Trade and Industry Minister Tarek Kabil will be visiting the European Commission in Brussels soon to discuss ways to boost cooperation, he said yesterday, according to Ahram Gate. The date for the visit has yet to be set. Last we heard, Kabil had postponed a visit to Brussels, during which he was expected to discuss the EU’s concerns over the proposed automotive directive — which they said violates freetrade agreements by offering too many incentives to local car manufacturers — as well as the Exporters Registry Act. Kabil says that Egyptian exports to the EU increased by 16.5% y-o-y to reach USD 3.027 bn in 1H2017 from USD 2.6 bn a year before.

A delegation of Egyptian businessmen are also planning a trip to Brussels in 4Q2017 to promote Egyptian exports, Youm7 reports.This comes as

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