The hot colors in Egypt this year include salmon and pistachio, according to Mohammed Aboul Azm, owner of decorative paint firm Egyptian Coating in Cairo.
With the Western European economy improving, paintmakers serving the region’s do-it-yourself and contract markets are optimistic that business will pick up slightly as consumer confidence rises.
One need only take a short ride through town and see the great number of construction projects and cell phone users to get the idea that the city known as the "Venice of the East" is modernizing at a rapid pace.