Egypt completes structural work of CBD towers in new capital

STORY: Egypt completes structural work of CBD towers in new capital DATELINE: May 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the topping-out ceremony of D04 2. general manager of CSCEC Egypt Chang Weicai speaking 3. various of the topping-out ceremony 4. participants posed for pictures 5. various of D04 building STORYLINE: After the last beam was accurately docked atop of a 159-meter skyscraper, the structural work of all the 20 towers in a high-rise complex was finished in the central business district (CBD) of Egypt's new administrative captial. "The construction of the towers, including the 385-meter-high Iconic Tower, the tallest building in Africa, was implemented in cooperation with the China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC)," the Egyptian Ministry of Housing said in a statement on Thursday. "Finishing work of the towers' facades and interior design is underway," it added. Building the skyscraper complex along with Chin