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Colas and Orascom bid for €1.7bn Alexandria subway facelift

Egypt has launched a call for tenders for the modernisation of a subway line in the country's second city, and French and Egyptian giants Colas and Orascom are finalising their bids. [...]

Published on 30/09/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Arab Contractors
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Bouygues
Colas
Colas Rail
Concord Engineering & Contracting
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
European Investment Bank
Hassan Allam
Kamel al-Wazir
Naguib Sawiris
Nassef Sawiris
National Authority for Tunnels
Orascom
Orascom Construction
Petrojet
Samih Sawiris

Egypt
Arab Contractors keeps pressure on Cairo for Alexandria metro project

The Egyptian state-owned construction giant will not give up on the mega-contract, despite having lost out to Orascom and Bouygues. Mediation talks are planned over the next few weeks and the national transport agency may well change the outcome of the bid in its favour.

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Egypt
Bouygues and Rowad in running for Alexandria tram contract

Eight consortia have been shortlisted for the half-a-billion euro contract to upgrade the tram system in the Egyptian port city. The Bouygues subsidiary Colas and its Egyptian partner are up against various state-owned Chinese companies.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 13.04.2023

Egypt
Construction giants in dispute over €1.7bn Alexandria metro line

Orascom Construction and Arab Contractors are in dispute over the award of a €1.7bn deal to build a metro line in Egypt's second city. Projects such as this one backed by international financial institutions are vital for Egyptian firms suffering from a dearth of foreign currency.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 08.03.2023

Egypt
Contractors pair up for $400m Cairo metro revamp

Siemens, Alstom and Colas Rail will team up with Egyptian construction giants to finalise their offers on the $400m Cairo's metro Line 1 renovation contract.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 22.02.2023

Egypt
Stringent IMF loan terms put Sisi in the hot seat

The demands made by the International Monetary Fund in exchange for a $3bn loan have put the Egyptian leader in a tight spot. The reforms he has to carry out in return for the money will hurt the general population, the business community and the military.

Subscribers only Finance 25.01.2023

Egypt
Competition from India and China for Colas on major Alexandria metro project

The €1.7bn construction project for Egypt's second-largest city is making al-Sisi's ally countries' mouths water. The contract should be awarded in the next six months.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 24.01.2023

Inner circles | Egypt
National Authority for Tunnels plays key role in Sisi's pharaonic projects

The body in charge of Egypt's train lines and metros has acquired considerable stature thanks to huge transport projects launched by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. The National Authority for Tunnels, which is headed by a general, is also at the heart of the country's relations with foreign investors.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 13.01.2023

The construction site of Maspero station of the Cairo Metro's line 3, in November 2020.

Egypt
Colas on verge of first contract with national rail company

Taking full advantage of the major infrastructure projects launched by President Sisi, Colas Rail, which is already working on two of Cairo's metro lines, is poised to snap up yet another contract.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 09.12.2022

Egypt
Alstom and Colas Rail bid €200m for Cairo metro line 6 contract

The two French companies are the only ones in the running for the energy component of this project, whose total cost is estimated at $5 billion. They are seeking to consolidate their position as service providers of choice for Egypt's many rail projects.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 17.11.2022

Egypt, Ethiopia
Egypt's desalination plant projects are running dry

As Ethiopia continues to fill the GERD dam, threatening as it does so to reduce the flow of the Nile River, Egypt is looking to diversify its water supply. But these projects are still marginal, and plans for desalination plants have been scaled back due to the economic crisis.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 09.09.2022

In Focus | Africa
Macron envisions Paris as a global development finance hub

Eager to boost his country's influence, the French president wants to attract international institutions and private foundations active in development aid to Paris. Among the major organisations being courted are the World Bank and the Global Partnership for Education.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 20.09.2021

Morocco
Ex-ambassador to Paris Fathallah Sijilmassi sets up advisory firm

The former top diplomat has started selling his expertise through a new company, Positive Agenda Advisory.

Subscribers only Business 17.06.2020

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Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Mali, Senegal, Togo
The secrets of Demex, the trader selling Russian oil in West Africa

Egypt
Colas and Orascom bid for €1.7bn Alexandria subway facelift

Egypt
Arab Contractors keeps pressure on Cairo for Alexandria metro project

Egypt
Bouygues and Rowad in running for Alexandria tram contract

Egypt
Construction giants in dispute over €1.7bn Alexandria metro line

Egypt
Contractors pair up for $400m Cairo metro revamp

Egypt
Stringent IMF loan terms put Sisi in the hot seat

Egypt
Competition from India and China for Colas on major Alexandria metro project

Inner circles | Egypt
National Authority for Tunnels plays key role in Sisi's pharaonic projects

Egypt
Colas on verge of first contract with national rail company

Egypt
Alstom and Colas Rail bid €200m for Cairo metro line 6 contract

Egypt, Ethiopia
Egypt's desalination plant projects are running dry

In Focus | Africa
Macron envisions Paris as a global development finance hub

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Ex-ambassador to Paris Fathallah Sijilmassi sets up advisory firm