Cairo: Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli announced that the Egyptian government is actively formulating plans with specific targets to promote investment opportunities in various sectors. A key focus is the tourism sector, which is being closely monitored by the ministries of tourism and investment.

According to State Information Service Egypt, this was discussed in a meeting held on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, at the New Administrative Capital. The meeting reviewed investment opportunities in the tourism and antiquities sectors, with the presence of Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy, Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Hassan el Khatib, and senior officials from both ministries.

Fathy explained that a specialized unit is being formed to manage investment opportunities, aiming to establish an ‘investment opportunities bank’ for the sector. This initiative seeks to achieve strategic goals by presenting available projects and opportunities. The minister reviewed the investment map for tourism and antiquities, with a target to attract 30 million tourists by 2031, relying heavily on the growth of Egypt’s hotel capacity.

In 2024, Egypt added 7,200 new hotel rooms, with 55% of them being new builds. In 2025, around 19,000 additional rooms are expected through new projects, expansions, and national initiatives. Planned investments also include tourist restaurants, cafes, and the preservation and restoration of antiquities. Over the past five years, the Supreme Council of Antiquities has implemented an average of 36 projects per year.

The minister also outlined planned investments across governorates between 2025-2031, covering hotels, restaurants, safari camps, amusement parks, and the rehabilitation and operation of archaeological sites and museums in partnership with the private sector.

Khatib stated that this meeting is part of the third consecutive sectoral review within Egypt’s unified national investment strategy, which aims to increase FDI in all sectors. Tourism and antiquities are high-priority sectors due to Egypt’s ambitious targets for tourist inflow. Opportunities in these sectors will be featured on the national investment map, providing all necessary data for investors. The strategy is based on a comprehensive sectoral diagnosis, identification of priorities, reform and legislative recommendations, and development of a complete, executable investment roadmap.