Egypt announces qualified candidates for Suez Canal Development Project
The Egyptian government has announced that 14 out of 25 joint ventures have qualified for the right to participate in the Suez Canal Development Project, according to state-run newspaper Al-Ahram...Former-Member of Parliament and member of the Popular Front for the Suez Canal Abdel Hameed Kamal stated that the project in whole is a positive step, but should have been announced only after dialogue with representatives of the people in the region, a step which still needs to be taken. “It is essential for the contractors to understand the needs of the area, including the most-needed industries, the importance of labour-intensive projects, environmental regulations and so forth, in addition to lessons from the mistakes of previous projects in the region.”