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Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli inaugurated multiple development projects in Suez Governorate on Thursday, following cabinet approval of 17 government decisions. The measures targeted support for old rent law tenants and digital meter users, with particular focus on expanding infrastructure and economic capacity in the canal zone. The approvals reflect the government's strategy to accelerate completion of service and development projects nationwide.
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According to El Balad, the cabinet session on Wednesday, chaired by Madbouli at the New Administrative Capital, authorized the decisions covering housing provisions and utilities management. The government granted citizens using digital meters access to financial support mechanisms in advance of formal implementation timelines. Among the most significant measures were provisions addressing the situation of citizens subject to the old rent law, a longstanding issue affecting Cairo's urban tenants.
The Suez inauguration marked the physical rollout of these cabinet decisions into on-the-ground infrastructure. Madbouli's visit prioritized sewerage and water supply systems, along with transportation and connectivity improvements essential to the governorate's economic diversification. The developments are part of a broader state plan extending to 2030, designed to modernize the Suez Canal region's productive capacity and service delivery.
Officials emphasized that the projects aim to boost competitiveness in the zone while creating employment and stabilizing household consumption through improved utilities and housing security. Suez, as a strategic economic corridor, receives priority in the government's sequenced execution of infrastructure upgrades tied to private-sector growth targets.
Watch For:
Timing of implementation for the old rent law provisions and digital meter subsidies—no deadline has yet been announced. Whether infrastructure gains in Suez translate into measurable job creation and foreign investment inflows over the next fiscal year. Cabinet approval of the second tranche of the 65 presidential directives issued after Egypt 2026 Forum, with focus on wage floors and export competitiveness.