Hi Online performance of Egypt's top 50 companies!.

Hi Online performance of Egypt's top 50 companies!.

- "A conducted study in which they evaluated the online performance of Egypt’s top 50 companies – and the results call for action."

The top five companies in the list of overall online presence are: Mobinil, Commercial International Bank (CIB), National Société Générale Bank (NSGB), Egyptian Satellites (NileSat) and Orascom Development Holding (ODH).

The 50 companies were extracted from the official bt100 list of Egypt’s best performing companies in the stock market 2013. 

They were evaluated according to Web (reputation of website and traffic), Search Engine Optimization – SEO (visibility in search engines), and Social (presence in social networks). Mobinil ranked first in the Web and Social Web categories, whereas NileSat ranked best in the Search Engine category.

Egypt has a severe problem with SEO. Keywords and Search Engine Optimization make up a huge part of a company’s online presence – however, many websites of the country’s top companies do not really work, have bad back-links, or too little keywords. They also do not make attempts to collect email addresses of their customers or visitors, in order to be able to contact them later on. NileSat and ODH lead the list of companies that are most visible in search engines, and Mobinil and CIB have the best website reputation and traffic.

Using Social Media for online presence and marketing is essential, since it is a very talkative sphere and companies should use that to meet potential customers and attract new customers. 

However, 40% of the top 50 companies do not have a Facebook-page, and 68% do not have a Twitter-account. For instance, 

Twitter can be a great tool for customer-support, but Egyptian companies – with the exception of a few – have not yet realized that potential. T

he report shows that even existing company accounts mostly have an inactive fan-base, which shows that not enough time, money or effort is invested in online engagement with followers.

The study was prepared by Absolit Dr. Schwarz Consulting. 

The numbers in this study were extracted from various services and studies, as well as self-researched reports. 

  Alphabetical list of all evaluated companies:

1. Abou Kir Fertilizers.
2. Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank - Egypt.
3. Al Arafa for Investments & Consultancies (Arafa Holding).
4. Al Baraka Bank Egypt.
5. Al Watany Bank of Egypt (AWB) - now National Bank of Kuwait - Egyp.t
6. Alexandria Containers and Goods.
7. Amer Group Holding.
8. ASEC Company for Mining (ASCOM).
9. Citadel Capital.
10. Commercial International Bank (Egypt) - (CIB).
11. Crédit Agricole Egypt.
12. Egyptian Chemical Industries (KIMA).
13. Egyptian Company for Mobile Services (Mobinil).
14. Egyptian Financial Group - Hermes Holding (EFG Hermes).
15. Egyptian International Pharmaceutical Industries Company (EIPICO).
16. Egyptian Resorts Company.
17. Egyptian Satellites (NileSat).
18. El Sewedy Electric.
19. Export Development Bank of Egypt (EDBE).
20. Ezz Steel.

21. Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt.

22. GB Auto (Ghabbour Auto).
23. Golden Pyramids Plaza.
24. Housing and Development Bank (HDB).
25. Juhayna Food Industries.
26. Lecico Egypt..
27. Madinet Nasr for Housing and Development.

28. Maridive & Oil Services.
29. Medical Union Pharmaceuticals.
30. Misr Conditioning (MIRACO).
31. National Société Générale Bank (NSGB) - now QNB AlAhli.
32. North Africa Company for Real Estate Investment.
33. Olympic Group Financial Investments.
34. Orascom Construction Industries.
35. Orascom Development Holding (AG).
36. Orascom Hotels and Development (OHD).
37. Oriental Weavers.
38. Osool ESB Securities Brokerage.
39. Paints and Chemical Industries Company (PACHIN).
40. Palm Hills Development.

41. Pioneers Holding.
42. Remco for Touristic Villages Construction..
43. Sidi Kerir Petrochemicals (SIDPEC).
44. Six of October Development and Investment Company (SODIC).
45. Société Arabe Internationale de Banque (SAIB).
46. Suez Canal Bank.
47. Suez Cement Company.
48. Talaat Moustafa Group (TMG).
49. The Arab Dairy Products Company (Arab Dairy).
50. Union National Bank - Egypt (UNB-E).

Hi Echoes Of Mubarak!. Sissi is militarizing the courts system. Sound familiar?

Hi Echoes Of Mubarak!.

Sissi is militarizing the courts system. 

Sound familiar?

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has passed a law that extends the reach of the country's military courts and places all "public and vital facilities under military jurisdiction for the next two years and directs state prosecutors to refer any crimes at those places to their military counterparts," according to a report released by Human Rights Watch Monday. The new law allows for the militarization of prosecution of protesters and other government opponents -- a mandate similar to those implemented during the reign of former President Hosni Mubarak, who was ousted in February 2011 at the start of the Arab Spring.

Under Mubarak, Egypt's military arrested nearly 12,000 civilians for various charges, including inciting violence at protests, during the revolution in 2011, and brought them before military tribunals. According to officials from the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), Egypt tried 11,879 civilians in military tribunals from Jan. 28 to Aug. 29, 2011. Of that number, more than 8,000 were convicted.

Now, under Sisi, Egypt is getting back to widespread civilian military trials. Sisi issued the new law just days after an attack in the Sinai Peninsula killed dozens of soldiers, the deadliest attack yet in an insurgency that has grown since the ousting of former President Mohammed Morsi by SCAF in July 2013. According to the Human Rights Watch report, since the ouster of Morsi, Egypt's military courts have tried at least 140 civilians. It is still unclear what charges each individual faced, but many were arrested during protests against Morsi's removal from power.

“This law represents another nail in the coffin of justice in Egypt,” Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East and North Africa director, said in the report. “Its absurdly broad provisions mean that many more civilians who engage in protests can now expect to face trial before uniformed judges subject to the orders of their military superiors.”

Sisi's crackdown on civilian protestors started earlier this year during the beginning of the school semester. Egyptian police officers armed with tear gas canisters stormed lecture halls at Alexandria University, arresting and wounding dozens. Students at other universities such as Bani Swaif and Assuit were also protesting the removal of Morsi. In one weekend, Egyptian police officers arrested more than 90 students. On Nov. 16, a criminal court in Cairo referred five students from al-Azhar University to the military because of their involvement in the protests. The students have been charged with joining a terrorist organization, displaying force, threatening to use violence, possession of Molotov cocktails and vandalism, according to Human Rights Watch.

“This new decree is pernicious and contrary to basic standards of justice,” Whitson said in the report. “Egypt’s authorities should annul all the military court verdicts against civilians handed down since the new government took power, and President el-Sisi needs to act quickly to amend his decree.”

Historically, Egypt's military has influenced politics. Mubarak formed strong ties between his administration and SCAF, relying on the army to take over most of the security in the country. The military, in essence, replaced the police forces. Since Mubarak's time in office, the military has remained in tact and has continued to influence the political process in Egypt. Sisi, like Mubarak, is supportive of SCAF and its power to rule in the streets.

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