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Amazon seeks development of Egypt e-commerce market

Amazon is planning on expanding the services it provides to the promising Egyptian market in the field of e-commerce, but some obstacles might slow down growth in this sector.
This picture shows the logo of US online retail giant Amazon at the distribution center in Moenchengladbach, western Germany, on December 17, 2019. (Photo by INA FASSBENDER / AFP) (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images)

The international US online retail company Amazon, which owns Souq.com that operates in Egypt, is planning to expand its services in the promising Egyptian market in the field of e-commerce.

According to a statement issued by the Egyptian government Aug. 11, Mohamed Abdul Wahab, executive director of the state’s General Authority for Investment and Free Zones, met with Souq.com’s General Manager Omar el-Sahy and Dalia Seif, Amazon’s head of public policy and regional operations manager, to discuss the current and future plans of Amazon in the Egyptian market.

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