Egypt
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Country Briefing
Income and Expenditure: Egypt
Dec 2018
Egypt is slowly recovering after the economic and political turmoil of the last few years. However, rising inflation and increased import duties have cut local consumption in many categories. Also, Egypt is attracting more tourists, who can afford a ...
Country Report
Analgesics in Egypt
Dec 2018
Analgesics remained one of the biggest consumer health categories in Egypt in 2018, with diclofenac accounting for the largest share of current value sales within it. Offering a multitude of brands that are available via chemists/pharmacies across ...
Country Report
Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies in Egypt
Dec 2018
Due to high levels of pollution throughout the year, extreme heat in summer, poor ventilation in enclosed spaces and the high rate of smoking prevalence, , many Egyptians regularly need to use cough remedies. Most cough remedies brands are available ...
Country Report
Dermatologicals in Egypt
Dec 2018
For a country with a population of close to 100 million, dermatologicals in Egypt remained a relatively small category in value terms in 2018. This reflected the widespread belief among Egyptians that products in cream format will not have an ...
Country Report
Dietary Supplements in Egypt
Dec 2018
The availability of a wide variety of products at all price levels helped to ensure that dietary supplements recorded a positive performance in current value growth terms in 2018. Dietary supplements are only sold via chemists/pharmacies, but are ...
Country Report
Digestive Remedies in Egypt
Dec 2018
Poor hygiene standards in foodservice outlets and in many Egyptian homes helped to sustain the positive development of digestive remedies in 2018. Demand in the category was also bolstered by unhealthy eating habits and the fact that traditional ...
Country Report
Eye Care in Egypt
Dec 2018
Widespread and constant air pollution in Egypt, especially in Cairo and its surrounding areas, supported strong current value sales growth for eye care in 2018. During what locals call “black cloud season”, the burning of rice straw by farmers ...
Country Report
Herbal/Traditional Products in Egypt
Dec 2018
The biggest challenge facing herbal/traditional products in Egypt is the widespread sale of unpackaged herbal/traditional remedies at very low prices via traditional shops known as “attars”. These unpackaged varieties, which are not covered by ...
Country Report
NRT Smoking Cessation Aids in Egypt
Dec 2018
NRT smoking cessation aids remained a negligible category in Egypt in 2018. Smoking prevalence among the Egyptian population is high, while awareness of the negative health effects is low. Egyptians who smoke tend to start at a very young age. This ...
Country Report
Consumer Health in Egypt
Dec 2018
In 2017, unit prices increased across all consumer health categories in Egypt for the first time ever. This followed the sharp devaluation of the Egyptian pound against the US dollar, which led manufacturers to cease production of many brands due to ...
Country Report
Paediatric Consumer Health in Egypt
Dec 2018
Paediatric consumer health remained a relatively small category in 2018 despite Egypt’s high birth rate. The variety of child-specific products available in the country is limited, as most consumer health manufacturers prefer to offer their brands in...
Country Report
Sleep Aids in Egypt
Dec 2018
Sleep aids remained one of the smallest consumer health categories in Egypt in value terms in 2018. The assortment of products on offer in the category was limited, while consumer awareness remained low due to the prohibition of marketing activities....
Country Report
Sports Nutrition in Egypt
Dec 2018
Most sport nutrition brands available in Egypt, especially sports protein powder products, are imported. Unit prices for such products increased dramatically in 2017 due to the devaluation of the Egyptian pound. Despite this, demand rebounded ...
Country Report
Vitamins in Egypt
Dec 2018
Offering a wide variety of brands at prices to suit consumers of all income levels, vitamins remained one of the largest consumer health categories in Egypt in value terms in 2018. This variety supported strong growth in current value sales for the ...
Country Report
Weight Management and Wellbeing in Egypt
Dec 2018
Weight management and wellbeing remained a small but dynamic category in 2018, with OTC obesity continuing to account for the lion’s share of current value sales. Many Egyptians are overweight or obese due to the consumption of traditional local ...
Country Report
Wound Care in Egypt
Dec 2018
Despite recording strong current value sales growth, in 2018 wound care remained a small category in the context of the large size of the Egyptian population. This reflected the fact that wound care products, especially sticking plasters/adhesive ...
Strategy Briefing
Top 10 Energy-Producing Countries in 2030
Dec 2018
The energy sector is the key provider for many integral sectors in every economy, such as chemical products, utilities, transport, metal products manufacturing, etc. Over the 2017-2030 period, the energy industry is expected to experience stable ...
Country Report
Packaged Food in Egypt
Nov 2018
Egypt is currently facing many challenges after the liberalisation of the Egyptian pound and the continuous rise in fuel prices due to the reduction in subsidies to ease the budget deficit. This, in turn, led to rises in production and running costs ...
Country Report
Baked Goods in Egypt
Nov 2018
Manufacturers are anticipating that demand will make a recovery and are also expecting that consumers will embrace the new pricing that offers greater stability. As a result of 2017’s price increase shock, manufacturers have been attempting to make a...
Country Report
Breakfast Cereals in Egypt
Nov 2018
As consumers are becoming more health orientated and aware of what they are putting into their bodies they make better choices. Food types that provide the body with more energy and natural benefits such as good carbohydrates are therefore increasing...
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