Trade min.: "Expo Egypt" online portal to be launched this month

CAIRO - 14 January 2018: Trade and Industry Minister Tarek Kabil said that the experimental version of the online portal "Expo Egypt" will be launched in the current month.

It will be an electronic platform that includes studies and information about the foreign market to connect exporters with importers, develop a number of logistic centers in the targeted markets and continue the activities of the Green Trade Initiative (GTI), he said.

The minister's remarks were based on a report he received on the future plan of the Export Development Authority (EDA) as well as performance indicators during 2017, according to statement released by the Trade and Industry Ministry on Sunday.

Qabil underlined that the current year will witness implementing sustainable developmental projects for the exporters in coordination with UNDP to develop the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME).

The ministry works also on hosting the first exhibition on boosting bilateral trade with Africa in Cairo, he said.

There will be also Export Coaching which aims at providing technical support services and training to qualify the exporters and develop new training programs in the field of foreign trade so as to serve the Egyptian firms and back their endeavors to enter foreign markets, the minister underscored.