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Amid Economic Difficulty, Real Estate Chamber Lobbies to Bail Out Sector

Struck by the triple blow of the recent pound flotation, the value-added tax, and increasing customs tariffs, the real estate sector, like many others, has recently been teetering on a thin precipice between its prev ...

Dubai Real Estate Surges, Abu Dhabi Takes a Step Back

The real estate markets of the two main emirates of the UAE exhibited differing trends over the course of November 2016. While the pleasant weather and cool breeze apparently had a galvanizing effect on the Dubai rea ...

A History of Social Housing Strategies in Egypt

Social housing has been a political issue for every Egyptian president ever since the formation of the Arab Republic. Gamal Abdel Nasser's industrialization policies led to a surge in rural migration at the time, and ...

Steps Toward Sustainability

As nations increasingly take steps to attempt to mitigate the harmful effects of modern construction and industry on the environment, while also meeting the demand for advanced housing, Egypt has largely been lagging ...

10Tooba: Developing an Inclusive Urban Policy

Amid the gold rush of Egypt’s currently booming real estate market, it is often to easy to lose sight of the larger picture; who do Egypt’s new developments serve, and what role does the real estate boom play within ...

Oases in the Dust: Investing in Cairo’s Green Spaces

In one of the most overpopulated and polluted cities in the world, green spaces are a sorely lacking resource, with only a handful to be found across the capital. Invest-Gate explores the reasons behind--and poten ...

The People vs the Zamalek Metro

As plans for upcoming metro expansions come underway, a long-protracted dispute over the building of a metro station on the upscale residential island of Zamalek have been met with much opposition, with different ver ...

The Causes and Effects of Urban Sprawl in Cairo

As Cairo's core expands outwards, its urban landscape begins to drastically change, inviting questions as to the future shape of the city. But what are the main causes of urban sprawl, and are they ultimately sustain ...

What Constitutes a Construction Violation?

While construction violations are rampant in many areas of Egypt, the government has begun to crack down on widespread illegal buildings. But what specifically is considered a violation, and how might that change acc ...

Tourism in Times of Crisis: Niches and Their Development

Egypt's tourism sector has over the past years been battered by revolutionary turmoil, terrorism and uncertainty, leaving the once-blossoming industry largely shattered. With the decline in traditional tourism, niche ...

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