Egypt

Egypt's unfavourable regulatory environment is forcing the Egyptian International Pharmaceutical Industries Company (EIPICO) to look abroad for growth, according to company chairman... 2008-06-13

Middle Eastern investment bank Abraaj Capital has acquired a 76.9% stake in Egypt's largest medical testing company, Al Borg Laboratory, through a public tender offer. Al Borg operates... 2008-05-29

Egypt's Ministry of Health and Population has bowed to pressure from manufacturers worried by rising raw material costs and agreed an 8% increase in the price of 265 drugs, representing... 2008-01-25

Egypt's pharmaceutical market is dominated by cheap locally produced generics - 93% of local demand is met by domestic production in volume terms. However, this may be about to change... 2007-10-26

Egypt's health minister Hatem El-Gabali is looking to continue his reform agenda in 2007, with plans to push forward with a universal health system that will provide basic healthcare... 2007-01-19

Egypt's drug market was worth US$1.14bn in 2005 and is one of the largest in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. However,

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Egyptian drugmaker Alexandria Pharmaceuticals (Alex Pharma) is one of the smaller companies operating under the umbrella of the state-owned Holding Company for Pharmaceuticals, but... 2006-12-08

Government plans to privatise the state-owned pharmacy sector have caused deep concerns in Egypt's drug retail market. Under the new laws, foreign companies will be allowed to purchase... 2006-11-29

A US consortium has completed the purchase of a 93% stake in pharmaceutical company Amoun for US$454mn, in one of the biggest private equity investments ever seen in Egypt. The consortium... 2006-11-08