2017 was a record year for trade relations between Bulgaria and Egypt. Tthis was emphasized during a meeting between Deputy Minister of Economy Alexander Manolev and Sahar Nasr, Minister of Investment and International Cooperation of the Arab Republic of Egypt. They also took part in the opening of a bilateral business forum, which brought together more than 100 companies in Cairo yesterday.

During the conversation, the Bulgarian Deputy Minister stressed that in 2018 there is a retreat in bilateral trade, so the main goal of the business forum and visit to Egypt is to identify measures to resume the positive trend and launch new projects between businesses. “I believe that the business forum is a very good opportunity to exchange information and to launch specific projects between companies on both sides,” said Deputy Minister Manolev.

Alexander Manolev is in Egypt heading a business delegation including nearly 40 Bulgarian companies. The events are part of the official visit of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria Rumen Radev to the Arab Republic of Egypt.