Egypt's General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) has approved the establishment of the first four projects in the investment zone developed by Al Ahly for Development and Investment (ADI) in Abu Rawash, Giza. The zone spans around 1.3 million square meters of a total 2.1 million-square-meter site, with the remaining area allocated for roads, services, and green spaces.
The four approved projects include a food production, preservation, and packaging project for Egyptian Canning Company BEST; a storage and logistics solutions project for the National Agriculture Chemical Industrial Trading Agency (NACITA); a food manufacturing, packaging, and distribution project for online grocery platform Breadfast; and a warehousing operations management project for tech-enabled e-commerce logistics platform Flextock.
The projects were announced during a GAFI meeting chaired by the authority's Chairman Mohamed Awad to discuss ADI's investment zone, review its implementation progress, and assess its management and plans to attract new projects. The total investments for these projects reach EGP 14 billion. ADI is a publicly traded joint-stock venture capital firm whose major shareholders and corporate investors include Pico Investments, South Valley Cement, and Golden Pyramids Plaza.
Investment zones in Egypt have helped deepen private-sector activity, attracting EGP 66.3 billion in investments across 12 zones and creating about 77,500 jobs as of April 2026. Egypt has been improving its investment environment by continuously updating data on legislation to provide up-to-date information for foreign and local investors.
The Egyptian government recently launched a unified digital portal bringing all of GAFI's services onto one platform, enabling investors to access information, data, and services more quickly. This is part of the government's broader plan to simplify procedures, improve digital services, and accelerate digital transformation to boost private-sector-led growth and attract more foreign direct investment (FDI).
As of 2025, Egypt remained Africa's largest recipient of FDI, attracting $15 billion in inflows despite a 67 percent drop from the previous year. The government is also working to raise its investment-to-GDP ratio from 17 percent in its 2026/2027 budget across multiple sectors, with total investments projected to reach EGP 3.7 trillion.
ADI plans to build 118 factories and create 28,000 new jobs across the industrial, training center, and logistics sectors. ADI has completed around 70 percent of utility installation and site preparation for the investment zone's first phase. ADI is also eyeing further expansion of the zone and is willing to contribute to development plans for the area surrounding it as part of its corporate social responsibility efforts.
Key points
- The four approved projects in the Abu Rawash investment zone include food production, logistics, and e-commerce projects.
- Egypt's investment zones have attracted EGP 66.3 billion in investments and created 77,500 jobs as of April 2026.
- ADI plans to build 118 factories and create 28,000 new jobs across various sectors.
