Egypt’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Amr Talaat, officially inaugurated Huawei’s new office in New Cairo, Egypt on Monday, 21 October. The event was attended by Chinese Ambassador to Egypt Liao Liqiang, Ahmed El Zaher, CEO of the Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA), and Jim Liu, CEO of Huawei Egypt. Huawei’s new office will act as the hub for the company’s business operations, encompassing Carrier, Enterprise, Cloud, Digital Power, and Consumer divisions. This move aligns with Huawei’s long-standing strategy to expand its presence in the region and support Egypt’s digital transformation and ICT ecosystem, positioning the country as an innovation hub for the MENA region and a key destination for outsourcing. Jim Liu, CEO of Huawei Egypt, emphasized the company’s longstanding presence in Egypt. He noted that Huawei currently supports over 2700 jobs, both directly and indirectly. This includes a workforce of over 900 employees at the Global Service Center, with a diverse representation of talent from various Egyptian governorates beyond Cairo. Amr Talaat, the Minister of Communications and Information Technology, highlighted that Egypt’s outsourcing exports surged by 54 percent within a single year. He emphasized that the…
