The premier's remarks came on Tuesday at a meeting with Stephen Carter, Group Chief Executive of Informa PLC, in the presence of Investment and Foreign Trade Minister Hassan El Khatib, Hany Khafagy, the General Manager of Informa Markets Egypt, and a host of respective officials at the cabinet's headquarters in the New Administrative Capital.

Madbouli lauded the successful activities of the group in Egypt for several years, particularly in the field of the organization of trade exhibitions with the aim of attracting foreign direct investments and shedding light of the Egyptian government's efforts to improve the business climate through introducing economic and legislative reforms.

The premier cited the significant economic plans adopted by the government to shore up the contributions of the private sector to economic activities and increase FDI flows in the Egyptian market.

For his part, Carter pointed out that the London-based group has been keen to expand its business in the Egyptian market, particularly during the past decade to support country’s economic growth.

Informa is a leading international events, digital services and academic research group. It is listed on London Stock Exchange and a member of FTSE 100, with 12,000 employees working in 30 countries.