Egypt’s Golden Licences Not Legally Restricted to Specific Areas

Egypt’s golden licence is not legally confined to a particular geographical area, according to information from the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade.

The ministry’s information describes the licence as an exceptional tool designed to accelerate projects, rather than an authorisation tied to a designated location.

That distinction is central to the question of why golden licences may appear to be limited to certain projects or areas. A pattern in where licences are granted does not, on its own, establish a legal geographical restriction.

The information provided does not detail the criteria used to select projects or explain why particular locations may feature among recipients. It therefore does not establish that every project, regardless of its characteristics, is eligible.

The key distinction is between the licence’s geographical scope and its exceptional purpose: it is intended to speed up projects, but is not legally reserved for one part of Egypt.