Abstract: | General introduction: The Suez Canal Zone; The High Dam; Iron and Steel, a basic industry; Manganese Mining in Egypt; Oil, Egypt's life-blood; Loans for Industry (1951-1956); Egyptian broadcasting; Background to Industry: Modern Egypt Extends an Invitation to World Business; Business Legislation; Proximity and Promotion of Markets; Cairo Air Centre; A Review of Industry in Egypt: The National Oil Policy; The Oil Industry in Egypt; Electric Power; Mineral Wealth; Metallurgy; A Metal Company (Egymet); The Chemical Industry Cotton Spinning and Weaving; Mehalla El-Kubra (Cotton Spinning mills); Building; Cairo's Hotels; Food Industries; The Tourist Industry; Egyptian Cinema An Egyptian Printing Press; The Leather Industry; The Tobacco and Cigarette Industry; Perfumery in Egypt; Air Conditioning in Egypt; A Desert Province (Liberation Province). Pictures; tables. |