SueZ canal economic zone egypt

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SUEZ CANAL
ECONOMIC ZONE
Dr. Ahmed M. Darwish

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AGENDA
History
Objective
Legal Framework
Activities
Working Environment
Current Phase

3. HISTORY

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History
2015
Second Trial
2015
Modified Law
2003
First Trial
2002
Law
1998
Idea

5. OBJECTIVE
Conducive Environment

Investor Relation Management
Modernized Interpretation of the Law
No Bureaucracy No paperwork

6. LEGAL
FRAMEWORK
Flexible
Autonomous
Decision in a single place

7. WORKING
ENVIROMENT

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

9. ACTIVITIES

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Activities
Regulatory
Registration &
Licensing
Infrastructure
Investment Tax Collection
Ports
Dispute resolution

11. CURRENT PHASE

12. CURRENT PHASE
• 461 Sq km
• 6 ports
Singapore
Shenzhen
Jabal Ali
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Rotterdam
Panama
Hong Kong
Shanghai
Hamburg

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Regional Development
Strategy
Opportunities across all sectors
Maritime-related Services
Manufacturing
ICT
Energy
Port & Logistics

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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

18. SELECTED SECTORS
Energy / Water
ICT
Transport &
Logistics
Maritime-Related
Activities
Manufacturing
Enabling
Infrastructure
Target Sectors
Services
Mining & Quarrying
Tourism
Government
Agriculture
Other Sectors

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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
Industrial
Area
Logistic
Area
Port
Fish
Farms
Approach
Channel
Vehicles
Tunnel
Railway
Tunnel
East
QantaraR
oad
Side Channel
Terminal 1
Terminal 2
Terminal 3
Logistics
Industrial
Housing 1
Housing 2
Tunnels

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Welcome
Port
• Third Terminal
• RoRo
• Bunker
Infrastructure
• Smart Infrastructure
• Water Desalination
• ...
Logistics
Industry
• Industrial Developer
• Automotive
• Pharmaceutical
• Garment / Sports
• Electronics
• Green

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

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Industrial Area Master Plan – Land Use
Shops
High density housing
Medium density housing
Social services
Light Industries
Medium Industries
High Industries
Commercial offices
Legend:

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INTERMEDIATE INDUSTRY
SEA-FRONT RESIDENTIAL
AREA
PORT EXPANSION
LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AREA
ICT
CENTRAL AREA
East Port Said – Industrial Area Master Plan

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East Port Said – Supper Block

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MIXED USE
COMMUNITY
TOWN CENTRE BY THE
LAKE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
LIGHT INDUSTRIAL
AREA
BUSINESS PARK/GATEWAY
LINEAR PARK
NEIGHBORHOOD IN
THE CANAL
CULTURE & LEISURE
CENTRAL PARK
HIGH-END RESIDENTIAL
Qantara – Detailed Master Plan

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Touristic Area
Military Area
Touristic Area
Ain Sokhna Port
Industrial Area
Ain Sokhna -Zoning
Legend:
Heavy Industries
Light Industries
Medium Industries
Mixed Uses and Residential
Central Area
Touristic Area

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Welcome
Port
• Container Terminal
• RoRo
• Bunker
Logistics
Industry
• Industrial Developer
• Heavy Industry
• Medium & Light Industry
• Commercial

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RESIDENTIAL AREA
ICT
LIGHT INDUSTRIAL
AREA
CENTRAL AREA
INTERMIDIATE
INDUSTRY
SCZONE
HEAVY INDUSTRY
AIN-SOKHNA PORT
Ain Sokhna – General Layout

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2
3
1
4
1. Fully integrated container terminals with maximum berth
length of 2200m and yard area of 1.4km2
2. General Cargo/ Dry Bulk – maximum of 2200m , annual
capacity of 20 million tonnes
3. Liquid Bulk
4. Logistics Area Connected to the industrial zone
Ain Sokhna – Port Development

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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
Incentives
• Corporate Taxes
• Value Added Tax
• Wages Tax
• Tax on Foreigners
• Customs
• Insurance
• Contribution to Pensions
• Training
• Contribution to Establishment
Ease of doing business
• Land / Office Building
• Registration
• Lic
• Time from port to factory
and vice versa
• Labour Laws
• Price and skill of labour
Competitiveness

33. THANK YOU
darwish@sczone.eg
www.sczone.eg