Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi held talks with Alparslan Bayraktar, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Türkiye, to explore cooperation opportunities in the mining and energy sectors.

Minister of Industry Khaled Hashem held talks with Fumio Iwai, Japan’s Ambassador to Cairo, to review existing Japanese investments in Egypt, expansion plans, and available opportunities across key industrial sectors.

Egypt’s Minister of Transport Kamel El-Wazir signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Nikolai Patrushev, Aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chairman of the Russian Maritime Council, to enhance bilateral cooperation in maritime trade.

Egypt’s Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Hussein Eissa met with representatives of several Chinese companies to discuss potential investments across maritime transport, logistics, and manufacturing, including a proposal to establish a container terminal at Ain Sokhna Port with initial investments estimated at $400 million.

Egypt’s Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade, Mohamed Farid Saleh, met with Belarusian Ambassador to Cairo, Evgueni Sobolevski, to discuss deepening local manufacturing, advancing industrial partnerships, and increasing trade between the two countries.

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with President of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides in Nicosia, where both leaders signed a joint declaration elevating relations between Egypt and Cyprus to a strategic partnership, reflecting the longstanding ties between the two countries and their peoples.

Finland’s President Alexander Stubb said Egypt is a key partner for Finland, emphasizing the need to strengthen bilateral relations amid global uncertainty.

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and Morocco’s Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch witnessed the signing of a series of cooperation agreements at the conclusion of the first session of the Egyptian-Moroccan coordination and follow-up committee in Cairo.

The Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Development Agency (MSMEDA) and the Jordan Enterprise Development Corporation (JEDCO) organized a series of online meetings to promote economic integration between Egypt and Jordan in support of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

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.