$5.4 Billion in Arab Investment Flows to Egypt, with the UAE and Saudi Arabia Leading the Way

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$5.4 Billion in Arab Investment Flows to Egypt, with the UAE & Saudi Arabia Leading the Way

Net foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows from Arab countries to Egypt reached $5.4 billion during the last fiscal year, compared to $39.4 billion in the previous fiscal year, due to the impact of the Ras al-Hikma deal.

According to Central Bank data, Arab countries injected $8 billion in new investments, while outflowing $2.66 billion. The UAE topped the list of Arab countries investing in Egypt during the last fiscal year with net FDI of $2.96 billion, followed by Saudi Arabia with $840 million, then Kuwait with approximately $588 million, and Qatar with approximately $441 million, according to Central Bank of Egypt data.

At the end of last October, Rania Al-Mashat, Egypt's Minister of Planning, Economic Development, and International Cooperation, stated that the Egyptian government was close to signing investment deals with Arab countries in several economic sectors. 

On the sidelines of the Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference in Riyadh, Al-Mashat added that Egypt's economic growth rates exceeded government projections, achieving 4.4% growth in 2024-2025, while the growth rate reached 5% during the last quarter of the previous fiscal year.

She explained that this growth occurred despite the Suez Canal's negative impact on the economy due to geopolitical challenges. She continued, "The growth stemmed from the expansion of the industrial, tourism, communications, and information technology sectors, in addition to capping public investments and increasing the private sector's contribution."