CAIRO — Thousands of factories are rushing to join the initiative of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to encourage the purchase of local products. Mohamed Abdel Salam, head of the ready-made garment chamber at the Federation of Egyptian Industries, said in a Jan. 11 press statement that the number of clothing factories alone to join the initiative amounted to 300 factories as of the time of writing.
Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly had held a meeting on Jan. 3 in the presence of Minister of Planning and Economic Development Hala al-Saeed, Minister of Social Solidarity Nevine el-Kabbaj and officials of the Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce in Cairo to follow up on the steps required to start activating the initiative. Madbouly noted the need to accelerate implementation, as the initiative aims to provide citizens’ needs for goods at reduced prices through local products in addition to putting the market and sales in motion.
