The African Egyptian Businessmen’s Association is preparing to hold a webinar entitled “Cameroon Business Day 2022”, on Tuesday, September 27, with the aim of building bridges of cooperation between Egypt and its brothers in the African continent, and enhancing economic coordination and areas of joint projects, in order to achieve the economic goals of the countries of the continent. .
Dr. Yousrey Elsharkawi stressed that the association said that Cameroon enjoys many competitive advantages and resources that can be benefited from, explaining that the time has come to create great industrial and economic opportunities between the two countries. Pointing out that the association has focused since its inception on the need to cooperate with the countries of the continent, and to exploit the available resources; To find mechanisms to achieve partnership and mutual benefit between the countries of the continent.
The webinar comes in cooperation with the office of the Association in the State of Cameroon, represented by Mr. Jean Brice Mane Zhang, CEO of ODEA, Mr. Sledida, and Mr. Saki Zaldel, General Manager and Co-founder of Asmaa.
The meeting is scheduled to be attended by a number of businessmen from the State of Cameroon, including: Mr. Nzoito Pachelin, Deputy Director of Promotion and Cooperation at the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Mines in Cameroon, Mr. Ali Pasha, the Egyptian commercial representation sector, Mrs. Ngoy Njekta Favor, founder of FYWEDO and fashion designer at FFAFH, Mr. Emmanuel Azum, founder of ASTA Cameroon, Ms. Michele Clarice Techomou, Agro Entrepreneur – GIC President for Ocean Agropastoral Processors, Ms. Ornella De Vinyle Nzouegou, Head of Ships for Development (V4dev), Director General of the African Youth Model Union, Director of GOVINZO Ltd.
Also attending will be Mr. Gilbert Iwema, Expert in Investment and Innovative Finance – Business Development Consultant, Dr. Gaffneoy Joibert, CEO of COSDEF Group Ltd. Founder and CEO of CELBMD, Mr. NDAGO Simplice, CEO of Marketing SellNow – Co-Founder of CIIEDDA – and Sponsor and International Coordinator of the African Business Organization, Ms. Nicoline Nwenushi Tumasang Epse Interested in Women’s Empowerment and Development – Administrator of Integrated Agricultural Training Center (ATC), Mr. EKODO EMBOLO JULES CHRISTIAN Head of Economic Studies at CCIMA, Mr. Mabu Fukham Boris CEO of GREEN POWER BIOTECHNOLOGY SARL, Ms. Sarah Alfred CEO of HOFA and Sarah Limited.
Dr. Yousrey Elsharkawi, chairman of the association, stressed that the conference discusses the situation of small and medium-sized companies in Egypt and Cameroon, and develops appropriate solutions to eliminate the challenges facing the two countries, which require strong concerted efforts to come up with feasible proposals. So that we can enhance cooperation in the field of import and export between the two sides.
Elsharkawi added that the webinar aims to empower small and medium-sized companies with products and services ready for export, by presenting the experiences and success stories of entrepreneurs in Cameroon, enhancing interconnection, establishing profitable relationships, and presenting marketing services that Cameroonian businessmen can better provide to the Egyptian Businessmen Association. Africans and its members.
He pointed out that the webinar aims to identify and attract potential foreign investors between Cameroon and Egypt to implement profitable projects for all partners, and will include a presentation of the competitive advantages that helped companies in Cameroon export their products, stressing that the meeting will answer the question of how to start export business to and from Cameroon and coordinate entry It is scheduled to discuss the challenges facing the promotion of trade and partnerships in joint ventures between Cameroon, Egypt or other African countries and possible solutions to those challenges.
Elsharkawi added that the volume of trade exchange between Egypt and Cameroon amounted to about $43 million in 2020, with a growth rate of 6% compared to 2019, stressing that there are great opportunities for Egyptian companies to enter the Cameroonian markets and increase the rates of trade exchange, stressing the keenness of the members of the association to enhance trade cooperation. The exchange of experiences and ideas between the two countries.
At the conclusion of his speech, he expressed the association’s aspiration that this meeting would contribute to opening new horizons for cooperation with the Cameroonian side in all fields, foremost of which is strengthening joint cooperation in the field of import and export and commercial activity as a whole.
It is worth noting that the African Egyptian Businessmen’s Association supports the promotion of international trade and investment between all African countries and abroad in promoting the African market on a permanent basis, and has taken many measures that enabled it to achieve a large number of its objectives in light of the global repercussions left by the current crisis, which has resulted in About the great success of the association.