Egypt closes Nasr City’s car market as measure to curb coronavirus

CAIRO – 22 March 2020: Governor of Cairo Khaled Abdel-Aal decided to close the car market in East Nasr City until the end of this month, in order to ensure the safety of its attenders.

Abdel-Al clarified that the car market receives a large number of citizens from different governorates.

This comes as part of a series of measures that the governorate implements to prevent gatherings and within the framework of precautionary measures taken by the country to confront the coronavirus.

In a similar context, Cairo Governorate continues implementing the precautionary and preventive measures to prevent gatherings and preserve the health and safety of citizens. These measures include closing the public parks as well as cafés, restaurants, cinemas and theatres and prohibiting the establishment of public pavilions in the streets.

Into Egypt's automotive market

CAIRO - 12 March 2020: What is going on in the Egyptian automotive market? This is a common question amongst whoever is interested in this market, given the announcement of relevant agreements and the changes in the exchange rate of the Egyptian pound against the U.S. dollar.