Slovakia seeks to increase trade cooperation with Egypt

CAIRO – 16 November 2017: Slovakia seeks to increase trade cooperation with Egypt next year, Deputy Head of Mission for Trade Economics at Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Cairo Milan Vojtko said.

Addressing an evening reception held at the Slovak Embassy in Cairo on Wednesday night, the well-placed official said his country supports economic reform measures recently taken by the Egyptian government.

Trade and economic cooperation between Cairo and Bratislava is expected to increase in the coming period despite current hardships resulting from the floating of the Egyptian pound in November 2016, he noted.

The official added that his country's main exports include automobiles, spare parts , household appliances, iron and steel, electronics and mineral oil.