{"id":18708,"date":"2025-06-11T18:07:47","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T18:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=18708"},"modified":"2025-06-11T18:11:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T18:11:34","slug":"sisi-allocates-174-km%c2%b2-on-red-sea-to-finance-ministry-for-sovereign-bond-sale-amid-egypts-debt-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/06\/11\/sisi-allocates-174-km%c2%b2-on-red-sea-to-finance-ministry-for-sovereign-bond-sale-amid-egypts-debt-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Sisi Allocates 174 km\u00b2 on Red Sea to Finance Ministry for Sovereign Bond Sale Amid Egypt\u2019s Debt Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ai-optimize-6 ai-optimize-introduction\"><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-On Tuesday, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi issued a decree allocating 174.399 square kilometers (roughly 41,515 feddans) of state-owned land overlooking the Red Sea to the Ministry of Finance, for the purpose of reducing public debt and issuing sovereign bonds, as permitted by applicable laws.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-8\" data-start=\"876\" data-end=\"1167\">The land stretches from Ras Shuqeir to Ras Ghamisa, south of the Gulf of Suez. While designated for financial purposes, Egypt\u2019s military will retain ownership of areas with strategic significance. The decree also mandates registration in the official property registry, exempt from fees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-9\" data-start=\"1169\" data-end=\"1462\">The move is part of Egypt\u2019s broader asset liquidation plan, modeled after the $35 billion Ras El Hekma deal with the UAE in March 2024. Negotiations with Saudi Arabia over a similar Red Sea deal in Ras Gamila have stalled, partly due to Saudi objections over dollar-based payments.<\/p>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-16\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"8455670a-0cc5-48e4-98c8-f769ec9cf537\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<h3 class=\"ai-optimize-15\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"98\">Egypt Eyes Red Sea Assets and Gulf Equity Deals as Debt Soars Past $155 Billion<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-10\" data-start=\"1464\" data-end=\"1743\">In October 2024, Egypt began offering Red Sea coastal areas like Ras Banas to Arab and foreign investors, seeking to stave off financial collapse. With delays in closing the Ras Gamila deal, Cairo is pushing to sell state-owned companies amid mounting debt and budget strain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-11\" data-start=\"1745\" data-end=\"1984\">Ras Shuqeir and Ras Banas are ecologically rich areas, home to some of the world\u2019s largest pristine coral reef clusters and include Bernice Port. They sit opposite Saudi Arabia\u2019s Yanbu city, increasing their geopolitical value.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14684\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14684\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14684 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/sisi-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"he move is part of Egypt\u2019s broader asset liquidation plan, modeled after the $35 billion Ras El Hekma deal with the UAE in March 2024.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/sisi-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/sisi-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/sisi-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/sisi-1-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/sisi-1.jpg 1155w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14684\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Egypt UAE relations<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-6\">Reports suggest Saudi Arabia is exploring options to convert $10.3 billion in deposits at Egypt\u2019s central bank\u2014**$5 billion of which are short-term\u2014**into equity deals in land and companies like Sira, which operates in education, and five others in real estate, healthcare, energy, finance, and food sectors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-13\" data-start=\"2304\" data-end=\"2641\">Egypt\u2019s budget deficit is expected to rise over 25% in FY 2025\u20132026, reaching 3.6 trillion EGP (approx. $70 billion). The Ministry of Finance plans to fill the gap through massive debt issuance, including 2.2 trillion EGP in treasury bills and 928.9 billion in treasury bonds, while expanding social spending.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-14\" data-start=\"2643\" data-end=\"2979\">Egypt\u2019s external debt rose to $155.2 billion in Q1 FY2024\u20132025, up 1.5% from the previous quarter, though it\u2019s down from $164.5 billion a year earlier. Still, debt has quadrupled in a decade, largely from borrowing via multilateral lenders and global bond markets. Over two-thirds of Egypt\u2019s debt is USD-denominated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-On Tuesday, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi issued a decree allocating 174.399 square kilometers (roughly 41,515 feddans) of state-owned land overlooking the Red Sea to the Ministry of Finance, for the purpose of reducing public debt and issuing sovereign bonds, as permitted by applicable laws. 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