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The number of listed companies in June 2007 reached 689 companies, of which about
54 percent are located in Greater Cairo, 24 percent in Alexandria.
About 15 percent of the companies listed in QIZ are small enterprises (less than 50
workers), 35.4 percent are large enterprises (300 and more workers).
Companies working in the field of textiles and articles constitute about 80 percent of
the listed companies, followed by companies working in the field of prepared
foodstuffs with a percentage about 5 percent of total listed companies.
The value of exports of QIZ increased from US$61.6 million in the second quarter of
2005 to US$182.5 million in the second quarter of 2007, by a growth rate of about
196.3 percent.