This step aims to deepen local manufacturing and encourage serious small investors to immediately launch their industrial projects.
The offering coincides with the state's celebration of
Egyptian Labor Day and supports the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
sector. The Ministry believes that SMEs are a key component of the state's
urgent plan to advance industry. This plan focuses on benefiting from the energies
of the private sector, addressing and overcoming any challenges investors may
face, and meeting their demands to support serious investment, create
sustainable job opportunities, and build an industrial base capable of
strengthening supply chains.
It is scheduled to begin electronically withdrawing and
submitting the tender booklet that fulfills all requirements and documents from
May 1st through the 15th via the Misr Industrial Digital Platform (www.madein.eg).
The Minister stated that the units will be offered in
10 industrial complexes as follows:
Bayad Al-Arab complex in Beni Suef: 19 units
Arab Al-Awamer complex in Assiut: 38 units
Ho complex in Qena: 84 units
West Girga in Sohag: 19 units
El Matahra complex in Minya: 3 units
Al Baghdadi complex in Luxor: 10 units
El Geneina and El Shabak complex in Aswan: 146 units
Fayoum metal complex: 2 units
Hurghada complex in the Red Sea: 8 units
Mergham 2 complex in Alexandria: 3 units
The units offered include various activities, including
engineering, food, power, spinning and weaving, furniture, ready-made clothes,
chemicals, building materials, metal, pharmaceutical, and leather industries,
with various sizes ranging from 144 to 792 square meters.
Al-Wazir stressed that, in continuation of the
Ministry's commitment to supporting small industries and facilitating the work
of serious investors, the Ministry has ensured that industrial units are fully
equipped, have complete facilities and services, and are ready for immediate
operation. Furthermore, the complexes were built according to the highest and
most modern international construction and environmental standards.
This offering includes a range of distinct facilities
for entrepreneurs, as units were offered in all governorates under the
ownership system and with financing facilities. He stressed that the El-Geneina
and El-Shabak complex in Nasr El-Nuba Center in Aswan Governorate is being
offered under both ownership and rental systems and is dedicated to
entrepreneurs from Nasr El-Nuba, supporting investment and sustainable
development in the governorate and preserving the heritage and craft industries
that distinguish Nasr El-Nuba.
Al-Wazir pointed out that investors in this offering,
like previous offerings, can benefit from low-interest financing (5%
decreasing) to own the unit, with facilities up to 100% of the unit's value,
through several banks with which the General Authority for Industrial
Development has signed cooperation protocols in this regard. Unit holders can
also benefit from the support of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise
Development Agency (MSMEDA) regarding financing facilities to provide
machinery, production lines and supplies, in addition to benefiting from a
distinguished group of diverse non-financial services such as marketing,
training and technical support.
There are also significant procedural facilitations for obtaining industrial licenses for the units, and the standard costs for reviewing applications as well as fees for submitting offers have been cancelled, with the price of the tender booklet reduced to EGP 500. Investors can also apply for more than one unit in the industrial complex to accommodate their industrial activity.