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Alstom and Colas Rail bid €200m for Cairo metro line 6 contract

The two French companies are the only ones in the running for the energy component of this project, whose total cost is estimated at $5 billion. They are seeking to consolidate their position as service providers of choice for Egypt's many rail projects. [...]

Published on 17.11.2022 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Colas and Orascom bid for €1.7bn Alexandria subway facelift

Egypt has launched a call for tenders for the modernisation of a subway line in the country's second city, and French and Egyptian giants Colas and Orascom are finalising their bids.

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Egypt Colas on verge of first contract with national rail company

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DRC
Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

Egypt
Alstom and Colas Rail bid €200m for Cairo metro line 6 contract

Egypt
Sisi plans fresh green bond issue to finance his infrastructure projects

Egypt
Competition from India and China for Colas on major Alexandria metro project

Inner circles | Egypt
National Authority for Tunnels plays key role in Sisi's pharaonic projects

Egypt
Colas on verge of first contract with national rail company

Egypt
France puts two of its cultural institutions' savoir faire at Sisi's service

Egypt
Egyptian diplomats set for heavy cuts

Egypt
Colas and Orascom bid for €1.7bn Alexandria subway facelift

Egypt, France
Egypt's PM in Paris to talk business

Spotlight | Ivory Coast
Natixis takes the lead in Abidjan metro financing