Introduction
The services sector accounted for 49% of Egypt's GDP in 2010. Tourism has become the single biggest foreign exchange earner, and contributes significantly to the countrys GDP. According to the Tourism Development Authority, tourist arrivals increased by 23.2% to 2.7 million in the third quarter of 2011, 500,000 more than the tourist arrivals in the second quarter of 2011.
Features and benefits
* Understand how Egypt can be used to plan business investments or market entry through a holistic view of the country.
* Gain an understanding of the political situation in Egypt, including key figures in the country and governance indicators.
* Understand customer demographics in Egypt through analysis of income distribution and the rural-urban split, as well as healthcare and education.
Highlights
The PESTLE analysis of Egypt identifies issues that affect the country's performance using the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) framework.
The political landscape section discusses the evolution of the political scenario in Egypt, as well as the country's economic, social, foreign, and defense policies. The section also discusses the country's performance according to World Bank Governance Indicators.
The economic landscape section outlines the evolution of Egypt's economy, as well as the country's performance in terms of GDP growth, composition by sector (agriculture, industry, and services), fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, credit disbursement, banking sector, and employment.
Your key questions answered
* How does Egypt perform in terms of technology-intensive sectors like telecoms and IT, patents, and R&D expenditure trends?
* What is the legal structure in Egypt and are the laws conducive to investment?
* How does Egypt perform in terms of environmental indicators and its environmental policies?
* How does Egypt perform in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education?
