The Egyptian-African Businessmen Association, headed by Dr. Yousrey ElSharkawi, participated in the activities of the International Conference and Exhibition for Industry, which was held in Cairo and organized by the Federation of Industries on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of its founding, in the presence of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Republic, ministers, and more than 1,500 businessmen in industry, economy and banks
Elsharkawi stressed that the presence of the President and his interventions during the forum confirmed the understanding of the head of the Egyptian state of the depth of the problems facing the industry and manufacturers, and that the state has taken many corrective and modern paths with values specifically related to the laws of local products, and that databases for the quantities required for a decent life project and for the needs of the state in the next five years have become Available and available to industrialists and they have to work effectively to meet the needs of the local markets to provide import bills and then increase the activation of exports because the strong, good, diversified product available with high quality is our way to break into the current and future foreign markets, and it is the best way to achieve the 100 billion dollars and this can be achieved if we continue on this This approach and support three years,,
Elsharkawi indicated that the Industry Committee and the Small Projects Committee of the association worked on preparing a working paper prior to the Economic Conference Egypt 2022 related to industry and it was sent to the relevant and relevant authorities, which we are pleased as contributors from business organizations and civil society in this building
Karim Ismail, head of the Small and Medium Enterprises Committee in the association, one of the manufacturers and industrialists, stated that attending this event and appreciating the state puts upon us a new task for the private sector to understand. Our industrial role is to serve Egypt and the countries of the African continent.
Ismail thanked His Excellency the President for agreeing to the golden license for all manufacturers of all categories, which is a message that carries many meanings, the highest of which is the interest in the industrial sector and another axis related to the extent of the political leadership’s awareness of the importance of time and achievement in the wheel of production and the economy, which is reflected in our performance and the performance of our affiliates in our conviction that we We are all in a ship of one homeland that moves forward with firmness and we have to work.
Karim Ismail indicated that the president’s words in his comment on the Start initiative and on some projects that require a feasibility study, and that the prolonged suspension period pending studies and the understanding of the President of the importance of time, and that it is possible to shorten the time of studies in launching factories for the products that are highly demanded in the Egyptian market, also gave us a strong motive, doubly and accompanied The state’s confidence in these projects, which extended to the President’s offer to enter the state as an immediate partner to quickly start immediately with the serious investor in these important productive projects.
Karim Ismail expressed his happiness and gratitude for the international celebration, which is considered a wedding day for the Egyptian industry and was a strong opportunity to meet with those interested and those in charge of industry, legislation and finance, as well as small projects from Egypt and Africa, and that this important event opened dialogues with many officials that will result in an important interaction that will serve the members of the association In the fields of industry, small projects, entrepreneurship, international trade and export, and this is our national role that we play with love and we realize the results, God willing.
