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Incidents such as the collapse of a tower block in Alexandria in December usually prompt cries Links of London corruption it was suggested that the construction company might have avoided compliance with the usual safety standards by offering a bribe to the authorities. However, an overall lack of high level public pressure on the government does little to inspire hope for reform in the short term. There are Links of London Big Apple Charm government agencies charged with enforcing anticorruption laws in the public sector the Administrative Control Authority ACA and the Illicit Gain Office but we did not see any radical change in the government’s effort to tackle the problem in . Physical Infrastructure Egypt has seen good progress in its infrastructure over recent years and, with major privatisation and investment activity expected in the sector, this trend is likely to continue. We forecast the domestic construction industry to log an average growth rate of . over . The government has ambitious plans to transform the country’s Links of London Big Rock 'Diamond' Ring Charm, which include several large projects such as the US.bn refinery and petrochemical plant at Kafr elSheikh, and US.bn container terminal at Eastern Port Said. Egypt has an electrification rate of . and the telecoms field has been substantially liberalised. The process of licensing a second fixedline operator to work alongside Telecom Egypt is underway and there are three mobile phone operators Mobinil, Vodafone Egypt and Etisalat, all of which have licences to provide G services. Internet penetration remains low, around while broadband is used by less than of the population. However, Links of London Black & Orange Friendship Bracelet services are increasingly available and the price of broadband has been slashed. The Suez Canal will remain a huge infrastructural asset, providing the main trade route between Europe and Asia and accounting for about . of world sea trade. Port Said, where the canal begins, acts as an important harbour for Egyptian exports and a fuelling station for ships passing through the canal.