Pigier Côte d’Ivoire: Partnerships and Expansion Plans
Jérémie N’Gouan, Head of Pigier Côte d’Ivoire, mentions some partnership opportunities and shares his goals for the coming years.
Education in Côte d’Ivoire: Advantages and Differentials of Pigier
Jérémie N’Gouan, Head of Pigier Côte d’Ivoire, explains what are the main advantages and differentials of the institution, mentioning the importance of maintaining high quality education.
Overview of the Higher Education System in Côte d’Ivoire
Jérémie N’Gouan, Head of Pigier Côte d’Ivoire, gives his evaluation of the higher education system in Côte d’Ivoire, saying that in the last few years, the private sector has become increasingly important.
Successful revival of SODIC, one of the first listed real estate developers in Egypt
“We are real estate developers and in my opinion, the real estate sector has been one of the most resilient industries, fortunately. SODIC, as a company, has also been more resilient than others. I believe it is a factor of a very deep-willed demand in the market place that is not built on speculation or credit,” notes Ahmed Demerdash Badrawi, Managing Director of SODIC.
Automotive sector in Egypt has a huge growth opportunity, claims GM Egypt & North Africa
“In terms of industry, Egypt is the third largest market in Africa, the second is Algeria and the first market is South Africa. Moreover, with a population of 90 million, a quarter million vehicles is a very low volume. Therefore, we see a great potential for growth in Egypt,” comments Tarek Atta, Managing Director of GM Egypt & North Africa.
Security services for multinational companies in Egypt – Middle East Security
“In Cairo and other cities we used to have protests every day and a lot of violence, but this has all subsided dramatically following the presidential elections. Of course we still have some security situations, like any other country in the world, but the overall situation is improving now,” notes Khaled Abd Elghany, Senior Security Consultant of Middle East Security.
IT potential of Egypt & Intel’s commitment to Egyptian market
“Intel, Egypt is committed to the Egyptian market thought our “Egypt tomorrow” initiative. We are here to stay. We are confident about the potential of the Egyptian market. Our strategy is aligned around the three main areas of education, innovation and entrepreneurship,” notes Karim El Fateh, Country Manager (Egypt & Levant) of Intel Corporation.
Engineering Square (IDG), the largest industrial developer in Egypt
Engineering Square (IDG) started in 2007 as an idea of the former Minister of Trade and Industry Engineer Rashid and some business people. “They invented the so-called industrial developer to create more industrial land in Egypt without putting financial burden on the government. We have sold out about 85%, of which 50% are already functioning. We have about 35 factories operating. Another 25 are under construction,” explains Sameh Attia, Managing Director of Engineering Square (Industrial Development Group).
Bruno Kone: Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication en Côte d’Ivoire
Bruno Kone, Porte-parole du Gouvernement de Côte d’Ivoire, dresse le bilan du pays, de 2011 à aujourd’hui. Il parle également de son rôle de Ministre de la Poste et des Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication, et insiste sur l’importance des TIC pour le développement de la Côte d’Ivoire.
The real estate market in Egypt is experiencing intense competition
The Egyptian market is starting to witness intense competition between the investment companies related to huge tenders and contracts for the implementation of a range of real estate projects. This will create a healthy competitive environment that will have a positive impact on the Egyptian economy. It is expected that the prices of Egypt’s property units will increase by up to 15 percent by end of 2014.