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“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.
“If we look at the numbers during the last 3 years, we can see that the numbers have been fluctuating from up to down and so on. Egypt’s tourism shows its resilience,” stated Ambassador Nasser Hamdy, former Chairman of Egyptian Tourism Authority.
“I hope that we have political and economic stability very soon and that we have security here – but this will come gradually, it will not happen overnight,” explained Eng. Darwish Ahmed Hassanin, CEO of Saudi Egyptian Construction Company (SECON).
El-Sisi said in the beginning of May 2014 that people “should lower their expectations for change”; Egyptians should not expect “instant democracy or rapid economic reforms.” He further argued that shared sacrifice is a necessary condition.
“The SCCT is a true success story for Egypt… There is no other container terminal on the Suez Canal on the Mediterranean end able to handle very large container vessels. Therefore, our main competitive advantage is our prime location. There are facilities close by on the Mediterranean but we stand out because of our size,” explains Klaus Holm Laursen, CEO of Suez Canal Container Terminal (SCCT).
“Unfortunately, the perception of the revolution and of Egypt in the west does not reflect what we see on the ground. It is very important that companies and international investors come to Egypt and investigate for themselves,” noted Mostafa Al Hassan, chairman of a private security company (Global Consolidated Contractors).
“Egypt’s trade agreements with the Arab World, Europe and Asian Pacific are a tool yet to be optimized by foreign investors whom will tap into the potential and wealth that this nation encompasses,” noted Hisham Fahmy, Executive Director of American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt.
Gary Cavender, General Manager of Falcon Security talks about the security situation in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Gary Cavender, General Manager of Falcon Security — a leading private security services company — shares his views on the outlook for security services in Iraq.
A long-time Iraqi security veteran, Gary Cavender, General Manager of Falcon Security talks about the most important security risk in Iraq.
