(VOVworld) – The Vietnam-Egypt Business Forum convened in Cairo on Monday. Vietnamese and Egyptian businesspeople briefed each other on socio-economic information about their country.

Tran Quang Huy, Head of the Southwestern Asia and Africa Department, said Vietnamese businesses should be more active in seeking business opportunities in Egypt. “The Ministry of Industry and Trade sees Egypt as a lucrative market with a large population and good economic recovery. Egypt has an important position in the Middle East and Africa, which will provide a gateway for Vietnamese products to enter these areas. Egypt’s policies on economic development, investment, construction of industrial zones, and services along the Suez canal will open up opportunities for Vietnamese enterprises in trade, investment, services, logistics, fishery, and agriculture.”

Participants at the Vietnam-Egypt Business Forum

The Vietnamese Embassy, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and Egypt’s Alexandria Chamber of Commerce will co-organize a Vietnam-Egypt Business Forum in Alexandria on September 10.