President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi will be hosting six African heads of state at the Africa 2017 Forum that will take place this week in the picturesque beach resort of Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. The President of Guinea, current chair of the AU, will be joining the Forum as well as the Presidents of Chad, Rwanda, Côte d’Ivoire, Comoros andRead more
The Sudanese government has set up a high national committee to select the projects to be presented during hosting of the ministerial summit of Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA).
On Saturday evening, the government approved 11 development and trade projects for COMESA, which represents the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, part of the African FreeRead more
Industry and Trade Minister Zied Ladhari called for an Arab-African computer network that includes economic and trade data on opportunities for partnership, economic complementarity and identification of means of cooperation in mutual interest fields in Arab and the African countries.
He added that Arab-African cooperation was one of the priorities of the Arab-Africa Trade Bridges (AATB) programme held on FebruaryRead more
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday agreed to hold the seventh session of the Egyptian-Kenyan joint committee meetings, under the two countries' foreign ministers within 2017.
Meeting in Nairobi, the two presidents discussed ways to boost economic relations between the two countries, particularly in the light of their membership in the Common MarketRead more
Trade and Industry Minister Tareq Qabil said preparations are underway for the 7th Session of the Egyptian-Ukrainian Joint Committee on Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation, set for Cairo.
In statements Monday following his meeting with Ukrainian Ambassador in Cairo Hennadiy Latte, the minister expressed his ministry's keenness on boosting trade and economic cooperation with Ukraine in the coming period.
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The Foreign Trade Sector of the Trade and Industry Ministry issued its performance report during August and sent it to Minister Tareq Qabil.
According to the report, the sector participated in meetings of the expert committee on reviewing amended drafts of the unified customs tariff and meetings of the subcommittee of COMESA customs chiefs, which took place in Nairobi, Kenya.Read more
A delegation from the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) left here Sunday for Rwanda to take part in the Global African Investment Summit (TGAIS) due to kick off Monday in the capital city of Kigali.
GAFI executive director Mohamed Khodeir is leading the Egyptian delegation to the two-day summit, at the invitation of Rwanda Development Board (RDB).Read more
Chairperson of the Egyptian Competition Authority (ECA) Mona el Garf and Representative of COMESA Competition Commission George Lipimile signed a framework agreement to enhance cooperation as regards the application of COMESA competition regulations in member states.
In a statement on Wednesday, the authority said the agreement is out of its keenness on promoting cooperation with the commission and applying theRead more
The Rwandan capital, Kigali, will host the Global African Investment summit that will be organized by the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) on September 5-6.
Egypt will take part in the summit that will be held under the patronage of Rwandan President Paul Kagame.
The summit will discuss the role the private sector can play to establishRead more
Chairman of the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) Alaa Omar headed for Sharm el Sheikh to attend the conference of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), which will kick off on February 20.
The two-day conference will be held under the auspices of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi.
Earlier, Omar said that the GAFI'sRead more