SUEZ CANAL

ECONOMIC ZONE

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 Objective

Legal Framework

Activities
AGENDA
Working Environment

Current Phase

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 Conducive Environment

OBJECTIVE 
Investor Relation Management
Modernized Interpretation of the Law
No Bureaucracy No paperwork
 LEGAL Flexible
Autonomous
FRAMEWORK Decision in a single place
 WORKING
ENVIROMENT
 Working Environment

Fast Decision Flexible Business Free Zone No Customs on value add 22.5 % Corporate Tax
Making Models / Partnership No Customs when exporting to Egypt No VAT

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ACTIVITIES
 Activities

Dispute resolution

Regulatory

Investment Tax Collection

Registration &
Licensing

Infrastructure

Ports

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CURRENT PHASE
 CURRENT PHASE
Hamburg • 461 Sq km
Rotterdam
• 6 ports
S
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ez
C Shanghai
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al
Jabal Ali Shenzhen
Panama

Singapore
 Regional Development
Strategy

Opportunities across all sectors

Port & Logistics

Maritime-related Services

Manufacturing

ICT

Energy

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 Connectivity

Connectivity

• The SCZone is well connected to Cairo with a

good network of express ways.
• The Government is constructing new express way
to Port-Said and upgrading the existing one
• 6 new tunnels are being constructed to connect
the east and west of the SCZone

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 Energy

Energy

Delivering this strategy will generate significant

demand for power creating numerous opportunities –
particularly in clean energies.

Additional demand for power estimated at around

6GW over the next 15 years in the SCZone

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 Water & Wastewater

Water & Wastewater

Equally, numerous opportunities exist for investment

in water and wastewater treatment plants.

Increase in demand over the next 15 years:

Water: + 1.5 million cubic metres per day

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 Service Coverage

Mediterranean
Eastern Africa
SA & Gulf
Eastern Europe

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 SELECTED SECTORS
Other Sectors
Transport &
Logistics
Services

Maritime-Related Target Sectors Mining & Quarrying

Activities

Tourism
Manufacturing

Agriculture
Energy / Water
Enabling
Infrastructure Government
ICT
Industrial Area East Port Said Industrial Area Qantara Industrial Area Ain Sokhna

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 Fitting your needs

Each has its own

Flavour
Character
Style
Guaranteed ...
your business will fall somewhere

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 East Port Said – Detailed Master Plan

Vehicles
Railway
Side Channel Tunnel
Tunnel

Terminal 1 Port
Terminal 2
Terminal 3
Logistics East
QantaraRoad
Logistic Area

Industrial
Housing 1 Approach
Housing 2 Industrial Area
Channel

Tunnels
Fish Farms

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 East Port Said – Port Development

East Port Said – Port Development

1. Fully integrated container terminals to 2
accommodate an additional 20 million TEUs 3
per annum. Maximum berth length 1500m
linear
1
2. General Cargo/ Dry Bulk/Car Storage
4
3. Liquid Bulk

4. Logistics zone

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 East Port Said – Industrial Area Master Plan

INTERMEDIATE INDUSTRY

SEA-FRONT RESIDENTIAL
AREA

PORT EXPANSION

LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AREA

ICT

CENTRAL AREA
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 Industrial Area Master Plan – Land Use

Legend:
Shops
High density housing
Medium density housing
Social services
Light Industries
Medium Industries
High Industries
Commercial offices

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East Port Said – Supper Block

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 Qantara – Detailed Master Plan

MIXED USE LINEAR PARK

COMMUNITY

NEIGHBORHOOD IN
TOWN CENTRE BY THE THE CANAL
LAKE

CULTURE & LEISURE

AFFORDABLE HOUSING

CENTRAL PARK
LIGHT INDUSTRIAL
AREA
HIGH-END RESIDENTIAL

BUSINESS PARK/GATEWAY

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 Ain Sokhna -Zoning

Legend:
Heavy Industries
Light Industries
Medium Industries
Mixed Uses and Residential
Central Area
Touristic Area

Touristic Area

Military Area

Touristic Area
Ain Sokhna Port
Industrial Area

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 Ain Sokhna – General Layout

RESIDENTIAL AREA

ICT

LIGHT INDUSTRIAL
CENTRAL AREA
AREA

INTERMIDIATE
INDUSTRY

SCZONE

HEAVY INDUSTRY

AIN-SOKHNA PORT

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 Ain Sokhna – Port Development

1. Fully integrated container terminals with maximum berth

length of 2200m and yard area of 1.4km2
4

2. General Cargo/ Dry Bulk – maximum of 2200m , annual 1

capacity of 20 million tonnes

2
3. Liquid Bulk
3
4. Logistics Area Connected to the industrial zone

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Location
Connectivity :
Roads -Rail –Ports -Airports
Basic Infrastructure
• Elect /Gas /Water /Water
Treatment / Roads /
Communications –Goes without
saying !
• IT as a service
Competitiveness
Easy of doing business
• Land / Office Building • Time from port to factory
and vice versa
• Registration
• Labour Laws
• Lic
• Price and skill of labour
Incentives
• Corporate Taxes • Insurance
• Value Added Tax • Contribution to Pensions
• Wages Tax • Training
• Tax on Foreigners • Contribution to Establishment
• Customs
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 Success Story

Egypt has been in cooperation with Chinese investors ever since the SCzone China- Egypt TEDA Suez Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone
is one of the second batch of national overseas economic and trade cooperation zones approved by Chinese government. Propelled by
Tianjin Government.

12 Building of Standards Plants Four – Star Swiss INN Hotel Building OF White Collar & Gold
Collar Appartments

TEDA Theme Park Investment Service Center Jushi Egypt Glass Fiber Company

China-Egypt Honghua Petroleum Muyang (Egypt) Industry Co., Ltd. International Drilling Well Material
Machinery Company Manufacturing Company
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THANK YOU

Mahfouz.taha@sczone.eg

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