Nevine Gamea
Gamea made the remarks in a speech via video conference during the Economic Forum Brazil and Arab Countries held by the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) on Monday.
Egypt’s Ministry of Trade and Industry have signed an MoU with German-Arab Chamber of Industry and Commerce (GACIC) to open an office for the chamber in Cairo.
Gamea’s remarks came during her participation in a meeting for Egyptian Parime Minister Mostafa Madbouli with chiefs of 30 Emirati companies investing in foreign markets and different sectors in Abu Dhabi.
Egypt’s Tourism Minister Khaled El-Enani and his Jordanian counterpart, Nayef al Fayez, discussed means of boosting cooperation between the two countries in Cairo on Tuesday.
During the meeting, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled El-Enani stressed the ministry's keenness to deploy all its staff capabilities and expertise for the success of the Egyptian participation.
Minister of Trade and Industry Nevine Gamea has discussed with Omani Ambassador to Egypt Abdullah al Rahbi means of promoting bilateral cooperation in various fields, topped by industrial and trade cooperation.
Gamea said 13 affiliate technological centers are working in the sectors of food industries, plastics, furniture, design and fashion, accessories and leather products.
Gamea added Tuesday that 1.24 million micro-projects were funded during that period, providing more than 1.613 million job opportunities.
A statement issued by the ministry added that the minister carries out her work from home.
Gamea called on Egyptian and Kazakh businessmen to carry out promising projects that contribute to serving both countries.
MSMEDA provided 30 million daily work for irregular workers from July 2014 until the end of 2020
The law provides a simplified tax system for the medium, small and micro enterprises sector, and the volume of sales or business is determined through a simplified tax return that the project owner prepares once a year and does not require books, documents or purchase invoices.
The decision stipulated permitting the export of quantities surplus to the needs of the local market and estimated by the Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade, and after the approval of the Minister of Trade and Industry.
This came during Gamea’s speech, at the activities of the "Egyptian-Zambian Business Forum".
The expo targets raising awareness about the the economic and environment benefits of switching to natural gas as well the funding programs seeking to help people in undertaking the conversion to natural gas, the minister added.
Maghawry added that the sector’s contribution to the proportion of its employees increased during the first quarter of 2020 to about 12.8 percent compared to 12.1 percent during the same period of 2019.
Under the contracts, the MSMEDA shall carry out projects to upgrade infrastructure in the 11 governorates.
She said many Kenyan companies have complained of imposing of tariffs on their exports from Cairo, leading to a halt in handling of Egyptian containers at Kenya's Mombasa harbor.
They also talked about establishing handicrafts complexes in the city, the statement said, adding that tourists are particularly interested in those products.
The IDA, is the technical arm of the Ministry.
