Direct jobs created: approximately 2,500
• Industrial units: 107
• Unit sizes: 144–576 square metres
• Projects on waiting list: about 160

Details and signals to investors

The ministry noted the zone achieved a high occupancy rate, with roughly 160 projects currently on a waiting list — a metric officials say demonstrates investor confidence in the investment-zone model and its business environment. Activities in the zone span several manufacturing and productive sectors, intended to meet varied investor needs and support industrial growth.

As part of the campaign, officials plan to replicate successful experiences such as Mit Ghamr across other governorates. Linking zone-based companies to Egypt’s overseas commercial representation is a strategic priority, according to Farid, intended to facilitate access to new export markets and to help integrate local producers into wider value chains.

Outlook

Officials are positioning the second phase as both promotional and practical: raising awareness domestically while creating pathways for export-led expansion. By promoting occupancy and streamlining links between zones and Egypt’s commercial diplomacy abroad, the ministry aims to scale up the model’s reach and stimulate further private investment, production increases and job creation across multiple governorates.