Egypt Announces Expected Turkish Investments in Several Sectors

 Handmade traditional souvenir clothes are displayed for sale in a popular tourist area in old Cairo, Egypt May 22, 2022. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
 Handmade traditional souvenir clothes are displayed for sale in a popular tourist area in old Cairo, Egypt May 22, 2022. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
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Egypt Announces Expected Turkish Investments in Several Sectors

 Handmade traditional souvenir clothes are displayed for sale in a popular tourist area in old Cairo, Egypt May 22, 2022. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
 Handmade traditional souvenir clothes are displayed for sale in a popular tourist area in old Cairo, Egypt May 22, 2022. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Egyptian Trade Minister Ahmed Samir said on Friday that the Turkish KOC Holding group intends to expand its activities in the Egyptian market in the coming period in the sectors of vehicles, medical products and new energy.

A statement issued by the Ministry of Trade and Industry, published by the Egyptian Presidency of the Council of Ministers on its Facebook page, said that Samir, who is currently visiting Türkiye, met with representatives of the group to discuss its future vision to increase investments in the Egyptian market.

The statement quoted the minister as saying that the group seeks to expand in the Egyptian market through the establishment of a factory for auto-feeding industries, and another for pharmaceuticals, in addition to cooperation with the Suez Canal Economic Zone in the field of new and renewable energy and wind energy.

The group also aims to cooperate in the field of yacht marinas as well as oven manufacturing with the Arab Organization for Industrialization, according to the statement.

Representatives of the Turkish Holding Group pointed to the importance of benefiting from Egypt’s position as a commercial and investment hub in Africa, as well as taking advantage of the preferential free trade agreements that Cairo has signed with the countries of the continent.

Meanwhile, Egypt’s sovereign dollar bonds rose on Friday, after an unexpected decision to raise interest rates on Thursday evening.

Longer-dated maturities gained the most, with the 2048 rising by up to 1.4 cents, according to Tradeweb data. Bonds maturing 2040 and beyond gained one cent or more, but the shorter-dated maturities up until 2031 rose between 0.5-0.9 cents.

Egypt’s central bank raised overnight interest rates by 100 basis points on Thursday in a surprise move, saying it sought to contain inflationary pressures and anchor inflation expectations, Reuters reported.



China Slaps Anti-dumping Duties on Plastics from US, EU, Japan, Taiwan

 Motorists commute on a road in the Sanlitun business district in Beijing on May 14, 2025. (AFP)
Motorists commute on a road in the Sanlitun business district in Beijing on May 14, 2025. (AFP)
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China Slaps Anti-dumping Duties on Plastics from US, EU, Japan, Taiwan

 Motorists commute on a road in the Sanlitun business district in Beijing on May 14, 2025. (AFP)
Motorists commute on a road in the Sanlitun business district in Beijing on May 14, 2025. (AFP)

China on Sunday announced anti-dumping duties as high as 74.9% on imports of POM copolymers, a type of engineering plastic, from the United States, the European Union, Japan and Taiwan.

The commerce ministry's findings conclude a probe launched in May 2024, shortly after the US sharply increased tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, computer chips and other imports.

POM copolymers can partially replace metals such as copper and zinc and have various applications including in auto parts, electronics and medical equipment, the ministry has said.

In January the ministry said initial investigations had determined that dumping was taking place, and implemented preliminary anti-dumping measures in the form of a deposit starting from January 24.

According to Sunday's announcement, the highest anti-dumping rates of 74.9% were levied on imports from the United States, while European shipments will face 34.5% duties.

China slapped 35.5% duties on Japanese imports, except for Asahi Kasei Corp, which received a company-specific rate of 24.5%.

General duties of 32.6% were placed on imports from Taiwan, while Formosa Plastics received a 4% tariff and Polyplastics Taiwan 3.8%.

Hopes have risen that the US-China trade war is easing after the two sides said on Monday they had agreed to slash reciprocal tariffs in a 90-day truce, a deal that state mouthpiece the Global Times said on Friday should be extended.

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation group of nations warned of "fundamental challenges" facing the global trading system in a communique on Friday after a meeting in South Korea.