The General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) is exploring ways to strengthen investment partnerships between Egypt and Hungary, in line with the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade’s directives to create an attractive and stimulating business environment for local and foreign investment.

Egypt’s Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade, Mohamed Farid Saleh, met with Mark Bryson-Richardson, the British ambassador to Egypt, to discuss ways to strengthen economic and investment relations between the two countries, alongside a number of priority issues within their broader cooperation framework.

The Ministry of Finance signed a cooperation protocol with the Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) to strengthen collaboration and make greater use of the center’s research, data, and technological capabilities.

Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Hassan El Khatib and the Parliamentary State Secretary at Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy Stefan Reinhold signed the protocol of the seventh session of the Egyptian-German Joint Economic Committee.

Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Hassan El-Khatib opened the Egyptian-German Business Forum, highlighting opportunities to deepen investment and trade ties between the two countries amid shifting global supply chains.

Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Hassan El-Khatib met with officials from Türkiye's Eczacibasi Holding Group to discuss investment and manufacturing expansion opportunities in the Egyptian market and explore ongoing and future partnerships in the building materials sector and other industrial sectors.

Egypt and Sweden have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance cooperation in the health and medical fields, focusing on the exchange of expertise and best practices in public health.

The Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA) signed the executive framework for a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Rwandan Food and Drug Authority to strengthen pharmaceutical cooperation between the two countries.

Egypt recorded its sharpest decline in the trade deficit and its strongest growth in non-oil exports in a decade during the first ten months of 2025.

Egyptian Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Hassan El-Khatib and the UAE Minister of Foreign Trade Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi held high-level talks aimed at boosting trade and investment ties and advancing cooperation across priority sectors.

Egypt and Sudan agreed on a broad package of executive measures to deepen economic integration and increase bilateral trade.

Egypt and Japan have signed an executive agreement for a Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) grant worth $22 million to finance the construction and supply of the first diving support vessel for the Suez Canal Authority’s (SCA) fleet

Egypt and Djibouti have signed a series of cooperation agreements covering port development, renewable energy, and logistics during an official visit by Egyptian Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister of Industry and Transport Kamel El-Wazir, to the Republic of Djibouti.

Egypt signed contracts to establish three new industrial projects in the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) with total investments of $1.15 billion, a move expected to create around 5,400 direct job opportunities.

Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Hassan El-Khatib held a virtual meeting with Minister of Trade, Industry, and Energy of South Korea Yeo Han-koo to discuss trade and investment relations and ongoing economic cooperation between the two countries.

Egypt has signed an agreement to manage and operate the historic Continental Hotel in downtown Cairo under the global Indian brand TAJ.

Egyptian Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Hassan El-Khatib met with the Ambassador of Belarus to Cairo Evgeny Sobolevsky to discuss ways to enhance trade and investment relations between the two countries.

DHL Express signed a strategic cooperation agreement with YANMU Logistics, a subsidiary of Hassan Allam Group, to establish a new state-of-the-art service center in the East Cairo Logistics Park (ECLP) on Suez Road.

Egypt and Cyprus are pressing ahead with efforts to deepen strategic cooperation in the energy sector, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi said during a meeting with Polly Ioannou, Ambassador of Cyprus to Cairo.

Bilateral trade between Egypt and Morocco has grown in recent years, reaching about $1.1 billion in 2024 and $897 million between January and October 2025, Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Hassan El-Khatib announced.