H.E. President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of Egypt, inaugurated the fifth edition of Egypt Mining Forum (#EMF), held on September 28 and 29 in the New Capital under the theme “Unlocking Egypt and the Arabian-Nubian Shield's Exploration Potential ” with broad participation from local and international mining investors, as well as ministers and mining officials from a number of mining-active countries.
In his opening speech, Eng. Karim Badawi , Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, asserted that Egypt has the fundamental capabilities to build an integrated mining sector capable of maximizing its contribution to the national economy. He highlighted that Egypt is targeting an increase in the sector’s contribution to thebGDP to around 6% in the upcoming period, alongside increasing investments and the number of companies operating in the sector, expanding mineral processing projects, and maximizing value addition.
Moreover, he affirmed that the mining sector continues to receive the support of H.E. President El-Sisi, who has placed maximizing the utilization of Egypt’s natural resources and opening new avenues for investment among Egypt’s key priorities. He pointed out that shifting from the extraction and export of raw minerals toward maximizing their utilization and expanding value-added activities is at the heart of Egypt’s approach to developing the sector.
Eng. Karim Badawi's Speech in 5th Edition of EMF 2026
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