WTO delegation arrives in Cairo for policy review

CAIRO – 22 October 2017: A high-level delegation from the World Trade Organization (WTO) arrived in Cairo on Sunday for a five-day visit to discuss the WTO’s draft report on Egypt’s trade, economic and investment policies, Trade Minister Tarek Kabil said in a statement.

He said that the Egyptian government will make use of this opportunity to highlight the economic and legislative reforms that took place in the recent period and to present the government’s future plans to boost economic growth and attract more investments.

Kabil further said that the delegation will hold meetings with officials from various ministries and bodies concerned to know the measures and laws adopted by the Egyptian government as part of its economic policy in recent years.

The minister said that this is the third visit from the WTO as part of an arrangement with Cairo to revise Egypt’s commercial policies.

Egypt joined the WTO on June 30, 1995, the same year the international organization was born.

The WTO’s target is to help governments negotiate trade agreements and settle trade disputes, with the organization operating a system of trade rules. It also aims to ensure that trade flows as smoothly, predictably and freely as possible.