Description: Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip, and the Red Sea north of Sudan, and includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula

Climate: Mainly desert with a fertile area around the Nile Delta. Hot, dry summers with moderate winters

Capital:  Cairo

Population:  81,713,517 (2008 estimate)

Ethnic Diversity: 98% Egyptian / 1% Berber, Nubian, Bedouin, and Beja / 1% Greek, Armenian, European (primarily Italian and French).

Languages: Arabic (official), English and French are widely understood.

Economy: After government reforms in 2005, Egypt showed an annual GDP increase of around 5% which topped 7% in 2007.  Efforts are being made to attract more foreign investment, which is increasing, as are the country’s exports. Prospects for the export of natural gas indicate a positive economic turn.

Action Egypt 

Established in 1985 and based in Cairo, Egypt was the first of Action Global Communications’ Middle East Offices. Its experienced team of professionals offers clients a full range of PR services with emphasis on corporate and product communication, media relations, communication consultancy, crisis management, communications and media training, event management, internal communications and internal publications.

IBTISAM FAHMY

Ibtisam Fahmy, Country Manager for Action Global Communications Egypt, has been a valued member of the Action team for 18 years.   Ibtisam has comprehensive knowledge of, and connections with, a wide range of Egyptian media, and is a renowned expert at generating coverage about the company’s PR clients in publications across the board.   Amongst her many skills are project management, events management, and strategic planning.

Ibtisam is fluent in Arabic and English, and has a good command of French.  She is the Egypt representative for Bloomberg TV and magazine, and is a member of the Foreign Press Association.

•  BAE system
•  British Airways
•  The European Commission

11, Kamal El Din Hassanein street
Safir square -Heliopolis
Cairo Egypt

Phone / Fax: +00202 26395128 / 00202 26396113 / 00202 22418603

Ibtisam Fahmy Country Manager
Ibtisam.f@actionprgroup.com
mobile: 0020122188453