The meeting brought together senior cabinet members, including the ministers of electricity, agriculture, investment and foreign trade, and housing.
Among the key decisions was the approval of a long-awaited amendment to feed additive registration rules.
Responding to exporters’ complaints that Egypt’s three-year registration validity was shorter than the five-year standard in major export markets, the Ministry of Agriculture confirmed it has extended validity to five years and cut processing time to just ten days.
The move is expected to enhance the competitiveness of Egyptian producers and improve access to international markets.
The group also reviewed a request from Dakahlia Poultry Company regarding delays in construction permits for poultry farms outside urban boundaries.
While the agriculture ministry issues operational licenses, construction approvals remain under local authorities.
El-Wazir directed the investor to submit a formal request to the Ministry of Local Development and proposed a legislative amendment allowing the General Authority for Reconstruction and Agricultural Development Projects to issue such permits directly.
In a separate decision, the group approved allocating a 300-square-metre plot in the Youth Workshops Zone in 15 May City to a young entrepreneur planning a leather bag production workshop. The move aligns with the state’s broader push to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and promote youth-led industrial initiatives.
The session also featured a Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy presentation on Egypt’s clean energy strategy, highlighting progress in diversifying the energy mix and expanding wind and solar capacity through 2040. The strategy is part of Egypt’s transition to a green economy and efforts to reduce dependence on fossil fuels.
Concluding the meeting, El-Wazir praised the outcomes and reiterated the government’s commitment to removing barriers for serious investors.
“The Ministerial Group for Industrial Development is a vital platform for coordination and problem-solving,” he said, adding that the ministry remains open to all genuine manufacturers seeking to produce, export, and contribute to Egypt’s industrial growth.
The group is scheduled to reconvene next month to follow up on implementation and review additional investor proposals.
The manufacturing sector is among the five priority sectors under Egypt’s Narrative for Economic Development, through which the government aims to boost growth and job creation by 2030.
According to the Ministry of Planning, Economic Development, and International Cooperation, Egypt aims to raise the industrial sector’s contribution to GDP from 14 percent to 20 percent by 2030.
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