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Egypt seeks to attract Chinese mobile companies fleeing India

Egypt is trying to take advantage of the crisis between Chinese smartphone companies and India by providing incentives to such companies to lure them into investing in the Egyptian market.

Chinese mobile phone company Oppo delegation during their meeting on Sept. 13, 2022.
(From R-L)The CEO of the Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) Amr Mahfouz, Egypt's Telecommunications Minister Amr Talaat and Egypt's Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly with the Chinese mobile phone company Oppo delegation during their meeting on Sept. 13, 2022. — Egyptian Cabinet Facebook page

Egypt is trying to take advantage of the escalating crisis between China’s mobile smartphone companies and India by providing facilities that would encourage these companies to invest in the Egyptian market.

On Sept. 13, Cairo signed a memorandum of understanding with the Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer Oppo under which the Chinese company will establish a mobile phone factory in Egypt, with a production capacity of 4.5 million units per year at a cost of $20 million.

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