Egypt, Poland sign banking, trade cooperation agreements, discuss potential Polish investment zone: The National Bank of Egypt and the Export Development Bank of Egypt signed yesterday a cooperation agreement with Polish development bank BGK that will see the three banks finance joint projects, according to a Trade Ministry statement. Egyptian and Polish officials also discussed the possibility of establishing a Polish industrial zone in the Suez Canal Economic Zone, but details on these talks remain scant. The two sides also announced inaugurating a new Polish trade office in Cairo and agreed to look into setting up an Egyptian-Polish business council, according to the statement.