Egypt’s real estate sector contributed 15 percent to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) within the first nine months of 2017, Ashraf Salman, Aur Capital’s chairman and ARCO’s chief executive, said Tuesday.

Aur Capital plans to invest in the real estate sector, which is one of the most five attractive sectors, within the upcoming period, added the Egyptian the former Investment Minister’s Salman.

“The sector (real estate) achieved a 31 percent growth during the period 2011-2017 from 43 percent during the first nine months of last year,” he further referred.

There will be a 6 percent increase in the sector within 2018, Salman expected, aiming at 8 percent surge in the real estate market within 2019.

© Amwal Alghad 2018