"List of 100 shows that sectors from fintech to renewable energy to healthcare managed to develop their businesses while much of the world shut down," explained the FT.

Globe Medex for Trade and Distribution, which achieved a 95 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR), was ranked 11th.

Al Karm for Solar Energy, which achieved a 75.7 CAGR, was ranked 19th.

The Suez Canal Bank made 44 on the list with a 41 percent CAGR

Finally, Cairo for Investment and Real Estate Development made 46 on the list with a 39 percent CAGR.

The number one rank went to Nigeria's AFEX Commodities Exchange brokerage with a 505 percent CAGR.

Another Nigerian firm, the fintech Moniepoint, came in second with a 321 percent CAGR.

"After a recent period in which capital flows to emerging markets have slowed, and start-up companies have been rattled by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the FT/Statista 2023 annual ranking of Africa’s fastest-growing companies casts its gaze back to encapsulate a time of corporate dynamism at what was the height of the pandemic," added FT.

In recent years, Egypt has intensified efforts to promote entrepreneurship and support start-ups.

In December, Egypt ranked first in the Middle East and North Africa in financing start-ups, raising $45.7 million.

Forbes also recently selected eight Egyptian companies for its list of the Top 30 Fintech Companies in the Middle East for 2023.