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The Suez Company or Suez Canal Company, full initial name Compagnie universelle du canal maritime de Suez (Universal Company of the Maritime Canal of Suez), [1] sometimes colloquially referred to in French as Le Suez ("The Suez"), [2] [3] was a company formed by Ferdinand de Lesseps in 1858 to operate the Egyptian granted concession of the Suez Canal, which the company built between 1859 and 1869.
On 4 November 2005, the USTR designated a fourth zone in the Central Delta region and expanded the Greater Cairo and Suez Canal zones. [ 2 ] The protocol signed between the two nations is a non-reciprocal arrangement and is expected to be a step towards the establishment of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries. [ 1 ]
The name of Port Said first appeared in 1855. It was chosen by an international committee composed of the UK, France, the Russian Empire, Austria, Spain and Piedmont.It is a compound name which composed of two parts: the French word port (marine harbour) and Said (the name of the ruler of Egypt at that time), who granted Ferdinand de Lesseps the concession to dig the Suez Canal. [7]
Canal of the Pharaohs; Closure of the Suez Canal (1956–1957) Closure of the Suez Canal (1967–1975) Suez (company, 1997–2008) Suez Company (1858–1997) Suez Canal Container Terminal; Convention of Constantinople; Alphonse Couvreux
The Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCEZ) is a special economic zone located in Egypt, established in 2015 with the aim of promoting economic growth and attracting foreign investment to the country. [1] The zone encompasses an area of over 461 square kilometers and is located along the eastern and western banks of the Suez Canal.
1956 The Egyptian Government nationalised the Suez Canal, owned by the Suez Canal Company which was part owned by the British government. 1962 The Ceylon Government nationalised the assets of the partly British-owned Royal Dutch Shell company. 1975 The Sri Lanka Government nationalised the assets of the British-owned plantation companies.
A port situated in Ain Sokhna, a region of Suez Governorate of Egypt. [2] A major international gateway port for Egypt, the Persian Gulf and Asia, Ain Sokhna Port is located on the western coast of the Gulf of Suez, 43 km south of the city of Suez. [3] Covering an area of 22.3 km 2, it has a depth of 18 m. Due to abundant surrounding land, the ...
The Suez Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone (SETC) is an industrial estate near the city of Suez, Egypt, established by a joint partnership between the governments of the People's Republic of China and the Arab Republic of Egypt, for the purposes of inviting Chinese companies to set up industries, as part of the Belt and Road project.