Within the framework of the work plan of the Industry Committee of the Egyptian African Businessmen Association, the Committee arranged an important meeting and a visit to the Industrial Development Authority with the aim of discussing strengthening joint cooperation between the Egyptian Industrial Development Authority to transfer the expertise and services of the Authority to African countries, starting with the State of “Senegal”.
A delegation from the Egyptian-African Businessmen Association headed by Dr. Yousry ElSharkawi, accompanied by Ambassador Dr. Abu Bakr Sarr, Ambassador of Senegal, the Extraordinary Ambassador of Senegal to the Arab Republic of Egypt, visited the Industrial Development Authority. They were received by Major General Mohamed Fadel Al-Zalat, head of the authority and heads of the concerned sectors, and he gave a distinguished presentation On all the services provided by the Authority and what it accomplished in the past eight years in accordance with the directions of the Egyptian political leadership to pay attention to industry and support a concept that confirms that industry is the locomotive of development.
And how the authority finished overcoming all obstacles and challenges in front of local and foreign industrial investors, and took into account all the points that work to speed up the pace of work, whether in the allocation of industrial lands, easement and delivery, as well as licensing procedures for low-risk projects and high-risk projects, reviewing how the authority has made a distinguished stride in cooperation with industrial developers from The private sector, which led to the completion of 17 industrial complexes at a cost of 10 billion pounds in 13 governorates in Egypt, aimed at providing 50 job opportunities. The specialized industrial cities were also presented in full detail, such as the Al-Rubiki Leather City and the Damietta Furniture City, as well as the city of treasures for marble in Galala and what these cities contain. Infrastructure, training centers and technology incubation and development centers.
During the meeting, Dr. Yousry ElSharkawi, head of the association, Eng. Mohamed Foley, head of the Industry Committee, and engineer Irene Michel expressed their deep thanks to the authority for its support of the industrial community and its keenness to solve manufacturers’ problems, specifically in the face of current challenges.
Elsharkawi affirmed his thanks and appreciation to the authority, reviewing the Senegalese side, and how Egypt and the Egyptian business community, in cooperation with distinguished government agencies such as the Industrial Development Authority, can contribute to transferring these experiences and expertise to many African countries that need to be launched industrially, and this is the path to real sustainable development.
ElSharkawi called on the Senegalese ambassador to hold a meeting in the near future with the approved industrial developers, cooperate with the authority, and those with competencies in an urgent meeting to discuss how to coordinate with the Senegalese Investment Authority and the Senegalese business community to start establishing major industrial complexes in Senegal using Egyptian expertise, services and experiences. This is a good opportunity for Senegal to be a point The launch of the West African regions. Specialized industrial zones can be established in Senegal as a city for gold, a city for fish, and a city to mobilize distinguished agricultural crops, due to the availability of all the elements and means of success in Senegal.
AlSharkawi asked the head of the Industrial Development Authority to fulfill the association’s request to organize a meeting with the ambassadors of five or six African countries, Tanzania, Kenya, Senegal, Nigeria, South Africa and Ghana, to visit the city of Rubiki, as well as an industrial complex in the tenth, meet foreign and local industrial investors, and see the actual presentation corresponding to the presentations. In the presence of senior Egyptian industrial developers and some banks, in order to quickly reach effective cooperation on the ground in transferring Egyptian industrial experiences to the African depth
At the end of the meeting, the Senegalese ambassador expressed his astonishment at what he sees of a great renaissance on the land of Egypt, and that he is surprised every day by these great achievements, expressing his hope to increase the role of the Egyptian and African media to update the image of these works and achievements so that he can make a qualitative leap in the trade and investment exchange in the continent that is He is in dire need of this instead of any aspirations outside the continent, and he personally adopts this in turn. He will send a distinguished report to the Senegalese state and to Senegalese businessmen of what he has seen. The matter will also invite the heads of the concerned bodies from Senegal and some investors to visit the authority and support these serious fruitful partnerships and relations.
