| AfCFTA | African Continental Free Trade Area |
| AfDB | African Development Bank |
| Afreximbank | Africa Import-Export Bank |
| AI | artificial intelligence |
| ASEAN | Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
| AU | African Union |
| CAPMAS | Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics |
| CBE | Central Bank of Egypt |
| COMESA | Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa |
| ECA | United Nation Economic Commission for Africa |
| E&E | electronics and electrical |
| FDI | foreign direct investment |
| FEI | Federation of Egyptian Industries |
| FTA | free trade agreement |
| FZ | free zone |
| FVA | foreign value added |
| GAFI | General Authority for Investment and Free Zones |
| GDP | gross domestic product |
| GFCF | gross fixed capital formation |
| GVCs | global value chains |
| ICT | information and communication technology |
| IDA | Industrial Development Authority |
| IMC | Industrial Modernization Centre |
| IoT | Internet of Things |
| ITIDA | Information Technology Industry Development Agency |
| MCIT | Ministry of Communications and Information Technology |
| MENA | Middle East and North Africa |
| MHESR | Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research |
| MPED | Ministry of Planning and Economic Development |
| MSMEDA | Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency |
| MTI | Ministry of Trade and Industry |
| MVA | manufacturing value added |
| NSW | National Single Window |
| NTB | non-tariff barrier |
| NTRA | National Telecom Regulatory Authority |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| PTPR | Production Transformation Policy Review |
| QIZs | Qualified Industrial Zones |
| R&D | research and development |
| RECs | Regional Economic Communities |
| SADC | Southern African Development Community |
| SEZs | Special Economic Zones |
| SMEs | small and medium-sized enterprises |
| TFP | total factor productivity |
| TIEC | Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center |
| TICO | Technology Innovation Commercialization Office |
| TVE | technical and vocational education |
| UNCTAD | United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
| UNIDO | United Nations Industrial Development Organization |
| USD | United States dollars |
| VC | venture capital |
| WTO | World Trade Organization |
Production Transformation Policy Review of Egypt
Embracing Change, Achieving Prosperity