Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Hussein Eissa met with a Huawei delegation, led by Huawei Egypt CEO Benjamin Hou, at the government headquarters in the New Capital to discuss the company's expansion plans in Egypt and ways to enhance cooperation in telecommunications, information technology, digital transformation, technology localization, and digital capacity building.
The Egyptian official affirmed the strength of Egyptian-Chinese relations, highlighting their rapid progress across various fields under the two countries' comprehensive strategic partnership. Eissa said that economic and investment ties are a key pillar of this partnership and have witnessed remarkable growth in recent years, reflecting confidence and the increasing interest of Chinese companies in the Egyptian market.
He praised Huawei's role in the Egyptian market and its contribution to implementing major projects and digital infrastructure initiatives, saying this reflects the company's confidence in the Egyptian economy and supports the state's efforts to build a modern digital economy capable of keeping pace with global developments.
He stressed the government's commitment to strengthening cooperation with Huawei by benefiting from its global expertise and advanced technological capabilities, while encouraging the company to expand its business operations, investments, and future plans in Egypt.
He pointed to the incentives and facilitations offered by the state, along with ongoing economic and structural reforms aimed at improving the investment climate, enhancing Egypt's competitiveness, and attracting more foreign investment. The Deputy Prime Minister noted that the government considers the ICT sector one of the priorities for implementing Egypt Vision 2030 and a major driver of economic growth.
He added that Egypt continues to develop its digital infrastructure, accelerate digital transformation, and expand the use of advanced technologies across productive and service sectors. Eissa also underlined the importance of localizing technology, transferring knowledge to the Egyptian market and expanding training programs to equip national talent with the skills required by the labor market, create more job opportunities and strengthen the technology industry.
He reiterated Egypt's aspiration to become a regional hub for technology, innovation and digital services in the Middle East and Africa. For its part, the Huawei delegation presented an overview of the company's global operations, products and services, noting that Huawei has been operating in Egypt since 2000.
The company currently has three branches and four global service centers in the country and has helped create more than 3,000 jobs. The delegation also highlighted Huawei ICT Academies, which contribute to building digital capabilities and developing young talent in Egypt.
Huawei said its operations cover telecommunications networks, enterprise solutions, cloud computing, digital energy and smart devices, stressing that the company is a strategic partner for Egypt in implementing digital transformation projects through advanced technological solutions, including secure national networks, cloud data centers, smart education, digital healthcare and industrial digitalization.
The delegation described Egypt as one of Huawei's most strategic markets in the Middle East and Africa, citing its promising economic potential, advanced digital infrastructure, strategic geographic location and the government's economic reforms and improved investment climate.