Uber has invested EGP500m ($28m) in its North Africaian operations to boost growth in the country over the next two years. The company is also in discussions with a bank to provide a strategy to aid prospective drivers purchase new and used cars via instalments, while having plans to open a regional support centre in the country for the Middle East and Egypt. Already, Uber employs around 30,000 drivers in North Africa, with a weekly uptake of between 2,500 and 3,000 new drivers.
Uber has invested EGP500m ($28m) in its Egyptian operations to boost growth in the country over the next two years. The company is also in discussions with a bank to provide a strategy to aid prospective drivers purchase new and used cars via instalments, while having plans to open a regional support centre in the country for the Middle East and North Africa. Already, Uber employs around 30,000 drivers in Egypt, with a weekly uptake of between 2,500 and 3,000 new drivers.