Egypt and India propped up the region’s rising share of global FDI in 1H 2026
· Egyptian market news · MENA
It’s been a good FDI year so far for Egypt and India, but not so much for the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey. Emirates NBD Research (pdf)
Fewer projects, bigger cheques:
India was one of the clearest winners:
Egypt had the fastest growth: USD 3.1 bn Cairo development during Xi’s Cairo visit
Not everyone bucked the slowdown:
BACKGROUND- UNCTAD warned about back in July data
There is a disclaimer, though:
The Gulf story is increasingly outbound:
MARKETS THIS MORNING
Asian stocks fell in early trading
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The EGX30 rose 0.6% at yesterday’s close