The Egyptian millionaire Naguib Onsi Sawiris (investor of Nakip Sauri), investor of the Ayia Napa marina, is in Cyprus as of today. The investor ran aground with his millions of yachts in the area of Ayia Napa, since tomorrow, Thursday, the event of laying the foundation stone of the marina will take place.
Naguib Onsi Sawiris, 62, is 569th on the list of the richest people in the world, second richest in Egypt and 10th on the list of 50 richest Africans. His fortune exceeds 3 billion. dollars.
The Minister of Finance of our country, Haris Georgiadis, will also be present at the ceremony tomorrow, replacing President Anastasiadis, who will be absent from the ceremony, after attending the funeral of Israeli President Simon Peres.
The works for the hosting of tomorrow's event are being completed at a very fast pace, where they will be attended by government and local officials, as well as people from the business world of Cyprus and abroad.
Last year, on the occasion of the Syrian crisis that led to the migration of millions of refugees from the country, the Egyptian businessman had expressed his desire to Greek or Italian government to buy an island in one of the two countries to be hosted at his own expense. refugee safety. "I'm serious about my intentions," he told Forbes at the time, but has not returned since.
Naguib Sawiris is married and has four children. Its main activities are telecommunications and the media, according to Forbes. In Cairo, the telecommunications company he has set up is listed on the stock exchange, while he recently sold his stake in the mobile sector to the multinational Orange. He has also invested in technology, telecommunications and media in countries such as Lebanon, Pakistan and others. He has also invested in media in Italy and France.
In an interview with Gold magazine in the summer, Sawiris spent a whole month vacationing in Ayia Napa! "The choice of Cyprus and specifically of Ayia Napa was made based on the sweet memories of the past," he told the magazine, adding that Egyptian businessmen do not want to move too far away from their region when investing abroad.
In Cyprus, it will invest 220m euros in the construction of the marina. The project will be completed in five years. Naguib Sawiris allied with the Cypriot group of companies Karamontani and created the MM Makronisos Marina Ltd.
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