Effects of the Global Crisis on the Egyptian Textiles and Clothing Sector: A Blessing in Disguise?

<table class="table-group" id="tab21"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">1995</td><td align="center">2007</td><td align="center">% change between 1995 &amp; 2007</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Domestic</td><td align="center">76</td><td align="center">227</td><td align="center" rowspan="2">199%</td></tr><tr><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">85%</td><td align="center">65%</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Arab</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">49</td><td align="center" rowspan="2">2350%</td></tr><tr><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">2%</td><td align="center">14%</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Foreign</td><td align="center">11</td><td align="center">75</td><td align="center" rowspan="2">582%</td></tr><tr><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">13%</td><td align="center">21%</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Total investment</td><td align="center">89</td><td align="center">351</td><td align="center" rowspan="2">294%</td></tr><tr><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">100%</td><td align="center">100%</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td>Source: GAFI [<a href="/journals/isrn/2012/941695/#B18">22</a>]. *Issued capital used as proxy for investment.  *Data are converted from LE to US$ using the official exchange rate published.  *Data cover companies operating under law 8/1997 both inland and free zones, and companies organized by the companies law 159/1981.<br/></td></tr></table>

Investment in TC by nationality (1995, 2007) in US$ millions.

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