SCZone attracts $793.8mln investments from 18 Turkish companies by July
The companies operate in various sectors, most notably textiles, ready-made garments, and healthcare products.
Of these companies, 10 invested a total of $508 million in the Sokhna Integrated Zone.
Meanwhile, the remaining eight firms invested $285.8 million in Qantara West.
This comes as part of the SCZone's plan to attract foreign investment in priority sectors as a promising industrial hub.
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