On the horizon
AmCham is hosting a conference on the role of the private sector in achieving development goals on 4 December. Attending the event will be Investment and International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr and Planning Minister Hala Saeed, who will be joined by the UN Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed.
An Egyptian-Turkish economic conference will run from 26 November to 1 December in Istanbul.
The Investment Ministry’s investment map of some 600 projects will officially be unveiled at the Business for Africa and the World Forum that will be held in Sharm El Sheikh on 7-9 December.
A high-level parliamentary delegation will consult with the European Parliament in Strasbourg mid-December, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee at the House of Representatives Tarek Radwan said. The statements were picked up by Al Mal from his meeting with EU ambassador Ivan Surkos on Monday.
Egypt plans to launch its first electronic visa in December at the Cairo ICT expo running from 3-6 December.
New tech zones: December should also see the ICT Ministry inaugurating two new technology zones, one each in Sadat City and Beni Suef, where the first locally assembled smartphone will be unveiled, according to Youm7. The two technological zones will be home to accreditation centers and testing laboratories for both domestic and imported electronic equipment.