Finland trade minister heads trade mission to Egypt on Sept 26

Finland’s Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Kai Mykkänen will be heading a trade delegation to Egypt on 26-29 September, said head of the Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce.

It will be a major delegation that involves 40 investors from Finland keen to look into the investment opportunities in Egypt upon, Ahmed El-Wakeel, Head of the Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce, added on Sunday.

The Finnish firms will have one-on-one meetings with Egyptian counterparts operating in sectors of information technology, communications, education, technical and vocational training, agriculture, irrigation, water, waste water, electricity, fertilisers, and mining, El-Wakeel said.

The delegation will also visit Egyptian ministers of planning, housing, international cooperation, and communications, alongside head of Suez Canal Authority, the Egyptian official stated.